The Little Damozel (play)  The Little Damozel is a 1909 play by the Irish writer Monckton Hoffe. A naval captain pays one of his crew to marry a woman. Stage actors Henry Vogel and May Buckley were cast members in the 1910 Broadway production. It was adapted twice into films. In 1916 a silent film "The Little Damozel" was directed by Wilfred Noy. In 1933 a sound version "The Little Damozel" was made by Herbert Wilcox featuring Anna Neagle.