Movie

Sailor of the King

Released: June 11, 1953 (1953)

Runtime: 83 minutes

Genres: Action, Drama, War

A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears him a son. 20 years later the boy is on a ship under his command when he is tracking a German Raider. When the boy is captured after his ship is sunk, he finds a way to slow the German's progress while a lethal hunt for him goes on.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Bernard Lee as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Age at release: 45
Patrick Barr as Captain Tom Ashley, HMS Amesbury
Age at release: 45
Michael Rennie as Lt. Richard Saville
Age at release: 43
Wendy Hiller as Lucinda Bentley
Age at release: 40
Robin Bailey as Lieutenant John Stafford, HMS Stratford
Age at release: 33
John Horsley as Commander John Willis
Age at release: 32
Victor Maddern as Signalman Willy Earnshaw
Age at release: 27
Jeffrey Hunter as Signalman Andrew 'Canada' Brown
Age at release: 26
James Drake as Navigator (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown