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Windbag the Sailor (1936)

87 min  -  Comedy  -   December 1936 (UK)
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Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways... See full summary »

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Leslie Arliss (story), Stafford Dickens, and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt
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Windbag the Sailor -- Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways...
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Cast

Cast overview:
Will Hay Will Hay ...
Captain Ben Cutlet
Moore Marriott Moore Marriott ...
Graham Moffatt Graham Moffatt ...
Norma Varden Norma Varden ...
Olivia Potter-Porter
Kenneth Warrington Kenneth Warrington ...
Yates
Dennis Wyndham Dennis Wyndham ...
Maryatt
Amy Veness Amy Veness ...
Emma Harbottle
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Storyline

Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is co-erced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked. This was the first film to couple Will Hay with both Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. Written by D.Giddings <darren.giddings@newcastle.ac.uk>  

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Comedy

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK See more »

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Production Co:

Gainsborough Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (British Acoustic)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The Captain (Will hay)'s desire to go to Norway (he asks the cannibal chief for directions) is much more likely to have been an in-joke rather than a random choice; in real life, Will Hay separated from his wife in 1935 and was romantically linked to a Norwegian woman called Randi Kopstadt. In consequence, he visited Norway frequently, learned Norwegian and kept a boat on the Oslo Fjord. See more »

Quotes

Voice in Box: West Bromwich Albion 3 Chelsea 5
Captain Ben Cutlet: Ooh, fancy - Chelsea won!
Cannibal Chief: What did Voice in Box say?
Captain Ben Cutlet: Oh, eh, something very unusual...!
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