Barnacle Bill (1957)

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87 min - Comedy - 21 December 1957 (USA)

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

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	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

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Captain Ambrose comes from a long line of distinguished sailors...but is all too susceptible to seasickness. After the war, he buys himself a nautical command on shore; a decrepit amusement pier at the British resort town Sandcastle-on-Sea, whose prim town council has outlawed arcade games as a form of gambling! Running the pier like a naval vessel, the captain's determination to make it a modern, going concern meets steady opposition. But with an unexpected new ally, he pursues a remarkable scheme to liberate his "ship" from land authorities... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

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English

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21 December 1957 (USA) See more »

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All at Sea See more »

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK See more »

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Ealing Studios See more »

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87 min

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Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Black and White

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1.85 : 1

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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. See more »

Crazy Credits

Against a background of high seas, the opening credit text rolls
with the waves, up off the screen and down under water, with motion
so realistic it almost makes the audience seasick. See more »

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Performed by Sinfonia of London See more »

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