Up to His Neck

Up to His Neck
Up to His Neck
	Original British quad poster
Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Written by	John Paddy Carstairs; Patrick Kirwan; Ted Willis;
Based on	a story by Peter Rogers
Produced by	Hugh Stewart
Starring	Ronald Shiner; Laya Raki;
Cinematography	Ernest Steward
Edited by	Alfred Roome
Music by	Benjamin Frankel
Production; company	Group Film Productions Limited
Distributed by	General Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	1 August 1954 (UK)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Up to His Neck is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy.^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

Sailor Jack Carter has been marooned for ten years on a South Seas island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to train up commandos to recover a stolen submarine, and to foil an oriental criminal plot.

Cast[]

Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter
Brian Rix as Wiggy
Laya Raki as Lao Win Tan
Harry Fowler as Smudge
Colin Gordon as Lieutenant Commander Sterning
Michael Brennan as Chief Petty Officer Brazier
Bryan Forbes as Subby
Alec Mango as Bandit General
Anthony Newley as Tommy
Gerald Campion as Skinny
Roland Curram as Jock
Norman Mitchell as Fungus
Hattie Jacques as Rakiki
John Warwick as Lieutenant Truman
Martin Boddey as Chang
Philip Stainton as Mr Woo

References[]

External links[]

Up to His Neck at IMDb

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[1] Up to His Neck information on British Board of Film Classification

[2] Up to His Neck on IMDb

[3] Up to His Neck (1954) Film details

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