Carry on Admiral

Carry on Admiral (released in the United States as The Ship Was Loaded) is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and featuring David Tomlinson and Ronald Shiner; Joan Sims, who later became prominent in the Carry On series, has a small part. It predates and was not part of the Carry On series, and does not share any cast members beyond Sims, though it is similar in tone and style to the earliest films in the series. Joan Hickson also made an appearance in this film and a few films in the Carry On series. It was based on the 1947 stage play Off the Record, written by Ian Hay.

Plot

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In the course of a drunken reunion, two old friends (one a junior Government minister, the other a Royal Navy officer in uniform about to take command for the first time) switch clothes before passing out. Next morning, their changed clothes result in a series of cases of mistaken identity. The film follows the efforts of each to reunite himself with his own destiny.

Cast

David Tomlinson as Tom Baker

Peggy Cummins as Susan Lashwood

Brian Reece as Peter Fraser

Eunice Gayson as Jane Godfrey

A. E. Matthews as Admiral Sir Maximillian Godfrey, K.C.B.

Joan Sims as Mary, a chambermaid

Lionel Murton as Psychiatrist

Reginald Beckwith as Receptionist

Desmond Walter-Ellis as Willy Oughton-Formby

Ronald Shiner as Salty Simpson

Peter Coke as Lt. Lashwood

Derek Blomfield as Lt. Dodson

Tom Gill as Petty Officer

The fictional ship HMS Sherwood in the film is played by a Daring-class destroyer. Other ships shown include the battleship HMS Vanguard and the frigate HMS Paladin during the title sequence, two Dido-class cruisers in early background scenes, and a Loch-class frigate during the closing credits. Several scenes were filmed in Admiralty House, in Portsmouth Naval Base.

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