
Feature film — 1956
The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it before his ship sails he enlists the help of best mate Puncher Roberts to smuggle the child aboard. But babies are surprisingly demanding and gradually the whole crew is drawn into helping keep it fed and washed - and undiscovered. Even so, the officers above deck start to puzzle over the increasingly strange happenings on board.
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A high-signal pick with 9 votes.
British Lion Film Corporation / Jay Lewis Productions
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Director: Jay Lewis
On screen
Cast & crew

John Mills
Puncher Roberts

Richard Attenborough
Knocker White

André Morell
Marshal

Bryan Forbes
Prof. Evans

Michael Hordern
Capt. Hugh

Ernest Clark
Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

Harry Locke
CPO Blades
Michael Howard
Joe

Lionel Jeffries
George

Clifford Mollison
Sails

John Le Mesurier
The Marshal’s Aide

Ferdy Mayne
Interpreter
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