Carry on Screaming! (1966)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Carry On Screaming with the Hilarious CARRY ON Gang!!

Plot:

The sinister Dr Watt has an evil scheme going. He's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores...

Plot Keywords:

Carry On | Sequel | Mad Scientist | Independent Film

Cast

Harry H. Corbett	...	Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
Kenneth Williams	...	Doctor Orlando Watt
Jim Dale	...	Albert Potter
Charles Hawtrey	...	Dan Dann
Fenella Fielding	...	Valeria Watt
Joan Sims	...	Emily Bung
Angela Douglas	...	Doris Mann
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Sockett
Peter Butterworth	...	Detective Constable Slobotham
Jon Pertwee	...	Doctor Fettle
Michael Ward	...	Mr. Vivian
Tom Clegg	...	Oddbod
Billy Cornelius	...	Oddbod Junior
Norman Mitchell	...	Cabby
Frank Thornton	...	Mr. Jones

Also Known As:

Carry on Vampire
Screaming

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Peter Rogers Productions

Trivia:

Charles Hawtrey was an 11th hour casting choice

Quotes:

[Slobotham and Bung have found Emily in the crate]
Constable Slobotham: Sarge, she's as hard as a rock!
Det Sgt. Bung: You don't have to tell me that, I've been married to her for fifteen years!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Can We Carry On, Girls? (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Carry on Screaming

One of the better Carry Ons

The Carry On films were at their best in the early days when they offered more than just saucy double entendres. Don't get me wrong, there *are* plenty of great double entendres here, but they're set against the backdrop of a horror spoof. The unusual setting gives it a freshness that the other Carry Ons lack.

A changed cast helps too. Harry Corbett shines in the sort of role which normally goes to Sid James. He makes the part his own, only failing in the scenes where he argues with his wife. There's just no chemistry between him and Joan Sims to show why these people were once in love with each other.

But there's chemistry between Corbett and Fenella Fielding, the other guest star. She makes a wonderful evil seductress. Of the regulars, Williams is best. His usual eccentric, camp performance takes on an edge of madness that grows as the film progresses.

Recommended.