Carry on Cruising

Carry on Cruising

Star Cast	-         Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser, Esma Cannon, Lance Percival, Dilys Laye
Director	-          Gerald Thomas
Producer	-          Peter Rogers
Rating	-          UA
Year of Release	-          1962
Category	-          Hollywood
Genre	-          Comedy

  Movie Gist

Captain Crowther addressing his crew

  This laughter terror is about how a Captain tries to adjust himself with the last moment changes on his ship – Happy Wanderer.

Dr. Binn & First Officer Marjoribanks

Captain Crowther (Sid James) learns that there are five new crew members (officers) on the top five positions, just before the voyage begins. He finds out that the new crew is highly incompetent. To add on to his problems, the passengers are also a bunch of strange-behaving people. Captain Crowther hopes that his next voyage would be a captain on the transatlantic ship & that he would take some of his crew members along with him.

Captain Crowther

The Happy Wanderer begins its voyage from England & passes through various ports – Spain, Italy & North Africa. Among the passengers on board are two single ladies –

Flo & Gladys

Gladys (Liz Fraser) & Flo (Dilys Laye). They are traveling with a hope that Flo might find a husband on the ship. So she tries to find her partner in the PT instructor – Jenkins (Vincent Ball) as well as Captain Crowther. However, Dr. Binn (Kenneth Connor) – one of the new crew officers, falls for her; she neglects him. There is a

Bridget

Haynes baking cake for Captain Crowther

passenger (Ronnie Stevens) whose only interest on the ship is the bar. Bridget (Esma Cannon) is at her best. The other new recruit is the head chef – Wilfred Haynes (Lance Percival) finds out that he is sea-sick & takes his treatment from Dr. Binn.

First Officer Marjoribanks (Kenneth Williams), who is also a new crew member, is over-confident as always. He helps Gladys in being cupid to Dr. Binn & Flo. The new crew makes the captain happy with the dedication in their work. The five of them decide to hold a party for Captain Crowther along with the passengers.

Dr. Binn, Captain Crowther & First Officer Marjoribanks
at the party

Haynes bakes him a cake; while the new bar-tender cables the former one & offers the Captain his favorite drink – Aberdeen Angus.

The party is on in full swing when Captain Crowther gets a telegram mentioning an offer that he would be sailing as a captain in the new transatlantic ship. He turns down the offer & wishes to be with his own crew.

Carry on Constable

Carry on Constable

Star Cast	-      Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Eric Barker, Charles Hawtrey, Leslie Phillips, Shirley Eaton, Hattie Jacques
Director	-          Gerald Thomas
Producer	-          Peter Rogers
Rating	-          UA
Year of Release	-          1960
Category	-          Hollywood
Genre	-          Comedy

  Movie Gist

Left to right - PC Constable, PC Benson & PC Potter

It is an absolute delight to watch this crude slapstick comedy movie. With a flu epidemic prevailing, a British suburban police station is running short of staff. Under the pressure to maintain the staff level, Sergeant Wilkins (Sid James) is happy to hear that there are three new recruits joining directly from the training school.

The three new constables to join are – PC Charles Constable (Kenneth Connor) who is extremely superstitious,

Left to right - PC Benson, SC Gorse,
PC Potter & PC Constable reporting

PC Stanley Benson (Kenneth Williams) who is a self-proclaimed intellectual & amateur psychologist & PC Tom Potter (Leslie Phillips) who is a socially well-connected playboy. PC stands for Police

PC Constable trying to lure
WPC Passworthy

Constable. Before even reporting at the police station, the trio unknowingly help some bank robbers to get away in their car (a Jaguar). They get embarrassed on learning the truth. Enter WPC Gloria Passworthy (Joan Sims), PC Constable falls for her. Special Constable Gorse (Charles Hawtrey) completes the wreck.

The trio along with SC Gorse manage to totally bust up the operations of the police force & let criminals get away.

Disguised PC Benson & SC Gorse

They have to prove their worth otherwise they will lose their job & Sergeant Wilkins will be transferred. Finally luck favors them when a wages robbery takes place. Potter & Benson

PC Benson & PC Potter following Jaguar

locate the Jaguar car & the four of them get ready to confront the thieves. They arrest them & recover the stolen money.

Sergeant Wilkins gets promoted to his efficiency &excellent results by his constables. Constable finally gets his girl – Passworthy & also gets rid of his superstitions.

PC Potter while on patrol

Notable plots in the movie - the consequence the trio go through when going for a bath, the attempts made by PC Constable to express his love for WPC Passworthy, the superstitions of PC Constable,

The bathing terror

the over-confident & self-obsessed talk of PC Benson, the confused SC Gorse & the flirting techniques used by PC Potter.

Carry On Cleo

Carry On…Cleo

Star Cast	-     Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Amanda Barrie, Jim Dale
Director	-          Gerald Thomas
Producer	-          Peter Rogers
Rating	-          A
Year of Release	-          1964
Category	-          Hollywood
Genre	-          Comedy

  Movie Gist

Horsa & Hengist in a Briton village

  The movie is about an attempt by a bungling slave, Hengist (Kenneth Connor) to rescue his master, the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) against assassination. 

Julius Caesar with Mark Antony

Mark Antony with Cleo

The Romans invade Britain with an army led by Mark Antony (Sid James). The army attacks a Briton village where its residents still live in caves & wear animal skins. They capture & enslave some of the villagers & take them to Rome. Among the villagers are – square wheel maker Hengist Pod (William Connor) & a fearless warrior Horsa (Jim Dale). The slaves are bought by a trader Spencius & auctioned. No one bids for Hengist; he’s listed in for lion-fodder. When an attempt is made to

Cleo & Mark Antony conspiring
against Caesar

kill Caesar, Horsa fiercely fights & kills his enemies. In a confusion, Hengist gets all the credit instead of Horsa; & is made Caesar’s bodyguard.

Front to back - Hengist, Caesar & Horsa
trying to escape from Egypt

Meanwhile, Caesar’s best friend – Mark Antony is sent to Egypt for an alliance. Antony is overwhelmed after seeing Cleopatra aka Cleo (Amanda Barrie), the Egyptian Queen. He falls for her. The only way for Antony to achieve her is by killing Caesar & Hengist. 
However, Antony’s plan to kill Caesar in Egypt goes in vain. Caesar, Horsa, Hengist & the other British countrymen escape to Britain.