You Know What Sailors Are (1954 film)
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| Directed by | Ken Annakin |
| Written by | Peter Rogers |
| Based on | Sylvester by Edward Hyams |
| Produced by | Peter Rogers Julian Wintle |
| Starring | Donald Sinden Akim Tamiroff Sarah Lawson |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Wyer |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
You Know What Sailors Are is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Donald Sinden, Michael Hordern, Bill Kerr, Dora Bryan and Akim Tamiroff.[1] The screenplay by Peter Rogers was based on the 1951 novel Sylvester by Edward Hyams. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location around the Isle of Portland. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis.
Plot
Three British naval officers out on a drunken spree attach a pram and a pawnbroker's sign to the stern of a foreign naval ship. The next morning, an officer misinterprets the pram and sign as state of the art, top-secret radar equipment. Instantly, the British navy decrees that their ships be fitted with the same device. Thereafter, bureaucratic misunderstandings escalate into a major international incident.
Cast
- Akim Tamiroff as President of Agraria
- Donald Sinden as Lt. Sylvester Green
- Sarah Lawson as Betty
- Naunton Wayne as Captain Owbridge
- Bill Kerr as Lt. Smart
- Dora Bryan as Gladys
- Martin Miller as Prof. Hyman Pfumbaum
- Michael Shepley as Admiral
- Michael Hordern as Captain Hamilton
- Ferdy Mayne as Stanislaus Voritz of Smorznigov
- Bryan Coleman as Lt. Comdr. Voles
- Cyril Chamberlain as Stores Officer
- Hal Osmond as Stores Petty Officer
- Peter Arne as Ahmed
- Sara Leighton as Jasmin
- Janet Richards as Almyra
- Eileen Sands as Hepzibah
- Marianne Stone as Elsie – Barmaid
- Peter Dyneley as Lt. Andrews
- Peter Martyn as Lt. Ross
- Robertson Hare as Lt. Cdr. (Experimental Station)
- Anthony Sharp as Humphrey - Naval Attache
- Leslie Phillips as Embassy Secretary
- Peter Barkworth as Naval Lieutenant
- Martin Benson as Agrarian Officer
- Shirley Eaton as Palace Girl
- Lisa Gastoni as Palace Girl
- Hermione Harvey as Dancer
Critical reception
TV Guide writes, "beautiful women fill the screen at frequent intervals in this amiable comedy";[2] and AllMovie writes, "You Know What Sailors Are top-bills Akim Tamiroff as the president of a mythical Foreign country, but the film belongs to Donald Sinden as the well-meaning young officer who precipitates the whole affair."[3]
References
- ^ "You Know What Sailors Are! (1953)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "You Know What Sailors Are". TVGuide.com.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "You Know What Sailors Are (1954) – Ken Annakin – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
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