Opening credits from Barnacle Bill (1957) (5)

Barnacle Bill

(1957)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Comedy | 1h 27min |
U
| Stars: Alec Guinness, Harry Locke, Frederick Piper | Director: Charles Frend

The last of a long line of sailors suffers from seasickness, and takes command of a decaying Victorian pier at an English seaside resort

The captain preferred the merry times on land to the mermaids at sea !

Cast

(25)
Promotional shot of distinguished British actor, Alec Guinness
Capt William Horatio Ambrose
Harry Locke
Reporter
Frederick Piper
Barman
Fred Griffiths
Bus Driver
Gerald Case
Commander
William Mervyn
Capt
John Horsley
First Surgeon
Derek Waring
Second Surgeon
Donald Pleasence
Cashier
Newton Blick
Bank Manager
Irene Browne
Mrs Barrington
Percy Herbert
Tommy
Victor Maddern
Figg
Harold Goodwin
Duckworth
Junia Crawford
Evie
Warren Mitchell
Artie White
Frank Burdett
Bald Man
Maurice Denham, English actor, photograph (1)
Maurice Denham
Crowley
Lloyd Lamble
Superintendent Browning
Martyn Woodman
Reggie
Donald Churchill
Roy
Mike Morgan
Larry
Max Butterfield
Phil
Jackie Collins
June
Susan Gibson
Sheila
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Reviews

(1)

Quite an amusing comedy that had the misfortune to come at the tag-end of the Ealing classics and so seemed too mild and predictable. Perhaps it was a little staid. (Halliwell’s)

Pictures

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Opening credits from Barnacle Bill (1957) (5)

Production

(3)
Charles Frend
Director
Michael Balcon
Producer
T E B Clarke
Writer (story)

Also known as

All at Sea (USA)

Companies

(3)
Ealing Studios
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Distribution company