A bragging sea captain's maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is coerced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked.
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for Will Hay, you’ll probably find this charming enough to excuse the fact that it falls apart halfway through. It's the kind of movie where the lead character is such a buffoon that you're just waiting for the boat to sink, literally and figuratively. If you need tight, c...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for Will Hay, you’ll probably find this charming enough to excuse the fact that it falls apart halfway through. It's the kind of movie where the lead character is such a buffoon that you're just waiting for the boat to sink, literally and figuratively. If you need tight, clever plotting, stay away. This is pure, unadulterated nonsense. Will Hay is basically playing the same character he always does—the blustering, confident idiot who has no idea wh..."
Leslie Arliss, Robert Stevenson, Will Hay, Marriott Edgar, Stafford Dickens
United Kingdom
