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21 December 1957 (USA) morePlot:
A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
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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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87 minCountry:
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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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. moreSoundtrack:
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William Horatio Ambrose (Guinness) wants desperately to live up to the proud family tradition; the Ambroses have always been mariners, hence their family motto, Omnes per Mare (All at Sea). In six humorous vignettes, Guinness portrays some of them, starting with a confused caveman pioneer and ending with his own father's ignominious demise at the Battle of Jutland. Ambrose has a debilitating problem however: he gets violently seasick at the slightest excuse. As a result, his contribution to World War II consists of testing cures for the malady.
When he retires from the Royal Navy as a captain, he purchases a dilapidated amusement pier (the closest thing to a command of his own) with his life savings. The workers are an apathetic bunch, led by an insolent Figg (Victor Maddern), who quits as soon as the new owner begins imposing some semblance of discipline. With the assistance of his new second in command, Tommy (Percy Herbert), and much hard work, Ambrose soon has the pier repaired.
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