Watch Your Stern (Original title)
Dates: 1960 (Copyright), 25 April 1960 (Production), 24 October 1960 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Gerald Thomas
Synopsis: Naval comedy centring on complication during atomic torpedo tests.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Military
Releases
Date: 1960Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 88 mins Length: 7964 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [The Film User - v16 n183 January 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n322 November 1960
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n322 November 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n322 November 1960 Page: 27 158
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n322 November 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 28 Sep 1960
Title: [Variety - 28 Sep 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2763 15 Sep 1960 Page: 9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2763 15 Sep 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8358 16 Sep 1960 Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8358 16 Sep 1960: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7963 FeetBFI identifier: C-188099
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221316
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7963 FeetBFI identifier: C-188099
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe BW negativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 265 FeetBFI identifier: C-188101
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7965 FeetBFI identifier: C-188100
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-188098
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1960 (Copyright), 25 April 1960 (Production), 24 October 1960 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Gerald Thomas
Synopsis: Naval comedy centring on complication during atomic torpedo tests.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Military
Releases
Date: 1960Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 88 mins Length: 7964 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(56)
©: Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors, [Production Company]: G.H.W. Productions, Produced by: Peter Rogers, Production Manager: Frank Bevis, [Production Accountant]: Bernard Spence, [Production Secretary]: Gay Lucas, [Producer's Secretary]: Janet Finch, Assistant Director: Jack Causey, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: David Tringham, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Jim Brennan, Continuity: Marjorie Lavelly, Casting Director: Betty White, Screenplay by: Alan Hackney, Vivian A. Cox, From the Play by: Earle Couttie, Director of Photography: Ted Scaife, Camera Operator: Alan Hume, [Focus Puller]: James Devis, [Clapper Loader]: Ron Ford, [Chargehand Electrician]: Thomas Heathcote, [Camera Grip]: Reg Hall, [Stills]: Albert Clarke, Editor: John Shirley, [Assistant Editor]: Peter Andrews, [Assembly Cutter]: Jim Sibley, Art Director: Carmen Dillon, Set Dressing: Peter Lamont, [Draughtsman]: Robert Laing, Alan Fraiser, [Prop Buyer]: Ron Quelch, [Construction Manager]: Bert Mansell, [Stagehand]: H. Dilley, Dress Designer: Joan Ellacott, [Wardrobe Mistress]: Pat Baden, [Men's Wardrobe]: Ben Foster, Make Up: Alec Garfath, Hairdressing: Biddy Chrystal, Music Composed and Directed by: Bruce Montgomery, Sound Recordist: Robert T. MacPhee, Bill Daniels, [Chief Sound Engineer]: Cyril Crowhurst, [Sound Camera Operator]: Charles Tasto, [Boom Operator]: Harry Fairbairn, [Boom Assistant]: Vivian Temple-Smith, [Sound Maintenance]: Austin Partridge, [Dubbing Crew]: Bill Daniels, [Dubbing Crew]: Ted Karnon, [Dubbing Crew]: Ken Barker, Larry Thompson, Sound Editor: Jim Sibley, [Assistant Sound Editor]: David Nimmo, Naval Adviser: Lieut. Com. Peter Peake, [Publicity]: John Troke, [Publicity Secretary]: Vera Harrington, Made at: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(34)
Kenneth Connor (O/S Blissworth), Eric Barker (Captain David Foster), Leslie Phillips (Lt Cdr Bill Fanshawe), Joan Sims (Ann Foster), Noel Purcell (Admiral Sir Humphrey Pettigrew), Hattie Jacques (Agatha Potter), Spike Milligan (Ranjit, Indian electrician), Eric Sykes (electrician), Sidney James (Chief Petty Officer Mundy), David Lodge (security sergeant), Victor Maddern (1st sailor), Ed Devereaux (Commander Phillips), Robin Ray (flag lieutenant), George Street (2nd security guard), Peter Howell (admiral's secretary), Arch Taylor (coxswain), Michael Brennan (1st security guard), Leila Williams (WREN driver), Richard Bennett (officer of the day), Carl Conway (.), Rory Macdermot (3rd security guard), Hedley Colson, Walter Kavan, Raf Jover (.), Jack Smethurst (sailor), Dickie Owen, John Mathews, Bill Cartwright, Peter Byrne, Ivor Danvers, Charles Vance, Michael Nightingale (.), Eric Corrie (engineer officer), Michael Julian (.)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(6)
In: The Film User v16 n183 January 1962 Page: 34Title: [The Film User - v16 n183 January 1962: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n322 November 1960
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n322 November 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n322 November 1960 Page: 27 158
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n322 November 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 28 Sep 1960
Title: [Variety - 28 Sep 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2763 15 Sep 1960 Page: 9
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2763 15 Sep 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8358 16 Sep 1960 Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8358 16 Sep 1960: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7963 FeetBFI identifier: C-188099
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1221316
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7963 FeetBFI identifier: C-188099
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe BW negativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 265 FeetBFI identifier: C-188101
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7965 FeetBFI identifier: C-188100
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-188098
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status