Double Bunk (1961)

When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra, on a local trip down ... See full summary »

Director:

C.M. Pennington-Richards

Writer:

C.M. Pennington-Richards

Stars:

Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott, Sid James

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Carmichael	...	Jack
Janette Scott	...	Peggy
Sid James	...	Sid (as Sidney James)
Liz Fraser	...	Sandra
Dennis Price	...	Watson
Reginald Beckwith	...	Harper
Irene Handl	...	Mrs. Harper
Noel Purcell	...	O'Malley
Naunton Wayne	...	1st Thames Conservancy Officer
Bill Shine	...	2nd Thames Conservancy Officer
Michael Shepley	...	Granville-Carter
Toby Perkins	...	Pukka Type
Miles Malleson	...	Reverend Thomas
Jacques Cey	...	French Official
Hedger Wallace	...	1st River Policeman

Storyline

When newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra, on a local trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France, and with no fuel and supplies, they resort to desperate actions to get back home.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Taglines:

They Doubled Up And So Will You

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 June 1963 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Das Hausboot

Filming Locations:

Thames riverbanks, River Thames, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

George H. Brown Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Naunton Wayne's last film

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Soundtracks

"Double Bunk"
Written by Stanley Black, Jack Fishman & Mike Pratt (as Michael Pratt)
Sung by Sid James and Liz Fraser
Recorded by Decca

User Reviews

Sailing On The Jasmine Cot

This is a story about Jack and Peggy (Ian Carmichael and Janette Scott) who get thrown out of a rooming house for being in the same room together. They end up buying a somewhat dilapidated houseboat. enter Sid James playing a man named Sid who offers to sail the boat as part of a honeymoon for Jack and Peggy. He brings along Sandra, the always welcome Liz Fraser. After wreaking havoc with other leisure boaters they get stuck in a fog and end up in France. They have to get back and end up racing another boat owned by Watson, who was charging Jack and Perry ridiculous rent to keep the houseboat in the harbor in England. This is a fun film which gets better as it goes along. There is some slapstick and, since Sandra is a stripper, a little titillation but not much. Sid James plays a character we've seen him play so many times, the wise cracking friend not always up to complete good. I miss him a lot in films. If you like British humor that doesn't rely on tawdriness, just a decent plot with good performances, here it is. I don't think you will be disappointed.