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The Middle Watch (play)
Middle watch or The Middle Watch may refer to: * The middle watch (or midwatch), one of the regular periods of work duty under a watch system; see Watch system#Traditional system * ''The Middle Watch'' (play), a play by Ian Hay Major General John Hay Beith, CBE MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. After rea ... * ''The Middle Watch'' (1930 film) * ''The Middle Watch'' (1940 film) {{DEFAULTSORT:Middle Watch, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watch System
Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of sailors to specific roles on a ship to operate it continuously. These assignments, also known at sea as ''watches'', are constantly active as they are considered essential to the safe operation of the vessel and also allow the ship to respond to emergencies and other situations quickly. These watches are divided into work periods to ensure that the roles are always occupied at all times, while those members of the crew who are assigned to work during a watch are known as ''watchkeepers''. On a typical seafaring vessel, be it naval or merchant, personnel "keep a watch" in various locations and duties across the ship, such as the bridge and engine room. Typical bridge watchkeepers include a lookout and a deck officer who is responsible for the safe navigation of the ship; whereas in the engine room, an engine officer ensures that running machinery continues to operate within tolerances. Types of watches A wide variety of types of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Middle Watch (play)
Middle watch or The Middle Watch may refer to: * The middle watch (or midwatch), one of the regular periods of work duty under a watch system; see Watch system#Traditional system * ''The Middle Watch'' (play), a play by Ian Hay Major General John Hay Beith, CBE MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. After rea ... * ''The Middle Watch'' (1930 film) * ''The Middle Watch'' (1940 film) {{DEFAULTSORT:Middle Watch, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Hay
Major General John Hay Beith, Order of the British Empire, CBE Military Cross, MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. After reading Classics at University of Cambridge, Cambridge University, Beith became a schoolmaster. In 1907 his novel ''Pip (novel), Pip'' was published; its success and that of several more novels enabled him to give up teaching in 1912 to be a full-time writer. During the First World War, Beith served as an officer in the army in France. His good-humoured account of army life, ''The First Hundred Thousand'', published in 1915, was a best-seller. On the strength of this, he was sent to work in the information section of the British War Mission in Washington, D.C. After the war, Beith's novels did not achieve the popularity of his earlier work, but he made a considerable career as a dramatist, writing li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Middle Watch (1930 Film)
''The Middle Watch'' is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Owen Nares, Jacqueline Logan, Jack Raine and Dodo Watts. It was based on a play of the same title by Ian Hay. (The play is mentioned by David Niven in his memoir , along withe Ann Todd who had a minor role in it )The film's sets were designed by John Mead. The film was made by British International Pictures at its Elstree Studios. It was later remade in 1940 by the same company. Cast * Owen Nares as Captain Maitland * Jacqueline Logan as Mary Carlton * Jack Raine as Commander Baddeley * Dodo Watts as Fay Eaton * Frederick Volpe as Admiral Sir Herbert Hewitt * Henry Wenman as Marine Ogg * Reginald Purdell as Corporal Duckett * Margaret Halstan as Lady Agatha Hewitt * Phyllis Loring as Nancy Hewitt * Hamilton Keene as Captain Randall * Muriel Aked as Charlotte Hopkinson * George Carr as Ah Fong * Syd Crossley Syd Crossley (18 November 1885 – 1 November 1960) was an English stage a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
