Carry On Spying 1964
Carry On Spying
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.
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Full Cast & Crew... Desmond Simkins
... Daphne Honeybutt
... Harold Crump
... Charlie Bind
... The Chief
DL
Dilys Laye... Lila
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by John Chard
I expected you to be a man... or a woman. The 9th in the Carry On series, and the last to be filmed in black and white, is one of the best. It finds the gang kind of biting the hand that feeds them, Pinewood. The home of James Bond was also the home of the Carry On mob, so with Peter Rogers, Gerald Thomas and Talbot Rothwell spying an opportunity to spoof 007, they did so, whilst also revelling in the chance for some film noir dalliances, notably The Third Man. The cast is this time headed up by Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor (making her Carry On debut), Bernard Cribbins and Charles Hawtrey. They are four less than stellar operatives for British Intelligence tasked with retrieving a top secret formula that has been stolen by STENCH. During their mission they are helped by Carstairs (Jim Dale), and just who or what is the mysterious organisation known as SNOG? Are they friends or in league with the evil Dr. Crow? Though dotted throughout with some written innuendo, "Spying" is still in touch with the more genial comedy that was evident in the early years - particularly the black and whites. This is good honest comedy, with visual exuberance and witty repartee the order of the day. Watching it now you find it holds up very well, sure it's a bit fruity and nutty, but a freshness exists here and it lets some damn fine actors loose to show their respective skills. It also looks terrific, the noir photography by Alan Hume sparkling. A prime Carry On movie for those who prefer their Carry On's more knowingly jolly than the later bawdy entries. 9/10
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Release Date:
Jun 01, 1964 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 27`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Carry On Spying
I expected you to be a man... or a woman. The 9th in the Carry On series, and the last to be filmed in black and white, is one of the best. It finds the gang kind of biting the hand that feeds them, Pinewood. The home of James Bond was also the home of the Carry On mob, so with Peter Rogers, Gerald Thomas and Talbot Rothwell spying an opportunity to spoof 007, they did so, whilst also revelling in the chance for some film noir dalliances, notably The Third Man. The cast is this time headed up by Kenneth Williams, Barbara Windsor (making her Carry On debut), Bernard Cribbins and Charles Hawtrey. They are four less than stellar operatives for British Intelligence tasked with retrieving a top secret formula that has been stolen by STENCH. During their mission they are helped by Carstairs (Jim Dale), and just who or what is the mysterious organisation known as SNOG? Are they friends or in league with the evil Dr. Crow? Though dotted throughout with some written innuendo, "Spying" is still in touch with the more genial comedy that was evident in the early years - particularly the black and whites. This is good honest comedy, with visual exuberance and witty repartee the order of the day. Watching it now you find it holds up very well, sure it's a bit fruity and nutty, but a freshness exists here and it lets some damn fine actors loose to show their respective skills. It also looks terrific, the noir photography by Alan Hume sparkling. A prime Carry On movie for those who prefer their Carry On's more knowingly jolly than the later bawdy entries. 9/10
Cast & Crew of
Carry On Spying
Directors & Credit Writers
Cast
... Desmond Simkins
... Daphne Honeybutt
... Harold Crump
... Charlie Bind
... The Chief
DL
Dilys Laye... Lila
... Carstairs
... Cobley
... The Fat Man
... Milchmann
... Doctor Crow
... Head Waiter/Voice of Dr Crow
... Funhouse Madame
... Funhouse Doorman
JT
Jack Taylor... Thug
... Thug
... Code Clerk
HF
Hugh Futcher... Bed-of-Nails Native
... Prof. Stark
... Native Policeman/Algerian Gent