Barnacle bill

Barnacle Bill is a feature film starring Wallace Beery. The screen comedy was directed by Richard Thorpe. Lazy fisherman Bill Johansen docks his small and sinking fishing boat in San Pedro barnacle bill, aggravating ship chandler Pop Cavendish and Pop's spinster daughter Marge, who would like to marry Bill even though he has welched on paying his debts for years, barnacle bill. Pop tries to have Bill's boat attachedbut cannot because Bill barnacle bill craftily listed the boat's ownership in the name of his daughter Virginia, whom he has not seen since she was a baby.

Barnacle Bill U. Guinness plays an unsuccessful Royal Navy officer and six of his maritime ancestors. This was the final Ealing comedy although some sources [ citation needed ] list Davy as the last , and the last film Guinness made for Ealing Studios. William Horatio Ambrose wants desperately to live up to the proud family tradition; the Ambroses have always been mariners even if not distinguished ones , hence their family motto, " Omnes per Mare " "All at Sea". In humorous vignettes, Guinness portrays six of his ancestors, starting with a confused caveman rowing in circles in his coracle , and ending with his own father's ignominious demise at the Battle of Jutland.

Barnacle bill

A seasick sea Captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Figg : Is that how they do it in the Navy, sir? William Horatio Ambrose : I take it you are never in the service, Figg? Figg : I never wanted to be. I've spent all my life on a dredger and if you're going to run this pier like a battleship, I shall be sorry I left it. William Horatio Ambrose : Well, I am going to run it like a battleship. All the best piers in the country or run naval-style and, under my command, Sandcastle pier will be no exception. I shan't be satisfied until everything is ship Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. All at Sea Original title: Barnacle Bill. Director Charles Frend.

Powered by Alexa. Quotes Virginia Johansen : Did you like it, pa? Bill attends church with them, barnacle bill, but later shows up drunk for supper.

A grumpy old fisherman tries to avoid marriage, contend with a daughter he never knew he had and scuttle the attempts of landlubbers who want to rob him of his seagoing livelihood, while the Read all A grumpy old fisherman tries to avoid marriage, contend with a daughter he never knew he had and scuttle the attempts of landlubbers who want to rob him of his seagoing livelihood, while the locals try to reform him. A grumpy old fisherman tries to avoid marriage, contend with a daughter he never knew he had and scuttle the attempts of landlubbers who want to rob him of his seagoing livelihood, while the locals try to reform him. Virginia Johansen : Did you like it, pa? Bill Johansen : Oh, sure. I think they ought to do more singing though and less talking. Say, what do they do with all that there money that they collect, huh?

A seasick sea Captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Figg : Is that how they do it in the Navy, sir? William Horatio Ambrose : I take it you are never in the service, Figg? Figg : I never wanted to be. I've spent all my life on a dredger and if you're going to run this pier like a battleship, I shall be sorry I left it. William Horatio Ambrose : Well, I am going to run it like a battleship. All the best piers in the country or run naval-style and, under my command, Sandcastle pier will be no exception. I shan't be satisfied until everything is ship

Barnacle bill

A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U. Michael Balcon Dennis Van Thal. Not all Ealing comedies with Alec Guinness were created equal, and Barnacle Bill is a much lesser one. It has too many tedious sections and provides only a few mild chuckles. Clarke, who wrote the sublime The Lavender Hill Mob.

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Wallace Beery Bill Johansen. Drama Comedy. British film critic Leslie Halliwell said: "Quite an amusing comedy which had the misfortune to come at the tag-end of the Ealing classics and so seemed too mild and predictable. Add photo. Powered by Alexa. Top cast Edit. The arrival of Beery's long-lost teenage daughter Virginia Weidler as Virginia Johansen could put Berry in a family mood, but local crooks and his wayward nature threaten to sink Berry's ship It runs into roughness, now and then, which requires rather diligent overacting and farcical behavior by all hands. Richard Thorpe. Films directed by Richard Thorpe.

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Still a nice little film though. Read all A grumpy old fisherman tries to avoid marriage, contend with a daughter he never knew he had and scuttle the attempts of landlubbers who want to rob him of his seagoing livelihood, while the locals try to reform him. Powered by Alexa. Douglas Slocombe. Bill arrives at the fishing grounds as Kelly is again trying to intimidate the fishermen and gives Kelly his money back. The rest of the players are restricted to familiar but adequate caricatures. Curiosity Finds a Book-Like Rock. The New York Times. FAQ Figg : I never wanted to be. Perseverance Views Phobos.