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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Will HayCaptain Ben Cutlet
Moore MarriottJeremiah Harbottle
Graham MoffattAlbert
Norma VardenOlivia Potter-Porter
Dennis WyndhamMaryatt
Amy VenessEmma Harbottle
Peter GawthorneBit Role (uncredited)
George MerrittOfficer on Yacht
Harry TerryCrew MemberExplore the crew
- Director
- William Beaudine
- Writer
- Robert Stevenson
- Writer
- Leslie Arliss