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Carry on Nurse

  • 19591959
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 26m
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6.2/10
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Carry on Nurse (1959)
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks past, with only Reckitt standing up to her. There's a colonel who is a constant nuisance, a bumbling nurse, a romance between Ted York and Nurse Denton, and Bell who wants his bunion removed straight away, so after drinking alcohol, the men decide to remove the bunion themselves!
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An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!An idiosyncratic group of patients wreak havoc in the men's surgical ward of Haven Hospital. They decide to take their revenge on the frosty Matron, and there is even a spot of DIY surgery!
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gerald Thomas
  • Writers
    • Patrick Cargill(idea)
    • Jack Beale(idea)
    • Norman Hudis(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Williams
    • Hattie Jacques
    • Kenneth Connor
  • Director
    • Gerald Thomas
  • Writers
    • Patrick Cargill(idea)
    • Jack Beale(idea)
    • Norman Hudis(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Williams
    • Hattie Jacques
    • Kenneth Connor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Charles Hawtrey and Hattie Jacques in Carry on Nurse (1959)
    Cyril Chamberlain and Kenneth Connor in Carry on Nurse (1959)
    Kenneth Connor, Joan Hickson, Hattie Jacques, and Kenneth Williams in Carry on Nurse (1959)
    Leslie Phillips and June Whitfield in Carry on Nurse (1959)
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    Joan Hickson and Terence Longdon in Carry on Nurse (1959)
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    Kenneth Williams
    Kenneth Williams
    • Oliver Reckitt
    Hattie Jacques
    Hattie Jacques
    • Matron
    Kenneth Connor
    Kenneth Connor
    • Bernie Bishop
    Shirley Eaton
    Shirley Eaton
    • Staff Nurse Dorothy Denton
    Charles Hawtrey
    Charles Hawtrey
    • Humphrey Hinton
    Terence Longdon
    Terence Longdon
    • Ted York
    Bill Owen
    Bill Owen
    • Percy 'Perc' Hickson
    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • Jack Bell
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Student Nurse Stella Dawson
    Susan Stephen
    Susan Stephen
    • Nurse Georgie Axwell
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • The Colonel
    • (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
    Susan Beaumont
    • Nurse Frances James
    Ann Firbank
    Ann Firbank
    • Helen Lloyd
    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Sister
    Cyril Chamberlain
    • Bert Able
    Harry Locke
    • Mick the Orderly
    Norman Rossington
    Norman Rossington
    • Norm
    Brian Oulton
    Brian Oulton
    • Henry Bray
    • Director
      • Gerald Thomas
    • Writers
      • Patrick Cargill(idea) (play "Ring for Catty")
      • Jack Beale(idea) (play "Ring for Catty")
      • Norman Hudis(original screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Kenneth Williams kept falling asleep, due to the combination of warm studio lights and acting on a bed. When Gerald Thomas would wake him up, Kenny would swear blind that he wasn't asleep. So the next time it happened, Thomas put a sign around his neck, and took a photograph. When Kenny tried to wriggle his way out of it again with protestations of not being asleep, Gerald showed him the photograph - apparently Kenny's language became very colourful.
    • Goofs
      When the nurse is discovered hidden in the bed, she runs up the stairs in her underwear, but when she next appears, both her petticoat and hairstyle are different.
    • Quotes

      The Colonel: Come come, Matron. Surely you've seen a temperature taken like this before?

      Matron: Yes Colonel. But never with a daffodil!

    • Alternate versions
      For the original UK cinema release cuts were made to remove some crude dialogue and footage. Among them a referral to spilt ball-bearings ("You can pick up Mr Hickson's balls"), the nurse's comment to Bernie after his shorts are removed ("What a big fuss about such a little thing") lost a shot of Bernie peering under the bed sheet, and Ted's hospital shaving scene was cut to remove the shots of Mick splashing him (below screen) with shaving cream. The latter was later restored to video releases although other cut footage may be lost forever.
    • Connections
      Featured in This Is Your Life: Hattie Jacques (1963)

    User reviews40

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    A good dose of comedy...
    "Carry on Nurse" is one of the finer examples in the series. Only the second film to be made this still captures the naive charm of late 50s humour while exploring the more risque ground of the double-entendre.

    The usual gang of misfits are present: Kenneth Connor, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques (playing Matron!) and Joan Sims in her first "Carry On..." appearance.

    The hospital setting works especially well in this film and indeed later entries in the series which sees the gang placed within some institution or other are usually worth a look to see how our heroes react and rebel against authority.

    "Nurse", actually voted Best British Film of 1958, is a delight to watch and it's hard to equate this with something as bawdy as "Camping" or "Girls".

    And the ending is a scream too with a most inventive use for a daffodil in medical history!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 41 Grad Liebe
    • Filming locations
      • Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(The front of Haven Hospital)
    • Production companies
      • Peter Rogers Productions
      • Beaconsfield Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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