- Windbag the Sailor
Infobox Film
name = Windbag the Sailor
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director =William Beaudine
producer =Michael Balcon
writer =Stafford Dickens George Edgar Marriott Edgar Will Hay
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starring =Will Hay Moore Marriott Graham Moffatt
music =Charles Williams
cinematography =Jack E. Cox
editing =R.E. Dearing Terence Fisher
distributor =Gainsborough Pictures
released = flagicon|UK December 1936
runtime = 87 minutes
country = UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 0028509"Windbag the Sailor" (1936) is a British comedy film directed by
William Beaudine , starringWill Hay in the title role.Ben Cutlet (
Will Hay ) is a sea captain who entrances his bar room audience with tales of his days at sea, even though in reality his maritime experience extends only to navigating a coal barge. His tall tales catch him out when he is conned into commanding the "Rob Roy", an unseaworthy ship, to theWest Indies by a gang of criminals who mean to scuttle the ship for the insurance money.The film marked the first appearance of the famous team of Hay, Moffatt and Marriott.
Cast
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Will Hay as Captain Ben Cutlet
*Moore Marriott as Jerry Harbottle
*Graham Moffatt as Albert
*Norma Varden as Olivia Potter-Porter
*Kenneth Warrington as Yates
*Dennis Wyndham as Jim Maryatt
*Amy Vaness as Emma HarbottleExternal links
*imdb title|id=0028509|title=Windbag the Sailor
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