CinemaSerf
6.0/10Nov 04, 2022
.
Read full review
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
6.5 ?
May 20, 1966
Comedy, Horror
1h 27m
Overview
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for him, Detective Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue!
Overview
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for him, Detective Sergeant Bung is on the case, and he doesn't have a clue!
Genres
Comedy
Horror
Release Date
May 20, 1966
Rating
6.5
/10
Runtime
1h 27m
Harry H. Corbett
Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
Kenneth Williams
Dr. Olando Watt
Jim Dale
Albert Potter
Charles Hawtrey
Dan Dann
Fenella Fielding
Valeria Watt
Joan Sims
Emily Bung
Angela Douglas
Doris Mann
Bernard Bresslaw
Sockett
Peter Butterworth
Detective Constable Slobotham
Jon Pertwee
Dr. Fettle
Michael Ward
Mr. Vivian
Tom Clegg
Odbodd
Billy Cornelius
Odbodd Junior
Norman Mitchell
Cabby
Frank Thornton
Mr. Jones
Frank Forsyth
Desk Sergeant
Anthony Sagar
Policeman
Sally Douglas
Victim
Marianne Stone
Mrs. Parker
Denis Blake
Rubbatiti
CinemaSerf
6.0/10Nov 04, 2022
Kenneth Williams is on good form here as the evil "Dr Watt". He has a cunning plan not to turn shop mannequins into beautiful women, but exactly the reverse! His lethal sidekick "Oddbod" (Tom Clegg) is the one that procures his source material and the intrepid "Insp. Bung" (Harry H. Corbett) the sleuth charged by Scotland Yard with bringing this evil culprit to book. This is certainly one of the better in the series. It is more of a send-up of all things horror (and Hammer) with much less crass innuendo and silly double-entendre than with many of the other "Carry On" features. Corbett does most of his acting with his eyes and facial expressions and both Williams and Fenella Fielding deliver well atop a fine supporting cast of regular faces who all have their parts to play delivering a solid and amusing script at quite a pace for ninety minutes. The visual effects are straight from the supermarket condiments shelf, with maybe a little porridge and artex thrown in for good measure and Eric Rogers has written a jauntily eery score to help us through the faux jump moments. Not exactly laugh out loud, but it does parody the genre rather well and has stood the test of time fine. Don't expect to be in the least scared, though!
Read full review
Comments
Please login to post comments
Loading comments...
No comments yet. Be the first to comment!