Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the other is the captain of a ship. The former's lack of sea knowledge causes several ...
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| David Tomlinson | ... | Tom Baker | |
| Peggy Cummins | ... | Susan Lashwood | |
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Brian Reece | ... | Peter Fraser |
| Eunice Gayson | ... | Jane Godfrey | |
| A.E. Matthews | ... | Admiral Sir Maximillian GodfreyK.C.B. / Admiral Godfrey K.C.B. | |
| Joan Sims | ... | Mary | |
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Lionel Murton | ... | Psychiatrist |
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Reginald Beckwith | ... | Receptionist |
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Desmond Walter-Ellis | ... | Willy Oughton-Formby |
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Ronald Shiner | ... | Salty Simpson |
| Peter Coke | ... | Lieut. Lashwood | |
| Derek Blomfield | ... | Lieut. Dobson | |
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Tom Gill | ... | Petty Officer |
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Howard Williams | ... | Sub. Lieutenant |
| Joan Hickson | ... | Mother | |
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Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the other is the captain of a ship. The former's lack of sea knowledge causes several catastrophes, including torpedoing the First Lord of The Admiralty. Written by anon
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11 October 1957 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
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Eunice Gayson became the first "James Bond Girl" appearing in the first two James Bond films. See more »Crazy Credits
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Although it has only an average plot the 1957 film of an Ian Hay stage play is worth seeing for three reasons. First, it has some great cameos by a range of British bit-part actors, including a perplexed Reginald Beckwith, a young Joan Sims, a lugubrious Ronald Shiner, a too-short appearance by Alfie Bass and uncredited James Hayter (the original voice of Mr Kipling Cakes). Secondly, it has a barnstorming appearance by the elderly British character actor A.E. Matthews who was in his late 80s when the film was shot and had been playing the same role of a peppery old admiral/colonel etc for decades. He fluffs a few lines but carries the film along with his enthusiasm. Finally David Tomlinson, one of Britain's finest comedy actors, is a joy to behold. His comic timing is faultless and he lights up every scene he's in.