Up to His Neck
Original British quad poster
Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Written by	John Paddy Carstairs Patrick Kirwan Ted Willis
Story by	Peter Rogers
Produced by	Hugh Stewart
Starring	Ronald Shiner Brian Rix Laya Raki
Cinematography	Ernest Steward
Edited by	Alfred Roome
Music by	Benjamin Frankel
Production company	Group Film Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date	1 August 1954
Running time	91 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Up to His Neck is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs, starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy.^[2][3] It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.

Plot

Sailor Jack Carter has been marooned for ten years on a South Seas island, and treated as a King by natives. He is eventually rescued by the Royal Navy, who then use him to train up commandos to recover a stolen submarine, and to foil an oriental criminal plot.

Cast

Production

Hugh Stewart got the job of producing when director John Paddy Carstairs refused to work with original producer Paul Soskin so Earl St John of Rank assigned the job to Stewart. ^[4]

Reception

Stewart said "the thing did very well. And because I was able to do some comedy, but also cut loose a bit in terms of daft ideas I then." It led to him producing the films of Norman Wisom.^[4]