although most american have little knowledge of his work other than star war and alec guinness produce an amazing body of work particularly in the 1940s 1950s range from drama to quirky comedy . i particularly love his comedy and a they be so well do and seem so natural and real on the screen far different from the usual fare from hollywood . this very odd little movie be about a navy captain who come from a long family line of sea captain . the problem be and he get so deathly seasick that his career be spend ashore . out of the blue and he become the owner of a seaside amusement pier and begin to envision it a his ship . he talk a if it a boat and run it with naval efficiency as well . see the film it funny and very absorb .