Carry On Screaming! - Revision history

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External links

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	* {{Rotten Tomatoes\| 1209303-carry_on_screaming}}		* {{Rotten Tomatoes\| 1209303-carry_on_screaming}}
	* [http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_films/carry_on_screaming/ ''Carry On Screaming''] at The Whippit Inn
	* {{BFI Explore\|id=4ce2b6fd00ac1}}		* {{BFI Explore\|id=4ce2b6fd00ac1}}
	* {{Screenonline title\| 466443}}		* {{Screenonline title\| 466443}}

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	\| distributor = [[w:Warner Bros.\|Warner]]-[[w:Pathé\|Pathé Distributors]]		\| distributor = [[w:Warner Bros.\|Warner]]-[[w:Pathé\|Pathé Distributors]]
	\| released = {{Film date\|1966\|8\|16\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1966\|08\|16\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 97 minutes~~{{sfn\|Rigelsford\|1996\|p=61}}{{sfn\|Ross\|1998\|p=152}}~~		\| runtime = 97 minutes
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English

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Sources

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	* {{cite book \|last=Rigelsford \|first=Adrian \|author-link = w:Adrian Rigelsford\|title=Carry On Laughing: A Celebration \|year=1996 \|publisher=[[Virgin Books]] \|location=London \|isbn=1-85227-554-5}}		* {{cite book \|last=Rigelsford \|first=Adrian \|author-link = w:Adrian Rigelsford\|title=Carry On Laughing: A Celebration \|year=1996 \|publisher=[[w:Virgin Books\|Virgin Books]] \|location=London \|isbn=1-85227-554-5}}
	* {{cite book \|last=Ross \|first=Robert \|title=The Carry On Companion \|year=1998 \|orig-year=1996 \|publisher=Batsford \|location=London \|isbn=0-7134-8439-X}}		* {{cite book \|last=Ross \|first=Robert \|title=The Carry On Companion \|year=1998 \|orig-year=1996 \|publisher=Batsford \|location=London \|isbn=0-7134-8439-X}}

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	* {{cite book \|last=Rigelsford \|first=Adrian \|author-link = Adrian Rigelsford\|title=Carry On Laughing: A Celebration \|year=1996 \|publisher=[[Virgin Books]] \|location=London \|isbn=1-85227-554-5}}		* {{cite book \|last=Rigelsford \|first=Adrian \|author-link = w:Adrian Rigelsford\|title=Carry On Laughing: A Celebration \|year=1996 \|publisher=[[Virgin Books]] \|location=London \|isbn=1-85227-554-5}}
	* {{cite book \|last=Ross \|first=Robert \|title=The Carry On Companion \|year=1998 \|orig-year=1996 \|publisher=Batsford \|location=London \|isbn=0-7134-8439-X}}		* {{cite book \|last=Ross \|first=Robert \|title=The Carry On Companion \|year=1998 \|orig-year=1996 \|publisher=Batsford \|location=London \|isbn=0-7134-8439-X}}

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Filming and locations

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	'''Interiors''':		'''Interiors''':
	* [[Pinewood Studios]], Buckinghamshire		* [[w:Pinewood Studios\|Pinewood Studios]], Buckinghamshire

	'''Exteriors''':		'''Exteriors''':
	* [[Windsor, Berkshire\|Windsor]], Berkshire		* [[w:Windsor, Berkshire\|Windsor]], Berkshire
	* [[Fulmer]], Buckinghamshire		* [[w:Fulmer\|Fulmer]], Buckinghamshire

	==References==		==References==

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Cast

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	* [[Harry H. Corbett]] as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung		* [[Harry H. Corbett]] as Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung
	* [[Kenneth Williams]] as Dr Orlando Watt		* [[Kenneth Williams]] as Dr Orlando Watt
	* [[Jim Dale]] as Albert Potter		* [[w:Jim Dale\|Jim Dale]] as Albert Potter
	* [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]] as Dan Dann		* [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]] as Dan Dann
	* [[Fenella Fielding]] as Valeria Watt		* [[Fenella Fielding]] as Valeria Watt

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	==Production==		==Production==
	Production of the film ran from 10 January 1966 to 25 February 1966; it was filmed at [[Pinewood Studios]] and on location in [[Berkshire]] and [[Buckinghamshire]].		Production of the film ran from 10 January 1966 to 25 February 1966; it was filmed at [[w:Pinewood Studios\|Pinewood Studios]] and on location in [[w:Berkshire\|Berkshire]] and [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]].

	''Carry On Screaming'' was the second film in the series to have a sung main title theme. The theme song "Carry On Screaming" (film version only) was credited as "Anon" and was thought to have been sung by [[Jim Dale]], who appears in the film. The singer is actually [[Ray Pilgrim]], a session singer who sang for the [[Embassy Records\|Embassy]] label. A vinyl 45 rpm version of the song was also released in 1966 (Columbia DB 7972) by vocalist [[Boz Burrell]], before he became bassist for the bands [[King Crimson]] and [[Bad Company]]. In the 2005 album ''What a Carry On'', the theme was sung by [[Gary Williams (singer)\|Gary Williams]], with the [[Royal Ballet Sinfonia]] conducted by [[Gavin Sutherland (conductor)\|Gavin Sutherland]].		''Carry On Screaming'' was the second film in the series to have a sung main title theme. The theme song "Carry On Screaming" (film version only) was credited as "Anon" and was thought to have been sung by [[w:Jim Dale\|Jim Dale]], who appears in the film. The singer is actually [[w:Ray Pilgrim\|Ray Pilgrim]], a session singer who sang for the [[w:Embassy Records\|Embassy]] label. A vinyl 45 rpm version of the song was also released in 1966 (Columbia DB 7972) by vocalist [[w:Boz Burrell\|Boz Burrell]], before he became bassist for the bands [[w:King Crimson\|King Crimson]] and [[w:Bad Company\|Bad Company]]. In the 2005 album ''What a Carry On'', the theme was sung by [[w:Gary Williams (singer)\|Gary Williams]], with the [[w:Royal Ballet Sinfonia\|Royal Ballet Sinfonia]] conducted by [[w:Gavin Sutherland (conductor)\|Gavin Sutherland]].

	[[Deborah Kerr]] was initially offered the role of Valeria, but declined. The character is frequently referred to as a vampire, despite the film never stating her to be. Rather, she is more a parody of [[Morticia Addams]].		[[w:Deborah Kerr\|Deborah Kerr]] was initially offered the role of Valeria, but declined. The character is frequently referred to as a vampire, despite the film never stating her to be. Rather, she is more a parody of [[w:Morticia Addams\|Morticia Addams]].

	The character of Orlando Watt was initially written as Valeria's father. This was changed at the request of actor Kenneth Williams, who wanted to play his own age (39), so that Orlando and Valeria are brother and sister in the finished version.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Williams, Kenneth, 1926-1988.\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59883309\|title=The Kenneth Williams diaries\|date=1993\|publisher=HarperCollins\|others=Davies, Russell.\|isbn=0-00-255023-7\|location=London\|oclc=59883309}}</ref>		The character of Orlando Watt was initially written as Valeria's father. This was changed at the request of actor Kenneth Williams, who wanted to play his own age (39), so that Orlando and Valeria are brother and sister in the finished version.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Williams, Kenneth, 1926-1988.\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59883309\|title=The Kenneth Williams diaries\|date=1993\|publisher=HarperCollins\|others=Davies, Russell.\|isbn=0-00-255023-7\|location=London\|oclc=59883309}}</ref>

	Charles Hawtrey was added to the cast at the eleventh hour, after American distributors specifically requested him, as he was such a hit and crowd-pleaser with audiences there. He replaced [[Sydney Bromley]] in the role of Dan Dann, in what would have been a minor role in the film.~~{{Citation needed\|date=July 2007}}~~ Hawtrey thereby has the unique distinction of being the only actor to have a leading credit in a Carry On for less than five minutes' screen time.		Charles Hawtrey was added to the cast at the eleventh hour, after American distributors specifically requested him, as he was such a hit and crowd-pleaser with audiences there. He replaced [[w:Sydney Bromley\|Sydney Bromley]] in the role of Dan Dann, in what would have been a minor role in the film. Hawtrey thereby has the unique distinction of being the only actor to have a leading credit in a Carry On for less than five minutes' screen time.

	[[Harry H. Corbett]] replaced [[Sid James]], due to being committed to appearing as one of the robbers in the pantomime "Babes in the Wood "at the London Palladium, which ran until June 1966.		[[Harry H. Corbett]] replaced [[Sid James]], due to being committed to appearing as one of the robbers in the pantomime "Babes in the Wood "at the [[w:London Palladium\|London Palladium]], which ran until June 1966.

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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Plot

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	After searching the woods for further clues, the group stumble across the eerie Bide-A-Wee Rest Home, and are shown to the sitting-room by the butler, Sockett ([[Bernard Bresslaw]] – a not dissimilar character to [[w:Lurch (The Addams Family)\|Lurch]] in ''[[w:The Addams Family\|The Addams Family]]''). Sockett informs the mistress of the house, the seductive Valeria ([[Fenella Fielding]]), of their presence, and she in turn awakens her [[w:Frankenstein\|electrically charged]] brother, Dr. Orlando Watt ([[Kenneth Williams]]). Dr. Watt speaks to the three men, who are frightened from the house when Dr. Watt vanishes and re-appears when his electrical charge runs down.		After searching the woods for further clues, the group stumble across the eerie Bide-A-Wee Rest Home, and are shown to the sitting-room by the butler, Sockett ([[Bernard Bresslaw]] – a not dissimilar character to [[w:Lurch (The Addams Family)\|Lurch]] in ''[[w:The Addams Family\|The Addams Family]]''). Sockett informs the mistress of the house, the seductive Valeria ([[Fenella Fielding]]), of their presence, and she in turn awakens her [[w:Frankenstein\|electrically charged]] brother, Dr. Orlando Watt ([[Kenneth Williams]]). Dr. Watt speaks to the three men, who are frightened from the house when Dr. Watt vanishes and re-appears when his electrical charge runs down.

	The next day, Bung, Slobotham and Potter interview Dan Dann ([[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]]), a lavatory attendant who once worked at Bide-A-Wee as a gardener, but Dann is silenced by Oddbod before he can reveal anything. Meanwhile, the police scientist ([[Jon Pertwee]]) accidentally creates a second creature—Oddbod Junior (Billy Cornelius)—when subjecting Oddbod's finger to an electrical charge. After killing the scientist, Oddbod Junior makes his way to the mansion, where Valeria and Watt are turning people into mannequins (in the manner of ''[[House of Wax (1953 film)\|House of Wax]]'') to sell. Bung arrives at the house to investigate Dann's death, but becomes infatuated with Valeria instead.		The next day, Bung, Slobotham and Potter interview Dan Dann ([[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]]), a lavatory attendant who once worked at Bide-A-Wee as a gardener, but Dann is silenced by Oddbod before he can reveal anything. Meanwhile, the police scientist ([[Jon Pertwee]]) accidentally creates a second creature—Oddbod Junior (Billy Cornelius)—when subjecting Oddbod's finger to an electrical charge. After killing the scientist, Oddbod Junior makes his way to the mansion, where Valeria and Watt are turning people into mannequins (in the manner of ''[[w:House of Wax (1953 film)\|House of Wax]]'') to sell. Bung arrives at the house to investigate Dann's death, but becomes infatuated with Valeria instead.

	The next day, Potter discovers Doris—in mannequin form—in a milliner's shop but no proof can be found that it really is Doris. Bung returns to the house and discovers evidence that links Valeria and Watt to the mannequin but remains oblivious. Believing him to be on their scent, Valeria and Watt use a potion to turn Bung into [[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\|Mr. Hyde]] and order him to steal the mannequin for them. After recovering the next day, Bung and Slobotham decide to set a trap in Hocombe Woods, with Slobotham disguised as a woman for bait. Bung's sharp-tongued wife Emily ([[Joan Sims]]) follows, thinking Bung to be having an affair, and is captured by Oddbod Junior while Slobotham is captured by Oddbod. Bung, now teamed up with Potter, makes his way to the house whilst following their footprints.		The next day, Potter discovers Doris—in mannequin form—in a milliner's shop but no proof can be found that it really is Doris. Bung returns to the house and discovers evidence that links Valeria and Watt to the mannequin but remains oblivious. Believing him to be on their scent, Valeria and Watt use a potion to turn Bung into [[w:Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\|Mr. Hyde]] and order him to steal the mannequin for them. After recovering the next day, Bung and Slobotham decide to set a trap in Hocombe Woods, with Slobotham disguised as a woman for bait. Bung's sharp-tongued wife Emily ([[Joan Sims]]) follows, thinking Bung to be having an affair, and is captured by Oddbod Junior while Slobotham is captured by Oddbod. Bung, now teamed up with Potter, makes his way to the house whilst following their footprints.

	After failing to dispose of Bung and Potter with a snake, the Oddbods are dispatched to deal with them. Bung and Potter are reunited with Slobotham and manage to return Doris to human form, but discover that Emily has been turned into a mannequin. A battle follows, in which Albert (in Mr. Hyde form) defeats the Oddbods. Dr. Watt menaces them with petrifying liquid but is threatened by the re-animated mummy of Rubbatiti, which has come alive following a lightning strike. Rubbatiti and Watt fall into a boiling vat in the cellar, killing them both. Albert and Doris marry some time later, only to discover that Bung, whose home lacks electricity, is unable to return his wife to human form, and is now living with Valeria.		After failing to dispose of Bung and Potter with a snake, the Oddbods are dispatched to deal with them. Bung and Potter are reunited with Slobotham and manage to return Doris to human form, but discover that Emily has been turned into a mannequin. A battle follows, in which Albert (in Mr. Hyde form) defeats the Oddbods. Dr. Watt menaces them with petrifying liquid but is threatened by the re-animated mummy of Rubbatiti, which has come alive following a lightning strike. Rubbatiti and Watt fall into a boiling vat in the cellar, killing them both. Albert and Doris marry some time later, only to discover that Bung, whose home lacks electricity, is unable to return his wife to human form, and is now living with Valeria.

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	\| music = [[Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]]		\| music = [[Eric Rogers (composer)\|Eric Rogers]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Alan Hume\|Alan Hume]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Alan Hume\|Alan Hume]]
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	'''''Carry On Screaming!''''' is a 1966 [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:black comedy\|black comedy]] [[w:horror film\|horror film]], the twelfth in the [[Carry On (film series)\|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6fd00ac1 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713130111/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6fd00ac1 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-13 \|title=Carry On Screaming! (1966) \|work=BFI}}</ref> It was the last of the series to be made by [[w:Anglo-Amalgamated\|Anglo-Amalgamated]] before the series moved to [[w:The Rank Organisation]]. Of the regular cast, it features [[Kenneth Williams]], [[w:Jim Dale\|Jim Dale]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Bernard Bresslaw]] and [[Peter Butterworth]]. It also features [[Harry H. Corbett]] in his only series appearance and [[Fenella Fielding]] making her second and final appearance. [[Angela Douglas]] makes the second of her four Carry On appearances. ''Carry On Screaming'' is a parody of the [[w:Hammer Film Productions\|Hammer]] horror films, which were also popular at the time.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/466443/ \|title=BFI Screenonline: Carry On Screaming! (1966) \|work=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>		'''''Carry On Screaming!''''' is a 1966 [[w:United Kingdom\|British]] [[w:black comedy\|black comedy]] [[w:horror film\|horror film]], the twelfth in the [[Carry On (film series)\|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992).<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6fd00ac1 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713130111/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6fd00ac1 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-13 \|title=Carry On Screaming! (1966) \|work=BFI}}</ref> It was the last of the series to be made by [[w:Anglo-Amalgamated\|Anglo-Amalgamated]] before the series moved to [[w:The Rank Organisation]]. Of the regular cast, it features [[Kenneth Williams]], [[w:Jim Dale\|Jim Dale]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)\|Charles Hawtrey]], [[Joan Sims]], [[Bernard Bresslaw]] and [[Peter Butterworth]]. It also features [[Harry H. Corbett]] in his only series appearance and [[Fenella Fielding]] making her second and final appearance. [[w:Angela Douglas\|Angela Douglas]] makes the second of her four Carry On appearances. ''Carry On Screaming'' is a parody of the [[w:Hammer Film Productions\|Hammer]] horror films, which were also popular at the time.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/466443/ \|title=BFI Screenonline: Carry On Screaming! (1966) \|work=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	The film opens in the [[w:Edwardian era\|Edwardian era]] in Hocombe Woods, where Doris Mann ([[Angela Douglas]]) and Albert Potter ([[Jim Dale\|Jim Dale]]) are courting. When Albert searches the woods for a [[w:Voyeur\|peeping Tom]], Doris is abducted by a monster named Oddbod ([[w:Tom Clegg (actor)\|Tom Clegg]]), which leaves a finger behind. Albert, finding the finger, rushes to the police station and reports the matter to Detective Constable Slobotham ([[Peter Butterworth]]), who in turn tells his superior, the henpecked Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung ([[Harry H. Corbett]]), who has been investigating similar disappearances in the same woods.		The film opens in the [[w:Edwardian era\|Edwardian era]] in Hocombe Woods, where Doris Mann ([[w:Angela Douglas\|Angela Douglas]]) and Albert Potter ([[w:Jim Dale\|Jim Dale]]) are courting. When Albert searches the woods for a [[w:Voyeur\|peeping Tom]], Doris is abducted by a monster named Oddbod ([[w:Tom Clegg (actor)\|Tom Clegg]]), which leaves a finger behind. Albert, finding the finger, rushes to the police station and reports the matter to Detective Constable Slobotham ([[Peter Butterworth]]), who in turn tells his superior, the henpecked Detective Sergeant Sidney Bung ([[Harry H. Corbett]]), who has been investigating similar disappearances in the same woods.

	After searching the woods for further clues, the group stumble across the eerie Bide-A-Wee Rest Home, and are shown to the sitting-room by the butler, Sockett ([[Bernard Bresslaw]] – a not dissimilar character to [[w:Lurch (The Addams Family)\|Lurch]] in ''[[w:The Addams Family\|The Addams Family]]''). Sockett informs the mistress of the house, the seductive Valeria ([[Fenella Fielding]]), of their presence, and she in turn awakens her [[w:Frankenstein\|electrically charged]] brother, Dr. Orlando Watt ([[Kenneth Williams]]). Dr. Watt speaks to the three men, who are frightened from the house when Dr. Watt vanishes and re-appears when his electrical charge runs down.		After searching the woods for further clues, the group stumble across the eerie Bide-A-Wee Rest Home, and are shown to the sitting-room by the butler, Sockett ([[Bernard Bresslaw]] – a not dissimilar character to [[w:Lurch (The Addams Family)\|Lurch]] in ''[[w:The Addams Family\|The Addams Family]]''). Sockett informs the mistress of the house, the seductive Valeria ([[Fenella Fielding]]), of their presence, and she in turn awakens her [[w:Frankenstein\|electrically charged]] brother, Dr. Orlando Watt ([[Kenneth Williams]]). Dr. Watt speaks to the three men, who are frightened from the house when Dr. Watt vanishes and re-appears when his electrical charge runs down.

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	* {{IMDb title\| 0060214}}		* {{IMDb title\| 0060214}}
	* {{Rotten Tomatoes\| 1209303-carry_on_screaming}}		* {{Rotten Tomatoes\| 1209303-carry_on_screaming}}
	* [http://www.thewhippitinn.com/carry_on_films/carry_on_screaming/ ''Carry On Screaming''] at The Whippit Inn
	* {{BFI Explore\|id=4ce2b6fd00ac1}}		* {{BFI Explore\|id=4ce2b6fd00ac1}}
	* {{Screenonline title\| 466443}}		* {{Screenonline title\| 466443}}