Showing posts with label Bernard Cribbins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bernard Cribbins. Show all posts

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Carry On Spying


            Carry On Spying

 
Star Cast
-      Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Cribbins, Dilys Laye, Eric Barker, Jim Dale, Judith Furse
Director
-          Gerald Thomas
Producer
-          Peter Rogers
Rating
-          UA
Year of Release
-          1964
Category
-          Hollywood
Genre
-          Comedy
  Movie Gist

  This hilarious comedy is about how a not-so-famous & an unprofessional detective & his gang carry on with spying.
Secret Service Chief & Agent Simpkins
One of the STENCH (Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) agents, disguised as a milkman –
Left to right - Agent Simpkins, Agent Bind
Agent Crump & Agent Honeybutt
The Fat Man
Dr. Crow
Agent Honeybutt getting tortured

Milchmann, steals the top secret chemical formula from the laboratory. The Chief of the Secret Service worries about what would happen if the formula went into wrong hands. He, therefore, reluctantly appoints the only agent he has left with for the mission to retrieve the formula. The agent is a least-able operative, ignorant & bumbling Agent Desmond Simpkins (Kenneth Williams) & his inept, unstable trio of trainees – Agent Daphne Honeybutt (Barbara Windsor), Agent Charlie Bind (Charles Hawtrey) & Agent Harold Crump (Bernard Cribbins). They travel across the globe in search of the precious top secret formula. There is yet another agent
hired – Carstairs (Jim Dale), considering the lack of experience in Agent Simpkins & his trio.
Agent Simpkins & his trio in
Dr. Crow's secret layer
The four (Agent Simpkins & his trio) are hot on their trail, chasing the antagonists. The disguises are gadgets’ galore are a necessity to win against the villains. On their way they encounter the STENCH agents, the Milchmann & the Fat Man. There is a lot of idiocy involved during the search process, until they end up in dastardly Dr. Crow’s (Judith Furse) secret layer.
The trio imprisoned by Dr. Crow
The movie goes on how Agent Simpkins & his trio manage to escape from the tortures of Dr. Crow & retrieve the formula. Outstanding moments in the movie are the photographic memory of Agent Daphne, Agent Simpkins’ overconfidence in the search & the torture in the secret layer of Dr. Crow.

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Carry On Jack



Carry On Jack


Star Cast
-     Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Juliet Mills, Cecil Parker, Donald Houston, Percy Herbert
Director
-          Gerald Thomas
Producer
-          Peter Rogers
Rating
-          U
Year of Release
-          1963
Category
-          Hollywood
Genre
-          Comedy
  Movie Gist     
Mid-Shipman Albert Poop Decker
  The movie is about MidShipman Albert Poop Decker (Bernard Cribbins) & his adventures with the frigate Venus.
Albert has taken around 8½ years to be a MidShipman; but has not yet qualified. But he gets promoted as a MidShipman to Venus by the First Sea Lord (Cecil Parker) considering England was in need of navy officers. He has to board Venus from Plymouth.
Crew on Venus
When he reaches Plymouth, he understands that there is still a day left for the rest of the crew to arrive. So he plans to enjoy his time at a tavern. This is where Albert’s adventures start. He meets Sally (Juliet Mills) here. She steals his uniform & masquerades as him. She joins Venus as a MidShipman Albert Poop Decker. Albert & Walter Sweetly (Charles Hawtrey) are taken on the crew of Venus as sea-men by First Officer Lieutenant Jonathan Howett (Donald Houston) & Mr. Angel (Percy Herbert) who assists the Lieutenant. The captain of Venus is Captain Fearless (Kenneth Williams), who is anything on earth but fearless.
Sally (disguised as Albert Poop Decker),
Captain Fearless (sitting) & Albert
Mr. Angel, Walter Sweetly &
Lieutenant Jonathan
Disgruntled by Captain Fearless, Lieutenant Jonathan & Mr. Angel plot a conspiracy to shoo away the Captain, MidShipman Albert Poop Decker & Sea-men Albert & Walter. They are successful in their plan. The four along with the Captain’s cow escape for safety in a boat to Spain. When leaving, Captain Fearless gets a splinter in his foot; which turns out to be gangrenous later. Venus, now led by Lieutenant turned Captain Jonathan, also boards Spain.
Captain Patch, the pirate captain
The chaos begins – the four of them escape from Spain in Venus; Jonathan takes over 5 ships from Spain & feels proud of himself. On its way back, Venus is attacked by the pirates. The captain of the pirates, Captain Patch turns out to be Roger (Peter Gilmore), Sally's love. A comedy fight results into the victory of Venus & the four against the pirates. But due to some irresponsibility from Walter, the sail burns setting off the primed cannons & hitting & blowing off all the 5 Spanish ships
The four are considered as heroes at the Admiralty. Captain Fearless gets promoted to Admiral & is given a desk job. Albert & Sweetly are given the ranks of honorary Captain, with pension, but Albert confesses that he wishes to leave the Navy service & marry Sally.

Overall, the movie is fun to watch; seems like a Tom & Jerry chase.