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Crazy goings-on in a hospital form the basis of this comedy, in which one man thinks he only has a week to live, while the rest of the patients lead a revolution against the staff. Frankie Howerd joins Sid James and most of the 'Carry On' regularsThis item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original film negative releases, . Most titles previously had a pressed release but have lapsed out of print and are ...

Fifth entry in the 'Carry On' series. The head of a temp agency (Sid James) finds that all the people on his books are incapable of performing the odd jobs they are hired for. Eager employees include Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor and Joan Sims.This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original film negative releases, . Most titles previously had a pressed release but have lapsed out ...

Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from. Not only does he get the five most incompetent shipmates ever to sail the seven seas, but the passengers turn out to be a rather strange bunch too. The SS Happy Wanderer will never be the same.This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original...

British forces face the hostile Afghan tribesmen in this tale of the North-West frontier during the days of the British Raj. With Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charlie Hawtrey and Joan Sims.This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original film negative releases, . Most titles previously had a pressed release but have lapsed out of print and are now only available on these re-released MOD discs  While ...

It is 1942 and the Sultan of Turkey controls overland trade from the Far East to Europe. Christopher Columbus, looking to make his fortune, persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance an expedition to find a new sea route to India. In the best tradition of the original Carry on series, this historical farce features the cream of the comedic crop... Starring Jim Dale, Maureen Lipman, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Alexie Sayle, Julian Clary and a host of others it's sure to be a well crewed voyag...

A surgeon sets up a slimming clinic on the basis of a potion from the Beatific Isles, in this 'Carry On' film. Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques, Barbara Windsor and company star.This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original film negative releases, . Most titles previously had a pressed release but have lapsed out of print and are now only available on these re-released MOD discs  Whi...

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough complications in his own love life, but still produces a pamphlet called "The Wit to Woo". The strange collection of hopefuls lead to some outlandish matches, and jealousies are bound to lead to trouble.This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original film ...

When she feels neglected by her husband Charlie, Peg decides to spite him by opening a cab service in opposition employing attractive girl drivers. Charlie, ignorant of her scheme, and realizing the imminent danger of competition, plans to raid the rival company. Speedee Taxi service is enjoying success until a fleet of rival taxis appear on the scene. The rivals are Glamcabs, and they have a secret weapon. All their drivers are very attractive women!This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release...

English gentleman is accused of a social blunder. Rejected by the woman he loves, he enlists in the Foreign Legion and sets off for the desert. There he meets Sergeant Nocker (Phil Silvers) and Sheik Abdul who take him under their wing. However when his beloved back home learns that he has been wrongly accused, she sets off to tell Bo herself. The problem is that on her arrival, Sheik Abdul decides he must have her for his 13th wife!This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  ...

This was the second 'Carry On' film, and a hit in the United States. The patients in a men's hospital ward decide to revolt against the staff, as led by the indomitable Matron (Hattie Jacques). Troublesome patients include Kenneth Williams, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey. Producer Peter Rogers was offered a five-movie deal on the strength of this film's success.This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on...

Ninth entry in the 'Carry On' series. Ancient British slaves save Caesar (Kenneth Williams) from assassination in Rome, 50 B.C. Meanwhile, Mark Antony (Sid James) romances Egyptian Empress Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie). Revolting Britons include Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey, while Warren Mitchell plays a partner in the slave-trading firm Markus & Spencius. The film was shot on the set of the Richard Burton/Elizabeth Taylor epic 'Cleopatra'.This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release. MOD (D...

Fourth entry in the 'Carry On' series. Police Sergeant Wilkins (Sid James, in his 'Carry On' debut) has a new batch of inept recruits on his hands, whose idea of covert surveillance involves dressing up in drag. Bumbling PCs include Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor and Leslie Phillips. This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release. MOD (DVD-R) All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original film negative releases, . Most titles previously...

Eleventh entry in the 'Carry On' series. Marshall P. Knutt (Jim Dale), a former sanitary engineer, becomes the sheriff of Stodge City in the Wild West and must help a young woman beat the Rumpo Kid (Sid James), the outlaw who shot her father. Those getting off their horses and drinking their milk include Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Bernard Bresslaw (making his 'Carry On' debut). This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release. MOD (DVD-R) All movies are transferred dire...

Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea. The boys suggest a camping holiday, secretly intending to take them to a nudist camp. Of course they end up in the wrong place, and meet up with the weirdest bunch of campers you can imagine! Coach loads of sex-starved schoolgirls and bands of hippies all add to the laughs. This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release. MOD (DVD-R) All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand...

Twelfth entry in the 'Carry On' series. Detective Bung (Harry H. Corbett) investigates a mad professor (Kenneth Williams) and his sister, who are turning their victims into shop window dummies. Those hamming it up in this Hammer horror spoof include Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Joan Sims and Fenella Fielding.This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release.  MOD (DVD-R)  All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original film negative releases, . Most titles previousl...

We all remember when Abbott and Costello met Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Dracula, the Invisible Man, The Mummy and even Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But do you remember when Abbott and Costello met The Creature? Yes, it really did happen, not on the big screen but on live television. On Sunday, February 21, 1954 Abbott and Costello hosted NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. In a live comedy sketch, devised to promote Universal's newest monster, America witnessed the brief but memorable meeting of Abbott and ...

Orville (Lou Costello) is the oldest orphan at the Hideaway Orphans Home. He accidentally winds up inside a truck heading to a top-secret laboratory, where he is placed under the guidance of lab worker Lester (Bud Abbott) to help load supplies onto a rocketship. While on board with Lester, Orville hits the ignition button and the rocketship blasts off, flying across the country to New Orleans, where Mardi Gras is in progress. They exit and witness "hideous creatures", which are actually costumed...

Hold That Ghost - Bud and Lou come into an inheritance: an abandoned roadhouse formerly belonging to a rubbed out mobster. People get mysteriously murdered. Lights go on and off. Walls turn inside out in this delightful comedy that also features by The Andrews Sisters. Starring: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello This item is a Manufactured-On-Demand release. MOD (DVD-R) All movies are transferred directly to DVD-R disc on a demand basis from original film negative releases, . Most titles previ...

The time is the 1890s. Captain Sam (Henry Travers), owner of the showboat River Queen, travels along the Mississippi River bringing honest entertainment to each town. At a stop in Ironville, he meets Crawford (Alan Curtis), Bonita (Rita Johnson), and Bailey (Joe Sawyer), who are wanted by the local sheriff. Against the advice of his daughter Caroline (Lois Collier), his lead actor Dexter Broadhurst (Bud Abbott), and his chief roustabout Sebastian Dinwiddle (Lou Costello), the Captain joins them ...

A naive country boy named Benny Miller (Lou Costello), from Cucamonga, California, has been taking correspondence phonograph lessons in salesmanship. Upon completion of the course, he leaves his mother (Mary Gordon) and his girlfriend Martha (Elena Verdugo) to pursue a career in Los Angeles. He arranges a meeting with his Uncle Clarence (George Cleveland), a bookkeeper with the Hercules Vacuum Cleaner Company. When he arrives to ask for a job, the sales manager, John Morrison (Bud Abbott), mista...