The Bulldog Breed

The Bulldog Breed

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

1960 · 97 min · ★ 6.1 · 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.

Directed by Robert Asher · Written by Jack Davies

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Norman Wisdom Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
Ian Hunter Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
David Lodge Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Robert Urquhart Commander Clayton
Edward Chapman Mr. Philpots
Eddie Byrne Petty Officer Filkins
Peter Jones Diving Instructor
John Le Mesurier Prosecuting Counsel
Terence Alexander Defending Counsel
Sydney Tafler Speedboat Owner
Brian Oulton Bert Ainsworth
Harold Goodwin Streaky Hopkinson

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