Sailors Don't Care (1940 film)
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Directed byOswald Mitchell
Screenplay byOswald Mitchell
Kenneth Horne (additional dialogue & scenes)
Kenneth Horne (additional dialogue & scenes)
StarringTom Gamble
Edward Rigby
Jean Gillie
Edward Rigby
Jean Gillie
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
| Sailors Don't Care | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Oswald Mitchell |
| Screenplay by | Oswald Mitchell Kenneth Horne (additional dialogue & scenes) |
| Starring | Tom Gamble Edward Rigby Jean Gillie |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Jack Harris |
| Music by | Percival Mackey (musical director) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Sailors Don't Care is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Michael Wilding, Edward Rigby and Jean Gillie.[1][2] It was written by Kenneth Horne. The film follows the antics of some River Patrol Service men on the trail of spies.
Joe Clarke and his son Nobby volunteer to operate a Home Defence listening post on the ship Terrific. Unwittingly they get involved in intrigue involving enemy agents and a time bomb.
Cast
- Tom Gamble as Nobby Clark
- Edward Rigby as Joe Clark
- Jean Gillie as Nancy
- Michael Wilding as Dick
- Marion Gerth as Mimi
- Mavis Villiers as Blondie
- G. H. Mulcaster as Admiral Reynolds
- John Salew as Henri
- Henry B. Longhurst as Admiral Drake
- Dennis Wyndham as Captain Raleigh