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Carry On Girls

1973 · 88 min

A cheeky, chaotic seaside romp full of slapstick and double entendres, easy to dip into and forget.

Directed by
Gerald Thomas
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
When it comes to Beauty Queens - It's 'Carry On' and Bust!
Overview
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.

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Directed by
Gerald Thomas
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • media
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

In this series

Carry On Collection

  1. Carry On SergeantMovie · 1958
  2. Carry On NurseMovie · 1959
  3. Carry On TeacherMovie · 1959
  4. Carry On CleoMovie · 1964
  5. Carry On JackMovie · 1964
  6. Carry On CowboyMovie · 1965
  7. Carry On Screaming!Movie · 1966
  8. Carry On DoctorMovie · 1967
  9. Don't Lose Your HeadMovie · 1967
  10. Carry On Up the KhyberMovie · 1968
  11. Carry On CampingMovie · 1969
  12. Carry On LovingMovie · 1970
  13. Carry On at Your ConvenienceMovie · 1971
  14. Carry On MatronMovie · 1972
  15. Carry On GirlsMovie · 1973 This title
  16. Carry On DickMovie · 1974

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Gerald Thomas
Written by
Talbot Rothwell
Starring
Sidney James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Bernard Bresslaw, June Whitfield, Peter Butterworth, Jack Douglas
Cinematography
Alan Hume
Runtime
88 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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