Carry On: Collection 1 [Import]

Carry On Sergeant (1958)

The long-running "Carry On" series got its start with this deft service comedy, which chronicles the misadventures of Sergeant Grimshawe (William Hartnell) and his hapless platoon of soldiers. Bumbling their way through basic training, these guffaw-producing grunts still dream of achieving their fair share of military glory! Shirley Eaton, Kenneth Williams, and Eric Barker co-star. 81 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Carry On Nurse (1959)

From England’s madcap "Carry On" comedy film series comes this tale of hospital hijinks. The workers take on the administration, the interns take on the doctors, and the men’s ward takes on the nurses. What results is a prescription for big laughs! Kenneth Connor, Shirley Eaton, Charles Hawtrey star. 83 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Carry On Teacher (1959)

In one of the series’s best comedies, the brazen students at Maudlin Street Secondary Modern School put on an act to keep beloved Headmaster William Wakefield (Ted Ray) in charge of their institution. During a visit of the education minister (Rosalind Knight) and a school psychiatrist (Leslie Phillips), the youth run amuck so Wakefield will not qualify for a coveted new position at a new school. With Kenneth Connor, Joan Sims. 86 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Carry On Constable (1960)

The fourth entry in the long-running British comedy series welcomes the first appearance of "Carry On" legend Sid James. With a staff shortage at a suburban police station, Sergeant Wilkins (James) welcomes three new recruits…but it’s a crime when the three newbies accidentally help a bank robbery, almost arrest a plainclothes detective, and can’t control their police dog. With Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams, Shirley Eaton, and Joan Hickson. 86 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free