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