The Bulldog Breed
5.7
97 minutes
12/13/1960
Overview
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.
Cast List
Norman Wisdom
as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
Ian Hunter
as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
David Lodge
as Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Robert Urquhart
as Commander Clayton
Edward Chapman
as Mr. Philpots
Eddie Byrne
as Petty Officer Filkins
Peter Jones
as Diving Instructor
John Le Mesurier
as Prosecuting Counsel
Terence Alexander
as Defending Counsel
Sydney Tafler
as Speedboat Owner
Brian Oulton
as Bert Ainsworth
Harold Goodwin
as Streaky Hopkinson
Johnny Briggs
as Johnny Nolan
Frank Williams
as Mr. Carruthers
Joe Robinson
as Tall Sailor
Liz Fraser
as NAAFI Girl
Penny Morrell
as Miss Marlene Barlow
Claire Gordon
as Blonde on Yacht
Julie Shearing
as WRN Smith
Bosun
as Bosun the Dog
John Arnatt
as Briggs (uncredited)
John Bailey
as Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Alan Beaton
as Commander (uncredited)
Michael Caine
as Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Rodney Cardiff
as Sailor (uncredited)
Tony Castleton
as Sailor (uncredited)
Cyril Chamberlain
as Jimmy (uncredited)
Bill Cummings
as Sailor (uncredited)
Roland Curram
as Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Larry Dann
as New Dalton's Boy (uncredited)
Robert Desmond
as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
Chick Fowles
as Man in Cinema Queue (uncredited)
Tex Fuller
as Sailor (uncredited)
Sheila Hancock
as Doris (uncredited)
Imogen Hassall
as Girl in Cinema Queue (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
as Gym Instructor (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
as Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Rosamund Lesley
as Peggy (uncredited)
Philip Locke
as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Keith Peacock
as Sailor (uncredited)
Geremy Phillips
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Bryan Pringle
as Physical Training Instructor (uncredited)
Fred Real
as Commander (uncredited)
Oliver Reed
as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
William Roache
as Space Centre Operator (uncredited)
Leonard Sachs
as Yachtsman (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar
as Instructor's Assistant (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
as Sailor (uncredited)
Anne Scott
as Polynesian Girl (uncredited)
John Tatham
as Naval Officer (uncredited)