Up the Creek is a mirthsome remake of the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr. Porter (1937). Whereas the Hay film concerned an inept railroad stationmaster, the hero of the remake, Lt. Fairweather David Tomlinson, is an inept naval officer. Transferred to the HMS Berkeley, a decrepit WW2-vintage destroyer where he can do the least amount of damage, Fairweather teams up with his new bosun Peter Sellers for a variety of slightly larcenous money-making schemes. Things come to an uproarious conclusion when the admiralty shows up ...
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Up the Creek is a mirthsome remake of the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr. Porter (1937). Whereas the Hay film concerned an inept railroad stationmaster, the hero of the remake, Lt. Fairweather David Tomlinson, is an inept naval officer. Transferred to the HMS Berkeley, a decrepit WW2-vintage destroyer where he can do the least amount of damage, Fairweather teams up with his new bosun Peter Sellers for a variety of slightly larcenous money-making schemes. Things come to an uproarious conclusion when the admiralty shows up for an inspection of the Berkeley. Surprisingly, Up the Creek was filmed with full permission of the Royal Navy. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Add this copy of Up the Creek to cart. $23.75, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2008.
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David Tomlinson; Peter Sellers; Vera Day; Liliane Sottane. New. Run time: 83 mins. Language: English. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
Add this copy of Up the Creek to cart. $29.11, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Televista.
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Reginald Beckwith, Donald Bisset, Max Butterfield, Patrick Cargill, Peter Collingwood, Vera Day, Basil Dignam, Tom Gill,... New. 2008 Run time: 80. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
Add this copy of Up the Creek [Region 2] to cart. $29.99, good condition, Sold by Patrico Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Apollo Beach, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1958.
Up The Creek shows why imported British comedies often packed American movie theaters back in the 1950s and 1960s. It's non-stop laughs from the time the movie starts. Take one incompetent young officer is put in charge of a mothballed ship awaiting destruction. Add a skeleton crew led by Peter Sellers who've been allowed to go unsupervised far too long, and have gotten up to all sorts of illegal activities: from bootlegging and cigarette smuggling to doing laundry in the ship's washing machines for pay, to raising pigs and chickens aboard the ship.
Add the young officer is a fanatic with rockets and give him a chance to work on one unwatched aboard the ship, unmindful to the fact his first three caused much damage to property and in one case just missed killing a man. Throw in some senior officers who are as foolish as everybody else, and so stuffy and unsympathetic that you end up rooting for the nutty young man and the crooked sailors. Top with a nice romantic intersest, and serve to an appreciative theater audience. In short, if you don't mind black and white films, and like British films, or for that matter like Peter Sellers, this film is for you.
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