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You Know What Sailors Are is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Ken Annakin released in USA on 3 november 1954 with Akim Tamiroff
You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 3 november 1954
Length 1h29
Directed by Ken Annakin
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Rating55%
You Know What Sailors Are is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin from a screenplay by Peter Rogers. It starred Donald Sinden, Michael Hordern, Bill Kerr, Dora Bryan and Akim Tamiroff.
Synopsis
Three British naval officers out on a drunken spree attach a pram and a pawnbroker's sign to the stern of a foreign naval ship. The next morning, an officer misinterprets the pram and sign as state of the art, top-secret radar equipment. Instantly, the British navy decrees that their ships be fitted with the same device. Thereafter, bureaucratic misunderstandings escalate into a major international incident.Actors
Akim Tamiroff
(President of Agraria)
Shirley Eaton
(Harem Girl)
Donald Sinden
(Lt. Sylvester Green)
Sarah Lawson
(Betty)
Naunton Wayne
(Captain Owbridge)
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