Sailor Beware! (1955)

Genre : Comedy, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 0M

Synopsis

BBC television adaptation of the Philip King and Falkland L. Cary play about an imminent wedding becoming endangered by a domineering matriarch.

Actors

Jean Burgess
Jean Burgess
Daphne Pink
James Copeland
James Copeland
Carnoustie Bligh, AB
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Shirley Hornett
Ronald Lewis
Ronald Lewis
Albert Tufnell AB
Myrette Morven
Myrette Morven
Mrs. Lack
Peggy Mount
Peggy Mount
Emma Hornett
Cyril Smith
Cyril Smith
Henry Hornett
Ann Wilton
Ann Wilton
Edie Hornett

Crews

Falkland L. Cary
Falkland L. Cary
Writer
Philip King
Philip King
Writer
Alan Chivers
Alan Chivers
Producer
Melville Gilliam
Melville Gilliam
Producer

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