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A music hall troupe causes chaos during the Second World War when they are sent to North Africa to entertain British troops. Comedy, starring Alfred Marks and Sid James
1959
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Comedy
Movie/Drama
War
Cast & Crew
Alfred Marks
(Actor)
.. Maj Poskett
Sid James
(Actor)
.. Bert Bennett
Dora Bryan
(Actor)
.. Gay Bennett
Michael Relph
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Alfred Marks
(Actor)
.. Maj Poskett
Sid James
(Actor)
.. Bert Bennett
Born:
May 08, 1913
in
Johannesburg, South Africa
Best Known For:
Being a member of the Carry On team.
Early-life:
Born Solomon Joel Cohen in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 8, 1913. He trained and worked as a hairdresser before serving with the South African Army during the Second World War. Determined to be an actor, he left for England in 1946 and worked in repertory theatre before he started making his mark on the British film industry.
Career:
James became known in the film trade as 'one-take James' and was constantly in demand for small parts. His first major role was alongside Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway in The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). His first big break came in 1954, when he became Tony Hancock's sidekick in the hugely popular BBC radio comedy Hancock's Half Hour. His next break came when he appeared on the big screen in Carry On Teacher (1959). He went on to make 19 Carry On films and various stage and TV spin-offs. On the small screen, he enjoyed success in the sitcoms Hancock's Half Hour, Citizen James, George and the Dragon and Bless This House. He was touring in a stage version of The Mating Season when he suffered a fatal heart attack on April 26, 1976. He was 62.
Quote:
'All I can do is play myself.'
Trivia:
James's well-publicised affair with Carry On co-star Barbara Windsor was dramatised in the 1998 stage play Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick, and the 2000 TV adaptation Cor, Blimey! His trademark in the Carry On films was his dirty laugh.
Dora Bryan
(Actor)
.. Gay Bennett
Michael Relph
(Director)
