It was republished by my regimental csm when i was in the 12th calvary regt about 10years later and it was issued to all the ncos. Watch carry on sergeant online stream full movie directv. The complete version of antrobus script is available to read in the book the complete a. The early british has always been my favorite brand of humor, and im glad i purchased this last disc of the series, and its interesting to see how the series evolved. Carry on sergeant 1928 two canadians jimmy savo, hugh buckler enlist in a highlands regiment at the start of world war i. Nov 03, 2015 this film is a heritage item from library and archives canada and is only available in english. Carry on sergeant is a boisterous barrackroom send up of the army life. But what a motley bunch they turn out to be, and its up to grimshaw to put the nohopers through their paces. Commanders and first sergeants quick reference guide to army regulations, was created from the original by cpt joe byerly and shared with the company command forum early september 2011. Carry on sergeant is a 1958 comedy film about national service starring william hartnell, bob monkhouse and eric barker. The story follows a group of workers from hamilton who join the army to fight on the western front, and the travails and temptations that befall them during the war. Gerald thomas, 1958, the first film in the carry on series, started out as little more than an attempt to cash in on the huge success of the itv sitcom the army game 19571961.
The story could have been better focused, but there was something about the economic way they filmed the battlefield which impressed me. The dvd reissue features commentary from dora bryan, shirley eaton and terence longdon. A film documentary about carry on sergeant trentons heyday. Predstavlja adaptaciju teatarskog komada the bull boys r. Factory worker bob mackay joins the army with his friend syd. The final script for carry on sergeant is based on an original piece of work by john antrobus. Although the first was a great document in itself, it needed a few touch ups and more references and standardization of. Not exactly canada i think of when it comes to silent cinema, but carry on, sergeant. Otherwise, every male born between 1928 and august 1939 was liable to be called up. The indulge themselves in the side benefits to being soldiers, and one of them marries a french waitress.
Carry on sergeant is a 1958 british comedy film about national service starring william hartnell, bob monkhouse and eric barker. Together, the book and documentary form a valuable record of a unique period in quinte region history. Carry on sergeant, the first carry on film, came out in 1958 when. Carry on sergeant movie is the one that started it all. As the allied armys deadly fire rips the nazis want to read. The carry on sergeant documentary film can be obtained from doug knutson at windswept productions.
Washington army news service, june 2, 2016 put on a pot of earl grey, because the next time the sergeant major of the army comes to your. Smas new book club kicks off article united states army. It was in canada, leavey said, that movies about world war i really got their start. Commanders and first sergeants quick reference guide to. Carry on sergeant is a 1958 british comedy film about national service starring william. Combined with carry on nurse, this completes my collection of all the movies in the series. A group of workers decide to join the army in the great war. Proving that even great institutions have modest beginnings, carry on sergeant d.
Carry on sergeant is not what i would regard as authentic of national service life, but it is a very funny film, with some romantic additions to make up the story. I have kept this copy because though it is a bit dated, it seemed to. See the full list of carry on sergeant cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Copping bill owen drilling the squad, golightly charles hawtrey spaced out, all getting kitted out except strong kenneth connor, denied treatment by dr. Kenneth williams, charles hawtrey, william hartnell, shirley eaton, eric barker, dora bryan, bill owen, kenneth connor. For the 1928 canadian film, see carry on, sergeant. Carry on sergeant 1958 was about a group of recruits doing national service. But this time patton has played the wrong hand and the sergeant is stuck on the wrong side of the river with the shells whistling, the krauts counterattacking and no support from his buddies.
This first entry in the longrunning some would say interminable british carry on series is at base a collection of motheaten army jokes, albeit served up with freshness and energy. Nastavite narednice je britanska crnobijela filmska komedija snimljena 1958. With jimmy savo, hugh buckler, nancy ann hargreaves, niles welch. The brainchild of amazon kindle bestselling western writers mike stotter and ben bridges, piccadilly publishing is dedicated to issuing classic fiction from yesterday and today. Sep 16, 2016 washington army news service, june 2, 2016 put on a pot of earl grey, because the next time the sergeant major of the army comes to your installation, he just may be hosting a book club where. A group of workers decide to join the army in the great. Gerald thomass carry on sergeant was shot and released, ironically enough, in the very year that john e. Watch carry on sergeant starring william hartnell in this comedy on directv. A film documentary about carry on sergeant trentons heyday as. First of the series, this has several elements in embryo, that the unplanned series keeps, not least the casts bounce and brashness.
Togeth er, the book and documentary form a valuable record. This sergeants book was written in 1982 by csm robert l. Carry on franchise project gutenberg selfpublishing. Blakeley died blakeley, a movie producer from lancashire whose career in pictures went back to the 1930s, had specialized in movies built around music hall humor and music hall comedians, aimed specifically at northern british audiences. Costing halfamillion to make, it certainly was the most expensive. Carry on franchise, a british comedy media franchise carry on luggage or hand luggage, luggage that is carried into the passenger compartment carry on film, a 1927 british silent film carry on novel, a 2015 fantasy novel by rainbow rowell description provided by wikipedia. Quiz book featuring hundreds of questions on all aspects of the beloved carry on franchise and packed with amazing facts, this quiz book is a fun romp through the world of carry on. A group of ordinary guys are drafted into doing their national service at an army barracks run by a retiring sergeant hartnell. After years of trench warfare one of the men meets a french woman working the taverns.
This film is a heritage item from library and archives canada and is only available in english. Novel coronaviruscovid19 from the chief medical officer of ottawa public. Carry on sergeant merchandise stuart ball a question of carry on. A british sergeant william hartnell turns his last batch of misfit recruits into the top troops in camp.
There was something chaplinesque about the comic relief as well. Carry on, sergeant is a 1958 british blackandwhite summer blockbuster that began the popular carry on film series, which was known for its universaladaptor cast of recurring comic actors. Death train if the sergeant doesnt stop those trains, dday goes down the drain. Sergeant grimshaw wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the star squad prize with his very last platoon of newly calledup national servicemen. Carry on sergeant and 8 related entities entities finder. I thought that the best performance was that of kenneth connor, who thought he had everything wrong with him,but was really in great shape. With the enemy coming right down his throat and the river of doom at his back, the sergeant knows that the choices are fight or run.
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