Thanks for the memories!

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Having recently arrived in the United States, clumsy British sanitation engineer Marshal P. Knutt (Jim Dale) applies for work and, due to a mix-up concerning his name, is mistaken for a U.S. Marshall and sent to lawless Stodge City to 'clean up the town'.I'm a life-long fan of the Carry On series and have seen most of them several times over, but this rather ambitious attempt at parodying the Western genre is one I rarely revisit, being far from the gang's best work. The film delivers a few stunts, a spot of action, and a surprisingly convincing Wild West town setting, but the plot is uninspired, much of the humour is laboured, and the film comes seriously unstuck thanks to the extremely awkward performances, the majority of the cast clearly struggling hard to pull off a convincing American accent.Sid James, as outlaw The Rumpo Kid, suffers the worst, his crap cowboy drawl sounding like a strange cross between Jimmy Cagney and… err… well, Sid James. John Wayne it ain't! Other guilty parties include Kenneth Williams, who aims for gruff Texan (but shoots wide of the target), and Joan Sims as buxom saloon owner Belle and Angela Douglas as beautiful vengeful gunslinger Annie Oakley, both of whom sound more West End than Wild West. Charles Hawtree plays a red Indian chief, but wisely opts to stick with an English accent.On a more positive note, Jon 'Dr Who' Pertwee, who plays blind and deaf Sheriff Albert Earp, provides a few solid laughs by blundering into obstacles at every turn, there's a fun cat-fight between sexy Sims and delicious Douglas as they vie for Dale's attention (with Edina Ronay joining in on the fun as well), and a silly High Noon-style finale manages to end the film in reasonable style.5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for Douglas's sexy musical number, which she performs in a body stocking decorated with diamanté, accessorised with a big, pink feather boa. Yeehaw!

I know the credit for the definitive comedy western mostly goes to Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles I think this is a pretty good contender. Weserns are often pretty funny to watch these days any way because apart from notable exceptions the genre seems a little camp these days. Its a very classy carry on and the budget seems much more generous than other offers in the series. The sets are very impressive and the costumes look wonderful. The outdoor locations are much more convincing than other efforts. I must check to see where it was filmed as it certainly looks like the west in USA. The English team handle the American accents very well and the ever reliables are all in fine form. If at times the accents sound a little like the south of London it actually adds to the fun of the proceedings.Having been to USA several times let me assure you the accents are accurate. Williams is very good as always and Joan Sims looks lovely and proves yet again what a great star she was. Jim Dale in many ways gives the stand out performance. This remarkably gifted actor gave so much to this series and his energy and comic timing is brilliant. Sid is there at the top of his game. Jon Pertwee gives a really funny performance as the sheriff, blind and deaf and it is a comedy masterpiece. Charles Hawtrey is camper than ever and plays the Indian chief with his famous glasses and unlike the others remains Hawtrey as we all want him. Of course its a stroke of comedy genius that all the actors have American accents except for the Indian chief who speaks with a perfect English Oxford English.There is no American accent from the loved performer. The early part is hilarious but once the great Hawtrey starts playing a drunk with a love of fire water it strangely gets a little sad when you are reminded of the great performers sad decline. Its a fun film and the only reason I give it a six is because despite the merit the gag gets a bit thin. Its a sketch idea dragged out into a movie length. Still its a a funny movie.

Not as good as the last one I saw, but it had it's moments. Jim Dale was funny as the Marshall, and Angela Douglas (The Four Feathers) really spiced up Annie Oakley.Kenneth Williams was very funny as the judge, with Sid James as The Rumpo Kid. They all looked like they were having a real good time making this film.Along with Angela Douglas, this was the first film for Bernard Bresslaw (Little Heap), Peter Butterworth Doc), and Playboy model Margaret Nolan (Dink in Goldfinger).Not one of the best, but funny, nonetheless.

I wasn't sure if Carry On Cowboy was going to be English tourists to the American west or not.Well, it wasn't. I wanted to compare it to the Doctor Who episode "The Gunfighters" but to tell the truth, that wouldn't be fair.This was actually good. No reason why the American accent, western or otherwise, should be difficult for these skilled masters of the language to duplicate.Kenneth Williams was lost however in his mayor. Shockingly interesting to see him delivering such a performance, but they should have done more like Carry On Cleo and allowed the caricatures they portrayed to still shine through.Or better yet, do some mock-up of the dialects like "Allo, Allo" used to do.Then it was extremely funny for Hawtrey to not attempt anything different when doing the native chief. As an American, I can point out one cliche that was inaccurate. When Williams was shocked at the dancehall girls. That was always a man of the cloth, never a politician. But then I suppose he was sticking to the Kenneth Williams' Carry On persona, wasn't he?Sid James really surprised me with his western speech. I was waiting for some "oy" or "look 'ere, mate" to slip out, but either it never did or I wasn't paying attention. Jim Dale looks like Michael Palin. That was half who I thought it was when he was in "Carry On Spying".And then there was that monster of a scene-stealer again, the soothsayer from "Carry On Cleo" this time as the sheriff. What a talent this underrated fellow, Jon Pertwee, was. Best known for a sci fi tv show, a good one, yes, but still. As I sit with just one more "Carry On" that I possess on DVD to review (I've already watched it), I can say that for some odd reason "Carry On Teaching" was my fave, perhaps because it was the first one that hit me funniest and raised my expectations, whether they were met or not, I can honestly say I didn't know what to expect here.Well, on to the last Carry On film in this set: Carry On Screaming.