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Overview

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Director:
Gerald Thomas
Writers:
John Antrobus (additional material)
R.F. Delderfield (novel)
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Release Date:
August 1958 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | War more
Tagline:
It's an On-the-Ball Riot About an Off-Limits Romance more
Plot:
Sergeant Grimshaw wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very... more | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
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'Carry On' producer Peter Rogers dies
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Peter Rogers Dies
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
William Hartnell ... Sergeant Grimshawe
Shirley Eaton ... Mary Sage
Eric Barker ... Captain Potts
Dora Bryan ... Norah
Bill Owen ... Corporal Bill Copping
Charles Hawtrey ... Peter Golightly
Kenneth Connor ... Horace Strong
Kenneth Williams ... James Bailey
Terence Longdon ... Miles Heywood
Norman Rossington ... Herbert Brown
Gerald Campion ... Andy Calloway
Hattie Jacques ... Captain Clark
Cyril Chamberlain ... Gun Sergeant
Arnold Diamond ... Fifth Specialist
Gordon Tanner ... First Specialist
Martin Boddey ... Sixth Specialist
Frank Forsyth ... Second Specialist
Ian Whittaker ... Medical Corporal
Basil Dignam ... Third Specialist
Anthony Sagar ... Stores Sergeant
John Gatrell ... Fourth Specialist
Alec Bregonzi ... First Storesman
Graham Stewart ... Second Storesman
Alexander Harris ... Third Storesman
Pat Feeney ... Fourth Storesman
Terry Scott ... Sergeant Paddy O'Brien
Edward Judd ... Fifth Storesman
John Mathews ... Sergeant Matthews (as John Matthews)
Ronald Clarke ... Sixth Storesman
Ed Devereaux ... Sergeant Russell (as Edward Devereaux)
David Williams ... Seventh Storesman
Leigh Madison ... Sheila
Bernard Kay ... Injured Recruit
Jack Smethurst ... First Recruit
Haydn Ward ... Eighth Recruit

Brian Jackson ... Second Recruit
Graydon Gould ... Ninth Recruit

Don McCorkindale ... Third Recruit
Jeremy Dempster ... Tenth Recruit
Leon Eagles ... Fourth Recruit
Terry Dickenson ... Eleventh Recruit
Malcolm Webster ... Fifth Recruit
Henry Livings ... Twelfth Recruit
Patrick Durkin ... Sixth Recruit
Derek Martinus ... Recruit
James Villiers ... Seventh Recruit
Michael Hunt ... Fourteenth Recruit
Bob Monkhouse ... Charlie Sage
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Helen Goss ... Mary's Mum (uncredited)
Martin Wyldeck ... Mr. Sage (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gerald Thomas 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Antrobus  additional material
R.F. Delderfield  novel "The Bull Boys"
Norman Hudis  screenplay

Produced by
Peter Rogers .... producer
 
Original Music by
Bruce Montgomery 
 
Cinematography by
Peter Hennessy (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Peter Boita 
 
Casting by
Betty White 
 
Art Direction by
Alex Vetchinsky 
 
Makeup Department
Stella Rivers .... hairdressing
Geoffrey Rodway .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Frank Bevis .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geoffrey Haine .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Peter Murton .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Seymour Logie .... sound editor
Robert T. MacPhee .... sound recordist
Gordon K. McCallum .... sound recordist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Hume .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Ellacott .... dress designer
 
Music Department
Bruce Montgomery .... musical director
 
Other crew
Nat Cohen .... presenter
Joan Davis .... continuity
Stuart Levy .... presenter
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Carry on Sergeant! (UK) (poster title)
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Runtime:
84 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #19423) | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (VHS rating) | Finland:K-8

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
William Hartnell wanted to have Bernard Kay fired. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Captain Potts pins the chart to the training progress board, the board has the intake as No.29 but when the prize giving is announced near the end of the film it is announced as the prize giving for the 60th intake more
Quotes:
James Bailey: [During bayonet practice:] Don't you think this is a trifle out of date in a world bristling with H-Bombs, Sergeant?
[Golightly charges, only to get caught up in the hanging sack]
Sgt. Grimshawe: Private Bailey, in answer to your question, I'd back him against the H-Bomb any day!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005) more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
First and one of the best, 12 February 2002
Author: davidjmccrea from Beckenham, England

This is the first of the fantastic Carry On series and one of the best. Whilst many of the regular faces we came to love (Simms, James, Dale, Bresslaw, Butterworth and Windsor) are missing those which do show up are hilariously funny. This is arguably Williams's best performance and Hawtry is also hilarious. Kenneth Connor is also superb and you forget the likes of Shirley Eaton and bob Monkhouse weren't Carry On regulars as they fit in so well. It is easy to see why it spawned so many sequels and even 44 years after it's initial release it still remains very funny indeed.

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