The Bulldog Breed (1960)

When he is crossed in love, grocers assistant Norman Puckle joins the Navy, where he is recruited to man the first British rocket.

Director:

Robert Asher

Writers:

Jack Davies (original screenplay), Henry Blyth (original screenplay),

Stars:

Norman Wisdom, Ian Hunter, David Lodge

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Norman Wisdom	...	Norman Puckle
Ian Hunter	...	Adm. Sir Bryanston Blyth
David Lodge	...	CPO Knowles
Robert Urquhart	...	Cmdr. Clayton
Edward Chapman	...	Mr. Philpots
Eddie Byrne	...	PO Filkins
Peter Jones	...	Diving instructor
John Le Mesurier	...	Prosecuting counsel
Terence Alexander	...	Defending counsel
Sydney Tafler	...	Speedboat owner
Brian Oulton	...	Bert Ainsworth (cinema manager)
Harold Goodwin	...	Streaky Hopkinson
Johnny Briggs	...	Johnny Nolan
Frank Williams	...	Mr Carruthers
Joe Robinson	...	Tall sailor

Storyline

When he is crossed in love, grocers assistant Norman Puckle joins the Navy, where he is recruited to man the first British rocket.

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Plot Keywords:

rocket | navy | diving | british admiralty | rabbit | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 1961 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Die Rakete zur flotten Puppe

Filming Locations:

Beaconsfield Studios, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The ship, F 91, is the HMS Murray, launched in 1955 and broken up in 1970.

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Goofs

When Puckle views the Earth from the spaceship (c. 128 minutes) he sees lines of latitude and longitude, and countries marked in various colours, just as an inflatable plastic globe atlas usually has.

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Crazy Credits

Bosun the bulldog

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Connections

Featured in Mike Baldwin & Me (2001)

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Soundtracks

"What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by Norman Wisdom

User Reviews

Mutiny of Moviewatchers

I swore I would never watch another Norman Wisdom movie. They are all much the same and any are a waste of time — unless your standards for amusement are dangerously low.

In this one, he is tricked into joining the Navy, apparently only because the filmmakers had a deal with a real ship and its crew. Wisdom is again his standard character: part clueless disaster, part earnest innocent. Again you see his errors creating broad slapstick. He pushes men overboard, for instance. Ho hum.

The odd thing was how many such movies he made. There must have been a market for such a thing in the UK. There's no redeeming value here.

Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.