Sailor Beware
A RIOT OF A COMEDY
1956 | 81m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Parry |
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| Writer: | Philip King, Falkland L. Cary |
| Staring: |
| Battle-axe Emma Hornett dominates her hen-pecked husband Henry, his meek sister Edie and daughter Shirley. Shirley is to marry young sailor Albert,raised in an orphanage,and he and best man Carnoustie stay with the Hornetts on the eve of the wedding. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 04, 1956 |
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| Director: | Gordon Parry |
| Writer: | Philip King, Falkland L. Cary |
| Genres: | Comedy |
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| Production Companies | Romulus Films, Remus |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peggy Mount | Emma Hornett |
| Shirley Eaton | Shirley Hornett |
| Ronald Lewis | Albert Tuffnell |
| Cyril Smith | Henry Hornett |
| Esma Cannon | Edie Hornett |
| Gordon Jackson | Carnoustie Bligh |
| Geoffrey Keen | Rev Mr. Purefoy |
| Thora Hird | Mrs Lack |
| Joy Webster | Daphne Pink |
| Eliot Makeham | Uncle Brummell |
| Fred Griffiths | Taxi Driver |
| Edie Martin | Little Woman In Church |
| Barbara Hicks | Little Girl's Mother |
| Alfie Bass | Organist (Uncredited) |
| Michael Caine | Sailor (Uncredited) |
| Paul Eddington | Bearded Sailor (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Parry | Director |
| Philip King | Writer |
| Falkland L. Cary | Writer |
| Stan Hawkes | Editor |
| Peter Akister | Music |
| Douglas Slocombe | Cinematography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Clayton | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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