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Stanley Baker had been struggling to find acting work, but after he was cast as Mr. Harrison the boatswain shortly before his 22nd birthday, he was never out of work again. His most prominent role would be the lead character in Zulu (1964).
Once the flogging of Seaman Hommel (Peter Morton) was complete, vinegar was applied to the wound as an (unfortunately painful) antiseptic. If vinegar were not available salt could have been used instead, hence the saying "rubbing salt in the wound" whenever one trauma follows another.
The ship Lieutenant William Bush (Robert Beatty) and Captain Horatio Hornblower (Gregory Peck) board to meet the Admiral at the end of the movie is the actual H.M.S. Victory, currently dry-docked at Portsmouth, England. As Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, she is still commissioned to the present day as an official vessel of the Royal Navy, and the only surviving original ship of the line still in existence.
Gregory Peck said that director Raoul Walsh was not interested in dialogue scenes. During talky sequences,Walsh sat down and read the newspaper.
The movie is based on three "Hornblower" novels: ""Beat to Quarters" (a.k.a. "The Happy Return"), "Ship of the Line," and "Flying Colours." These were all written in 1938, and were the first books of the series.
"Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: You know why I'm having Hummill flogged, Mr. Gerard? 2nd Lt. Gerard: I reported him for fighting, sir. Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: I am not having him flogged for fighting, Mr. Gerard. I'm having him flogged because you said in front of the men that you'd flog him. This is a ship of war - as it's captain, I must uphold my lieutenants' authority. 2nd Lt. Gerard: I understand, sir. Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: Flogging only makes a bad man worse, Mr. Gerard... but it can break a good man's spirit. Is Hummill a bad man? 2nd Lt. Gerard: Aside from his temper, sir, he's a good sailor. Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: A good sailor, ill-fed and thirsty. Watch the cat as it cuts his back to pieces, Mr. Gerard... and in the future, perhaps you'll think twice before you threaten anyone with a flogging."
"Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: This ship is getting slack, Mr. Gerard. It's taking you longer every day to clear for action. 2nd Lt. Gerard: The hands are weak, sir, and... Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: And what? 2nd Lt. Gerard: Restless, sir. After all, sir, seven months without sighting land. Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: No excuse. You ought to control them... Lookout: Land ho! Off the starboard bow! Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: ...An officer who cannot control his men is not reliable. 2nd Lt. Gerard: Yes, sir. Excuse me, sir, that was "Land ho." Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: I have ears, Mr. Gerard. 2nd Lt. Gerard: I thought you might be interested, sir. Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: It took you eleven minutes and twenty seconds to clear for action the other day. I want it done in ten. Now! 2nd Lt. Gerard: Now, sir? Capt. Horatio Hornblower, R.N: You seem to have your mind on something else - I said, "Now!""
