Doctor at Sea (film)

Doctor Ahoy! (Original Title: Doctor at Sea ) is a British comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas in 1955 with Dirk Bogarde, Brenda de Banzie, Brigitte Bardot and James Robertson Justice in the lead roles. The film was produced by the production company Group Film Productions Limited. Doctor Ahoy! is the second film from the series of Doctor movies.

Content

After working for a year as a country doctor, Herbert Sperling had to leave his job head over heels, he was - innocent - found in a seemingly compromising situation. Rescue at the last need is to sign on as a ship's doctor.

On the ship, he quickly realizes that he is actually superfluous. For their little aches and pains, the crew would rather go to his assistant, who has a "magic bullet ". In his first shore leave Herbert Sperling is imprisoned because he has gone along with a comrade expensive food, and could not pay the bill. In prison, then take even one after the drunken ship's carpenter one who likes to see a delirious crowd of huge bloodhounds, and Sperling's assistant, who had the bad luck that came the husband of his beloved home unexpectedly. The wizard is also that triggers using a game of chance, which he plays with the prison guards, and all other single-seat ends.

Two passengers taken on board - The harbor also - much to the dismay of the captain. Firstly, Muriel Mallet, daughter of the shipowner, the captain makes the beautiful eyes and the pretty young dancer Helene Colbert. Between her and a romance begins Sperling.

Reviews

" The young doctors from, But, sir ', now a doctor with two years of practice, as a ship's doctor gets into all sorts of tangles. Prevailed in the doctor - film No. 1 nor schmunzelige milieu and type of comedy before, so now governed rougher situation comedy. " "

"In his staid modesty and his individual good scenes a typical descendant of, But, Doctor! ' From the age of 16 probably possible, though not necessary."

Comments

The second part of the Doctor series is again based on a novel by author Richard Gordon. James Robertson Justice has for the only time in this series, an appearance not as Sir Lancelot Spratt, but as Captain Hogg. The similarity in name to Captain Hook is deliberately security. With Brigitte Bardot in the film occurs on even an international star. The reviews of the film have been mixed, mainly was in comparison to the first part of " rougher situation comedy " judged negatively.

1955 in film Screenplay Jack Davies (screenwriter) Film score Noel Purcell (actor) Doctor (film series) Ship's doctor The 39 Steps (1959 film)
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