What was the first Carry On film in color?

Filming on Cruising began on 8 January 1962 and lasted two months. It was the first film of the series to be shot in colour and was released in April 1962. Carry On Cabby marked a return to the black and white format and was the first film in the series to star Jim Dale.
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What were the first Carry On films?

After using National Service as a backdrop for the first entry, Carry On Sergeant (1958), Rogers , Thomas and writer Norman Hudis moved on to other recognisable institutions in the various follow-ups, including the medical profession in Carry On Nurse (1959), the police force in Carry On Constable (1959) and education ...
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Which Carry On films were in black and white?

Shot firstly in black and white, and then in colour from 1962 (with the exception of Carry on Cabby and Carry on Spying) each film was made using predominantly the same cast and crew.
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Which was the first Carry On movie to be released in 1958?

Carry On Sergeant is a 1958 British comedy film about National Service starring William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse and Eric Barker; it is the first in the series of Carry On films, with 31 entries released from 1958 to 1992.
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What a Carry On 1961?

Carry On Regardless is a 1961 British comedy film, the fifth in the series of 31 Carry On films (1958–1992). The film revolves loosely around the activities of a job agency, 'Helping Hand', run by Sid James's character, Bert Handy.
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How many Carry-on films were actually made?

Carry On is a British comedy franchise comprising 31 films, four Christmas specials, a television series and stage shows produced between 1958 and 1992.
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What a carry-on 1973?

Filmed highlights of the West End stage revue, "Carry On London!", introduced by Shaw Taylor and featuring interviews with the cast. Filmed highlights of the West End stage revue, "Carry On London!", introduced by Shaw Taylor and featuring interviews with the cast.
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What was the last Carry On film ever made?

Between 1958 and 1979 there were 29 Carry On films made, most with variations of the same leading cast, plus many notable guests, the last of the regular series being Carry On Emmanuelle. A revival film, Carry on Columbus, was released in 1992.
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Are any of the Carry-on cast still alive?

The final surviving regular actor who had a lead role in the films is Jim Dale. Now aged 87, Dale - who is also a singer, comedian, narrator, and author - made his first appearance in 1963's Carry on Cabby.
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Who played in the most Carry On films?

Kenneth Williams (1926–1988) (26 films including co-presenting That's Carry On!) played a range of character types, nearly always a lead character.
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How old was Barbara Windsor in Carry On Camping?

James and Sims are ridiculously old for their roles as a courting couple still trying to get to first base (he was fifty-five, she thirty-eight), as is Barbara Windsor as a naughty schoolgirl (she was thirty-one!).
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What was the first movie to go from black-and-white to color?

The first commercially produced film in natural color was A Visit to the Seaside (1908). The eight-minute British short film used the Kinemacolor process to capture a series of shots of the Brighton Southern England seafront.
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Why wasn't Kenneth Williams in Carry on Cabby?

This was the first film in the series to feature Carry On regular Jim Dale, and the first not to feature Kenneth Williams in the cast. Williams turned down the role of Allbright due to what he considered an inferior script. The part was scaled down, and given to Norman Chappell.
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Which Carry On films were never made?

[edit] Carry On Again Nurse

Three scripts were written for an intended sub-sequel to the successful Carry On Nurse film, the second installment of the Carry On series. All three attempts failed, and so the film has never been made.
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How many Carry On films was Jim Dale in?

Jim Dale appeared in 11 Carry On films, but he was convinced he'd ruined his prospects before he'd even started. Dale had a tiny role in Raising the Wind, which isn't officially part of the Carry On series but features many of its stars, including Kenneth Williams.
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What was the fourth Carry On film?

Carry On Constable is a 1960 British comedy film, the fourth in the series of 31 Carry On films (1958–1992). It was released in February 1960.
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Who was the highest paid Carry On star?

Silvers was paid a fee of £40,000 in total, the highest of any actor in the history of the series. Carry On Doctor was the first medical theme–based Carry On film for eight years, and was the first of two Carry On films to star the comedian Frankie Howerd.
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What illness did Kenneth Williams suffer from?

He died on 15 April 1988 in his flat. His last words, recorded in his diary, were "Oh, what's the bloody point?" and the cause of death was an overdose of barbiturates.
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Who owns the Carry On films?

The original Carry On films are owned by STUDIOCANAL, ITV - who own the Carry On name - and Warner Brothers. Further details about the new films will be revealed in due course.
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Where was Carry on Screaming filmed?

Production. Production of the film ran from 10 January 1966 to 25 February 1966; it was filmed at Pinewood Studios and on location in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Carry On Screaming was the second film in the series to have a sung main title theme.
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Who was in every Carry On film?

Joan Sims (24) had the longest uninterrupted run of roles in Carry On films, being in all 20 films (excluding That's Carry On) from Carry On Cleo to Carry On Emmannuelle.
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What seaside town was Carry on Girls filmed?

Brighton's West Pier. (The Palace Pier had been used a couple of years earlier in Carry On at Your Convenience) Slough Town Hall, Slough, Berkshire. Clarges Hotel, Brighton.
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Who is the woman in the Carry On movies?

Hattie Jacques

Key roles included: Grace Short in Carry on Teacher (1959), Sophie Bliss in Carry on Loving (1970) and Peggy Hawkins in Carry on Cabby (1963). She was married to. They divorced but remained friends. An unexpectedly attractive woman in her time, she played parts which depended upon and mocked her weight.
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Where did they film Carry On movies?

Renowned for being low-budget, the producers didn't venture too far from Pinewood Studios with many of the locations being situated in Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead and other areas close to the world-famous studio.
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How much were Carry On actors paid?

The actors were paid a few hundred pounds each, but a number of them would return in many of the subsequent Carry On comedies, including Hawtrey , Kenneth Connor , Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams .
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