The Baby and the Battleship

"It all starts when a sailor's left holding the baby!"

After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it before his ship sails he enlists the help of best mate Puncher Roberts to smuggle the child aboard. But babies are surprisingly demanding and gradually the whole crew is drawn into helping keep it fed and washed - and undiscovered. Even so, the officers above deck start to puzzle over the increasingly strange happenings on board.

Director: Jay Lewis

Cast

John Mills

Puncher Roberts

Richard Attenborough

Knocker White

André Morell

Marshal

Bryan Forbes

Prof. Evans

Michael Hordern

Capt. Hugh

Ernest Clark

Cmdr. Geoffrey Digby

Harry Locke

CPO Blades

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Michael Howard

Joe