Up to His Neck
| Up to His Neck | |
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.jpg) Original British quad poster | |
| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Written by |
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| Story by | Peter Rogers |
| Produced by | Hugh Stewart |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 1 August 1954 |
Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Up to His Neck is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy.[2][3] It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.
Plot
Sailor Jack Carter has been marooned for ten years on a South Seas island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to train up commandos to recover a stolen submarine, and to foil an oriental criminal plot.
Cast
- Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter
- Brian Rix as Wiggy
- Laya Raki as Lao Win Tan
- Harry Fowler as Smudge
- Colin Gordon as Lieutenant Commander Sterning
- Michael Brennan as Chief Petty Officer Brazier
- Bryan Forbes as Subby
- Alec Mango as Bandit General
- Anthony Newley as Tommy
- Gerald Campion as Skinny
- Roland Curram as Jock
- Norman Mitchell as Fungus
- Hattie Jacques as Rakiki
- John Warwick as Lieutenant Truman
- Martin Boddey as Chang
- Philip Stainton as Mr Woo
- Andreas Malandrinos as Chieftain
- Charles Cameron as Commander in Chief
- Cyril Chamberlain as Walter
- John Warren as Collins
- Charles Houston as Davidson
- John Horsley as Navigating Officer
- Harold Kasket as Croupier
- Shirley Burniston as Olga, Night-club Hostess
- Sara Leighton as Fanny, Night-club Hostess
- Jacqueline Chan as Sung-Yo, Night-club Hostess
- Hermione Harvey as Sword Dancer
- John Singer as R/T Rating
Production
Hugh Stewart got the job of producing when director John Paddy Carstairs refused to work with original producer Paul Soskin so Earl St John of Rank assigned the job to Stewart. [4]
Reception
Stewart said "the thing did very well. And because I was able to do some comedy, but also cut loose a bit in terms of daft ideas I then." It led to him producing the films of Norman Wisom.[4]
References
- ^ Up to His Neck information on British Board of Film Classification
- ^ Up to His Neck on IMDb
- ^ Up to His Neck (1954) Film details
- ^ a b "Hugh Stewart". British Entertainment History Project. 22 November 1989.
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