We Joined the Navy
1963 · 105 MIN · IMDB 4.7 · DIR. Wendy Toye
Overview
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,646 lines
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00:02:22 Midships.
00:05:51 He's probably better known as the Artful Bodger.
00:09:40 An athlete has the necessary speed and co-ordination
00:14:38 You will learn how to be leaders,
00:18:35 - Yes, sir. - Good.
00:24:23 Well, I had some doubts at first, sir, but not any more.
00:28:01 Post him somewhere.
00:32:18 Your flagship? That cruiser?
00:37:10 Garrett.
00:41:52 did on the 3rd of June commit an act
00:45:37 Well, I'm feeling much better now.
00:50:16 Popular act, isn't it?
00:56:47 Last night, I stood on this spot with a beautiful French chorus girl.
01:01:43 Help!
01:05:28 - No, sir. - No, sir.
01:09:02 Those three are teetering on the brink.
01:13:13 Sailor! Come down!
01:16:27 - My husband? Make love? - He's... He's...
01:19:59 - Now, come on! - Yes, sir.
01:25:30 And as for that warship out there,
01:31:18 - You have a gun? - No.
01:34:50 Well, that's a pity.
01:38:48 My good people,
01:44:21 Do you think he'll be able to manage without us?
Cast & Characters
Kenneth More
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Badger
Lloyd Nolan
Vice Admiral Ryan
Joan O'Brien
Lt. Carol Blair
Derek Fowlds
Carson
John Le Mesurier
George Dewberry Sr.
Brian Wilde
Petty Officer Gilors
Warren Mitchell
'Honest' Marcel
Wanda Ventham
Dartmouth Girl
Sidney James
Dance Instructor
Mischa Auer
Colonel & President
Paul Maxwell
Commander Spelling U.S.N.
Nicholas Stuart
Captain Hurley U.S.N.
Sean Kelly
Simpson
Alexis Kanner
Garrett
Robin Hawdon
Williams
John Barrard
Consul
Esma Cannon
Consul's Wife
Kenneth Griffith
Orator
Marie France Dousset
Françoise
Michael Kilgarriff
Claude
Robert Nichols
Bill
Neil McCarthy
Sergeant
Tutte Lemkow
Corporal
Lally Bowers
Mrs. Dewberry
Laurence Naismith
Admiral Blake
Andrew Cruickshank
Admiral Filmer
Walter Fitzgerald
Admiral Thomas
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Commander R.N.
Arthur Lovegrove
C.P.O. Froud
Jeremy Lloyd
The Midshipman/Dewberry
Dinsdale Landen
The Midshipman/Bowles
Michael Bentine
Psychologist
Rodney Bewes
Recruitment Interviewee (uncredited)
Dirk Bogarde
Dr. Simon Sparrow (uncredited)
Peter Brace
Leather Jacket Rebel (uncredited)
Robert Cawdron
Marcel's Bar Patron (uncredited)
Graham Crowden
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Andrew Sachs
Short-Changed US Seaman
Ian Selby
Shocked Man in Cafe (uncredited)
Guy Standeven
American Naval Officer (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,646
Dialogue density15.7 lines / min
First line00:02:22
Final line01:44:21
Production Record
DirectorWendy Toye
LanguageEnglish
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