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The Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery ** (1966, George Cole, Frankie Howerd, Dora Bryan, Reg Varney) – Classic Movie Review 2798

The 1966 fourth episode of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat’s broad farcical St Trinian’s comedies, based on the cartoons of Ronald Searle, is unfortunately a rather weary effort. Alas there is neither Alastair Sim nor Joyce […]

Aug, 10

Up Pompeii *** (1971, Frankie Howerd, Julie Ege, Michael Hordern, Barbara Murray, Patrick Cargill) – Classic Movie Review 1,210

Frankie Howerd’s hilarious and smutty TV sitcom series of Pompeiian scandals is opened out for director Bob Kellett’s jolly 1971 big-screen version Up Pompeii featuring an excellent entirely new support cast. A funny thing happened […]

May, 13

Carry On Up the Jungle *** (1970, Frankie Howerd, Sid James, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Terry Scott, Bernard Bresslaw) – Classic Movie Review 1135

In his second and final appearance in the series, Frankie Howerd joins Sid James (Bill Boosey), Joan Sims (Lady Evelyn Bagley) and the rest of the Carry On gang to send up the classic Tarzan […]

Apr, 22

The Ladykillers ***** (1955, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker, Katie Johnson, Herbert Lom) – Classic Movie Review 36

Packed with memorable characters and performances, Ealing Studios’ 1955 black comedy delight is deliciously funny throughout, enthusiastically written by William Rose and eagerly directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Like an English tea with strawberries and cream, […]

Jul, 09

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