The very first Carry-on in the series, there was a Carry On Admiral made the previous year and this was named in reflection of that but it was not made by the same people.
This film is not made in the same bawdy style as the later films, it is more of a comedy drama, and the Carry on actors were not the same clique as the later ones. Charles Hawtrey & Kenneth Williams are in it, but not as leading roles, Hattie Jacques is a lesser role with Terry Scott just having a cameo, the only one of the later team to have a leading role is Kenneth Connor, the other leading roles were William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan, Bill Owen and Bob Monkhouse. Others that also did a few were Terence Longden, Norman Rossington and Michael Medwin, these formed the early Carry On actors, not Sid James, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor or Jim Dale, because they were not in it..
All the acting is good, very good, in situation of army call-up and training, it is well directed, good photography and well paced, the B&W film is not great but better than most. The story is a bit ponderous though, but it works out ok.
Not the best Carry-on, but not too bad, more like a 50's British Comedy and since it was made in 1958, so it is.
This film is not made in the same bawdy style as the later films, it is more of a comedy drama, and the Carry on actors were not the same clique as the later ones. Charles Hawtrey & Kenneth Williams are in it, but not as leading roles, Hattie Jacques is a lesser role with Terry Scott just having a cameo, the only one of the later team to have a leading role is Kenneth Connor, the other leading roles were William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Dora Bryan, Bill Owen and Bob Monkhouse. Others that also did a few were Terence Longden, Norman Rossington and Michael Medwin, these formed the early Carry On actors, not Sid James, Bernard Bresslaw, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor or Jim Dale, because they were not in it..
All the acting is good, very good, in situation of army call-up and training, it is well directed, good photography and well paced, the B&W film is not great but better than most. The story is a bit ponderous though, but it works out ok.
Not the best Carry-on, but not too bad, more like a 50's British Comedy and since it was made in 1958, so it is.