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Sid James
Captain Wellington Crowther
Kenneth Williams
First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks
Kenneth Connor
Dr. Arthur Binn
Liz Fraser
Glad Trimble
Dilys Laye
Flo Castle
Esma Cannon
Bridget Madderley
Lance Percival
Wilfred Haines
Jimmy Thompson
Sam Turner
Ronnie Stevens
Drunk Passenger
Vincent Ball
Jenkins
Cyril Chamberlain
Tom Tree
Willoughby Goddard
Large Man
Ed Devereaux
Young Officer
Brian Rawlinson
Nervous Steward
Anton Rodgers
Young Man
Anthony Sagar
Cook
Terence Frisby
Passenger
Mario Fabrizi
Second Cook
Marian Collins
Bride
Jill Mai Meredith
Shapely Miss
Alan Casley
Sailor
Evan David
Bridegroom
Joyce Adams
Passenger (uncredited)
Del Baker
Officer (uncredited)
Roy Beck
Passenger (uncredited)
Hyma Beckley
Passenger (uncredited)
Roberto Cardinali
Dr. Arthur Binn (singing voice) (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Passenger (uncredited)
Norman Coburn
Wireless Operator (uncredited)
Jean Collins
Passenger (uncredited)
Peter Evans
Passenger (uncredited)
Roy Everson
Officer (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs
Passenger (uncredited)
Alex Graham
Steward (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
Passenger (uncredited)
Aidan Harrington
Passenger (uncredited)
Alan Harris
Passenger (uncredited)
Ruth Harrison
Passenger (uncredited)
Renee Heimer
Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Hetherington
Passenger (uncredited)
John Howard
Passenger (uncredited)
Gordon Humphries
Passenger (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
Passenger (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Mrs. Lewis (uncredited)
Jack Mandeville
Passenger (uncredited)
Gerald Paris
Steward (uncredited)
Cecil Paul
Steward (uncredited)
Ernie Priest
Passenger (uncredited)
Jon Rumney
Passenger (uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Passenger (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
Young Officer (uncredited)
Bunny Seaman
Passenger (uncredited)
John Smart
Passenger (uncredited)
Prunella Smith
Passenger (uncredited)
Emile Stemmler
Steward (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Passenger (uncredited)
John Timberlake
Chef (uncredited)
Jan Williams
Passenger (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
Passenger (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jul 23 2023

You have to feel for poor old "Capt. Crowther" (Sid James) when he discovers that half of his crew have gone down with something and their replacements don't even know what ocean they are sailing in. His problems don't stop there as the SS "Happy Wanderer" has a clientele that would probably have made the "Titanic" iceberg jump out of the way. As ever, it's Esma Cannon who steals the show as the lively, doddery, "Miss Madderley", but there are also some fine contributions from Liz Fraser; Ronnie Stevens - always pickled - and Kenneth Williams as the hapless second-in-command. The jokes are all ...