The Bulldog Breed

From The Army's Funniest Private...To The Navy's Most Riotous Seaman!

  • Rated 6.1 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1960
  • 1h 37m
  • Comedy

Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.

Director
Robert Asher
Starring
Norman Wisdom, Ian Hunter, David Lodge, Robert Urquhart

Cast

  • Norman Wisdom

    Norman Wisdom

    Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle

  • Ian Hunter

    Ian Hunter

    Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth

  • David Lodge

    David Lodge

    Chief Petty Officer Knowles

  • Robert Urquhart

    Robert Urquhart

    Commander Clayton

  • Edward Chapman

    Edward Chapman

    Mr. Philpots

  • Eddie Byrne

    Eddie Byrne

    Petty Officer Filkins

  • Peter Jones

    Peter Jones

    Diving Instructor

  • John Le Mesurier

    John Le Mesurier

    Prosecuting Counsel

  • Terence Alexander

    Terence Alexander

    Defending Counsel

  • Sydney Tafler

    Sydney Tafler

    Speedboat Owner

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