The Bulldog Breed
Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that. He is saved from jumping off a cliff at 'Lover's Leap' by a Royal Navy petty officer. He persuades Puckle to join the Royal Navy, where he'll meet 'lots of girls'. Life in the Navy proves not to be as rosy as it's been described, and Puckle fails at every task during basic training. But despite this, he's regarded by the Admiral in charge of a rocket project to be a 'typical average British sailor', and chosen to be the first man to fly into outer space in an experimental rocket.
Cast
Norman Wisdom
as Ordinary Seaman Norman Puckle
Ian Hunter
as Admiral Sir Bryanston Blyth
David Lodge
as Chief Petty Officer Knowles
Robert Urquhart
as Commander Clayton
Edward Chapman
as Mr. Philpots
Eddie Byrne
as Petty Officer Filkins
Peter Jones
as Diving Instructor
John Le Mesurier
as Prosecuting Counsel
Terence Alexander
as Defending Counsel
Sydney Tafler
as Speedboat Owner
Reviews
CinemaSerf
I always think it was a little unfair to compare Norman Wisdom to others when so often he was entirely his own man, putting his own unique comedy spin and timing to good use creating a fun atmosphere for a British population still recovering from the effects of WWII. Here, he's the hapless "Puckle" ...
