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When the Carry On Stopped: Why Britain's Most Successful Comedy Film Franchise Suddenly Halted (PDF eBook)

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When the Carry On Stopped: Why Britain's Most Successful Comedy Film Franchise Suddenly Halted (PDF eBook)

£12.99

ISBN:
9781036107680
Publication Date:
30 Mar 2025
Publisher:
Casemate
Imprint:
White Owl
Pages:
224 pages
Format:
eBook
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When the Carry On Stopped: Why Britain's Most Successful Comedy Film Franchise Suddenly Halted (PDF eBook)

Description

Uncover the turbulent transition of the Carry On series and its stars during the 1960s.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. LevyOs sudden death in 1966 encouraged Cohen to ditch the Carry Ons in favour of more prestigious feature films.Without a film distributor, the seriesO 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 NCarry OnO 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 WindsorOs involvement in the stage disaster Twang!!,aof Jim DaleOs stage success, Sid JamesO 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 1960Os.

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