Petticoat Pirates

David MacDonald
1961-11-01


6.2
87 min

Undistinguished British farce (in Technicolor and CinemaScope). Stoker Charlie (the diminutive Drake) helps 150 Wrens under Superintendent Maxine Audley, who've hijacked a frigate, HMS 'Huntress', to prove they're the equal of their male counterparts. Hardly a feminist masterpiece, but fans will relish the nightmare court-martial in which Drake plays all the parts

Cast

Name Character Team
Charlie Drake Charlie Unowned
Anne Heywood Chief Oficer Anne Stevens Unowned
Cecil Parker C-in-C Unowned
John Turner Lt. Michael Pattinson Unowned
Thorley Walters Captain Jerome Robertson Unowned
Maxine Audley Mary - Superintendent Unowned
Aleta Morrison Frog Girl Unowned
Murray Melvin Kenneth Unowned
Anton Rodgers Alec Unowned
Dilys Laye Sue Unowned
Eleanor Summerfield Chief Wren Mabel Rawlins Unowned
Victor Maddern CPO Nixon Unowned
Lionel Murton Admiral Unowned
Barbara Hicks P.T. Instructress Unowned
Kenneth Fortescue Paul Turner Unowned
Penny Newington Elizabeth Unowned
Michael Ripper Tug Unowned
Angus Lennie George Unowned
Tony Hilton Pincher Unowned
Norman Chappell Johnson Unowned
James Milner Chips Unowned
Diane Aubrey Gunnery officer Unowned
Daphne Jonason Navigation Officer Unowned
Diana Potter Frog Girl Unowned