Overview
Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Ernest Irving
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Günther Krampf
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Angus MacPhailScreenplay
- John DightonScreenplay
- Austin MelfordScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 14, 1940
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Claude HulbertLlewellyn Davies, 'The Admiral'
Michael WildingJohnny
Carla LehmannJane
Tommy TrinderTommy Taylor
Jeanne De CasalisMrs. Pilkington
Henry HewittProf. Pilkington
John LaurieMcNab
James HayterHans- Brian FitzpatrickDigby
Harold WarrenderPilot's Mate- Eric ClaveringBartender
John Glyn-JonesBest Man- Julian VedeyResident of Tangier
John WengrafGerman Captain
Manning WhileyGerman Commdr.- Victor FairleyGerman Petty Officer
Robert RendelBritish Captain
Allan JeayesBritish Commdr.
Alec ClunesBritish Pilot- Derek ElphinstoneBritish Observer
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