Windbag the Sailor
Date: 1936
Director: William Beaudine
Production Company: Gainsborough Pictures
Stars: Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt
Location(s): Cornwall
Region(s): South West
Storyline:
A bragging sea captain whose maritime experience extends to navigating a coal barge on inland waterways is caught out when he is coerced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked.
Additional Information:
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- Capture 1
- 02 Nov 2015
A crowd awaits the new Captain of the Rob Roy at the films Falport dock. IMDB mentions just one location, Falmouth in Cornwall.
Lionel Sear with the help of Mike and Steve, who's invaluable help and co-operation both Lionel and we acknowledge, sends this and other shots of the jetty. (RL)
- Capture 2
- 02 Nov 2015
The Sea Scouts band plays as the Master's car approaches. This is facing inland from the Eastern Breakwater of Falmouth Docks.
Lionel points out that this is slightly to the right of 001n and although the railway lines have been removed their location is still visible. (RL)
- Capture 3
- 02 Nov 2015
Captain Ben Cutlet (Will Hay) has words with Jim Maryatt (Dennis Wyndham) before setting sail.
Lionel took a similar stance to 001 and 002 but now looking south east. Unfortunately, Mike and Steve's co-operation didn't extend to providing him with a boat to stand on! (RL)
- Capture 4
- 02 Nov 2015
The Rob Roy departs without casting off, dragging part of the pier into the sea.
Again, no boat to stand on but instead there are protruding structures that were added to enable the jetty to handle paddle steamers from Ireland. So Lionel used one of those. (RL)
- Capture 5
- 'Now' required
After regaining control of his ship following a spell on a desert island, Captain Cutlet gives the order to set sail.
- Capture 6
- 02 Nov 2015
The Rob Roy approaches Falport after rescuing the passengers and crew of a luxury yacht.
Despite the poor weather Lionel and Cynthia managed, after a good lunch, to capture the scene which shows that the stone building remains amongst all the developments. (RL)
- Capture 7
- 02 Nov 2015
Albert (Graham Moffatt) and Jerry Harbottle (Moore Marriott) wave from the bow, just before the Captain steers into the pier.
Here Lionel was looking north over the end of the jetty at Trefusis Point, east of Flushing and with no boat approaching the Carrick Roads can be seen. (RL)