Sailors Three
1940, English. Directed by Walter Forde.
Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Walter FordeDirector
- Claude HulbertLlewellyn Davies, 'The Admiral'
- Michael WildingJohnny
- Carla LehmannJane
- Tommy TrinderTommy Taylor
- Jeanne De CasalisMrs. Pilkington
- Henry HewittProf. Pilkington
- John LaurieMcNab
- James HayterHans
- Brian FitzpatrickDigby
- Harold WarrenderPilot's Mate
- Eric ClaveringBartender
- John Glyn-JonesBest Man
Details
- Released
- 14 December 1940
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Angus MacPhail, John Dighton, Austin Melford
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Sailors Three runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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What movies are like Sailors Three?
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Who directed Sailors Three?
Sailors Three (1940) was directed by Walter Forde and stars Claude Hulbert, Michael Wilding, Carla Lehmann.