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lost_spook

Carry On Cowboy & How The West Was Lost

Feb 02, 2009 20:19

Since some kind people have been reading their way through my story without having a clue about Carry Ons or what these people look like, a nice bit of pic spam for those who've followed me this far:
( Carry On Cowboy pic spam )

doctor who, joan sims, kenneth williams, angela douglas

Comments 6

primsong February 3 2009, 02:02:16 UTC

Oooh, there's so many! I'll have to read some recommendations and track a couple of these down. The descriptions remind me somewhat of the "Road Shows" that Bing Crosby and Bob Hope did many years back.

Thank you for the pics! Yee-Haw!

lost_spook February 3 2009, 19:08:57 UTC

Glad you liked them. I really should have been doing something else!! Now, you see (although I do know who Bing Crosby and Bob Hope are), I don't know anything about their road shows. ;-)

They are very childish, full of bad jokes, innuendos, but also a lot of energy, enthusiasm, witty lines and overall unremitting daftness and cocking a snook at bureaucracy. And had the good fortune to snag a fantastic recurring cast. They'd never manage that now - they'd all be off pursuing separate careers!

Oh, sorry. Forgot I'd already talked too much about this. If it's any consolation, I did a documentary on this for A-Level Media studies, so I could have said much more... ;-)

primsong February 3 2009, 19:19:50 UTC

Well, there's a treasure to *you* in exchange then! By all means at least find a copy of "Road to Morocco" somewhere (the best in that series of films, imho), top notch black-n-white fun. Bing Crosby was best known as a singer and Bob Hope as a comedian, so there's a little music thrown in and the threesome that were the core of this set (Dorothy Lamour, a sultry actress of the time is the other 'always there') are just a delight. Plenty of the ingredients you name above plus lots of ad-lib seat-of-the-pant dialogue from two brilliant ad-libbers. :-D

Road to Hong-Kong also has moments that stick with you forever, though it's even more random than most and feels like they didn't even *try* to have a plot anymore.

lost_spook February 9 2009, 11:14:40 UTC

I shall have to investigate! (Sorry, have been away).

belantana February 3 2009, 11:49:25 UTC

Heeeee, looks like an insane potload of fun! I'll give the fic a crack now that I know what everyone looks like...

lost_spook February 3 2009, 19:11:31 UTC

That's very brave of you - it's long and very mad! Grab your gun & hold onto your hat & best of luck... ;-)