The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
It all starts when a sailor's left holding the baby!
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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Cast

John Mills John Mills As: Puncher Roberts
Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough As: Knocker White
André Morell André Morell As: Marshal
Bryan Forbes Bryan Forbes As: Prof. Evans
Michael Hordern Michael Hordern As: Capt. Hugh
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: It all starts when a sailor's left holding the baby!
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 01 June 1956

Country: GB

Runtime: 96m

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Cast

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

Lionel Jeffries

Lionel Jeffries

George

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

The Marshal’s Aide

Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

Interpreter

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Sub-Lieutenant

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Harry

Martyn Garrett

Martyn Garrett

The baby

Lisa Gastoni

Lisa Gastoni

Maria Vespucci

Norma Donaldson

Norma Donaldson

Dr. Bryce

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Jay Lewis

Jay Lewis

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