Carry on Teacher (1959)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Norman Hudis (original screenplay)

Release Date:

October 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Nothing but nothing is funnier and spicier than . . . Carry On Teacher

Plot:

Pupils run amock at Maudin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job...

Plot Keywords:

School | Headmaster | Pupil | Teacher | Student

Cast

Kenneth Connor	...	Gregory Adams
Charles Hawtrey	...	Michael Bean
Leslie Phillips	...	Alistair Grigg
Joan Sims	...	Sarah Allcock
Kenneth Williams	...	Edwin Milton
Hattie Jacques	...	Grace Short
Rosalind Knight	...	Felicity Wheeler
Cyril Chamberlain	...	Alf Hudson
Ted Ray	...	William 'Wakie' Wakefield, the Headmaster
Richard O'Sullivan	...	Robin Stevens - Saboteur
George Howell	...	Billy Haig - Saboteur
Diana Beevers	...	Penelope 'Penny' Lee - Saboteur
Jacqueline Lewis	...	Pat Gordon - Saboteur
Roy Hines	...	Harry Bird - Saboteur
Carol White	...	Sheila Dale - Saboteur
Jane White	...	Irene Ambrose - Saboteur
Paul Cole	...	John Atkins - Saboteur
Larry Dann	...	Student - Saboteur
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Francesca Annis	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Josephine Bailey	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Jeremy Bulloch	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
Jane Evans	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Daphne Foreman	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Lorna Henderson	...	Pianiste (uncredited)
Diane Langton	...	Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Directed by
Gerald Thomas

Writing credits
Norman Hudis		(original screenplay)

Produced by
Peter Rogers	....	producer

Original Music by
Bruce Montgomery

Cinematography by
Reginald H. Wyer		(as Reginald Wyer)

Film Editing by
John Shirley

Casting by
Betty White

Art Direction by
Lionel Couch

Makeup Department
Olga Angelinetta	....	hair stylist
George Blackler	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Frank Bevis	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Batt	....	assistant director
Ian Goddard	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
David Tringham	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Terence Morgan	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Robert T. MacPhee	....	sound recordist
Gordon K. McCallum	....	sound recordist
Les Wiggins	....	sound editor (as Leslie Wiggins)
Gus Lloyd	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Hume	....	camera operator
Steve Claydon	....	focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurel Staffell	....	wardrobe (as Laurell Staffell)

Music Department
Bruce Montgomery	....	musical director

Other crew
Tilly Day	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Beaconsfield Productions

Distributors

• Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1959) (UK) (theatrical)
• Governor Films (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1988) (UK) (VHS)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Drayton Green Primary School, West Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Beaconsfield Productions

Trivia:

One of the boys is 17 year old Larry Dann. He would reappear 16 years later in the last 3 official Carry On films (Carry on Behind (1975), Carry on England (1976) & Carry on Emmannuelle (1978)) playing much bigger roles.

Quotes:

Felicity Wheeler: Are you satisfied with your equipment, Miss Allcock?
Sarah Allcock: Well, I've had no complaints so far!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Carry on Quizzing (2006) (VG)

My brief review of the film

The third Carry On film and arguably the best of the first three, this one is amusing from start and always full of laughs. The jokes are funnier than in the two previous entries, and Leslie Phillips is in particularly good form this time. It is still very silly, and in terms of the plot it is not all that much better than 'Carry On Sergeant' and 'Carry On Nurse', with the practical jokes becoming a bit tiresome towards the end and a story that is very simplistic. Still, the film comes highly recommended from me, as everything seems to fit together rather well, including appropriately used music. It is not a perfect film, but definitely a bit of a delight to watch.