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{{short description|1954 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Up to His Neck
| image = "Up_to_His_Neck"_(1954).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Original British quad poster
| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]
| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)|Hugh Stewart]]
| writer = {{ubl|John Paddy Carstairs|[[Patrick Kirwan]]|[[Ted Willis]]}}
| story = [[Peter Rogers]]
| based_on =
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ronald Shiner]]|[[Brian Rix]]|[[Laya Raki]]}}
| music = [[Benjamin Frankel]]
| cinematography = [[Ernest Steward]]
| editing = [[Alfred Roome]]
| studio = [[Group Film Productions]]
| distributor = [[General Film Distributors]]
| released = 1 August 1954
| runtime = 91 minutes<ref>[http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/his-neck-1954 Up to His Neck information on British Board of Film Classification]</ref>
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Up to His Neck''''' is a 1954 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[John Paddy Carstairs]] and starring [[Ronald Shiner]] as Jack Carter, [[Hattie Jacques]] as Rakiki and [[Anthony Newley]] as Tommy.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047637/ Up to His Neck on IMDb]</ref><ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b990c0a Up to His Neck (1954) Film details]</ref> It was shot at [[Pinewood Studios]] near [[London]] with sets designed by the [[art director]] [[Alex Vetchinsky]].

==Plot==
Sailor Jack Carter has been marooned for ten years on a [[South Seas]] island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to train up commandos to recover a stolen submarine, and to foil an oriental criminal plot.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[Ronald Shiner]] as Jack Carter
* [[Brian Rix]] as Wiggy
* [[Laya Raki]] as Lao Win Tan
* [[Harry Fowler]] as Smudge
* [[Colin Gordon]] as Lieutenant Commander Sterning
* [[Michael Brennan (actor)|Michael Brennan]] as Chief Petty Officer Brazier
* [[Bryan Forbes]] as Subby
* [[Alec Mango]] as Bandit General
* [[Anthony Newley]] as Tommy
* [[Gerald Campion]] as Skinny
* [[Roland Curram]] as Jock
* [[Norman Mitchell]] as Fungus
* [[Hattie Jacques]] as Rakiki
* [[John Warwick]] as Lieutenant Truman
* [[Martin Boddey]] as Chang
* [[Philip Stainton]] as Mr Woo
* [[Andreas Malandrinos]] as Chieftain
* Charles Cameron as Commander in Chief
* [[Cyril Chamberlain]] as Walter
* [[John Warren (actor)|John Warren]] as Collins
* [[Charles Houston (actor)|Charles Houston]] as Davidson
* [[John Horsley (actor)|John Horsley]] as Navigating Officer
* [[Harold Kasket]] as Croupier
* Shirley Burniston as Olga, Night-club Hostess
* [[Sara Leighton]] as Fanny, Night-club Hostess
* [[Jacqueline Chan]] as Sung-Yo, Night-club Hostess
* [[Hermione Harvey]] as Sword Dancer
* [[John Singer (actor)|John Singer]] as R/T Rating
}}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0047637|title=Up to His Neck}}

{{John Paddy Carstairs}}

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[[Category:1954 films]]
[[Category:1954 comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:Military humor in film]]
[[Category:Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs]]
[[Category:Films scored by Benjamin Frankel]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Ted Willis, Baron Willis]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Patrick Kirwan]]
[[Category:Films set in the Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
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	\| caption = ~~Original British quad poster~~		\| caption =
	\| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]		\| director = [[John Paddy Carstairs]]
	\| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]		\| producer = [[Hugh Stewart (film editor)\|Hugh Stewart]]
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	* [[John Horsley (actor)\|John Horsley]] as Navigating Officer		* [[John Horsley (actor)\|John Horsley]] as Navigating Officer
	* [[Harold Kasket]] as Croupier		* [[Harold Kasket]] as Croupier
	* Shirley Burniston as Olga, Night-club Hostess		* Shirley Burniston as Olga, Night-club Hostess
	* [[Sara Leighton]] as Fanny, Night-club Hostess		* [[Sara Leighton]] as Fanny, Night-club Hostess
	* [[Jacqueline Chan]] as Sung-Yo, Night-club Hostess		* [[Jacqueline Chan]] as Sung-Yo, Night-club Hostess
	* [[Hermione Harvey]] as Sword Dancer		* [[Hermione Harvey]] as Sword Dancer
	* [[John Singer (actor)\|John Singer]] as R/T Rating		* [[John Singer (actor)\|John Singer]] as R/T Rating
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