Carry on Cowboy (1966)

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Release Date:

March 1966 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

How the west was hilariously lost!! [Australia]

Plot:

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a "sanitary engineer" (plumber) by the name of Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal! Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries to help the town get rid of Rumpo, and a showdown is inevitable. Marshal has two aids - revenge-seeking Annie Oakley and his sanitary expertise...

Plot Keywords:

Carry On | Sequel | Independent Film

Cast

Sid James	...	Johnny Finger, the Rumpo Kid (as Sidney James)
Kenneth Williams	...	Judge Burke
Jim Dale	...	Marshal P. Knutt
Charles Hawtrey	...	Chief Big Heap
Joan Sims	...	Belle Armitage
Angela Douglas	...	Annie Oakley
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Little Heap
Peter Butterworth	...	Doc
Percy Herbert	...	Charlie, the Bartender
Jon Pertwee	...	Sheriff Albert Earp
Sydney Bromley	...	Sam Houston
Edina Ronay	...	Dolores
Lionel Murton	...	Clerk
Peter Gilmore	...	Henchman Curly
Davy Kaye	...	Josh the Undertaker

Also Known As:

Rumpo Kid
The Rumpo Kid

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Black Park Country Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Peter Rogers Productions

Trivia:

Simon Cain worked 12 days despite only having a bit part.

Quotes:

Johnny Finger: [addressing the Indian chief] How! Me-um heap big paleface chief from-um Stodge City. Me-um salute-um big chief. Me-um want-um pow-wow.
Big Heap: [speaking perfect English] I say, you do talk funny. You must be foreigners.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

This is the Night for Love

A classic!

This is probably the best film in the Carry On series.

This would be far more critically well received if were not part of a series. The acting is unusually good, as are the sets and costumes.

It is hardly intellectually stimulating, but it isn't supposed to be.

I know I am not exactly comparing like with like, but 'Annie Hall', for example is a far cleverer film, yet it didn't make me laugh as much. Surely laughter is the main, possibly the only reason for watching a comedy.