A man becomes his own wingman when time literally stops at sea.
Unassuming planning engineer David Webb finds himself on the Queen Elizabeth to New York with instructions to negotiate a high-powered loan. His lack of confidence means he is completely out of his depth, at least until he finds his personality changes every day during the hour the ship's clocks stop to make allowance for their westward passage.
Acting
Kenneth More plays six versions of himself flawlessly.
Direction
Henry Cornelius wrangles tonal chaos into pure delight.
Writing
The hour-stopped premise somehow makes perfect nonsense.
Director
Henry Cornelius
Kenneth More
David Webb
Betsy Drake
Georgie Brant
Patrick Barr
Jerry Lane
Maureen Connell
Mary
Bessie Love
Becky Wiener
Reginald Beckwith
Warren
John Welsh
Steve, Bar Steward
Howard Marion-Crawford
Hobbs
Clive Morton
Wallis
John Laurie
Abercrombie, Scottish Director
Irene Handl
Mrs. Crowley, Greengrocer
Raymond Huntley
Forbes, Factory Supervisor
Ferdy Mayne
Mario
Sidney James
Albert, Cabin Steward
Roland Culver
Sir Godfrey Cowan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Betsy Drake was Cary Grant's wife at the time; this was one of her final films before she quit acting to become a psychotherapist.
The real Queen Elizabeth ocean liner's westbound clock adjustments were genuine—passengers literally lived 25-hour days, which this film turns into psychological comedy gold.
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