CinemaOSMovie · 1956 · 1h 36m

The Baby and the Battleship

It all starts when a sailor's left holding the baby!

64%(9)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byJay Lewis

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
June 1, 1956
Studios
British Lion Film CorporationJay Lewis Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
John Mills

John Mills

Puncher Roberts

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Knocker White

André Morell

André Morell

Marshal

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Prof. Evans

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Capt. Hugh

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

CPO Blades

Michael Howard

Joe

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

George

Clifford Mollison

Clifford Mollison

Sails

Creative team
Directed by
Jay Lewis
Written by
Jay Lewis
Gilbert Hackforth-Jones
Produced by
Antony Darnborough

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