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The Carry on Films
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The Carry on Films Hardcover - 2016

by Steven Gerrard

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Saucy, rude and vulgar--the 31 Carry On films remain an important part of the history of British cinematic and low brow comedy. In this book, Gerrard discusses the Carry On roots in the music halls of the Victorians and the saucy seaside postcards of Donald McGill. Made in post-war Britain, these films reflect a remarkable period of social change as the British Empire faded and a nation learned to laugh at itself. Nothing was sacred to the Carry On team. James Bond and Cleopatra were mercilessly lampooned, Miss World competitions and toilet factories came in for a cinematic pasting, while Sid James' laugh, Barbara Windsor's wiggle, Kenneth Williams' flared nostrils and Charles Hawtrey's "Oh, hello!" became synonymous with laughter, merriment and fun. Gerrard's work examines the Carry On films as part of a wider canvas linking both their heritage and tradition to the contextual world they mirrored. The Carry On Films is an essential read for Carry On fans the country through.Ding dong! Carry On!

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  • Title The Carry on Films
  • Author Steven Gerrard
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 252
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan
  • Date 2016-11-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781137520043 / 1137520043
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.59 x 6.12 x 0.84 in (21.82 x 15.54 x 2.13 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Criticism, interpretation, etc, Carry On films
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016956392
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.437

About the author

Dr Steven Gerrard is Lecturer of Film, Media and Visual Culture at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He has written for The Dark Side Magazine, Culture Unbound: The Journal of Current Cultural Research, We Belong Dead Publications, and his work on the Carry On films has appeared as chapters in edited collections. He loves science fiction and horror cinema, and anything to do with British Low Culture.

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