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Windbag the Sailor is a 1936 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Will Hay.The film marked the first appearance of Hay with Graham Moffatt and Moore Marriott acting as his straight men, however both Moffatt and Marriott had previously acted separately in films starring Hay, namely in Dandy Dick and Where There's a Will, respectively.
- December 1936
- Michael Balcon
Windbag the Sailor: Directed by William Beaudine. With Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Norma Varden. A bragging sea captain's maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways.
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- Comedy
- William Beaudine
- 1937-06-18
Windbag The Sailor is probably most notable for being the first teaming of Will Hay with Moore Marriott & Graham Moffatt, a trio that would go on to make classic British comedies Oh Mr Porter! and Ask A Policeman.
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is co-erced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked. This was the first film to couple Will ...
Will Hay plays a bragging sea captain whose maritime experience actually extends to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways. His tall tales catch him out when he is co-erced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked. This was the first film to couple Will Hay with both Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.
