Watch it Sailor

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.

Trailer by The Hammer Graveyard

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

RCA Sound Recording
Black & White 81 mins

Filming dates: 30th January 1961
UK Release: 14th August 1961

Studio:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire

Stills from film

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Cast & Crew

CREW	NAME	CREDITED	AGE AT RELEASE	BIRTH	Hidden	DEATH	AGE	CREDITS	UNCREDITED	TOTAL HAMMER
Art Director	Don Mingaye	Yes	32	1929		8 Nov 2017	88	28	15	43
Assistant Director	John Peverall	Yes	30	1931		3 Oct 2009	78	21		21
Associate Producer	Anthony Nelson-Keys	Yes	49	13 Nov 1911		19 Mar 1985	73	43		43
Camera Operator	Len Harris	Yes	45	19 May 1916		21 Feb 1995	78	63	2	65
Casting	Stuart Lyons	Yes	33	1928		23 Feb 1998	70	8		8
Clapper Loader	Alan McDonald	No	23	1938	1 Jan 1938		87		14	14
Continuity	Tilly Day	Yes	58	1903		1994	91	14	1	15
Director	Wolf Rilla	Yes	41	16 Mar 1920		19 Oct 2005	85	1		1
Director of Photography	Arthur Grant	Yes	46	1915		1972	57	34		34
Editor	Alfred Cox	Yes	36	1925		2005	80	21	4	25
Executive Producer	Michael Carreras	Yes	33	21 Dec 1927		19 Apr 1994	66	98	11	109
Focus Puller	Harry Oakes	No	40	16 Jan 1921		11 Dec 2012	91	3	56	59
Hair Stylist	Frieda Steiger	Yes	57	29 Dec 1903		19 Aug 1992	88	28		28
Harmonica	Tommy Reilly	Yes	42	21 Aug 1919		25 Sep 2000	81	1		1
Make-up Artist	Roy Ashton	Yes	52	16 Apr 1909		10 Jan 1995	85	36	4	40
Music	Horatio Nicholls	Yes	73	15 Feb 1888		19 May 1964	76	1		1
Music	Douglas Gamley	Yes	37	24 Sep 1924		5 Feb 1998	73	3		3
Musical Supervisor	John Hollingsworth	Yes	45	20 Mar 1916		29 Dec 1963	47	37	3	40
Producer	Maurice Cowan	Yes	70	30 Mar 1891		Apr 1974	83	1		1
Production Designer	Bernard Robinson	Yes	49	28 Jul 1912		2 Mar 1970	57	46	4	50
Production Manager	Clifford Parkes	Yes	32	10 Jul 1928		20.11.2014	87	12		12
Screenplay	Falkland Carey	Yes	64	2 Jan 1897		7 Apr 1989	92	1		1
Screenplay	Philip King	Yes	56	30 Oct 1904		9 Feb 1979	74	1		1
Singer	The Dallas Boys	Yes						1		1
Song Writer	Tommie Connor	Yes	56	16 Nov 1904		28 Nov 1993	89	1		1
Sound Editor	Alban Streeter	Yes	31	1930	1 Jan 1930		95	7		7
Sound Recordist	Jock May	Yes	56	1905		8 Jan 1991	86	31	1	32
Sound Recordist	Ken Cameron	Yes	45	1 Dec 1915		8 Aug 2000	84	8	2	10
Supervising Editor	James Needs	Yes	41	17 Oct 1919		4 Feb 2003	83	113	1	114
Wardrobe Mistress	Rosemary Burrows	Yes						36	5	41
Wardrobe Supervisor	Molly Arbuthnot	Yes	52	19 Dec 1908		31 Oct 2001	92	48	5	53
CAST
Albert	John Meillon	Yes	27	1 May 1934		10 Aug 1989	55	1		1
Aunt Edie	Irene Handl	Yes	59	27 Dec 1901		29 Nov 1987	85	2		2
Barmaid	Diane Aubrey	Yes	22	1939	1 Jan 1939		86	1	1	2
Cab Driver	Jerry Verno	Yes	66	26 Jul 1895		29 Jun 1975	79	1	1	2
Captain	William Mervyn	Yes	49	3 Jan 1912		6 Aug 1976	64	1		1
Carnoustie	Graham Stark	Yes	39	20 Jan 1922		29 Oct 2013	91	2		2
Commander	Dennis Price	Yes	46	23 Jun 1915		6 Oct 1973	58	5		5
Daphne	Liz Fraser	Yes	31	14 Aug 1930		6 Sep 2018	88	1		1
Drunk	Bobby Howes	Yes	66	4 Aug 1895		27 Apr 1972	76	1		1
Emma	Marjorie Rhodes	Yes	64	8 Apr 1897		4 Jul 1979	82	2		2
Henry	Cyril Smith	Yes	69	4 Apr 1892		5 Mar 1963	70	2		2
Lieutenant	David Rendall	Yes	32	1929		1999	70	1		1
Man in Station Queue	Joe Phelps	No							7	7
Mrs Lack	Miriam Karlin	Yes	36	23 Jun 1925		3 Jun 2011	85	2		2
Mrs Mottram	Renee Houston	Yes	59	24 Jul 1902		9 Feb 1980	77	2		2
Organist	Frankie Howerd	Yes	44	6 Mar 1917		19 Apr 1992	75	2		2
Photographer	Tom Gill	Yes	45	26 Jul 1916		22 Jul 1971	54	4	1	5
Shirley	Vera Day	Yes	26	4 Aug 1935			90	4		4
Solicitor	Brian Reece	Yes	48	24 Jul 1913		12 Apr 1962	48	2		2
Ticket Collector	Harry Locke	Yes	48	10 Dec 1912		7 Sep 1987	74	2		2
Vicar	Arthur Howard	Yes	51	18 Jan 1910		18 Jun 1995	85	4	1	5
Waiting Room Woman	Marianne Stone	Yes	39	23 Aug 1922		21 Dec 2009	87	9	3	12

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.

1961 BBFC Cert. “U"

Production Details

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Cast & Crew

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