Has its moments but generally not that funny, or interesting.
A young English gentleman is falsely shamed at cricket match and, as a result, runs off to join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. His sergeant is a lazy, scheming, pleasure-over-duty sort and this leads to some interesting escapades. Meanwhile, a local warlord is intent on attacking the Legionnaire's fort...
Regarded as an honorary Carry On movie, this movie is mostly quite silly and uninteresting. The jokes are hardly plentiful or that good, though some do hit the mark. Doesn't really work as an adventure movie either - quite dull and unoriginal in that regard.
About the only thing that keeps this going are the hijinks and schemes of Sergeant Nocker, played by Phil Silvers.
A young English gentleman is falsely shamed at cricket match and, as a result, runs off to join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. His sergeant is a lazy, scheming, pleasure-over-duty sort and this leads to some interesting escapades. Meanwhile, a local warlord is intent on attacking the Legionnaire's fort...
Regarded as an honorary Carry On movie, this movie is mostly quite silly and uninteresting. The jokes are hardly plentiful or that good, though some do hit the mark. Doesn't really work as an adventure movie either - quite dull and unoriginal in that regard.
About the only thing that keeps this going are the hijinks and schemes of Sergeant Nocker, played by Phil Silvers.