Overview:
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshawe to put the no-hopers through their paces.| Status: | Released (1958-08-31) |
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| Screen: | R.F. Delderfield, Norman Hudis, John Antrobus |
| Productions: | Peter Rogers Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 1079890: Bob Monkhouse - Private Charlie Sage
- 73245: William Hartnell - Sergeant Grimshawe
- 9909: Shirley Eaton - Mary Sage
- 94835: Eric Barker - Captain Potts
- 43626: Dora Bryan - Norah
- 84405: Bill Owen - Corporal Bill Copping
- 40944: Charles Hawtrey - Private Peter Golightly
Crews
- 33902: Norman Hudis - Screenplay - Writing
- 117295: John Antrobus - Additional Writing - Crew
- 40940: Gerald Thomas - Director - Directing
- 2128142: Betty White - Casting Director - Production
- 169291: R.F. Delderfield - Novel - Writing
- 1588908: Geoffrey Rodway - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1313993: Joan Ellacott - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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I suppose that this first of the "Carry On" films suffered quite definitely from being all to easily compared with the far funnier and potent wartime efforts of the likes of Will Hay and Norman Wisdom. These latter efforts had a far more immediate sense of blackened humour given that ....
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