Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is co-erced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked. This was the first film to couple Will Hay with both Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.
Windbag the Sailor (1936) is a comedy film directed by William Beaudine, released on December 1, 1936 with a runtime of 1h 27m. It stars Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt and Norma Varden. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 12 ratings.
Will Hay
as Captain Ben Cutlet
Moore Marriott
as Jeremiah Harbottle
Graham Moffatt
as Albert
Norma Varden
as Olivia Potter-Porter
Kenneth Warrington
as Yates
Dennis Wyndham
as Maryatt
Amy Veness
as Emma Harbottle
Peter Gawthorne
as Bit Role (uncredited)
George Merritt
as Officer on Yacht
Charles Rolfe
as Second Detective
Leonard Sharp
as Crew Member
Harry Terry
as Crew Member
Directed by William Beaudine, written by Robert Stevenson and Leslie Arliss.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 12 ratings.
What shall we do with the drunken sailor? Captain Ben Cutlet likes to spin yarns about all of his (fake) seafaring adventures, one day his false past comes to bite him as he is bluffed into captaining the Rob Roy at sea, the Rob Roy being barely sea worthy and doomed to be wrecked by a crafty shipping agent. Windbag The Sailor is probably most notable for being the first teaming of Will Hay with Moore Marriott &…
Reviewed on September 6, 2014
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The main cast of Windbag the Sailor (1936) includes Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Norma Varden and Kenneth Warrington. The film was directed by William Beaudine. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Windbag the Sailor was released on December 1, 1936 and runs for 1h 27m.
Windbag the Sailor (1936) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 12 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
