The Baby and the Battleship
1956, English. Directed by Jay Lewis.
It all starts when a sailor's left holding the baby!
After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it before his ship sails he enlists the help of best mate Puncher Roberts to smuggle the child aboard. But babies are surprisingly demanding and gradually the whole crew is drawn into helping keep it fed and washed - and undiscovered. Even so, the officers above deck start to puzzle over the increasingly strange happenings on board.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Jay LewisDirector
- John MillsPuncher Roberts
- Richard AttenboroughKnocker White
- André MorellMarshal
- Bryan ForbesProf. Evans
- Michael HordernCapt. Hugh
- Ernest ClarkCmdr. Geoffrey Digby
- Harry LockeCPO Blades
- Michael HowardJoe
- Lionel JeffriesGeorge
- Clifford MollisonSails
- John Le MesurierThe Marshal’s Aide
- Ferdy MayneInterpreter
Details
- Released
- 1 June 1956
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Jay Lewis, Gilbert Hackforth-Jones, Richard De Roy
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The Baby and the Battleship runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Baby and the Battleship isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1956. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Baby and the Battleship?
The Baby and the Battleship (1956) was directed by Jay Lewis and stars John Mills, Richard Attenborough, André Morell.