Comedy
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.
Directed by
Robert Asher
Michael Caine
Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Oliver Reed
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Sheila Hancock
Doris (uncredited)
Norman Wisdom
Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
John Arnatt
Briggs (uncredited)
John Le Mesurier
Prosecuting Counsel
Peter Jones
Diving Instructor
Liz Fraser
NAAFI Girl
Bryan Pringle
Physical Training Instructor (uncredited)
Robert Urquhart
Commander Clayton
Philip Locke
Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Edward Chapman
Mr. Philpots
William Roache
Space Centre Operator (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
Gym Instructor (uncredited)
Claire Gordon
Blonde on Yacht
Leonard Sachs
Yachtsman (uncredited)
Imogen Hassall
Girl in Cinema Queue (uncredited)
Terence Alexander
Defending Counsel
Joe Robinson
Tall Sailor
Harold Goodwin
Streaky Hopkinson
Roland Curram
Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Ian Hunter
Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
Sydney Tafler
Speedboat Owner
Johnny Briggs
Johnny Nolan
David Lodge
Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Eddie Byrne
Petty Officer Filkins
Penny Morrell
Miss Marlene Barlow
Larry Dann
New Dalton's Boy (uncredited)
Frank Williams
Mr. Carruthers
Brian Oulton
Bert Ainsworth
Cyril Chamberlain
Jimmy (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Robert Desmond
Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
Julie Shearing
WRN Smith
Bosun
Bosun the Dog
Alan Beaton
Commander (uncredited)
Rodney Cardiff
Sailor (uncredited)
Tony Castleton
Sailor (uncredited)
Bill Cummings
Sailor (uncredited)
Chick Fowles
Man in Cinema Queue (uncredited)
Tex Fuller
Sailor (uncredited)
Rosamund Lesley
Peggy (uncredited)
Keith Peacock
Sailor (uncredited)
Geremy Phillips
Audience Member (uncredited)
Fred Real
Commander (uncredited)
Anthony Sagar
Instructor's Assistant (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
Sailor (uncredited)
Anne Scott
Polynesian Girl (uncredited)
John Tatham
Naval Officer (uncredited)

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