Carry On Screaming!

"Carry On Screaming with the Hilarious CARRY ON Gang!!"

1966 1h 37m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 118

ComedyHorror

Synopsis

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The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for him, Detective Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue!

“Carry On Screaming with the Hilarious CARRY ON Gang!!”

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Cast

Harry H. Corbett
Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
Kenneth Williams
Dr. Olando Watt
Jim Dale
Albert Potter
Charles Hawtrey
Dan Dann
Fenella Fielding
Valeria Watt
Joan Sims
Emily Bung
Angela Douglas
Doris Mann
Bernard Bresslaw
Sockett

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gerald Thomas
Writers: Talbot Rothwell
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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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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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eric Rogers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Harry H. Corbett and Kenneth Williams and Jim Dale carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Carry On Screaming with the Hilarious CARRY ON Gang!!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Gerald Thomas directs. Alan Hume behind the camera. Eric Rogers scores. Rod Nelson-Keys cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Carry On Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Gerald Thomas, shot by Alan Hume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Eric Rogers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Rod Nelson-Keys shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Harry H. Corbett and Kenneth Williams and Jim Dale carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Carry On Screaming with the Hilarious CARRY ON Gang!!".
8IMDB entry: tt0060214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "monster", "mannequin", "wife", "kidnapping".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alan Hume
Original score: Eric Rogers
Editing: Rod Nelson-Keys
Costume design: Emma Selby-Walker
Makeup / hair: R.L. Alexander
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Carry On Screaming! (1966)

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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CinemaSerf2022-11-04
★ 6/10
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CinemaSerf2022-11-04
★ 6/10
Kenneth Williams is on good form here as the evil "Dr Watt". He has a cunning plan not to turn shop mannequins into beautiful women, but exactly the reverse! His lethal sidekick "Oddbod" (Tom Clegg) is the one that procures his source material and the intrepid "Insp. Bung" (Harry H. Corbett) the sleuth charged by Scotland Yard with bringing this evil culprit to book. This is certainly one of the better in the series. It is more of a send-up of all things horror (and Hammer) with much less crass innuendo and silly double-entendre than with many of the other "Carry On" features. Corbett does most of his acting with his eyes and facial expressions and both Williams and Fenella Fielding deliver well atop a fine supporting cast of regular faces who all have their parts to play delivering a solid and amusing script at quite a pace for ninety minutes. The visual effects are straight from the supermarket condiments shelf, with maybe a little porridge and artex thrown in for good measure and Eric Rogers has written a jauntily eery score to help us through the faux jump moments. Not exactly laugh out loud, but it does parody the genre rather well and has stood the test of time fine. Don't expect to be in the least scared, though!