Watch it, Sailor!
5.8 /10 1 Votes
Duration Director Wolf Rilla Genre Comedy | 5.6/10 IMDb Initial release July 1961 Running time 1h 21m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writer Falkland L. Cary, Philip King Cast Dennis Price , Liz Fraser , Irene Handl Similar movies Related Wolf Rilla movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Watch it, Sailor! is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Dennis Price, Liz Fraser and Irene Handl. It was based on the 1960 play of the same name by Falkland L. Cary and Philip King, which was a sequel to their earlier play, Sailor Beware, and was filmed in 1956. A sailor returns home to marry his fiancée, but runs into a series of farcical situations.
Critical reception
The Radio Times wrote, "A host of familiar British comedy talent fill out the cast including Irene Handl, Miriam Karlin and Frankie Howerd...this is unexceptional, though some enjoyment can be found watching the old pros go through their paces"; and Allmovie wrote, "the two great scene-stealers in this comedy of errors are Irene Handl as the bride's eccentric (okay, she's just plain dotty) aunt, whose ramblings have a surreal quality; and Dennis Price as the droll-witted officer who is forced by orders to interfere with the impending marriage, and then ordered to make it right. With the cock of an eye-brow or the slight curl of a lip, before he even utters a line, Price dominates every scene in which he appears, and even if the rest of the movie weren't as funny as it is, his performance would be worth the price of admission."
References
Watch it, Sailor! WikipediaWatch it, Sailor! IMDb Watch it, Sailor! themoviedb.org