Further Up the Creek (1958)

A naval captain has to deal with dodgy dealings by his crew.

Director:

Val Guest

Writers:

Val Guest, Len Heath

Stars:

David Tomlinson, Shirley Eaton, Frankie Howerd

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Tomlinson	...	Lt. Humphrey Fairweather
Shirley Eaton	...	Jane Cartwright
Frankie Howerd	...	Bosun
Thora Hird	...	Mrs. Gallaway
Lionel Jeffries	...	Steady Barker
Lionel Murton	...	Perkins
David Lodge	...	Scouse
John Warren	...	Cooky
Sam Kydd	...	Bates
Edwin Richfield	...	Bennett
Howard Williams	...	Bunts
Peter Collingwood	...	Chippy
Harry Landis	...	Webster
Ian Whittaker	...	Lofty
Tom Gill	...	Monsieur Philippe

Storyline

A naval captain has to deal with dodgy dealings by his crew.

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Plot Keywords:

captain | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Final movie of John Singer.

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Goofs

At 1:10 the Captain orders the ship back to Gibraltar by ordering 'hard to port'. When he has his mind changed and wants to cancel the order he orders 'hard to port' again when he should order 'hard to starboard'.

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Connections

Follows Up the Creek (1958)

User Reviews

Slightly better than the original.

'Up The Creek' proved such a success that this sequel was rushed into production and in fact debuted in the same year. Val Guest remained aboard for this second voyage as did most of the supporting cast (Jeffries, Lodge etc); the only one who refused to sign on was Peter Sellers, who was busy working on 'The Mouse That Roared'. Stepping into his shoes was Frankie Howerd, who proved to be as an effective foil to top-billed David Tomlinson as Sellers was.

In many ways this sequel improves upon the original, having a faster pace and more comic incidents. Tomlinson fares better in this movie, an early scene raises the ghost of Guest's work with comic legend Will Hay, as Tomlinson's bumbling Lieutenant-Commander crosses swords with a knowledgeable Sea Cadet.

An expanded cast including Thora Hird and the very shapely Shirley Eaton (a fixture of British comedies in this period) helps to open out this movie and the sea voyage plot line takes this into different waters from the previous movie.

'Further Up The Creek' faced troubled waters when it was released, failing to match the box office performance of the first movie (partly, in Frankie's Howerd's view, because it was released too close to the original) and plans for any further on-screen voyages were scuppered. Which is a shame as it's an enjoyable little movie, well worth watching if you are in the mood for some innocent fun.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1958 (UK)

Also Known As:

Croisière en torpilleur

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Henry Halstead Productions, Hammer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1