Lt. Humphrey Fairweather
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Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather, a well-meaning but accident-prone naval officer with a passion for rockets, is posted where he can (so the navy hopes) cause no further damage. He is given command of a mothballed Royal Navy vessel, HMS Berkeley, which has had no commanding officer for several years.
With David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Vera Day. During the Cold War, an idiotic R.N. lieutenant, who cannot be fired due to his connections, is transferred from the Admiralty to the far away Mothball Fleet to a rusty destroyer whose crew is running an illegal money-making scheme.
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- Comedy
- Val Guest
- 1958-07-04
Oct 22, 2018 · During the Cold War, an idiotic R.N. lieutenant, who cannot be fired due to his connections, is transferred from the Admiralty to the far away Mothball Fleet to a rusty destroyer whose crew is running an illegal money-making scheme. Addeddate.
- 80 min
May 31, 2020 · Up the Creek is a 1958 British comedy film written and directed by Val Guest and starring David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Lodge and Lionel...
- 80 min
- 2.5K
- Kalman Orban
Up the Creek. Date: 1958. Director: Val Guest. Production Company: Byron Film (Henry Halstead Productions) Stars: David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Vera Day, Lionel Jeffries, Sam Kydd. Location (s): Essex, Hertfordshire, London. Region (s): London T-Z, South East R-Z.
Synopsis. Admiral Foley (Wilfrid Hyde-White) and his Flag Lieutenant (Tom Gill) arrive at the admiralty in London to deal with a complaint against Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) who has unsuccessfully been testing rockets of his own invention.
Bumbling navy officer Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is transferred to HMS Berkeley, an old World War II destroyer, to keep him out of harm's way.
