True as a Turtle
| True as a Turtle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wendy Toye |
| Produced by | Peter De Sarigny |
| Written by |
John Coates Jack Davies Nicholas Phipps |
| Starring |
John Gregson Cecil Parker June Thorburn |
| Music by | Robert Farnon |
| Distributed by | The Rank Organisation |
Release dates | February 1957 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
True as a Turtle is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Wendy Toye and starring John Gregson, Cecil Parker, June Thorburn and Keith Michell. A young couple embark on a voyage on a ketch named Turtle.[1] John Coates wrote the screenplay based on his novel of the same name. The England maritime location was mainly the river Hamble. The yacht club is the Royal Lymington Yacht Club. The motor yacht "Liberty" was M.Y. "Rinansey", my father was engineer aboard her prior to the filming. Some of the film crew stayed at "The Moorings", Back Street (now Rope Walk) in Hamble. I know this because it was my home which my parents ran as a B&B. I remember watching some of the filming, very entertaining to a 9 year old boy.
Cast
- John Gregson - Tony Hudson
- Cecil Parker - Dudley Partridge
- June Thorburn - Jane Hudson
- Keith Michell - Harry Bell
- Elvi Hale - Ann
- Avice Landone - Valeria Partridge