UK,
1960, 97 min
Directed by:
Robert AsherScreenplay:
Jack DaviesCinematography:
Jack AsherComposer:
Philip GreenCast:
Norman Wisdom, Ian Hunter, Robert Urquhart, Edward Chapman, Peter Jones, John Le Mesurier, Brian Oulton, Sheila Hancock, Joe Robinson, Oliver Reed (more)Plots(1)
When he is crossed in love, grocers assistant Norman Puckle joins the Navy, where he is recruited to man the first British rocket. (official distributor synopsis)
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