Carry On Cruising (1962!!)
Did anyone else catch this wonderful film on ITV3 last Sunday afternoon? It’s years since I last saw it and it really did make me chuckle!
Discussing it in the office this week, it appears that people either love or hate the Carry On films,. Personally, I love them. Nice easy watching, a bit of a giggle and delightfully dated these days. The SS Happy Wander even makes the Fred Olsen Black Watch look state of the art!
One of my favourite bit of the film is where one of the ladies is trying to chat up First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks (Kenneth Williams). The look of horror on his face is priceless as the poor woman obviously doesn’t realise that he is not a ‘ladies man’.
The sixth Carry On film, and the first to be filmed in colour, Carry On Cruising takes place aboard the S.S. Happy Wanderer, a British cruise-ship sailing the Mediterranean. Experienced seafarer Captain Wellington Crowther (Sid James) is at its helm and looking just as exasperated as he usually does. With several new crew-members, none of whom seem particularly capable, the captain is naturally concerned about the smooth running of his vessel, but despite a journey full of crazy mishaps, he eventually learns to trust and respect his eccentric shipmates.
Much tamer than the later films, Cruising sails smoothly through the family friendly comedy – rated a ‘U’ for those of you old enough to remember, with only a handful of relatively tame double entendres to gently rock the boat. The majority of the gags revolve around people getting drunk, the romantic endeavours of ship’s doctor Arthur Binn and passenger Flo Castle, and the receiving of injections in the butt for seasick cook Wilfred Haines. It has everything you would expect from a Carry On film in good measure.
The ship sailed from England to Spain, Italy and North Africa and called at a number of ports, however in the film, at each port the ship is docked next to the same harbour wall with the same tree!
An interesting point is that for ‘at sea’ shots, stock footage of the P&O SS Oronsay was used. Did any of you ever sail on the SS Oronsay?
Sometimes in this modern world of ours it’s good to take a step back in time to a time when life seemed simpler and moved at a more gentle pace.
Now that the winter is approaching, I am looking forward to many more Sunday afternoons curled up on the sofa watching some golden oldies. Please comment to make suggestions, any films you have enjoyed that are worth a watch – I have alot of Sunday afternoons to fill before next Spring!!
Discussing it in the office this week, it appears that people either love or hate the Carry On films,. Personally, I love them. Nice easy watching, a bit of a giggle and delightfully dated these days. The SS Happy Wander even makes the Fred Olsen Black Watch look state of the art!
One of my favourite bit of the film is where one of the ladies is trying to chat up First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks (Kenneth Williams). The look of horror on his face is priceless as the poor woman obviously doesn’t realise that he is not a ‘ladies man’.
The sixth Carry On film, and the first to be filmed in colour, Carry On Cruising takes place aboard the S.S. Happy Wanderer, a British cruise-ship sailing the Mediterranean. Experienced seafarer Captain Wellington Crowther (Sid James) is at its helm and looking just as exasperated as he usually does. With several new crew-members, none of whom seem particularly capable, the captain is naturally concerned about the smooth running of his vessel, but despite a journey full of crazy mishaps, he eventually learns to trust and respect his eccentric shipmates.
Much tamer than the later films, Cruising sails smoothly through the family friendly comedy – rated a ‘U’ for those of you old enough to remember, with only a handful of relatively tame double entendres to gently rock the boat. The majority of the gags revolve around people getting drunk, the romantic endeavours of ship’s doctor Arthur Binn and passenger Flo Castle, and the receiving of injections in the butt for seasick cook Wilfred Haines. It has everything you would expect from a Carry On film in good measure.
The ship sailed from England to Spain, Italy and North Africa and called at a number of ports, however in the film, at each port the ship is docked next to the same harbour wall with the same tree!
An interesting point is that for ‘at sea’ shots, stock footage of the P&O SS Oronsay was used. Did any of you ever sail on the SS Oronsay?
Sometimes in this modern world of ours it’s good to take a step back in time to a time when life seemed simpler and moved at a more gentle pace.
Now that the winter is approaching, I am looking forward to many more Sunday afternoons curled up on the sofa watching some golden oldies. Please comment to make suggestions, any films you have enjoyed that are worth a watch – I have alot of Sunday afternoons to fill before next Spring!!
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