When the Carry On Stopped: Why Britain's Most Successful Comedy Film Franchise Suddenly Halted - Dave Ainsworth - Grāmatas - Pen & Sword Books Ltd - 9781036107642 - 2025. gada 13. februāris
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When the Carry On Stopped: Why Britain's Most Successful Comedy Film Franchise Suddenly Halted


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When the Carry On Stopped looks at how the Carry On film series made its painful transition from one film company, Anglo-Amalgamated, to another, the Rank Organisation. In examining this little-known but fascinating story, the growth of Anglo-Amalgamated is highlighted through the success of its owners, partners Stuart Levy and Nat Cohen. Levy’s sudden death in 1966 encouraged Cohen to ditch the Carry Ons in favour of more prestigious feature films.

Without a film distributor, the series’ producer Peter Rogers, was forced to search for another, eventually finding the series a new home at Rank. However, Rank was unwilling to endorse the work of a rival and so dropped the ‘Carry On’ title. The Carry On series looked doomed.

When the Carry On Stopped also sheds new light on the careers of the Carry On stars at this critical time. We learn of Barbara Windsor’s involvement in the stage disaster Twang!!, of Jim Dale’s stage success, Sid James’ first heart attack and Charles Hawtrey losing his mother. The book calls out the fat shaming of Joan Sims as one of the many injustices shown to her by the producer.

This is essential reading for Carry On fans and those interested in the machinations of the British entertainment industry in the 1960’s.


224 pages, 32 mono illustrations

Mediji Grāmatas     Hardcover Book   (Grāmata ar cieto muguriņu un vāku)
Izlaists 2025. gada 13. februāris
ISBN13 9781036107642
Izdevēji Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Lapas 224
Izmēri 165 × 240 × 26 mm   ·   450 g

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