Carry On Cruising

1962 1h 29m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 72

Comedy

Synopsis

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Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from. Not only does he get the five most incompetent shipmates ever to sail the seven seas, but the passengers turn out to be a rather strange bunch too. The SS Happy Wanderer will never be the same.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sidney James
Captain Wellington Crowther
Kenneth Williams
First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks
Kenneth Connor
Dr. Arthur Binn
Liz Fraser
Glad Trimble
Dilys Laye
Flo Castle
Esma Cannon
Bridget Madderley
Lance Percival
Wilfred Haines
Jimmy Thompson
Sam Turner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gerald Thomas
Writers: Norman Hudis
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Carry On Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Gerald Thomas, shot by Alan Hume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Shirley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sidney James and Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gerald Thomas directs. Alan Hume behind the camera. John Shirley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Carry On Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Gerald Thomas, shot by Alan Hume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor John Shirley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sidney James and Kenneth Williams and Kenneth Connor carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0055831 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "sea", "ship", "holiday", "boat".

The technical file

Cinematography: Alan Hume
Editing: John Shirley
Costume design: Joan Ellacott
Makeup / hair: George Blackler
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Carry On Cruising (1962)

Part of

Carry On Collection

This is classic British comedy at it's best! This collection contains all 31 hilarious Carry On movies. Starring: Kenneth Williams Charles Hawtrey Jim Dale Joan Sims Barbara Windsor Hattie Jacques Windsor Davies Valerie Leon Peter Butterworth Bernard Bresslaw Terry Scott Bill Maynard Phil Silvers Patsy Rowlands and Frankie Howerd.

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Gerald Thomas

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2023-07-23
★ 6/10
You have to feel for poor old "Capt. Crowther" (Sid James) when he discovers that half of his crew have gone down with something and their replacements don't even know what ocean they are sailing in. His problems don't stop there as the SS "Happy Wanderer" has a clientele that would probably have made the "Titanic" iceberg jump out of the way. As ever, it's Esma Cannon who steals the show as the lively, doddery, "Miss Madderley", but there are also some fine contributions from Liz Fraser; Ronnie Stevens - always pickled - and Kenneth Williams as the hapless second-in-command. The jokes are all the usual round of nautical, innuendo-ridden, quips (though I am not sure I heard "avast behind" in there) and the cast look like they are all enjoying themselves as the story plots it's predictable, but entertaining, course. Somehow I felt the "Carry On" films worked better in black and white, the humour pertained more to the past rather than the colour of the future, but this takes a swipe at all things cruising: snobbery, excess, boredom and the middle classes who tended to occupy the cabins when not getting blotto on cocktails they had never heard of - and it does it quite well. It's a chortle, not a laugh out enterprise and is anchored well by some pithy writing and Messrs. James and Williams.

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