Carry On Spying

1964

1h 27m

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6.4/10

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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.

Directors

Gerald Thomas

Writers

Talbot Rothwell(screenplay by)

Sid Colin(screenplay by)

Stars

Kenneth Williams

Barbara Windsor

Bernard Cribbins

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Desmond Simkins

Daphne Honeybutt

Harold Crump

Charlie Bind

The Chief

Lila

Carstairs

Cobley

The Fat Man

Milchmann

Doctor Crow

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Funhouse Madame

Funhouse Doorman

Thug

Thug

Code Clerk

Bed-of-Nails Native

Directors

Gerald Thomas

Writers

Talbot Rothwell(screenplay by)

Sid Colin(screenplay by)

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9/10

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

John Chard01 Jul, 2015