tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post8011101992247538809..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Overlooked Movies: Carry On Nursemybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-23627476746125861942013-12-11T00:21:37.273-06:002013-12-11T00:21:37.273-06:00They were on the late, late show sometimes in New ...They were on the late, late show sometimes in New York in the sixties and I saw a number of them then. I remember almost nothing about them, but I do remember liking them at the time.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-67038732648131317282013-12-10T14:09:39.492-06:002013-12-10T14:09:39.492-06:00And you have to hit the word "[trailer]"...And you have to hit the word "[trailer]" in my list, since the trailers are always in a separate post on Bill's blog. Almost if not uniquely.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-86992399031522195402013-12-10T12:34:10.135-06:002013-12-10T12:34:10.135-06:00Scroll down for the trailer.Scroll down for the trailer.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-14501138219152802292013-12-10T12:16:10.395-06:002013-12-10T12:16:10.395-06:00Why did I think of Terry Thomas when I saw the hea...Why did I think of Terry Thomas when I saw the header on this post, and where is the trailer promised by Todd?Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-19243843791072594622013-12-10T11:02:34.873-06:002013-12-10T11:02:34.873-06:00That qualifies as the best trivia of the day.That qualifies as the best trivia of the day.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-51489186653795340662013-12-10T10:04:25.916-06:002013-12-10T10:04:25.916-06:00Sometime around 1970 or so, a local chain theater ...Sometime around 1970 or so, a local chain theater here in Chicago booked <i>Carry On Doctor</i>, possibly by mistake.<br />I saw it at a Saturday matinee - my first exposure to Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw - and (Hi Max) Frankie Howerd!<br />At about the same time, a local TV station began showing various of the <i>Carry Ons</i> late on Saturday nights; my brother and I "got them", as probably most of our contemporaries likely wouldn't have (and not just because of the Brit slang).<br /><br />The new availability on DVD from VCI is yet another blessing of our modern age.<br /><br />I guess this would be an "association item":<br />The music for the earliest <i>Carry Ons</i> was composed by Robert Bruce Montgomery - better known in these precincts as Edmund Crispin (creator of Gervase Fen).<br />Look it up!Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-74598734256913903822013-12-10T09:46:40.704-06:002013-12-10T09:46:40.704-06:00Frankie Howerd was also the star of the similar-th...Frankie Howerd was also the star of the similar-themed TV series, Up Pompeii. It used to be aired on our local PBS affiliate some years ago, but the shows were produced in the 1960s and 1970s.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-10462466653555530472013-12-10T09:33:20.838-06:002013-12-10T09:33:20.838-06:00Obviously this series isn't as overlooked as I...Obviously this series isn't as overlooked as I thought!mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-10114537430641398562013-12-10T09:20:05.255-06:002013-12-10T09:20:05.255-06:00I love the CARRY ON films. They're pretty muc...I love the CARRY ON films. They're pretty much all available on DVD in the USA from VCI (doesn't that flow nice?).<br /><br />The great Frankie Howerd is in two of the better ones, or maybe I should say "better" ones, because they are definitely not for every taste: CARRY ON UP THE JUNGLE and (I think) CARRY ON DOCTOR. CARRY ON UP THE KHYBER is considered the best by many buffs. CARRY ON CLEO was shot on the Liz/Dick sets with costumes from the production, too -- I believe Sid James wore Burton's togs. CARRY ON SCREAMING is out on Blu-ray in the UK -- funny Hammer Horror spoof but no Sid James. When I took my Spillane documentary to the National Film Theater in London, the BFI was presenting a big CARRY ON exhibit! Gore blimey! (The latter the name of a Sid James/CARRY ON docudrama...)Max Allan Collinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-53041180674921137872013-12-10T09:14:23.186-06:002013-12-10T09:14:23.186-06:00I may have to check on Netflix and see how they ho...I may have to check on Netflix and see how they hold up.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-25790578197793118872013-12-10T09:14:11.268-06:002013-12-10T09:14:11.268-06:00For years, but there were probably tears on Barbar...For years, but there were probably tears on Barbara Windsor's part too.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-14081946534731733232013-12-10T09:11:41.176-06:002013-12-10T09:11:41.176-06:00The comedy was, to put it mildly, on the smutty si...The comedy was, to put it mildly, on the smutty side, but these were fixtures of my English childhood. I remember a documentary a few years ago about the, ahem, cultural impact of those movies and about the complicated romantic lives of many of the actors who were regulars in the series (Sid James apparently stalked frequent co-star Barbara Windsor for tears). Carry On At Your Convenience (about the unionization of a factory) and Carry In Cleo (the gang on the Nile) are the two I remember best. I think Netflix has a few for instant download.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-35882531466429013192013-12-10T08:41:03.351-06:002013-12-10T08:41:03.351-06:0031? Wow. I've seen about 1/10th of them.31? Wow. I've seen about 1/10th of them.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-27052316492698682462013-12-10T08:40:01.415-06:002013-12-10T08:40:01.415-06:00Or three stage reviews. I suspect I'll need to...Or three stage reviews. I suspect I'll need to see CARRY ON SCREAMING eventually, as a not quite completist horror-movie guy.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-43628860404343766052013-12-10T08:37:20.494-06:002013-12-10T08:37:20.494-06:00Hm. Well, the darnedest things get on the "ar...Hm. Well, the darnedest things get on the "art" circuit when they're imported...I'd vaguely wondered if the CARRY ON series had gotten any cinema exposure in the US, and I'm guessing, from your citation, not so much...the WIKIPEDIA entry is pretty clear--31 "official" CARRY ON films, a tv series, a stage review, and a number of associational films and such...<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_(franchise)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com