Comedy · United Kingdom · 1963 · 1h 45m

We Joined the Navy

Director

Cast

Kenneth More as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Badger Lloyd Nolan as Vice Admiral Ryan Joan O'Brien as Lt. Carol Blair Derek Fowlds as Carson John Le Mesurier as George Dewberry Sr. Brian Wilde as Petty Officer Gilors

Crew

Howard Dimsdale — Screenplay John Winton — Novel

Tagline

The comedy RIOT of the SEASON!!

Synopsis

Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.

Mood & Themes

navy woman director

Key Collaborators

Wendy Toye Director Howard Dimsdale Screenplay John Winton Novel

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