Follow That Camel

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

2.8K

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A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.

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A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

2.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
For the first week of filming, Jim Dale and Peter Butterworth were not speaking to one another, even though they had the majority of scenes together. Unbeknownst to either of them, at the start of shooting, Kenneth Williams had told Butterworth that Dale 'hated his guts' and he then told Dale the same thing about Butterworth. Eventually a suspicious Dale asked Butterworth on set, if Williams had said anything to him and they discovered what had happened, whilst Williams stood nearby laughing at them. According to Dale, they were furious with Williams, and Dale went as far as to chase Williams around the studio.

Goofs
When Simpson enters the tent in disguise to rescue West and Nocker, he is bashed on the head, wrapped in a carpet and West says "Get his clothes". With no intervening action or dialogue, he is then seen crawling out of the tent in uniform. He has had no time to recover, nor has it been established that the other two have discovered their mistake.

Quotes
Commandant Burger: Are you taking Le Pice?
Sergeant Nocker: Please sir, I'm trying to ask a serious question.

Connections
Edited into Carry on Laughing: Episode #1.6 (1981)

This is not one of their best films but I liked it. The story is admittedly thin with a slight overbalance of the Bilko of the Dunes, the film feels rushed sometimes and Joan Sims the great actress she was has sadly little to do here. That said, I liked the set and costume design and the cinematography was good. The script is full of puns and innuendos, and there are some fun jokes particularly the Mustapha Leek one. The acting is decent generally, some of the regulars such as Sims are underused, but Phil Silvers is really quite excellent here, and Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale and Charles Hawtrey play their parts well. Overall, not exceptional but decent. 6/10 Bethany Cox