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True as a Turtle

True as a Turtle

1957Movie⏱️ 1h 36m
Comedy
5.7
IMDB Rating
165 votes

Newlywed Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane suffers from chronic seasickness, she accepts and one day they go on board the Turtle, a fine yacht owned by an industrialist f...

Director
Wendy Toye
Writers
John Coates, Jack Davies, Nicholas Phipps
Stars
John Gregson, Cecil Parker, June Thorburn
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 11
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

John Gregson
John Gregson
as Tony Hudson
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
as Dudley Partridge
June Thorburn
June Thorburn
as Jane Hudson
Keith Michell
Keith Michell
as Harry Bell
Elvi Hale
Elvi Hale
as Ann
Avice Landone
Avice Landone
as Valerie Partridge
Jacques B. Brunius
Jacques B. Brunius
as Monsieur Charbonnier
Gabrielle Brune
Gabrielle Brune
as Mary
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Charles Clay
as Sir Harold Brazier
Betty Stockfeld
Betty Stockfeld
as Lady Brazier

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
The Rank Organisation, Rank Organisation Film Productions

🏷️ Keywords

yachtseasicknessnewlywed couplehoneymoonweekend

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Messing About in Boats
by richardchatten2020-02-02
3/10

"Gorgeously shot in Eastman Colour by Reg Wyer with an attractive cast. Despite - or perhaps because - of the extensive photography on location and at sea which at the time probably seemed very glamorous, today it all seems cramped, garrulous and drawn out (although enlivened by the business with the casino), with a relentlessly 'jolly' nautical score by Robert Farnon. The presence of John Gregson - and the ending - already revives memories of 'Genevieve', with the women reluctantly dragged along again far more chic and much cooler and more sensible than the men...."

💡 Did You Know?

Film debut of Keith Michell.

📖 Synopsis

Newlywed Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane suffers from chronic seasickness, she accepts and one day they go on board the Turtle, a fine yacht owned by an industrialist f...