This enjoyable British farce had newlyweds Ian Carmichael and Janette Scott moving on to a beautiful old house boat, having been kicked out of their apartment before getting married for being spotted laying in bed together, basically doing nothing. It's very funny to watch Captain Carmichael steer the boat, thinking everything is going well and that he's the best captain since Cook when he's really like W. C. Fields in "Tillie and Gus". New wife Scott isn't keen on the boat, particularly since it's dripping on their honeymoon night, and when they bring a board Branson James and his girlfriend Liz Fraser, more hilarity ensues.
The shot of sailboats being tossed over or overrun by waves as this houseboat (which should be docked somewhere) is very funny, and James, trying to get aboard, ends up clutching the masked which is the likeness of a topless female. A funny script and some great visual farce makes this an enjoyable lighthearted British comedy in the class of a "Carry On!" movie, and indeed, I could have seen this having a few follow-ups. Frazier steals the show with an amusing striptease, and James is sensational with terrific moments of droll humor. But it's Scott, as the put-upon new wife, who gets the best moments, reacting ingeniously as the straight man to Carmichael's overconfident buffoon.
The shot of sailboats being tossed over or overrun by waves as this houseboat (which should be docked somewhere) is very funny, and James, trying to get aboard, ends up clutching the masked which is the likeness of a topless female. A funny script and some great visual farce makes this an enjoyable lighthearted British comedy in the class of a "Carry On!" movie, and indeed, I could have seen this having a few follow-ups. Frazier steals the show with an amusing striptease, and James is sensational with terrific moments of droll humor. But it's Scott, as the put-upon new wife, who gets the best moments, reacting ingeniously as the straight man to Carmichael's overconfident buffoon.