This one had more going for it storywise, but the laughs were still sparse, amazingly sparse.
A solid story, but cab-driving? He's ignoring me for a cab, his wife says. What a plot.
Fortunately, Hattie Jacques was closer to the front. She is looking a bit more feminine here. I do enjoy her monstrous authority figures, but it was charming to see her here as a bit more docile creature.
Totally absent now was Kenneth Williams.
I suppose Sid James had some sort of everyman about England appeal to him. He was a bit more to listen to here, and Kenneth Conner had more to work with than his usual mugging in the previous Carry Ons. The drag scene was very interesting, as he was caught with undressing women. Would have been too rich had Hawtrey been in drag too with Conner.
Charlie Hawtrey is present, but really wasted.
The cabs themselves were a marvel to observe, with me being an American, they were totally foreign to me with those missing doors.
Even with automobiles, the outdoor shots here still didn't match Carry On Constable's street scenes.
It's fun to watch old movies, English or otherwise, and note signs, buildings, architecture and so on in the background.
The men vs. women aspect of this movie was easy to ignore. The wife didn't so much want to challenge the husband, but challenge his cab.
The final chase would have been much more fascinating on a street and not an empty field, but I suspect that had something to do with budget. Pity actually, as that field ruins the effect. Would have been much more memorable after all these years with a good solid pavement or buildings behind those automobiles.
A return to black and white! How odd. This one actually might have been richer had it been in color.
Well, on to the next Carry On: Carry On Spying!
A solid story, but cab-driving? He's ignoring me for a cab, his wife says. What a plot.
Fortunately, Hattie Jacques was closer to the front. She is looking a bit more feminine here. I do enjoy her monstrous authority figures, but it was charming to see her here as a bit more docile creature.
Totally absent now was Kenneth Williams.
I suppose Sid James had some sort of everyman about England appeal to him. He was a bit more to listen to here, and Kenneth Conner had more to work with than his usual mugging in the previous Carry Ons. The drag scene was very interesting, as he was caught with undressing women. Would have been too rich had Hawtrey been in drag too with Conner.
Charlie Hawtrey is present, but really wasted.
The cabs themselves were a marvel to observe, with me being an American, they were totally foreign to me with those missing doors.
Even with automobiles, the outdoor shots here still didn't match Carry On Constable's street scenes.
It's fun to watch old movies, English or otherwise, and note signs, buildings, architecture and so on in the background.
The men vs. women aspect of this movie was easy to ignore. The wife didn't so much want to challenge the husband, but challenge his cab.
The final chase would have been much more fascinating on a street and not an empty field, but I suspect that had something to do with budget. Pity actually, as that field ruins the effect. Would have been much more memorable after all these years with a good solid pavement or buildings behind those automobiles.
A return to black and white! How odd. This one actually might have been richer had it been in color.
Well, on to the next Carry On: Carry On Spying!