All at Sea (1957)

Alec Guinness: Capt. William Horatio Ambrose

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Quotes 

• Figg : Is that how they do it in the Navy, sir?

  Capt. William Horatio Ambrose : I take it you are never in the service, Figg?

  Figg : I never wanted to be. I've spent all my life on a dredger and if you're going to run this pier like a battleship, I shall be sorry I left it.

  Capt. William Horatio Ambrose : Well, I am going to run it like a battleship. All the best piers in the country or run naval-style and, under my command, Sandcastle pier will be no exception. I shan't be satisfied until everything is ship-... er... pier-shape and Blackpool-fashion.

• Capt. William Horatio Ambrose : I shall do my duty ma'am to the best of my disability.

• [Captain Ambrose has been proudly describing the naval exploits of his various ancestors, over footage which shows that they were utterly inept] 

  Capt. William Horatio Ambrose : Hence our family motto "Omnes Per Mare".

  Reporter : I'm afraid my Latin...

  Capt. William Horatio Ambrose : "All At Sea".