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Windbag the Sailor
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is co-erced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked. This was the first film to couple Will Hay with both Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1936-12-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
7.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Will Hay
Captain Ben Cutlet
Moore Marriott
Harbottle
Norma Varden
Olivia Potter-Porter
Kenneth Warrington
Yates
Dennis Wyndham
Maryatt
Amy Veness
Emma Harbottle
Graham Moffatt
Albert
Peter Gawthorne
Bit Role (uncredited)
George Merritt
Officer on Yacht
Charles Rolfe
Second Detective
Leonard Sharp
Crew Member
Harry Terry
Crew Member
Percy Walsh
Captain of the 'Rob Roy'
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