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4 June 1959 (Australia) moreGenre:
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It Sails Up The Creek Without A Paddle...And Floats Across The Border Of Insanity Without A Passport!Plot:
Liwut. Humphrey Fairweather, R.N. (David Tomlinson), in his latest disastrous attempt to prove to the... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Minor British Comedy. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | David Tomlinson | ... | Lt. Fairweather |
 | Peter Sellers | ... | CPO Doherty |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... | Adm. Foley |
| Vera Day | ... | Lily |
| Liliane Sottane | ... | Susanne |
| Tom Gill | ... | Flag Lieutenant |
 | Michael Goodliffe | ... | Nelson |
| Reginald Beckwith | ... | Publican |
| Lionel Murton | ... | Perkins |
| John Warren | ... | Cooky |
| Lionel Jeffries | ... | Steady Barker |
| Howard Williams | ... | Bunts |
| Peter Collingwood | ... | Chippie |
| Barry Lowe | ... | Webster |
| Edwin Richfield | ... | Bennett |
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One of a hoard of service comedies that hit the British cinema screens in the late '50's, early '60's, 'Up The Creek' is far from being the best or most memorable. Basically it is a cross between radio's 'The Navy Lark' and the later 'Watch Your Stern' , with a bit of 'Bilko' mixed in, as 'silly ass' David Tomlinson, a rocket mad navy officer, is given command of a navy vessel and forced to contend with the schemes of his Chief Petty Officer (Peter Sellers).
Sellers is perhaps the main reason for watching this movie and its fun to see him in this, his very first starring role. But, to be honest, it's probably his least memorable performance of this period, never reaching the heights of his work in 'The Naked Truth' or 'The Battle Of The Sexes' (to name just two).
A good supporting cast helps deliver the laughs, while the under-rated Val Guest directs efficiently. The movie is fun while it is on, but ultimately it is a bit anonymous (it could be any one of a number of similar movies) and fails to live on in the memory.