Carry on in the Legion (1967) Follow That Camel (original title)

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Release Date:

September 1967 (UK)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

You'll laugh up a (sand) storm when the "Carry-On" Gang invade the Sa(her)a

Plot:

A bogus legionaire proves his mettle during an arab attack.

Plot Keywords:

Legionnaire | Foreign Legion | Historical Fiction | Imperative In Title | Sequel

Cast

Phil Silvers	...	Sergeant Nocker
Kenneth Williams	...	Commandant Maximilian Burger
Jim Dale	...	Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West
Charles Hawtrey	...	Captain Le Pice
Joan Sims	...	Zig-Zig
Angela Douglas	...	Lady Jane Ponsonby
Peter Butterworth	...	Simpson
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Sheikh Abdul Abulbul
Anita Harris	...	Corktip
John Bluthal	...	Corporal Clotski
William Mervyn	...	Sir Cyril Ponsonby
Peter Gilmore	...	Captain Humphrey Bagshaw
Julian Holloway	...	Ticket Collector
Larry Taylor	...	Riff
William Hurndell	...	Raff
David Glover	...	Hotel Manager
Julian Orchard	...	Doctor
Vincent Ball	...	Ship's Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Jesson	...	Lawrence (scenes deleted)
Simon Cain	...	Riff at Abdul's Tent (uncredited)
Dominique Don	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Sally Douglas	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Harry Fielder	...	Legionnaire Soldier (uncredited)
Gina Gianelli	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Angela Grant	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Helga Jones	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Harold Kasket	...	Hotel Gentleman (uncredited)
Gertan Klauber	...	Algerian Spiv (uncredited)
Margot Maxine	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Michael McStay	...	Wicketkeeper (uncredited)
Ricardo Montez	...	Riff at Abdul's Tent (uncredited)
Michael Nightingale	...	Nightingale the Butler (uncredited)
Zorenah Osborne	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Edmund Pegge	...	Bowler (uncredited)
Anne Scott	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Frank Singuineau	...	Riff at Abdul's Tent (uncredited)
Carol Sloan	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Patsy Snell	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Gina Warwick	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Karen Young	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Gerald Thomas

Writing credits
Talbot Rothwell		(screenplay)

Produced by
Peter Rogers	....	producer

Original Music by
Eric Rogers

Cinematography by
Alan Hume		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alfred Roome

Art Direction by
Alex Vetchinsky		(as Vetchinsky)

Costume Design by
Emma Selby-Walker

Makeup Department
Stella Rivers	....	hairdresser
Geoffrey Rodway	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jack Swinburne	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Bracknell	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Ken Barker	....	sound recordist
Dudley Messenger	....	sound recordist
Wally Nelson	....	dubbing editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Hall	....	camera operator
Martin Body	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jack Gardner	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Eric Rogers	....	conductor

Other crew
Terence A. Clegg	....	location manager (as Terry Clegg)
Joy Mercer	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Rank Organisation, The (presents) (as The Rank Organisation)
• Adder (uncredited)

Distributors

• J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (1967) (UK) (theatrical)
• Schoenfeld Films (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• Carlton Visual Entertainment (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• VCI Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Collection International (1987) (UK) (VHS)
• White Knight Video (video)

Also Known As:

"Follow That Camel" - UK (original title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) (2000) (2003) | Australia:PG | UK:PG (tv rating)

Filming Locations:

Camber Sands, Camber, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

Charles Hawtrey wanted to play the role of Bo West in this film; producer Peter Rogers refused.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Angela Douglas receives the letter from Beau telling her that he has joined the Foreign Legion, she takes the letter in her right hand and holds her napkin in her left as she reads it. But in the close up she is holding the letter and napkin in the opposite hands.

Quotes:

Simpson:You mean all these ladies are the Sheikh's wives?
Sgt. Nocker:Yes. What's so terrible about that?
Simpson:Think, all those mothers in law!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Carry on Snogging (1998) (TV)

Decent

This is not one of their best films but I liked it. The story is admittedly thin with a slight overbalance of the Bilko of the Dunes, the film feels rushed sometimes and Joan Sims the great actress she was has sadly little to do here. That said, I liked the set and costume design and the cinematography was good. The script is full of puns and innuendos, and there are some fun jokes particularly the Mustapha Leek one. The acting is decent generally, some of the regulars such as Sims are underused, but Phil Silvers is really quite excellent here, and Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale and Charles Hawtrey play their parts well. Overall, not exceptional but decent. 6/10 Bethany Cox