The Bulldog Breed (1960)
Norman 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.
Director:
Robert Asher
Writers:
Jack Davies, Henry Blyth, Norman Wisdom.
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Norman Wisdom as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle |
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Ian Hunter as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth |
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David Lodge as Chief Petty Officer Knowles |
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Robert Urquhart as Commander Clayton |
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Edward Chapman as Mr. Philpots |
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Eddie Byrne as Petty Officer Filkins |
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Peter Jones as Diving Instructor |
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John Le Mesurier as Prosecuting Counsel |
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Terence Alexander as Defending Counsel |
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Sydney Tafler as Speedboat Owner |
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Brian Oulton as Bert Ainsworth |
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Harold Goodwin as Streaky Hopkinson |
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Johnny Briggs as Johnny Nolan |
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Frank Williams as Mr. Carruthers |
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Joe Robinson as Tall Sailor |
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Liz Fraser as NAAFI Girl |
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Penny Morrell as Miss Marlene Barlow |
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Claire Gordon as Blonde on Yacht |
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Julie Shearing as WRN Smith |
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Bosun as Bosun the Dog |
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John Arnatt as Briggs (uncredited) |
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John Bailey as Prisoner Escort (uncredited) |
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Alan Beaton as Commander (uncredited) |
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Michael Caine as Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited) |
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Rodney Cardiff as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Tony Castleton as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Cyril Chamberlain as Jimmy (uncredited) |
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Bill Cummings as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Roland Curram as Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited) |
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Larry Dann as New Dalton's Boy (uncredited) |
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Robert Desmond as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited) |
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Chick Fowles as Man in Cinema Queue (uncredited) |
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Tex Fuller as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Sheila Hancock as Doris (uncredited) |
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Imogen Hassall as Girl in Cinema Queue (uncredited) |
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Glyn Houston as Gym Instructor (uncredited) |
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Roy Lansford as Prisoner Escort (uncredited) |
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Rosamund Lesley as Peggy (uncredited) |
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Philip Locke as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited) |
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Keith Peacock as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Geremy Phillips as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Bryan Pringle as Physical Training Instructor (uncredited) |
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Fred Real as Commander (uncredited) |
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Oliver Reed as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited) |
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William Roache as Space Centre Operator (uncredited) |
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Leonard Sachs as Yachtsman (uncredited) |
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Anthony Sagar as Instructor's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Arnold Schulkes as Sailor (uncredited) |
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Anne Scott as Polynesian Girl (uncredited) |
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John Tatham as Naval Officer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Asher | Director |
| Writing | Jack Davies | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henry Blyth | Screenplay |
| Writing | Norman Wisdom | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jack Asher | Director of Photography |
