A sailor named Albert is late for his own wedding, but a bigger problem occurs when he gets a message from the Navy saying that for legal reason he can’t get married. Everyone jumps to conclusions and thinks there’s another woman.
Production Details
Columbia Pictures Corporation Presents – A Hammer film production
Copyright MCMLX by Merlin Film Company – All rights reserved
MPAA Approved Certificate
The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character, or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional
Based on the play of the same title by Falkland L Cary and Philip King
Produced at Bray Studios, England
RCA Sound Recording
Black & White 81 mins
Filming Began: February 1961
UK Release: 14th August 1961
Studio:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire
Stills from film
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Cast & Crew
Red = Uncredited
Crew | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer | |
Art Director | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/don-mingaye/# | 32 | 1929 | 8 Nov 2017 | 88 | 28 | 15 | 43 | |
Assistant Director | John Peverall | 30 | 1931 | 3 Oct 2009 | 78 | 21 | 21 | ||
Associate Producer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/anthony-nelson-keys/# | 49 | 13 Nov 1911 | 19 Mar 1985 | 73 | 41 | 41 | ||
Camera Operator | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/len-harris/# | 45 | 19 May 1916 | 21 Feb 1995 | 78 | 53 | 2 | 55 | |
Casting | Stuart Lyons | 33 | 1928 | 23 Feb 1998 | 70 | 8 | 8 | ||
Clapper Loader | Alan McDonald | 23 | 1938 | 01.01.1938 | 86 | 14 | 14 | ||
Continuity | Tilly Day | 58 | 1903 | 1994 | 91 | 14 | 1 | 15 | |
Director | Wolf Rilla | 41 | 16 Mar 1920 | 19 Oct 2005 | 85 | 1 | 1 | ||
Director of Photography | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/arthur-grant/# | 46 | 1915 | 1972 | 57 | 33 | 33 | ||
Editor | Alfred Cox | 36 | 1925 | 2005 | 80 | 21 | 4 | 25 | |
Executive Producer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/michael-carreras/# | 33 | 21 Dec 1927 | 19 Apr 1994 | 66 | 84 | 8 | 92 | |
Focus Puller | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/harry-oakes/# | 40 | 16 Jan 1921 | 11 Dec 2012 | 91 | 53 | 53 | ||
Hair Stylist | Frieda Steiger | 57 | 29 Dec 1903 | 19 Aug 1993 | 89 | 28 | 28 | ||
Harmonica | Tommy Reilly | 42 | 21 Aug 1919 | 25 Sep 2000 | 81 | 1 | 1 | ||
Make-up Artist | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/roy-ashton/# | 52 | 16 Apr 1909 | 10 Jan 1995 | 85 | 36 | 4 | 40 | |
Music | Horatio Nicholls | 73 | 15 Feb 1888 | 19 May 1964 | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||
Music | Douglas Gamley | 37 | 24 Sep 1924 | 5 Feb 1998 | 73 | 3 | 3 | ||
Musical Supervisor | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/john-hollingsworth/# | 45 | 20 Mar 1916 | 29 Dec 1963 | 47 | 37 | 3 | 40 | |
Producer | Maurice Cowan | 70 | 30 Mar 1891 | Apr 1974 | 83 | 1 | 1 | ||
Production Designer | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/bernard-robinson/# | 49 | 28 Jul 1912 | 2 Mar 1970 | 57 | 45 | 4 | 49 | |
Production Manager | Clifford Parkes | 32 | 10 Jul 1928 | 20.11.2014 | 87 | 12 | 12 | ||
Screenplay | Falkland Carey | 64 | 2 Jan 1897 | 7 Apr 1989 | 92 | 1 | 1 | ||
Screenplay | Philip King | 56 | 30 Oct 1904 | 9 Feb 1979 | 74 | 1 | 1 | ||
Singer | The Dallas Boys | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Song Writer | Tommie Connor | 56 | 16 Nov 1904 | 28 Nov 1993 | 89 | 1 | 1 | ||
Sound Editor | Alban Streeter | 31 | 1930 | 01.01.1930 | 94 | 7 | 7 | ||
Sound Recordist | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/jock-may/# | 56 | 1905 | 8 Jan 1991 | 86 | 30 | 1 | 31 | |
Sound Recordist | Ken Cameron | 45 | 1 Dec 1915 | 8 Aug 2000 | 84 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
Supervising Editor | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/james-needs/# | 41 | 17 Oct 1919 | 4 Feb 2003 | 83 | 110 | 1 | 111 | |
Wardrobe Mistress | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/rosemary-burrows/# | 36 | 5 | 41 | |||||
Wardrobe Supervisor | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/molly-arbuthnot/# | 52 | 19 Dec 1908 | 31 Oct 2001 | 92 | 48 | 5 | 53 | |
Cast | Name | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits | Uncredited | Total Hammer | |
Albert | John Meillon | 27 | 1 May 1934 | 10 Aug 1989 | 55 | 1 | 1 | ||
Aunt Edie | Irene Handl | 59 | 27 Dec 1901 | 29 Nov 1987 | 85 | 2 | 2 | ||
Barmaid | Diane Aubrey | 22 | 1939 | 01.01.1939 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Cab Driver | Jerry Verno | 66 | 26 Jul 1895 | 29 Jun 1975 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Captain | William Mervyn | 49 | 3 Jan 1912 | 6 Aug 1976 | 64 | 1 | 1 | ||
Carnoustie | Graham Stark | 39 | 20 Jan 1922 | 29 Oct 2013 | 91 | 2 | 2 | ||
Commander | Dennis Price | 46 | 23 Jun 1915 | 6 Oct 1973 | 58 | 5 | 5 | ||
Daphne | Liz Fraser | 31 | 14 Aug 1930 | 6 Sep 2018 | 88 | 1 | 1 | ||
Drunk | Bobby Howes | 66 | 4 Aug 1895 | 27 Apr 1972 | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||
Emma | Marjorie Rhodes | 64 | 8 Apr 1897 | 4 Jul 1979 | 82 | 2 | 2 | ||
Henry | Cyril Smith | 69 | 4 Apr 1892 | 5 Mar 1963 | 70 | 2 | 2 | ||
Lieutenant | David Rendall | 32 | 1929 | 1999 | 70 | 1 | 1 | ||
Man in Station Queue | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/joe-phelps/# | 7 | 7 | ||||||
Mrs Lack | Miriam Karlin | 36 | 23 Jun 1925 | 3 Jun 2011 | 85 | 2 | 2 | ||
Mrs Mottram | Renee Houston | 59 | 24 Jul 1902 | 9 Feb 1980 | 77 | 2 | 2 | ||
Organist | Frankie Howerd | 44 | 6 Mar 1917 | 19 Apr 1992 | 75 | 2 | 2 | ||
Photographer | Tom Gill | 45 | 26 Jul 1916 | 22 Jul 1971 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Shirley | Vera Day | 26 | 4 Aug 1935 | 4.08.1935 | 89 | 4 | 4 | ||
Solicitor | Brian Reece | 48 | 24 Jul 1913 | 12 Apr 1962 | 48 | 2 | 2 | ||
Ticket Collector | Harry Locke | 48 | 10 Dec 1912 | 7 Sep 1987 | 74 | 2 | 2 | ||
Vicar | Arthur Howard | 51 | 18 Jan 1910 | 18 Jun 1995 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Waiting Room Woman | https://www.hammer-graveyard.org.uk/marianne-stone/# | 39 | 23 Aug 1922 | 21 Dec 2009 | 87 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Original Poster
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Footnotes
A host of familiar British comedy talent fill out the cast including Irene Handl, Miriam Karlin and Frankie Howerd.