We Joined the Navy

The comedy RIOT of the SEASON!!

Duration: 105 min
Release date: 1963-05-17
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Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.

Comedy

We Joined the Navy

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Kenneth More
Kenneth More
as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Badger
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
as Vice Admiral Ryan
Joan O'Brien
Joan O'Brien
as Lt. Carol Blair
Derek Fowlds
Derek Fowlds
as Carson
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
as George Dewberry Sr.
Brian Wilde
Brian Wilde
as Petty Officer Gilors
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell
as 'Honest' Marcel
Wanda Ventham
Wanda Ventham
as Dartmouth Girl
Sidney James
Sidney James
as Dance Instructor
Mischa Auer
Mischa Auer
as Colonel & President
Paul Maxwell
Paul Maxwell
as Commander Spelling U.S.N.
Nicholas Stuart
Nicholas Stuart
as Captain Hurley U.S.N.
Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly
as Simpson
Alexis Kanner
Alexis Kanner
as Garrett
Robin Hawdon
Robin Hawdon
as Williams
John Barrard
John Barrard
as Consul
Esma Cannon
Esma Cannon
as Consul's Wife
Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth Griffith
as Orator
Marie France Dousset
Marie France Dousset
as Françoise
Michael Kilgarriff
Michael Kilgarriff
as Claude
Robert Nichols
Robert Nichols
as Bill
Neil McCarthy
Neil McCarthy
as Sergeant
Tutte Lemkow
Tutte Lemkow
as Corporal
Lally Bowers
Lally Bowers
as Mrs. Dewberry
Laurence Naismith
Laurence Naismith
as Admiral Blake
Andrew Cruickshank
Andrew Cruickshank
as Admiral Filmer
Walter Fitzgerald
Walter Fitzgerald
as Admiral Thomas
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
as Commander R.N.
Arthur Lovegrove
Arthur Lovegrove
as C.P.O. Froud
Jeremy Lloyd
Jeremy Lloyd
as The Midshipman/Dewberry
Dinsdale Landen
Dinsdale Landen
as The Midshipman/Bowles
Michael Bentine
Michael Bentine
as Psychologist
Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes
as Recruitment Interviewee (uncredited)
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
as Dr. Simon Sparrow (uncredited)
Peter Brace
Peter Brace
as Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)
Robert Cawdron
Robert Cawdron
as Marcel's Bar Patron (uncredited)
Graham Crowden
Graham Crowden
as Naval Officer (uncredited)
Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs
as Short-Changed US Seaman
Ian Selby
Ian Selby
as Shocked Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
Guy Standeven
as American Naval Officer (uncredited)
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
as Government Official at Enquiry (uncredited)
David Warner
David Warner
as Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
John Phillips
John Phillips
as Rear Admiral
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