Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Carry on Regardless (1961)

An early Carry On film centred around the Helping Hands agency who provide manpower for any possible task from beauty salon demonstrations to translations. Bert (Sid James) runs the agency with the help of the Carry On crew including Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey.

Things never run smoothly though, most jobs the agency take on end in disaster. For example a request for a fourth at Bridge sends someone to the Forth Bridge instead! The landlord (Stanley Unwin - speaking Unwinese gobbledegook) wants to put up their rent to a level beyond their ability to pay. However, they come to agreement: if they can clean the landlord's newest property they can stay, unfortunately its the dirtiest house in London!

There really isn't much plot to this, it is more a series of funny comedy situations vaguely held together by the thin glue of the employment office. It is very funny and silly with many comedy highlights, not the best Carry On but certainly very worthwhile.