Carry On Screaming
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| Carry on Screaming | |
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| Directed by | Gerald Thomas |
| Produced by | Peter Rogers Frank Bevis |
| Written by | Talbot Rothwell |
| Starring | Jim Dale Harry H. Corbett Peter Butterworth Fenella Fielding Kenneth Williams |
| Music by | Eric Rogers |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Editing by | Rod Keys |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathe Distributors Ltd |
| Release date(s) | 1966 |
| Running time | 97 min |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Carry on Cowboy |
| Followed by | Don't Lose Your Head |
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Carry On Screaming! is the twelfth "Carry On" film. Of the regular cast, it features Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Bernard Bresslaw and Peter Butterworth. It guest stars Harry H. Corbett and Fenella Fielding, and also includes appearances by Jon Pertwee, Frank Thornton and Angela Douglas.
It combined the humour of the Carry On series with the gothic feel of the Hammer horror films which were also popular at the time.
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[edit] Plot
Zombie Dr Watt (Kenneth Williams) and his sister, seductive vampire Valaria (Fenella Fielding), kidnap women and turn them into mannequins. They use their monster Oddbod (a cross between Frankenstein's monster and a werewolf) to kidnap the women. The case is investigated by Sergeant Bung (Harry H. Corbett) and Constable Slobotham (Peter Butterworth).
[edit] Background
Production of the film ran from 10th January 1966 to 25th February 1966. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location at Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
[edit] Cast
- Jim Dale as Albert Potter
- Harry H. Corbett as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
- Peter Butterworth as Detective Constable Slobatham
- Fenella Fielding as Valeria Watt
- Kenneth Williams as Doctor Orlando Watt
- Angela Douglas as Doris Mann
- Bernard Bresslaw as Sockett
- Joan Sims as Emily Bung
- Charles Hawtrey as Dan Dann
- Jon Pertwee as Doctor Fettle
- Tom Clegg as Oddbod
- Billy Cornelius as Oddbod Junior
- Frank Thornton as Mr. Jones
[edit] Trivia
- Charles Hawtrey was an 11th hour casting choice.
- Sergeant Bung's car is a 1904 Brushmobile. The Brush company was based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England and only six of these cars were made.
- Whenever Bung is using his car the soundtrack plays a variation of "Johnny Todd", the theme to the TV series Z Cars, which featured the latest car-based police of the 1960s. When Bung rides on the horse and cart the tune "Old Ned" is used: this is the theme to the sitcom Steptoe and Son which also starred Harry H. Corbett.
- Due to stage commitments Sid James was unavailable for the film, so Harry H.Corbett was drafted in to replace him. Despite this, the character name Sidney Bung was retained, in keeping with James's characters on TV and film being named after him. Joan Sims played the catty long-suffering officer's wife.
[edit] External links
- Carry on Screaming BFI Film & TV Database
- Carry on Screaming BFI Screenonline article
- Carry on Screaming Britmovie article
- Carry On Screaming at The Whippit Inn
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