Doctor at Sea

Doctor at Sea (1955)

That Doctor is Back ...and She-Sick!

A youthful doctor tires of general practice and signs up to be a ship's doctor in an effort to bring some excitement into his life. Unfortunately, the cargo boat he joins is skippered by a formidable martinet captain and, worse still, there are only two women on board. Luckily for the fun-loving medic, one of them, a beautiful French girl, is more than impressed with his bedside manner.

Date of release
1955-07-12
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (26)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Ralph Thomas
Collection
The Doctor Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

Doctor at Sea is a 1955 British comedy film, directed by Ralph Thomas, produced by Betty E. Box, and based on Richard Gordon's 1953 novel of the same name. This was the second of seven films in the Doctor series, following the hugely popular Doctor in the House from the previous year. Once again, Richard Gordon participated in the screenwriting, together with Nicholas Phipps and Jack Davies, and once again Dirk Bogarde played the lead character Dr Simon Sparrow. The cast also includes James Robertson Justice and Joan Sims from the first film, but this time playing different characters. This was Brigitte Bardot's first English-speaking film.

Production

Filming took place on the ship Agamemnon in January 1955 and at Pinewood Studios the following month. Brigitte Bardot made the film just before becoming internationally famous in And God Created Woman.

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