The films humour was in the british comic tradition of the music hall and bawdy seaside postcards. The carry on films are britains longest running film series, comprising 31 films from 1958 to 1992. Carry on sergeant 1958 is a comedy, war movie starring william hartnell and bob monkhouse. 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. Jan 20, 2018 carry on sergeant is a 1958 comedy film about national service starring william hartnell, bob monkhouse and eric barker. Watch carry on sergeant full movie in hd visit fall in for the first ever film in the highly successful carry on. In march of 1958 the first carry on film started rolling. Carry on sergeant 1958 film complet en francais film.
Plot synopsis 1958s carry on sergeant is the one that started it all, and one of the few carry on films where the title actually makes sense. Carry on sergeant 1958 full movie download full hd youtube. 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 soldiers or bust. Distributed by angloamalgamated from 1958 to 1966, and the rank organisation from 1967 to 1978, the films were all made at pinewood studios. The result was named carry on sergeant, in reference to the standard phrase a superior in the army tells his subordinate to continue what he is doing. 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 central all events. Carry on sergeant 1958 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. 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. Carry on 20 years of the carry on films licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. 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 dvd reissue features commentary from dora bryan, shirley eaton and terence longdon.
William hartnell, bob monkhouse, shirley eaton, eric barker, dora. Carry on sergeant was based on the novel the bull boys by r. As to be expected, it was not quite developed, nor was it nearly as polished and smooth as the others that followed. Fall in for the first ever film in the highly successful carry on comedy seriesnow an acclaimed british institution. The 30odd carry on comedies made in england between 1958 and 1978 are largely unknown in america. Carry on sergeant 1958 le streaming en ligne guerre film. 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.
It starred charles hawtrey, william hartnell, kenneth williams, shirley eaton, kenneth connor, eric barker and bob monkhouse. British filming locations for the movie carry on sergeant 1958 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. 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. Le film carry on sergeant 1958 vostfr film complet. Carry on sergeant 1958 film complet en francais a 20170901t20. The tv series was so popular that it had already led to its own movie spinoff, i only arsked. Carry on sergeant 1958 for info on kenneth williams. A group of ordinary guys are drafted into doing their national service at an army barracks run by a retiring sergeant hartnell. Fall in for the first ever film in the highly successful carry on comedy series now an acclaimed british institution. 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 is a 1958 comedy film about national service starring william hartnell, bob monkhouse and eric barker. 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. The carry on series is a longrunning british sequence of comedy films, stage shows and television programmes produced between 1958 and 1992.
Combined with carry on nurse, this completes my collection of all the movies in the series. Producer peter rogers and director gerald thomas drew on a regular group of actors that included sid. Clark hattie jacques, in carry on sergeant, 1959 view the tcmdb entry for carry on sergeant 1958. With kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, william hartnell, shirley eaton. Delderfield and was adapted into a script by norman hudis with john antrobus contributing additional material and replacing. Carry on sergeant is a 1958 british comedy film about national service starring william hartnell, bob monkhouse and eric barker. It was the only film of the series to feature bob monkhouse, who played the lead role, with william hartnell as. 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. Gerald thomass carry on sergeant was shot and released, ironically enough, in the very year that john e. 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. Indeed, the popular itv sitcom the army game had recently had a film version made entitled i. See more ideas about carry on, british comedy and film. The series humour relied largely on innuendo and double. 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.
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. Carry on sergeant download dvd british comedy guide. Carry on sergeant 1958 is about a group of recruits doing national service. Carry on sergeant 1958 letterboxd social film discovery. Sep 01, 2017 carry on sergeant 1958 film complet en francais a 20170901t20.
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. But what a motley bunch they turn out to be, and its up to grimshaw to put the nohopers through their paces. Carry on sergeant movie is the one that started it all. Title year screenplay music distributor production costs notes carry on sergeant. The film was sufficiently successful to inspire a similar venture, again focusing on an established and respected profession in carry on nurse. We were expecting this movie plus carry on nurse to come on the same disc, but sometimes, strange things happen with orders. In 1958 two british guys, peter rogers and gerald thomas came up with an idea for a cheap comedy about the military and an absolutely inept bunch of recruits. Jun 09, 20 carry on 20 years of the carry on films licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. It starred charles hawtrey, william hartnell, kenneth williams, shirley eaton, kenneth connor, eric barker and bob monkhouse many claim that the title came from the phrase that the army office would say. Recruits include bob monkhouse, kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, kenneth connor and corporal bill owen. Interesting therefore to see many of the characters that would. Carry on sergeant 1958 le film complet en streaming. Copping bill owen drilling the squad, golightly charles hawtrey spaced out, all getting kitted out except strong kenneth connor, denied treatment by dr. Proving that even great institutions have modest beginnings, carry on sergeant d.
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. Delderfield and was adapted into a script by norman hudis with john. 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. Indeed, the popular itv sitcom the army game had recently had a film version made entitled i only arsked. Film comedy uk carry on a list of 30 titles created 31 dec 2018 carry on franchise a. Delderfield and was adapted into a script by norman hudis with john antrobus contributing additional material and replacing the conscripted ballet dancers of the novel into a married couple. Stars william hartnell, bob monkhouse, shirley eaton, eric barker, dora bryan and others.
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