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13/12/1960 Comedy 1h 37m
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From The Army's Funniest Private...To The Navy's Most Riotous Seaman!

Overview

Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.

  1. Robert Asher

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Norman Wisdom

    Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle

  2. Ian Hunter

    Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

  3. David Lodge

    Chief Petty Officer Knowles

  4. Robert Urquhart

    Commander Clayton

  5. Edward Chapman

    Mr. Philpots

  6. Eddie Byrne

    Petty Officer Filkins

  7. Peter Jones

    Diving Instructor

  8. John Le Mesurier

    Prosecuting Counsel

  9. Terence Alexander

    Defending Counsel

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-17
I always think it was a little unfair to compare Norman Wisdom to others when so often he was entirely his own man, putting his own unique comedy spin and timing to good use creating a fun atmosphere for a British population still recovering from the effects of WWII. Here, he's the hapless "Puckle" whose girlfriend - well a gal he rather likes but who doesn't remotely reciprocate - rejects his offer of chocolates and leaves him contemplating suicide. Luckily, he is deterred from such drastic action by a passing sailor who reckons that if things really are that bad, he ought to join the Royal N...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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