The Baby and the Battleship

1h 36m

6

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.

Cast

Puncher Roberts

Richard Attenborough

Michael Hordern

Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

Lionel Jeffries

Clifford Mollison

John Le Mesurier

The Marshal’s Aide

Kenneth Griffith

Norma Donaldson

Thorley Walters

D.A. Clarke-Smith

First Vespucci Brother

Second Vespucci Brother

Vittorio Vittori

Third Vespucci Brother

American Captain

Second Sailor at Dance

Patrick Cargill

Navigation Officer

Leigh Christian

S.B.A. Nightingale

John Forbes-Robertson

Gunnery Officer

First Sailor at Dance

Officer in Plotting Room

Officer of the Watch

Executive Officer

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Gilbert Hackforth-Jones

Screenplay, Story

Manuel del Campo

Director of Photography

Assistant Director

Antony Darnborough

Camera Operator

Bridget Sellers

Wardrobe Master

Yvonne Axeworthy

Production Manager