Carry on Cruising
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Star Cast
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- Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Liz
Fraser, Esma Cannon, Lance Percival, Dilys Laye
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Director
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Gerald Thomas
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Producer
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Peter Rogers
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Rating
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UA
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Year of
Release
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1962
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Category
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Hollywood
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Genre
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Comedy
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Movie Gist
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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 –
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| 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
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| Bridget |
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| 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.
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| 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.
