Windbag the Sailor (1936)

12/01/1936 (GB) • 1h 27m

Comedy

Overview

Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is co-erced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked. This was the first film to couple Will Hay with both Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.

Top Billed Cast

Will Hay

Captain Ben Cutlet

Norma Varden

Olivia Potter-Porter

Amy Veness

Emma Harbottle

Peter Gawthorne

Bit Role (uncredited)

George Merritt

Officer on Yacht


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

sea

ship

radio

tribe

scam

sailor

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