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Feature film — 1956

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

6.41h 36mComedy

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

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Cast & crew

John Mills as Puncher Roberts

John Mills

Puncher Roberts

Richard Attenborough as Knocker White

Richard Attenborough

Knocker White

André Morell as Marshal

André Morell

Marshal

Bryan Forbes as Prof. Evans

Bryan Forbes

Prof. Evans

Michael Hordern as Capt. Hugh

Michael Hordern

Capt. Hugh

Ernest Clark as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

Ernest Clark

Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

Harry Locke as CPO Blades

Harry Locke

CPO Blades

M

Michael Howard

Joe

Lionel Jeffries as George

Lionel Jeffries

George

Clifford Mollison as Sails

Clifford Mollison

Sails

John Le Mesurier as The Marshal’s Aide

John Le Mesurier

The Marshal’s Aide

Ferdy Mayne as Interpreter

Ferdy Mayne

Interpreter

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