Barnacle Bill (1957)

Director:

Charles Frend

Writers:

T.E.B. Clarke (story)
T.E.B. Clarke (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 December 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition.

Plot Keywords:

Pier | Seasickness | Arcade | Seasick | Cruise Ship

Cast

Alec Guinness	...	Captain William Horatio Ambrose
Irene Browne	...	Mrs. Barrington
Maurice Denham	...	Crowley
Percy Herbert	...	Tommy
Victor Maddern	...	Figg
Allan Cuthbertson	...	Chailey
Harold Goodwin	...	Duckworth
Richard Wattis	...	Registrar of Shipping
Lionel Jeffries	...	Garrod
George Rose	...	Bullen
Lloyd Lamble	...	Superintendent Browning
Harry Locke	...	Reporter
Mike Morgan	...	Larry
Max Butterfield	...	Phil
Donald Churchill	...	Roy

Also Known As:

All at Sea (USA)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Ealing Studios

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ambrose arrives in France a close-up shot shows him taking the cotton wool out of his ears. In the next shot the cotton wool is still in his ears.

Soundtrack:

Movie music

A.K.A. All at Sea

This has been a family favorite for years ! It also has waited that long to become part of our movie collection. DVD would be nice Mr. Turner (Hint, Hint) even if in a second movie collection ( FULL versions of Man in the White Suit, The Horses Mouth + All at Sea). Yes, although listed at IMDB as 'Barnacle Bill' it's actual release title is "All at Sea" this story of a sea sick sailor made hero tickles the funny bone and warms the heart. This delightful movie can be shown to all ages something we sorely miss with most of today's films.