Windbag the Sailor(1936)
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.
Movie: Windbag the Sailor
Top 10 Billed Cast
Captain Ben Cutlet
Harbottle
Olivia Potter-Porter
Maryatt
Emma Harbottle
Albert
Bit Role (uncredited)
Officer on Yacht
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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.
Release Date
1936-12-01
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