The Bulldog Breed
The Bulldog Breed
Release: 1960-12-13
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 5.7
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
The Rank Organisation
Cast
Ian Hunter
as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
Robert Urquhart
as Commander Clayton
Edward Chapman
as Mr. Philpots
Terence Alexander
as Defending Counsel
Harold Goodwin
as Streaky Hopkinson
Eddie Byrne
as Petty Officer Filkins
Joe Robinson
as Tall Sailor
Claire Gordon
as Blonde on Yacht
Michael Caine
as Sailor in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Glyn Houston
as Gym Instructor (uncredited)
Oliver Reed
as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
David Lodge
as Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Peter Jones
as Diving Instructor
Larry Dann
as New Dalton's Boy (uncredited)
Robert Desmond
as Sailor on Bridge of Warship (uncredited)
Philip Locke
as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
William Roache
as Space Centre Operator (uncredited)
Sydney Tafler
as Speedboat Owner
Frank Williams
as Mr. Carruthers
Roland Curram
as Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Roy Lansford
as Prisoner Escort (uncredited)
Johnny Briggs
as Johnny Nolan
Sheila Hancock
as Doris (uncredited)
Leonard Sachs
as Yachtsman (uncredited)
John Le Mesurier
as Prosecuting Counsel
Brian Oulton
as Bert Ainsworth
Liz Fraser
as NAAFI Girl
Bryan Pringle
as Physical Training Instructor (uncredited)
Penny Morrell
as Miss Marlene Barlow
John Arnatt
as Briggs (uncredited)
Cyril Chamberlain
as Jimmy (uncredited)
Imogen Hassall
as Girl in Cinema Queue (uncredited)
Norman Wisdom
as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
