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A Peter Rogers Production
Directed by Gerald Thomas |
1963
ColourScreenplay: Talbot Rothwell
Music: Eric Rogers
Certificate A/PG
91 minutes |
Captain
Fearless |
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Kenneth
Williams |
Albert
Poop-Decker |
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Bernard
Cribbins |
Sally |
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Juliet Mills |
Walter
Sweetley |
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Charles
Hawtrey |
First Officer
Howett |
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Donald
Houston |
Angel |
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Percy
Herbert |
Carrier |
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Jim Dale |
Patch |
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Peter
Gilmore |
Spanish
Governor |
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Patrick
Cargill |
First Sea Lord |
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Cecil Parker |
Hook |
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Ed Devereaux |
Admiral Nelson |
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Jimmy
Thompson |
Hardy |
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Anton Rogers |
Ancient
Carrier |
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Ian Wilson |
Ned |
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George
Woodbridge |
Coach Driver |
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John
Brooking |
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"Ahoy
there! There's nothing like a Jolly Roger on the Seven Seas with the Carry
On team. There's the whiff of mutiny in the air as Juliet Mills runs away
to seas disguised as a midshipman and ends up on a ship commanded by the
wicked Captain Fearless (Kenneth Williams). Can Able Seaman Poop-Decker
(Bernard Cribbins) be trusted? Walk the prank plank in this swashbuckling
yarn of high adventure and low comedy as the Carry On gang press gang the
sauciest jokes and indulge in plenty of nautical anchor panky." |
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The Story
Twas the good ship
Venus...Captain Fearless, constantly failing to live up to his name, is more
concerned with the gout in his leg than his crew. Alber Poop-Decker joins
the crew, only to lose his rank to impostor Sally. Chaos ensues as the crew
mutiny. Meanwhile, Albert is falling in love with the new First Mate!
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Comments
A bit of a dud, this one. The
general tone of the film is darker than most, a fact which isn't helped by
the absence of so many of the Carry On stars we all know and love. Having
said that, Hawtrey & Williams make it an enjoyable romp, but I can't help
wondering what it would have been like had Sid, Hattie and a few of the
others been in it.
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