Agent Simpkins and trainees chase STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) for a stolen chemical formula, using gadgets and disguises to defeat villains The Fat... Read allAgent Simpkins and trainees chase STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) for a stolen chemical formula, using gadgets and disguises to defeat villains The Fat Man, Dr Milchman, and Dr Crow.Agent Simpkins and trainees chase STENCH (the Society for the Total Extinction of Non-Conforming Humans) for a stolen chemical formula, using gadgets and disguises to defeat villains The Fat Man, Dr Milchman, and Dr Crow.
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A fun spoof of spy movies that isn't so loud as the later Carry on's - it's really funny in an understated way. The scene where Charles Hawtrey puts his holster in the wrong place had me in stitches. Judith Furse as Dr Crow is hilarious- a sort of a nod to blofeld. The one liners are great. The lair scene at the end was brilliantly staged and had me laughing, especially when the train went backwards.
After a top secret formula is stolen by organisation STENCH, a group of agents are sent to investigate, resulting in many chaotic and funny situations. The investigation takes them over the world and back to their workplace...
As well as Babs Windsor, this also stars the excellent Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey and Jim Dale who are joined by Bernard Cribbins and Eric Barker. Not so many of the regular team in this one.
Have a good laugh at Carry On Spying. Brilliant and very funny.
Rating: 3 stars out of 5.
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- TriviaFinal film in the "Carry on..." franchise to be shot in black and white.
- GoofsWhen trying to escape from the STENCH HQ, the agents go through some large circular saws and Charles Hawtrey's suit trousers and jacket are both ripped. Yet, in the next part of the sequence, just before they go through the jets of water, he turns around and his suit is undamaged.
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Desmond Simpkins: Oh, Vienna! Lovely! I've always wanted to see Vienna before I die.
The Chief: With a bit of luck, you'll do both.
- Alternate versionsA scene - apparently now lost - shows Agent Bind stopping to feed money into a fruit machine as the other recruits are escaping the fun house. It would seem that all existing prints of "Spying" now fade out just before this occurs but there is anecdotal evidence suggesting that this full version had been shown on British TV at least once during the 70s.
- ConnectionsEdited from La Vie future (1936)
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Music by Alex Alstone
Lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons
Performed by Dilys Laye (uncredited)
[Sung by the performer at the Kaffe Mozart]
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- 1h 27m(87 min)
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- 1.66 : 1