Sailors Don't Care
1940 · 79 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy
Boat building father and son join the river patrol service and get caught-up in a spy ring.
Directed by Oswald Mitchell · Written by Oswald Mitchell
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- T Tom Gamble Nobby Clark
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Edward Rigby Joe Clark -
Jean Gillie Nancy -
Michael Wilding Dick -
Marion Gerth Mimi -
Mavis Villiers Blondi -
John Salew Henri - H Henry B. Longhurst Admiral Drake
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G.H. Mulcaster Admiral Reynolds -
Dennis Wyndham Captain Raleigh -
Ian McLean First C.I.D. Man -
Joan Hickson Woman Carried Ashore (uncredited)
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