'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?
Acting
Kenneth Williams already perfecting his neurotic persona.
Writing
Snappy banter between future comedy legends.
Director
Gerald Thomas
James Robertson Justice
Sir Benjamin Boyd
Leslie Phillips
Mervyn Hughes
Paul Massie
Malcolm Stewart
Kenneth Williams
Harold Chesney
Liz Fraser
Miranda Kennaway
Eric Barker
Dr. Morgan Rutherford
Jennifer Jayne
Jill Clemons
Sidney James
Sid
Esma Cannon
Mrs. Deevens
Geoffrey Keen
Sir John
Jill Ireland
Janet
Victor Maddern
Removal Man
Lance Percival
Harry
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Bostwick
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Gerald Thomas and producer Peter Rogers testing the ensemble formula before officially launching the Carry On series in 1958.
James Robertson Justice plays against type here as a benevolent authority figure rather than his usual bombastic tyrants.
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