Movie: The Baby and the Battleship

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Mills
John Mills

Puncher Roberts

Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough

Knocker White

André Morell
André Morell

Marshal

Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes

Prof. Evans

Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern

Capt. Hugh

Ernest Clark
Ernest Clark

Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

Harry Locke
Harry Locke

CPO Blades

Michael Howard
Michael Howard

Joe

Lionel Jeffries
Lionel Jeffries

George

Clifford Mollison
Clifford Mollison

Sails

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1956-06-01

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

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

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    English
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