Petticoat Pirates

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

Director: David MacDonald

Cast: Charlie Drake, Anne Heywood, Cecil Parker, John Turner, Thorley Walters, Maxine Audley, Eleanor Summerfield, Victor Maddern

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