The Bulldog Breed - Revision history

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	~~{{short description\|1960 film}}~~
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	~~\| name = The Bulldog Breed~~
	\| image = The Bulldog Breed.jpg		\| image = The Bulldog Breed.jpg
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]		\| director = [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]
	\| producer = [[w:Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]		\| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]
	\| writer = Henry Blyth<br>[[w:Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]<br>[[Norman Wisdom]]		\| writer = Henry Blyth<br>[[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]<br>[[Norman Wisdom]]
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = Norman Wisdom		\| starring = Norman Wisdom
	\| music = [[w:Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]		\| music = [[Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Jack Asher\|Jack Asher]]		\| cinematography = [[Jack Asher\|Jack Asher]]
	\| editing = [[w:Gerry Hambling\|Gerry Hambling]]		\| editing = [[Gerry Hambling\|Gerry Hambling]]
	\| studio = [[w:Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]		\| studio = [[Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]
	\| distributor = [[w:Rank Film Distributors\|Rank Film Distributors]]		\| distributor = [[Rank Film Distributors\|Rank Film Distributors]]
	\| released = {{Film date\|1960\|12\|13\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1960\|12\|13\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 97 minutes		\| runtime = 97 minutes
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	'''''The Bulldog Breed''''' is a 1960 [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] starring [[Norman Wisdom]] and directed by [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713090222/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 July 2012 \|title=The Bulldog Breed (1960)\|publisher=British Film Institute\|date=\|accessdate=9 June 2014}}</ref>		'''''The Bulldog Breed''''' is a 1960 [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy film\|comedy film]] starring [[Norman Wisdom]] and directed by [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713090222/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 July 2012 \|title=The Bulldog Breed (1960)\|publisher=British Film Institute\|date=\|accessdate=9 June 2014}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom), a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, cannot seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts [[w:suicide\|suicide]], but cannot even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at "Lover's Leap" by a [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] [[w:petty officer\|petty officer]]. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he will meet "lots of girls".		Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom), a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, cannot seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts [[suicide\|suicide]], but cannot even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at "Lover's Leap" by a [[Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] [[petty officer\|petty officer]]. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he will meet "lots of girls".

	Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he is 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.		Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he is 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.
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	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]		\| director = [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]
	\| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]		\| producer = [[w:Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]
	\| writer = Henry Blyth<br>[[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]<br>[[Norman Wisdom]]		\| writer = Henry Blyth<br>[[w:Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]<br>[[Norman Wisdom]]
	\| narrator =		\| narrator =
	\| starring = Norman Wisdom		\| starring = Norman Wisdom
	\| music = [[Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]		\| music = [[w:Philip Green (composer)\|Philip Green]]
	\| cinematography = [[Jack Asher]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Jack Asher\|Jack Asher]]
	\| editing = [[Gerry Hambling]]		\| editing = [[w:Gerry Hambling\|Gerry Hambling]]
	\| studio = [[Rank Organisation]]		\| studio = [[w:Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]
	\| distributor = [[Rank Film Distributors]]		\| distributor = [[w:Rank Film Distributors\|Rank Film Distributors]]
	\| released = {{Film date\|1960\|12\|13\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1960\|12\|13\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 97 minutes		\| runtime = 97 minutes
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	'''''The Bulldog Breed''''' is a 1960 [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Norman Wisdom]] and directed by [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713090222/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 July 2012 \|title=The Bulldog Breed (1960)\|publisher=British Film Institute\|date=\|accessdate=9 June 2014}}</ref>		'''''The Bulldog Breed''''' is a 1960 [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] starring [[Norman Wisdom]] and directed by [[w:Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713090222/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 July 2012 \|title=The Bulldog Breed (1960)\|publisher=British Film Institute\|date=\|accessdate=9 June 2014}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom), a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, cannot seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts [[suicide]], but cannot 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 will meet "lots of girls".		Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom), a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, cannot seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts [[w:suicide\|suicide]], but cannot even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at "Lover's Leap" by a [[w:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] [[w:petty officer\|petty officer]]. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he will meet "lots of girls".

	Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he is 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.		Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he is 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.

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	\| director = [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]		\| director = [[Robert Asher (director)\|Robert Asher]]
	\| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]		\| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]

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{{short description|1960 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Bulldog Breed
| image = "The_Bulldog_Breed".jpg
| image_size =
| caption = UK Quad poster
| director = [[Robert Asher (director)|Robert Asher]]
| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)|Hugh Stewart]]
| writer = Henry Blyth<br>[[Jack Davies (screenwriter)|Jack Davies]]<br>[[Norman Wisdom]]
| narrator =
| starring = Norman Wisdom
| music = [[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]]
| cinematography = [[Jack Asher]]
| editing = [[Gerry Hambling]]
| studio = [[Rank Organisation]]
| distributor = [[Rank Film Distributors]]
| released = {{Film date|1960|12|13|df=y}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''The Bulldog Breed''''' is a 1960 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Norman Wisdom]] and directed by [[Robert Asher (director)|Robert Asher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713090222/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a6a5c35 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2012 |title=The Bulldog Breed (1960)|publisher=British Film Institute|date=|accessdate=9 June 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==
Norman Puckle (Norman Wisdom), a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, cannot seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts [[suicide]], but cannot 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 will meet "lots of girls".

Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he is 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.

Puckle fails at every stage of his training and is court-martialled, but successfully pleads for a final chance to prove himself. By accident, he takes the place of an [[astronaut]] and leaves Earth in the rocket. Equally by accident, he manages to return. He crash-lands on a Pacific island and ends up in the arms of a compliant local maiden.

==Cast==
* [[Norman Wisdom]] as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
* [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]] as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
* [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]] as [[Chief Petty Officer]] Knowles
* [[Robert Urquhart (actor)|Robert Urquhart]] as Commander Clayton
* [[Edward Chapman (actor)|Edward Chapman]] as Mr. Philpots
* [[Eddie Byrne]] as Petty Officer Filkins
* [[Peter Jones (actor)|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 (cinema manager)
* [[Harold Goodwin (English actor)|Harold Goodwin]] as Streaky Hopkinson
* [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]] as Johnny Nolan
* [[Frank Williams (actor)|Frank Williams]] as Mr. Carruthers
* [[Joe Robinson (actor)|Joe Robinson]] as Tall sailor
* [[Liz Fraser]] as NAAFI girl
* [[Penny Morrell]] as Marlene Barlow
* [[Claire Gordon]] as Peggy
* Julie Shearing as WRN Smith
* [[Leonard Sachs]] as Yachtsman
* [[Glyn Houston]] as Gym instructor
* [[Michael Caine]] as a sailor (uncredited)
* [[Oliver Reed]] as a Teddy boy (uncredited)
* [[William Roache]] as Space Centre Operator (uncredited)
* [[Sheila Hancock]] as Doris (uncredited)
* [[Cyril Chamberlain]] as Jimmy the landlord (uncredited)

==Production notes==
The film features early appearances by future British film stars [[Michael Caine]] and [[Oliver Reed]] who share a scene together with Wisdom. It takes place in a cinema lobby, where Norman gets into a fight with a gang of [[Teddy Boys]] (one of which is played by Reed), only to be helped by some [[sailors]], who include Caine.

''[[Coronation Street]]'' actors [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]] and [[William Roache]], later to play the roles of [[Mike Baldwin (Coronation Street)|Mike Baldwin]] and [[Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)|Ken Barlow]] respectively, also had small roles.

The film was made with co-operation from the [[Royal Navy]], and features several of the Type 14 [[Blackwood-class frigate]]s. An early scene shows a flotilla of these small frigates sailing out of [[Portland harbour]], led by [[HMS Murray|HMS ''Murray'' (F91)]].

==Critical reception==
''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "the film stands or falls by Wisdom and though the actor, as always, seems to be trying rather too hard, his general good humour and energy carry him through the various situations entertainingly...Wisdom is surrounded by some very capable performers, notably Ian Hunter as the pompous admiral and Edward Chapman as an even more pompous character."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/greenman2008/5596999719/ |title=The Bulldog Breed |work=Variety |date=1960 |access-date=9 June 2014}}</ref>

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0053683|title=The Bulldog Breed}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|bulldog_breed}}

==References==
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[[Category:Films about space programs]]
[[Category:Films directed by Robert Asher]]
[[Category:Military humor in film]]
[[Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios]]
[[Category:Seafaring films]]
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