The Bulldog Breed
1960 · 97 min
Comedy
★ 6.1Norman 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.
Crew
- Director Robert Asher
- Screenplay Jack Davies
- Screenplay Henry Blyth
- Screenplay Norman Wisdom
- Director of Photography Jack Asher
Cast
Norman Wisdom
Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
Ian Hunter
Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
David Lodge
Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Robert Urquhart
Commander Clayton
Edward Chapman
Mr. Philpots
Eddie Byrne
Petty Officer Filkins
Peter Jones
Diving Instructor
John Le Mesurier
Prosecuting Counsel
Terence Alexander
Defending Counsel
Sydney Tafler
Speedboat Owner
Brian Oulton
Bert Ainsworth
Harold Goodwin
Streaky Hopkinson
Crew
- Director — Robert Asher
- Screenplay — Jack Davies
- Screenplay — Henry Blyth
- Screenplay — Norman Wisdom
- Director of Photography — Jack Asher
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