The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

He makes two-timing an art...and gets away with it

5.5(19 votes)
1953
1h 34m
Romance
Comedy
Drama

Mediterranean ferryboat captain Henry St James has things well organized - a loving and very English wife Maud in Gibraltar, and the loving if rather more hot-blooded Mistress, Nita in Tangiers. A perfect life. As long as neither woman decides to follow him to the other port.

Production

London Films Productions, British Lion Films

Cast

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Captain Henry St. James

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Nita St. James

Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

Maud St. James

Charles Goldner

Charles Goldner

Chief Officer Ricco

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Lawrence St. James

Walter Crisham

Walter Crisham

Bob

Nicholas Phipps

Nicholas Phipps

The Major

Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser

Absalom (taxi driver)

Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

The Sheikh

Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot

Ali (vendor)

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