On film to be released was carry on columbus in 1992, starring jim. The duke wore jeans 1958 carry on sergeant 1958 chain of events 1958 the solitary child 1958 please turn over 1959 carry on nurse 1959 carry on teacher 1959 watch your stern 1960 no kidding 1960 carry on constable 1960 carry on regardless 1961 raising the wind 1961 the iron maiden 1962 twice round the daffodils 1962. He starred in dentist in the chair 1960 and dentist on the job 1961, later regretting not choosing the carry on s over the dental comedies. The phrase carry on, sergeant was commonly used by a british officer telling a sergeant or other nco to continue with his duties, and it was indeed so used.
This film lacks the chaos of the later films, and the presence of a barbara windsor or hattie jacques who can give as good as they get against the men but still, a. Interesting therefore to see many of the characters that would become regulars on the wonderful carry on series. Sep 01, 2017 carry on sergeant 1958 film complet en francais a 20170901t20. A military sergeant approaching retirement hopes to end his career on a high note by seeing his last lot of recruits come first in an annual competition to find the best squad in the forces. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even.
The carry on films are britains longest running film series, comprising 31 films from 1958 to 1992. A few of the early pictures were moderately popular here in small theaters which occasionally showed british films, and a batch of them turned up on tv in the late1960s, when they were about the raciest. Kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, william hartnell, shirley eaton, eric barker, dora bryan, bill owen, kenneth connor, terence. Kenneth connor and charles hawtrey are the prankish misfits who become the hilarious bane of army officers existence when he makes a bet he will turn them into star squad award soldiersor bust. Carry on sergeant was very loosely based on the bull boys, a novel by r. The story, what little there is, is based around the soontoretire sergeant grimshaw william hartnell of doctor who fame, whose job it is to whip national service recruits into shape.
Ive been a fan of the carry on films for a number of years now but had never seen the series first film, carry on sergeant, so decided to finally sit down and watch it. This first entry in the longrunning some would say interminable british carry on series is at base a collection of motheaten army jokes, albeit served up with freshness and energy. Films what a carry on wiki fandom powered by wikia. Jun 09, 20 carry on 20 years of the carry on films licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. Carry on sergeant 1958 is about a group of recruits doing national service. In any case, this was the first film in the carry on series, 1958. As to be expected, it was not quite developed, nor was it nearly as polished and smooth as the others that followed. Whilst this film was the fourth carry on to be released in the uk, in the us it was released third. Carry on sergeant 1958 for info on kenneth williams.
Having spent the previous six years at heathercrest national service depot and due for retirement in a mere 10 weeks, sgt. Combined with carry on nurse, this completes my collection of all the movies in the series. The barracks ceased to be a regimental depot in 1959 when the queens royal regiment west surrey was amalgamated with the east surrey regiment, although the keep was still used as a pay office and a record office until 1983 when it was sold to countryside. The tv series was so popular that it had already led to its own movie spinoff, i only arsked. The dvd reissue features commentary from dora bryan, shirley eaton and terence longdon.
Delderfield and was adapted into a script by norman hudis with john antrobus. Carry on 20 years of the carry on films licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. Copping bill owen drilling the squad, golightly charles hawtrey spaced out, all getting kitted out except strong kenneth connor, denied treatment by dr. British filming locations for the movie carry on sergeant 1958 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Carry on sergeant was the original film and a surprise hit. Distributed by angloamalgamated from 1958 to 1966, and the rank organisation from 1967 to 1978, the films were all made at pinewood studios. Recruits include bob monkhouse, kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, kenneth connor and corporal bill owen. Gerald thomas, 1958, the first film in the carry on series, started out as little more than an attempt to cash in on the huge success of the itv sitcom the army game 19571961. A group of ordinary guys are drafted into doing their national service at an army barracks run by a retiring sergeant hartnell. His public profile growing, monkhouse also began appearing in comedy films, including the first of the carry on film series, carry on sergeant, in 1958. Sergeant grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the star squad. In fact, when governor films acquired the distribution for the us, they released carry on nurse 1959 first, carry on sergeant 1958 second and carry on teacher 1959 fourth. The films humour was in the british comic tradition of the music hall and bawdy seaside postcards.
It was such a surprise hit that it led the producers to make more carry on films and establish a series. Sergeant grimshaw wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the star squad prize with his very last platoon of newly calledup national servicemen. It had not originally been planned as the start of a movie series, but after its success at the boxoffice, producer peter rogers and director gerald thomas set about a further project with carry on nurse 1959, which was enormously successful. On sergeant grimshaws last day, the men thank him and give him a ronson cigarette lighter as a going away present. Blakeley died blakeley, a movie producer from lancashire whose career in pictures went back to the 1930s, had specialized in movies built around music hall humor and music hall comedians, aimed specifically at northern british audiences. First of the series, this has several elements in embryo, that the unplanned series keeps, not. Carry on sergeant 1958 film complet en francais a 20170901t20. In 1958 the barracks were used a location for the comedy film carry on sergeant. Carry on sergeant the first ever carry on film sees a band of illmatched national service recruits put under the command of inaugural doctor who william hartnell.
The early british has always been my favorite brand of humor, and im glad i purchased this last disc of the series, and its interesting to see how the series evolved. Proving that even great institutions have modest beginnings, carry on sergeant d. The carry on series primarily consists of 31 british comedy motion pictures 19581978 and 1992, four christmas specials, a television series of thirteen episodes, and three stage plays. All of the carry on films get 4 or 5 stars from me.
It had not originally been planned as the start of a movie series, but after its success at the boxoffice, producer peter rogers and director gerald thomas set about a further project with carry on nurse. Grimshawe is determined to achieve his lifes goal and train the depots best platoon at least once. Carry on sergeant 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jul 16, 2003 1958 s carry on sergeant is the one that started it all, and one of the few carry on films where the title actually makes sense. The partnership between producer peter rogers and director gerald thomas were to see a further 29 carry on films made during the next 21 years. This little postwar comedy dates from a time when conscription was still in force and young men were obliged to serve a spell in the army, as dour army officer sergeant grimshawe william hartnell, the original doctor who. The film was sufficiently successful to inspire a similar venture, again focusing on an established and respected profession in carry on nurse.
With kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, william hartnell, shirley eaton. This first entry in the longrunning some would say interminable. Sergeant grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the star squad prize with his very last platoon of newly calledup national servicemen. Carry on sergeant 1958 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. William hartnell, bob monkhouse, shirley eaton, eric barker, dora bryan, bill owen, charles hawtrey, kenneth connor, kenneth williams, terence longdon, norman rossington, gerald campion locations. Carry on sergeant 1958 letterboxd social film discovery.
Delderfield and was adapted into a script by norman hudis with john. Carry on sergeant is a 1958 british comedy film about national service starring william hartnell, bob monkhouse and eric barker. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. The platoon is driven away after training is completed. Delderfield and was adapted into a script by norman hudis with john antrobus contributing additional. Uk quad poster for the debut film in the carry on series, carry on sergeant 1958. The 30odd carry on comedies made in england between 1958 and 1978 are largely unknown in america. Predstavlja adaptaciju teatarskog komada the bull boys r. They are lowbudget comedies, featuring a regular troupe of actors, whose humor is based largely on innuendo and doubleentendre, with the humor becoming slightly more raunchy as the series progressed.
Unfortunately, the body of men hes landed with could be little worse if. On the parade ground they all finally come together as a unit and win the star squad award. The first of the carry on movies, 1958s sergeant is rather different from its successors, much more a film of its time the latter days of. The series humour relied largely on innuendo and double. The series humour relied largely on innuendo and double entendre.
Set in institutions of various types, the bungling protagonists usually fail, then eventually triumph in the face of some adversity. Gerald thomass carry on sergeant was shot and released, ironically enough, in the very year that john e. From 1958 to 1962 the films screenplays were written by norman hudis and mostly shot in black and white. Obviously unaware that they would turn into a series of 31 films, sergeant is a pretty standard example of british comedy towards the end of the 1950s.
Watch carry on sergeant full movie in hd visit movie 32110 fall in for the first ever film in the highly successful carry on. Carry on sergeant is a 1958 comedy film about national service starring william hartnell, bob monkhouse and eric barker. A few of the early pictures were moderately popular here in small theaters which occasionally showed british films, and a batch of them turned up on tv in the late1960s, when they were about the raciest stuff on television in. We were expecting this movie plus carry on nurse to come on the same disc, but sometimes, strange things happen with orders. Carry on sergeant 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Producer peter rogers and director gerald thomas drew on a regular group of actors that included sid. The carry on series is a longrunning british sequence of comedy films, stage shows and television programmes produced between 1958 and 1992. As to be expected, it was not quite developed, nor was it nearly as polished and. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some. Carry on sergeant is a boisterous barrackroom send up of the army life. I wont be writing about those actors from that film who went on to become mainstays of the series im thinking about kenneths williams and connor, charles hawtrey and hattie jacques here. Nastavite narednice je britanska crnobijela filmska komedija snimljena 1958. But what a motley bunch they turn out to be, and its up to grimshaw to put the nohopers through their paces.
It starred charles hawtrey, william hartnell, kenneth williams, shirley eaton, kenneth connor, eric barker and bob monkhouse. In march of 1958 the first carry on film started rolling. Indeed, the popular itv sitcom the army game had recently had a film version made entitled i only arsked. Carry on, sergeant is a 1958 british blackandwhite summer blockbuster that began the popular carry on film series, which was known for its universaladaptor cast of recurring comic actors. The story of the carry on films and 40th anniversary reunion, 1998 duration. Carry on sergeant movie is the one that started it all. Carry on sergeant 1958 is a comedy, war movie starring william hartnell and bob monkhouse. Ive decided to go right back to the start and try to profile some of the actors who featured in the very first carry on film carry on sergeant in 1958. Kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, william hartnell, shirley eaton, eric barker, dora bryan, bill owen. Its so weird seeing the series before many of the tropes that it is associated with were added in.
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