Carry On Teacher

The Stars
	Ted Ray Kenneth Connor Leslie Phillips Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Rosalind Knight Cyril Chamberlain Richard O'Sullivan Carol White Larry Dunn	William Wakefield Gregory Adams Alistair Grigg Michael Bean Sarah Allcock Edwin Milton Grace Short Felicity Wheeler Alf Robin Stevens Shelia Dale Boy

The Crew
Producer Director Screenplay Music Cinematographer Editor	Peter Rogers Gerald Thomas Norman Hudis Bruce Montgomery Reg Wyer BSc John Shirley

Synopsis

The pupils of Maudlin Street School resort to desperate measures to sabotage their headmaster’s chance of a new post as they don’t want him to leave. The pupils, lead by a very young Richard O’Sullivan, lace the staff room tea with alcohol, saw the legs of the grand piano, fill the head’s study with itching powder and stage a bomb scare in their efforts to keep the headmaster (Ted Ray).

The staff who have to face these hazards are divided into two groups: those who want to use strict discipline, like maths teacher (Hattie Jacques), gym mistress (Joan Sims) and the woman from the Ministry (Rosalind Knight); and those who don’t, like the drama teacher (Kenneth Williams) and an outside psychologist (Leslie Phillips). As well as reacting to all these tricks there is also romance in the air with the passionate psychologist chasing the gym mistress and Mr Adams (Kenneth Connor) the nervous science teacher falling for the formidable lady from the Ministry.

It is a Carry On that isn't watched by myself much, but when it is, it is an enjoyable experience. Ted Ray stands out as the Headmaster, and the cast that go onto become the regulars are taking up their stride in the roles.

Some of the humour wouldn't be amiss in a St Trinians film, and so that alters the film from a Carry on to something more suited to the 50's in humour.

Running Time - 86m	Black and White		Certificate - U
Budget - Ł78,000		UK Release - August 1959
Shot - 15 March 1959 - 24 April 1959

Foreign Titles
Denmark - Come On Professor	Germany - Loud Lovable Teacher
Hungary - Go On Sir	Portugal - Way to Go Sir