81 minutes
9/4/1956
Battle-axe Emma Hornett dominates her hen-pecked husband Henry, his meek sister Edie and daughter Shirley. Shirley is to marry young sailor Albert,raised in an orphanage,and he and best man Carnoustie stay with the Hornetts on the eve of the wedding.
Peggy Mount
as Emma Hornett
Shirley Eaton
as Shirley Hornett
Ronald Lewis
as Albert Tuffnell
Cyril Smith
as Henry Hornett
Esma Cannon
as Edie Hornett
Gordon Jackson
as Carnoustie Bligh
Geoffrey Keen
as Rev Mr. Purefoy
Thora Hird
as Mrs Lack
Joy Webster
as Daphne Pink
Eliot Makeham
as Uncle Brummell
Fred Griffiths
as Taxi Driver
Edie Martin
as Little Woman In Church
Barbara Hicks
as Little Girl's Mother
Alfie Bass
as Organist (Uncredited)
Michael Caine
as Sailor (Uncredited)
Paul Eddington
as Bearded Sailor (Uncredited)