Up to His Neck
Year:
1954
Production Country:
Great Britain
A story of A.B. picked up by destroyer after being marooned for ten years on Pacific island inhabited by hula girls.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jack Carter Ronald Shiner
- Wiggy Wiggins Brian Rix
- Lao Win Tan Laya Raki
- Smudge Smith Harry Fowler
- Lieutenant Commander Sterning Colin Gordon
- Chief Petty Officer Brazier Michael Brennan
- Fortescue's subbie Bryan Forbes
- bandit general Alec Mango
- Tommy Robinson Anthony Newley
- Skinny Gerald Campion
- Jock Roland Curram
- Fungus Norman Mitchell
- Rakiki Hattie Jacques
- Lieutenant Truman John Warwick
- Chang Martin Boddey
- Mr Woo Philip Stainton
- chieftain Andrea Malandrinos
- commander in chief Charles Cameron
- [Friday's husband] Ian Wilson
- [yeoman of signals] Frank Hawkins
- [Walter, paymaster] Cyril Chamberlain
- ['Salamander' manager] Andy Ho
- [croupier] Harold Kasket
- [navigating officer] John Horsley
- [gunnery officer] Stephen Vercoe
- [Collins, 1st rating] John Warren
- [Davidson, 2nd rating] Charles Houston
- [R/T rating] Johnny Singer
- [flag lieutenant] Alexander Harris
- [naval police] Michael Mulcaster
- [commissionaire] Villa Carlos
- [rickshaw boy] D'rocha
- [hat boy] Kaneko
- [1st waiter] Ah Chong Choy
- [2nd waiter] Jack Sam
- [aide de camp] H.H. Lo
- [3rd waiter] Bill Law
- [sword dancer] Hermione Harvey
- [sword dancer] Yvonne Olena
- [sword dancer] Guy Massey
- [1st giggling hostess] Sonia Bendi
- [2nd giggling hostess] Jan Miller
- [Cleopatra, nightclub hostes Cleo Rose
- [Sung-Yo, nightclub hostess] Jacqui Chan
- [Milg-Tse, nightclub hostess] Gracia Tay
- [Fanny, nightclub hostess] Shirley Lorimer
- [Olga, nightclub hostess] Shirley Burniston
- [Suva, atoll girl] Ruth Shiell
- [Kona, atoll girl] Kim Parker
- [Mara, atoll girl] Eileen Sands
- [Tiki, atoll girl] Rosemary Robinson
- [Moana, atoll girl] Valerie Jean
- [Barana, atoll girl] Atheli Singh
- [Arua, atoll girl] Lizabeth Rollins
- [Molakai, atoll girl] Maria Baillie
- [Kaiffa, atoll girl] Patsy Allenby
- [Zalina, atoll girl] Soraya Rafat
- [Uvaki, atoll girl] Barbara Budmani
- [hula girl] Ann Oliver
- [hula girl] Julie Brett
- [hula girl] Caroline Sopel
- [hula girl] Maya Koumani
Credits
Direction
- Director John Paddy Carstairs
- Assistant Director Patrick Marsden
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Geoffrey Helman
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Michael Healey
- Continuity Rita Davison
- [Assistant Continuity] Eileen Head
Production
- Production Company Group Film Productions
- Producer Hugh Stewart
- Production Manager T.S. Lyndon-haynes
- Production Controller Arthur Alcott
- [Production Secretary] Dora Thomas
- Studio Pinewood Studios
Writing
- Screenplay Patrick Kirwan
- Screenplay Ted Willis
- Screenplay John Paddy Carstairs
- Story by Peter Rogers
- [Story] Sidney Gilliat
- [Story] John Orton
Photography
- Director of Photography Ernest Steward
- Camera Operator Reginald Morris
- [Focus Puller] Peter Hall
- [Clapper Loader] Wally Fairweather
Stills
- [Stills] George Courtney Ward
Special Effects
- Special Effects Bill Warrington
Editing
- Editor Alfred Roome
- [Assistant Editor (1st)] Don Sharpe
- [Assistant Editor] Christopher Lancaster
Design
- Art Director Alex Vetchinsky
- [Assistant Art Director] Jack Stephens
- [Chief Draughtsman] Ernest Archer
- [Draughtsman] Ted Clements
- [Draughtsman] Robert Cartwright
- [Draughtsman] Syd Cain
Costumes
- Costume Designer Joan Ellacott
Make-up
- Make-up George Blackler
- Haidresser Pearl Orton
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by Benjamin Frankel
Sound
- [Music Recording] Ted Drake
- Sound Recording Basil Fenton-Smith
- Sound Recording Gordon K. McCallum
- [Sound Camera Operator] Jack Rossiter
- [Boom Operator] Basil Harris
- [Boom Assistant] Mickey Jay
- [Dubbing Crew] Gordon K. McCallum
- [Dubbing Crew] E.G. Daniels
- Sound Editor John Shirley
- [Dubbing Editor] J.C. Cook
Choreography
- Choreography David Paltenghi
Consultant
- Naval Adviser Jack Broome
