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Comedy

Carry On Don't Lose Your Head

- Carry On laughing until you have hysterics, but... Don't Lose Your Head!

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes 'The Black Fingernail' scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.

Release Date : 1966-12-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Rank OrganisationAdder

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Carry on Pimpernel

Cast

Sid James

Character Name : Sir Rodney Ffing

Original Name : Sid James

Gender : Male

Jim Dale

Character Name : Lord Darcy Pue

Original Name : Jim Dale

Gender : Male

Dany Robin

Character Name : Jacqueline

Original Name : Dany Robin

Gender : Female

Kenneth Williams

Character Name : Citizen Camembert

Original Name : Kenneth Williams

Gender : Male

Charles Hawtrey

Character Name : Duc de Pomfrit

Original Name : Charles Hawtrey

Gender : Male

Joan Sims

Character Name : Désirée Dubarry

Original Name : Joan Sims

Gender : Female

Peter Gilmore

Character Name : Citizen Robespierre

Original Name : Peter Gilmore

Gender : Male

Marianne Stone

Character Name : Landlady

Original Name : Marianne Stone

Gender : Female

Michael Ward

Character Name : Henri

Original Name : Michael Ward

Gender : Male

Leon Greene

Character Name : Malabonce

Original Name : Leon Greene

Gender : Male

David Davenport

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : David Davenport

Gender : Male

Richard Shaw

Character Name : Captain of Soldiers

Original Name : Richard Shaw

Gender : Male

Valerie Van Ost

Character Name : Second Lady / Girl at Execution

Original Name : Valerie Van Ost

Gender : Female

Jennifer Clulow

Character Name : First Lady

Original Name : Jennifer Clulow

Gender : Female

Peter Butterworth

Character Name : Bidet

Original Name : Peter Butterworth

Gender : Male

Monika Dietrich

Character Name : Girl

Original Name : Monika Dietrich

Gender : Female

Jacqueline Pearce

Character Name : Third Lady

Original Name : Jacqueline Pearce

Gender : Female

Patrick Allen

Character Name : Narrator

Original Name : Patrick Allen

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-26

I found this to be one of the cleverer "Carry On" films with Kenneth Williams on good form as the revolutionary "Citizen Camembert" aided by his sidekick "Bidet" (Peter Butterworth) making sure that all the nasty aristos turn up for their appointment with madame guillotine. The fly in their ointment soon becomes the enigmatic and chivalrous Brit "Sir Rodney Ffing" (Sid James) and his aide-de-camp "Pue" (Jim Dale) who are bent on frustrating their French nemeses and rescuing the "Duc de Pommfrit" (Charles Hawtrey) before trying their best to ensure that the famous vertical chopper gets two, more appropriate, victims. Instead of the "Scarlet Pimpernel" we have the "Black Fingernail" but otherwise, it's a fairly enjoyable parody of the Orczy story with some good one-liners, a nice dynamic between James and Butterworth and, mercifully, little of the annoying Dale to clutter up the proceedings. It looks good, the jokes are frequently quite pithy and for my money this is James at his best. Good fun.