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* Shirley Burniston as Olga, Night-club Hostess | * Shirley Burniston as Olga, Night-club Hostess | ||
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Written by |
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| Story by | Peter Rogers |
| Produced by | Hugh Stewart |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 1 August 1954 |
Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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.[2][3] 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
- 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 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 as Collins
- Charles Houston as Davidson
- 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 as R/T Rating
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- Articles with short description
- Pages using infobox film with unknown parameters
- Pages using infobox film with nonstandard dates
- IMDb title ID not in Wikidata
- 1954 films
- 1954 comedy films
- British comedy films
- Military humor in film
- Films directed by John Paddy Carstairs
- Films with screenplays by John Paddy Carstairs
- Films scored by Benjamin Frankel
- Films with screenplays by Ted Willis, Baron Willis
- Films with screenplays by Patrick Kirwan
- Films set in the Pacific Ocean
- British black-and-white films
- Films shot at Pinewood Studios
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s British films
- British military comedy films
