Carry On Up the Jungle
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Carry On Up the Jungle is the nineteenth Carry On
film, released in 1970. The film marked Frankie Howerd
's second and final appearance in the series. He stars alongside regular players Sid James
, Charles Hawtrey
, Joan Sims
, Terry Scott
and Bernard Bresslaw
. Kenneth Williams
is unusually absent. Kenneth Connor
returns to the series for the first time since Carry On Cleo
six years earlier and would now feature in almost every entry up to Carry On Emmannuelle
in 1978. Jacki Piper
makes the first of her four appearances in the series. This movie is a send-up of the classic Tarzan
movies.
) finances an ornithology expedition to the darkest, most barren regions of the African wilds to find her long-lost husband and baby son. The team are led by the fearless (and lecherous) Bill Boosey (Sid James
) and his African guide, Upsidaisi (Bernard Bresslaw
). Camp ornithologist Professor Inigo Tinkle (Frankie Howerd
) and his idiotic assistant, Claude Chumley (Kenneth Connor
) are in search for the legendary Oozlum bird
, which is said to fly in ever decreasing circles until it disappears up its own rear end. Meanwhile June (Jacki Piper
), Lady Bagley's unappreciated maidservant encounters the bungling yet compassionate Tarzan
-like jungle dweller named Ug (Terry Scott
) and the two begin to fall in love.
Some way into the mission, the travellers are kidnapped by a tribe of bloodthirsty cannibals known as the Noshas. With the help of Ug (later revealed to be Lady Bagley's lost son, Cecil) June and Upsidaisi manage to escape. Bill Boosey, Prof. Tinkle and Chumley are suddenly "rescued" by the all-female Lubby Dubby Tribe led by the stunning Leda (Valerie Leon
) from the Lost World of Aphrodisia. They are taken to Aphrodisia and meet the king of the tribe Tonka who turns out to be Walter Bagley (Charles Hawtrey
), Lady Bagley's missing husband, who was taken by the Noshas years ago but saved and brought to Aphrodisia by the tribal women. It transpires that these bikinied beauties need the menfolk to save themselves from extinction, as no males have been born in Aphrodisia for over a century. The men think their dreams have come true... until Leda makes it clear that the Lubby-Dubby women have no intention of letting them go.
Pinewood Studios
was used for both interior and exterior filming.
(1966), Slave Girls (1968) and more particularly Edgar Rice Burroughs
' Tarzan
series of books and films.
Bernard Bresslaw
learned all his native orders in Swahili
; however, the "African" extras were of Caribbean origin and didn't understand. But Sid James
, who was born in South Africa, recognised it and congratulated him.
The storyline is partly referenced in the Christmas Special Carry On, when all the characters sit down for Christmas Dinner and eat the Oozlum bird
instead of a traditional Turkey.
Charles Hawtrey
(born November 1914) as Walter Bagley plays the father of Ugg/Cecil Bagley Terry Scott
(born May 1927) despite being merely twelve and a half years his senior. Joan Sims
(born May 1930) as Lady Bagley plays his mother though she is three years his junior.
Carry On films
The Carry On films are a series of low-budget British comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. They are an energetic mix of parody, farce, slapstick and double entendres....
film, released in 1970. The film marked Frankie Howerd
Frankie Howerd
Francis Alick "Frankie" Howerd OBE was an English comedian and comic actor whose career, described by fellow comedian Barry Cryer as "a series of comebacks", spanned six decades.-Early career:...
's second and final appearance in the series. He stars alongside regular players Sid James
Sid James
Sid James was an English-based South African actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona...
, Charles Hawtrey
Charles Hawtrey (film actor)
George Frederick Joffre Hartree , known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English comedy actor and musician.Beginning at a young age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to the radio...
, Joan Sims
Joan Sims
Joan Sims was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.-Early life:...
, Terry Scott
Terry Scott
Owen John "Terry" Scott was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven Carry On films. He also appeared in BBC1's popular domestic sitcom Terry and June with June Whitfield...
and Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw was an English actor. He is best remembered for his comedy work, especially as a member of the Carry On team.-Biography:...
. Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Charles Williams was an English comic actor and comedian. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the Carry On films, and appeared in numerous British television shows, and radio comedies with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne.-Life and career:Kenneth Charles Williams was born on 22 February...
is unusually absent. Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor MBE was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for his appearances in the Carry On films.-Career:...
returns to the series for the first time since Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo is the tenth film in the Carry On film series and was released in 1964. The website ICONS.a portrait of England cites the Carry On films as iconic of British cinema, and describes Carry On Cleo as "perhaps the best". Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles...
six years earlier and would now feature in almost every entry up to Carry On Emmannuelle
Carry On Emmannuelle
Carry On Emmannuelle is the 30th Carry On film, and was released in 1978. This was the last Carry On film to be made until Carry On Columbus in 1992. The film was to be the final Carry On for many regulars including Kenneth Williams , Kenneth Connor , Joan Sims and Peter Butterworth...
in 1978. Jacki Piper
Jacki Piper
Jacqueline Barrell , better known as Jacki Piper, is a British actress, best known for her appearances in Carry On Up the Jungle, Carry On Loving, Carry On at Your Convenience, and Carry On Matron....
makes the first of her four appearances in the series. This movie is a send-up of the classic Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
movies.
Plot
Lady Evelyn Bagley (Joan SimsJoan Sims
Joan Sims was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.-Early life:...
) finances an ornithology expedition to the darkest, most barren regions of the African wilds to find her long-lost husband and baby son. The team are led by the fearless (and lecherous) Bill Boosey (Sid James
Sid James
Sid James was an English-based South African actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona...
) and his African guide, Upsidaisi (Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw was an English actor. He is best remembered for his comedy work, especially as a member of the Carry On team.-Biography:...
). Camp ornithologist Professor Inigo Tinkle (Frankie Howerd
Frankie Howerd
Francis Alick "Frankie" Howerd OBE was an English comedian and comic actor whose career, described by fellow comedian Barry Cryer as "a series of comebacks", spanned six decades.-Early career:...
) and his idiotic assistant, Claude Chumley (Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor
Kenneth Connor MBE was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for his appearances in the Carry On films.-Career:...
) are in search for the legendary Oozlum bird
Oozlum bird
The oozlum bird, also spelled ouzelum, is a legendary creature found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up itself, disappearing completely, which adds...
, which is said to fly in ever decreasing circles until it disappears up its own rear end. Meanwhile June (Jacki Piper
Jacki Piper
Jacqueline Barrell , better known as Jacki Piper, is a British actress, best known for her appearances in Carry On Up the Jungle, Carry On Loving, Carry On at Your Convenience, and Carry On Matron....
), Lady Bagley's unappreciated maidservant encounters the bungling yet compassionate Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
-like jungle dweller named Ug (Terry Scott
Terry Scott
Owen John "Terry" Scott was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven Carry On films. He also appeared in BBC1's popular domestic sitcom Terry and June with June Whitfield...
) and the two begin to fall in love.
Some way into the mission, the travellers are kidnapped by a tribe of bloodthirsty cannibals known as the Noshas. With the help of Ug (later revealed to be Lady Bagley's lost son, Cecil) June and Upsidaisi manage to escape. Bill Boosey, Prof. Tinkle and Chumley are suddenly "rescued" by the all-female Lubby Dubby Tribe led by the stunning Leda (Valerie Leon
Valerie Leon
Valerie Leon is an English actress who had roles in a number of high profile British film franchises, including the Carry On series.-Early life:...
) from the Lost World of Aphrodisia. They are taken to Aphrodisia and meet the king of the tribe Tonka who turns out to be Walter Bagley (Charles Hawtrey
Charles Hawtrey (film actor)
George Frederick Joffre Hartree , known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English comedy actor and musician.Beginning at a young age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to the radio...
), Lady Bagley's missing husband, who was taken by the Noshas years ago but saved and brought to Aphrodisia by the tribal women. It transpires that these bikinied beauties need the menfolk to save themselves from extinction, as no males have been born in Aphrodisia for over a century. The men think their dreams have come true... until Leda makes it clear that the Lubby-Dubby women have no intention of letting them go.
Cast and Crew
- Frankie HowerdFrankie HowerdFrancis Alick "Frankie" Howerd OBE was an English comedian and comic actor whose career, described by fellow comedian Barry Cryer as "a series of comebacks", spanned six decades.-Early career:...
as Professor Inigo Tinkle - Sid JamesSid JamesSid James was an English-based South African actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona...
as Bill Boosey - Charles HawtreyCharles Hawtrey (film actor)George Frederick Joffre Hartree , known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English comedy actor and musician.Beginning at a young age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to the radio...
as Walter Bagley/King Tonka - Joan SimsJoan SimsJoan Sims was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.-Early life:...
as Lady Evelyn Bagley - Kenneth ConnorKenneth ConnorKenneth Connor MBE was an English comedy stage, radio, film and TV actor, best known for his appearances in the Carry On films.-Career:...
as Claude Chumley - Bernard BresslawBernard BresslawBernard Bresslaw was an English actor. He is best remembered for his comedy work, especially as a member of the Carry On team.-Biography:...
as Upsidasi - Terry ScottTerry ScottOwen John "Terry" Scott was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven Carry On films. He also appeared in BBC1's popular domestic sitcom Terry and June with June Whitfield...
as Ug the Jungle Boy/Cecil Bagley - Jacki PiperJacki PiperJacqueline Barrell , better known as Jacki Piper, is a British actress, best known for her appearances in Carry On Up the Jungle, Carry On Loving, Carry On at Your Convenience, and Carry On Matron....
as June - Valerie LeonValerie LeonValerie Leon is an English actress who had roles in a number of high profile British film franchises, including the Carry On series.-Early life:...
as Leda - Reuben Martin as Gorilla
- Edwina Carroll as Nerda
- Danny DanielsDanny DanielsDanny Daniels is an American choreographer, tap dancer, and teacher.Daniels was a featured dancer in several 1940s Broadway musicals, including Billion Dollar Baby, Street Scene, and Kiss Me, Kate; although he continued performing during the 1950s and after, including a tour with the Agnes de Mille...
as Nosha Chief - Yemi Ajibadi as Witch Doctor
- Lincoln Webb as Nosha with girl
- Heather Emmanuel as Pregnant Lubi
- Verna Lucille MacKenzie as Gong Lubi
- Valerie Moore as Lubi Lieutenant
- Cathi March as Lubi Lieutenant
- Nina Baden-SemperNina Baden-SemperNina Baden-Semper is a British actress of West Indian descent, best known for her role as Barbie Reynolds in the controversial sit-com of the 1970s, Love Thy Neighbour. She has appeared mainly in character parts in TV, most recently in the ill-fated revival of Crossroads in 2002...
as Girl Nosha - Roy StewartRoy StewartRoy Stewart , originally from Jamaica, began his career as a stuntman and went on to work in film and television, at a time when there were few working black actors....
as Nosha - John HamiltonJohn Hamilton (actor)John Hamilton was an American actor, who appeared in many movies and television programs. He is probably best remembered for his role as the blustery newspaper editor Perry White on the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman.-Biography:Burly, stentorian-voiced John Hamilton was born John...
as Nosha - Willie Jonah as Nosha
- Chris Konylis as Nosha
Crew
- Screenplay - Talbot RothwellTalbot RothwellTalbot Nelson Conn Rothwell, OBE was an English screenwriter.Rothwell was born in Bromley, Kent, England. He had a variety of jobs during his early life: town clerk, police officer, and Royal Air Force pilot....
- Music - Eric Rogers
- Production Manager - Jack Swinburne
- Director of Photography - Ernest StewardErnest StewardErnest Steward BSC was a British cinematographer.Born in London, England he began his career - as with most cinematographers of his era - as a camera operator; his early credits in this field included Great Expectations and London Belongs to Me .As Director of Photography, he filmed mostly...
- Editor - Alfred RoomeAlfred RoomeAlfred Roome was a British cinematographer, film editor and occasional director. Born in London, on 22 December 1908 he first worked in the film industry as a film editor on the 1932 British comedy film Thark...
- Art Director - Alex VetchinskyAlex VetchinskyAlex Vetchinsky was a British film designer, nominated for BAFTA Film Award.-External links:...
- Assistant Editor - Jack GardnerJack GardnerJack Gardner may refer to:*Jack Gardner , 1948 ABA Heavyweight Champion*Jack Gardner , college basketball coach*Jack Gardner , general in the United States Army*Jack Gardner , American jazz musician...
- Camera Operator - James Bawden
- Assistant Director - Jack Causey
- Continuity - Josephine Knowles
- Make-up - Goeffrey Rodway
- Sound Recordists - RT MacPhee & Ken Barker
- Hairdresser - Stella Rivers
- Costume Designer - Courtenay Elliott
- Dubbing Editor - Colin Miller
- Titles - GSE Ltd
- Producer - Peter RogersPeter RogersPeter Rogers was a British film producer.Rogers began his career as a journalist for his local paper before graduating to scriptwriting religious informational films...
- Director - Gerald ThomasGerald ThomasGerald Thomas was an English film director, born in Hull.-Early life:Thomas was training in medicine when the Second World War began. He then served in the British army during the war, in Europe and the Middle East...
Filming and locations
- Filming dates – 13 October-21 November 1969
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, approximately west of central London. The studios have played host to many productions over the years from huge blockbuster films to television shows to commercials to pop promos.The purchase of Shepperton...
was used for both interior and exterior filming.
Production and casting
Carry On Up the Jungle is, in part, a parody of Hammer films' "Cavegirl" series: One Million Years B.C.One Million Years B.C.
One Million Years B.C. is a 1966 British adventure/fantasy film starring Raquel Welch, set - loosely - in the time of cavemen. The film was made by Hammer Film Productions, and was a remake of the 1940 Hollywood film One Million B.C., and it recreates many of the scenes of that film...
(1966), Slave Girls (1968) and more particularly Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.-Biography:...
' Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
series of books and films.
Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw was an English actor. He is best remembered for his comedy work, especially as a member of the Carry On team.-Biography:...
learned all his native orders in Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
; however, the "African" extras were of Caribbean origin and didn't understand. But Sid James
Sid James
Sid James was an English-based South African actor and comedian. He made his name as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour and also starred in the popular Carry On films. He was known for his trademark "dirty laugh" and lascivious persona...
, who was born in South Africa, recognised it and congratulated him.
The storyline is partly referenced in the Christmas Special Carry On, when all the characters sit down for Christmas Dinner and eat the Oozlum bird
Oozlum bird
The oozlum bird, also spelled ouzelum, is a legendary creature found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up itself, disappearing completely, which adds...
instead of a traditional Turkey.
Charles Hawtrey
Charles Hawtrey (film actor)
George Frederick Joffre Hartree , known as Charles Hawtrey, was an English comedy actor and musician.Beginning at a young age as a boy soprano, he made several records before moving on to the radio...
(born November 1914) as Walter Bagley plays the father of Ugg/Cecil Bagley Terry Scott
Terry Scott
Owen John "Terry" Scott was an English actor and comedian who appeared in seven Carry On films. He also appeared in BBC1's popular domestic sitcom Terry and June with June Whitfield...
(born May 1927) despite being merely twelve and a half years his senior. Joan Sims
Joan Sims
Joan Sims was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.-Early life:...
(born May 1930) as Lady Bagley plays his mother though she is three years his junior.