The Baby and the Battleship

96 minutes

6/1/1956

Overview

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.

Cast List

John Mills
as Puncher Roberts
Richard Attenborough
as Knocker White
André Morell
as Marshal
Bryan Forbes
as Prof. Evans
Michael Hordern
as Capt. Hugh
Ernest Clark
as Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby
Harry Locke
as CPO Blades
Michael Howard
as Joe
Lionel Jeffries
as George
Clifford Mollison
as Sails
John Le Mesurier
as The Marshal’s Aide
Ferdy Mayne
as Interpreter
Kenneth Griffith
as Sub-Lieutenant
Gordon Jackson
as Harry
Martyn Garrett
as The baby
Lisa Gastoni
as Maria Vespucci
Norma Donaldson
as Dr. Bryce
Thorley Walters
as Lt. Setley
Duncan Lamont
as Master-at-Arms
Cyril Raymond
as P.M.O.
Harold Siddons
as Whiskers
D.A. Clarke-Smith
as The Admiral
Carlo Giustini
as First Vespucci Brother
Vincent Barbi
as Second Vespucci Brother
Vittorio Vittori
as Third Vespucci Brother
Chris Adcock
as Seaman
Patrick Allen
as Mate
Robert Ayres
as American Captain
Vincent Ball
as Second Sailor at Dance
Rebecca Birken
as Ginny
Aza Caralova
as Lady at Dance
Patrick Cargill
as Navigation Officer
Tony Castleton
as Seaman
Leigh Christian
as Marilyn
Dan Cressey
as Officer
Michael Dear
as S.B.A. Nightingale
Jacinta Dicks
as Mama Vespucci
John Forbes-Robertson
as Gunnery Officer
Barry Foster
as First Sailor at Dance
Jim Henderson
as Bartender
Brandon Jones
as Bobby
Sam Kydd
as Chief Steward
Lori Lethin
Harrigan Logan
Charles Lucia
as Rick
Fred Machon
as Officer
Colin McKenzie
as Officer in Plotting Room
Niles McMaster
as Derek
Martin Miller
as Paolo Vespucci
Fred Nicholas
as Officer
Judith Penrod
as Chariene
Roy Purcell
as Officer of the Watch
Yvonne Romain
as Italian Girl
Marc Sheldon
as Executive Officer