The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise1953

Stars: Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson, Charles Goldner
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 94 minutes

The Captain's Paradise is a 1953 British comedy film produced and directed by Anthony Kimmins, and starring Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, and Celia Johnson. Guinness plays the captain of a passenger ship that travels regularly between Gibraltar an… more »



Prof. Killick:
[With Capt. St. James and others at table in the ship's dining room] Captain, the trouble with the human race is, that it's entirely sub-human.

Capt. Henry St. James:
There, Professor, I must raise a small cry of protest.

Prof. Killick:
I ignore it. Mankind has consistently misused science, ever since Prometheus brought down fire from Heaven.

Capt. Henry St. James:
In my opinion... I was just going to say, that the only hope for civilization...

Prof. Killick:
[Interrupting] There isn't any!

Capt. Henry St. James:
...is that every device of science - radio, television, all of them - shall be used to show one half of the world how the other lives.

Mr. Wheeler:
Well put, Captain.

Capt. Henry St. James:
Within reason, of course...

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