The Blue Peter [Navy Heroes] ** (1955, Kieron Moore, Greta Gynt, Sarah Lawson, Mervyn Johns) – Classic Movie Review 13,451

The 1955 British film The Blue Peter [Navy Heroes] stars Kieron Moore as a shellshocked World War Two naval war hero, who tries to find himself again in peacetime by training lads at an Outward Bound sea school in Wales.

Director Wolf Rilla’s 1955 British film The Blue Peter [Navy Heroes] stars Kieron Moore, Greta Gynt, Sarah Lawson and Mervyn Johns.

Kieron Moore stars as World War Two naval war hero Mike Merriworth, shellshocked by his experiences as a prisoner of war, who tries to find himself again in peacetime by enrolling as a physical instructor and training lads at an Outward Bound sea school in Wales, and well-meaning Group Three films try to train 1950s audiences in the proper values.

The Blue Peter [Navy Heroes] is decent and good hearted if rather dull and outdated, and unfortunately Kieron Moore gives a solid-as-wood performance. But Greta Gynt, Sarah Lawson and Mervyn Johns are welcome co-stars, and there are early appearances from Harry Fowler as Charlie Barton and Anthony Newley as Fred Starling.

Today’s children would probably prefer Ninja Turtles, though not all of them, as there are Outward Bound schools in more than 35 countries attended by more than 150,000 each year.

Written by Don Sharp (original story and screenplay) and John Pudney (screenplay), the film centres on youth seamanship at the original Outward Bound outdoor education organisation in Aberdyfi [Aberdovey], Wales.

Outward Bound was founded in the UK by Lawrence Holt in 1941.

It was released in the UK in November 1955 (UK) and then as Navy Heroes in the US in December 1957.

The cast

The cast are Kieron Moore as Mike Merriworth, Greta Gynt as Mary Griffin, Sarah Lawson as Gwyneth Thomas, Mervyn Johns as Captain Snow, Mary Kerridge as Mrs Snow, Harry Fowler as Charlie Barton, John Charlesworth as Andrew Griffin, Anthony Newley as Fred Starling, Brian Roper as Tony Mullins, Edwin Richfield as Number One, Richard Bennett as Roger, and William Ingram as Karl.

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Sarah Lawson stars as Gwyneth Thomas.