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The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship (1956)

1h 36m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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.

Director: Jay Lewis

Studio: British Lion Film Corporation

Genre: Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

John Mills

John Mills

as Puncher Roberts

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

as Knocker White

André Morell

André Morell

as Marshal

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

as Prof. Evans

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

as Capt. Hugh

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby