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Andrew Collins "A Film I Love..." & Carry on Screaming

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The sinister Dr Watt has an evil scheme going. He's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores.


The 12th and according to many the best Carry on Film, EMPIRE had this to say when they looked back on the film to mark its 40th anniversary...


"Most obvious of Screaming’s small triumphs, is that between its bouts of bawdy humour, it is actually scary. Referencing the fog-bound traditions of House Of Wax, Frankenstein and Dr. Jeykll And Mr. Hyde as well as more unusual combo-horrors like Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, the schemes of evil Doctor Watt, played with Williams’ writhing high-pitched gusto, and meted out by his lugubrious duo of hirsute ghouls Oddbod and Oddbod Junior, have a squirmy sense of awfulness. The joke is sailing as close to the genre as possible, aided by some excellent low-budget, and rather gruesome special effects work." 

  • Year
    1966
  • Runtime
    93 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • Rating
    PG
  • Director
    Gerald Thomas
  • Screenwriter
    Talbot Rothwell
  • Cast
    Harry H. Corbett, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale, Charles Hawtrey, Fenella Fielding, Joan Sims, Angela Douglas