True as a Turtle

True as a Turtle
Original British quad poster
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
Cinematography	Reginald H. Wyer
Edited by	Manuel del Campo
Production company	The Rank Organisation
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
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

References

1. "True As a Turtle (1956)". BFI.

External links

• True as a Turtle at the Internet Movie Database