Carry On Regardless

"Can you stand the laughs? Do you cry real tears at comedy? Do your sides ache when you laugh too hard?"

1961 1h 27m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 58

Comedy

Synopsis

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After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series of odd jobs, including a chimp's tea party, trying to stay sober at a wine tasting… and demolishing a house.

“Can you stand the laughs? Do you cry real tears at comedy? Do your sides ache when you laugh too hard?”

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Cast

Sidney James
Mr. Bert Handy
Kenneth Connor
Sam Twist
Charles Hawtrey
Gabriel Dimple
Joan Sims
Lily Duveen
Kenneth Williams
Francis Courtenay
Bill Owen
Mike Weston
Liz Fraser
Delia King
Terence Longdon
Montgomery Infield-Hopping

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Mandarin, English.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 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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6 / 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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7 / 8

CAST

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Sidney James and Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Can you stand the laughs? Do you cry real tears at comedy? Do your sides ache when you laugh too hard?".

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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 German, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Mandarin, English.
4Part of the "Carry On Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Gerald Thomas, shot by Alan Hume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor John Shirley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sidney James and Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Can you stand the laughs? Do you cry real tears at comedy? Do your sides ache when you laugh too hard?".
9IMDB entry: tt0054727 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alan Hume
Editing: John Shirley
Costume design: Joan Ellacott
Makeup / hair: George Blackler
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Carry On Regardless (1961)

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

John Chard2015-06-26
★ 7/10
In safe hands. A bunch of out of work folk are delighted when several positions come onto the market at the Helping Hands Agency... As most reviews attest to, this fifth Carry On film barely has a plot to get your hands on. Pic basically takes the seven members of the agency through a series of vignettes, the jobs they are assigned to do ranging from chimp walking to modelling underwear! Each slot allows for some amiable comedic opportunity, the best of which finds Joan Sims getting sloshed at a wine tasting function, Charles Hawtrey landing in a boxing match with a hulking brute, Kenneth Connor involved in a 39 Steps parody, and all of the workers pitched into chaos during an Ideal Homes Exhibition. Back at the Helping Hands office Sid James and his secretary Esma Cannon are flummoxed by the continuous appearance of Stanley Unwin talking his gobbledygook, which all leads to the big finale as the whole cast get to have a grand old time of things. While as usual there's fun to be had spotting the future stars of British TV and film who pop up in cameos. Carry On Regardless finds the creators on safe and amiable ground. It's no high point of the series but it's good fun and lets some under valued comic actors work their respective charms. 7/10

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