The Baby and the Battleship

Jun 1, 1956

1h 36m

★ 6.0

It all starts when a sailor's left holding the baby!

Overview

After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it before his ship sails he enlists the help of best mate Puncher Roberts to smuggle the child aboard. But babies are surprisingly demanding and gradually the whole crew is drawn into helping keep it fed and washed - and undiscovered. Even so, the officers above deck start to puzzle over the increasingly strange happenings on board.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

British Lion Film Corporation

Jay Lewis Productions

The Baby and the Battleship Trailers

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Cast

Puncher Roberts

John Mills

Knocker White

Richard Attenborough

Marshal

André Morell

Prof. Evans

Bryan Forbes

Capt. Hugh

Michael Hordern

Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

Ernest Clark

CPO Blades

Harry Locke

Joe

Michael Howard

George

Lionel Jeffries

Sails

Clifford Mollison

The Marshal’s Aide

John Le Mesurier

Interpreter

Ferdy Mayne

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