Up the Creek

Director: Val Guest Val Guest

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/09/2015
UPC:	0644827165629
Original Release:	1958
Source:	Reel Vault
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:23:00
Sales rank:	39,393

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

David Tomlinson	David Fairweather
Peter Sellers	CPO Doherty
Wilfrid Hyde-White	Adm. Foley
Vera Day	Lily
Liliane Sottane	Susanne
Tom Gill	Flag Lieutenant
Michael Goodliffe	Nelson
Reginald Beckwith	Publican
Lionel Murton	Perkins
John Warren	Cooky
Lionel Jeffries	Steady Barker
Sam Kydd	Bates
Frank Pettingell	Stationmaster
Donald Bisset	Farm Laborer
Leonard Fenton	Policeman
Basil Dignam	Coombes
Peter Coke	Cmdr. Price
Jack McNaughton	Regulating Petty Officer
Larry Noble	Chief Petty Officer
Patrick Cargill	Commander
Michael Ripper	Decorator
Howard Williams	Bunts
Peter Collingwood	Chippie
Barry Lowe	Webster
Edwin Richfield	Bennett
David Lodge	Scouse
Max Butterfield	Lofty
Malcolm Ranson	Small Boy
Suraiya Hyder	Actor
Tony Lowry	Composer
Tony Fones	Composer

Technical Credits

Val Guest

John Warren

Len Heath

Val Guest	Director,Screenwriter
Henry Halstead	Producer
John Warren	Screenwriter
Len Heath	Screenwriter