List of the best Charles Hawtrey movies: Carry on Teacher(1959), Zeta One(1969), The Ghost of St. Michael's(1941), Carry on Nurse(1960), The Terrornauts(1967), Carry on Jack(1964), Carry On ... Up the Khyber(1968), Carry on Again, Doctor(1969), Carry on Constable(1960), Carry on Henry VIII(1971), Carry on at Your Convenience(1971), Follow That Camel(1967) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1959
86 Minutes
Michael Bean
Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Ted Ray Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Rosalind Knight
headmaster student inspector child psychologist english teacher music teacher amusing cheeky witty lighthearted madcap crafty england sabotage education teaching humor job hunting student-teacher relationship discovery
Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students like him and don't want to lose him.
Sci-Fi, Other
1969
86 Minutes
James Robertson Justice Charles Hawtrey Robin Hawdon Dawn Addams Valerie Leon Yutte Stensgaard Lionel Murton Rita Webb Carol Hawkins Angela Grant Juliet Adams
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1941
82 Minutes
Percy Thorne
Will Hay Claude Hulbert Charles Hawtrey Raymond Huntley Felix Aylmer Elliott Mason John Laurie Hay Petrie Roddy Hughes Manning Whiley Derek Blomfield
science teacher headmaster schoolboy undercover agent sergeant ghost creepy amusing witty madcap thrilling engaging scotland school ancient curse school nazis murder survival suspicion
A hapless teacher named Will Lamb is hired by a grim school in Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost, whose spectral bagpipes signal the death of one of the ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Humphrey Hinton
Shirley Eaton Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Terence Longdon Bill Owen Leslie Phillips Cyril Chamberlain Brian Oulton Wilfrid Hyde-White Hattie Jacques
nurse colonel matron student doctor campy hospital ambulance camp betting hospital adventure 1950s
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
1967
75 Minutes
Joshua Yellowlees
scientist technology expert robot manager accountant tea master amusing campy engaging spirited madcap outlandish laboratory outer space robots alien invasion outer space intelligence kidnapping science fiction
A British astronomer (Simon Oates) and his whole building are transported to another planet in another galaxy.
Comedy
1964
91 Minutes
Walter Sweetly
Bernard Cribbins Juliet Mills Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Donald Houston Percy Herbert Peter Gilmore Ed Devereaux Jim Dale Ian Wilson Barry Gosney
ship captain shipmate maid cleaner first officer governor witty amusing hilarious cheeky madcap playful ship life at sea shipwreck mistaken identity humor mishaps unlikely heroes adventure
A midshipman (Bernard Cribbins), a nitwit (Charles Hawtrey) and a serving wench (Juliet Mills) take over the HMS Venus and fight the Spanish Armada.
Comedy
UK
1968
87 Minutes
Private Jimmy Widdle
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Roy Castle Bernard Bresslaw Peter Butterworth Terry Scott Angela Douglas Cardew Robinson
british colonial official wife husband officer indian amusing charming cheeky endearing gripping hilarious india house mountain outdoor concert city colonial india colonialism relationships pride
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khyber Pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas.
Comedy
UK
1969
88 Minutes
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Jim Dale Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Barbara Windsor Hattie Jacques Patsy Rowlands Peter Butterworth Elizabeth Knight Patricia Hayes
doctor actress rival patient airy amusing charming hilarious heartwarming hospital south sea island diet secret jealousy rivalry rise fall love pursuit
Farcical misadventures by guests in an English holiday centre.
Comedy
UK
1960
86 Minutes
PC Timothy Gorse
Sidney James Eric Barker Kenneth Connor Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Hattie Jacques
police officers recruit bumbler rookie police chief rookie cop hilarious lighthearted airy amusing heartwarming charming police station prison office new recruits police work bumbling romance comedy
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. The formidable Matron's debut gives the patients a chill every time she walks ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy
UK
1971
89 Minutes
Sir Roger de Lodgerley
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Barbara Windsor Terry Scott Kenneth Connor Julian Holloway Peter Gilmore Julian Orchard David Davenport
henry viii king queen husband wife amusing charming hilarious lighthearted melodramatic offbeat court castle kingdom bedroom chamber marriage love affair plot
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1971
90 Minutes
Charles Coote
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Hattie Jacques Bernard Bresslaw Kenneth Cope Patsy Rowlands Jacki Piper Richard O'Callaghan Bill Maynard
business owner daughter son husband wife bird amusing cheeky melodramatic quirky spirited witty warehouse factory city house business struggle money relationships
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1967
95 Minutes
Captain Le Pice
Phil Silvers Jim Dale Peter Butterworth Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Anita Harris Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Angela Douglas John Bluthal Larry Taylor
wealthy man legionnaire cricket player sargeant amusing witty lighthearted hilarious cricket match cheating sports cricket foreign legion discovery adventure quest pursuit rivalry 1960s
A bogus legionnaire proves his mettle during an Arab attack.
Comedy
1964
87 Minutes
Charlie Bind
Kenneth Williams Bernard Cribbins Barbara Windsor Charles Hawtrey Eric Barker Victor Maddern
spy agent scientist criminal airy amusing hilarious suspenseful charming playful great britain secret headquarters laboratory london investigation parody spying secret documents humor discovery
A British spy (Kenneth Williams) and his pupils are sent to recover a secret formula stolen by an agent of STENCH.
Comedy
1972
89 Minutes
Eustace Tuttle
Sidney James Joan Sims Kenneth Williams Charles Hawtrey Bernard Bresslaw Barbara Windsor Kenneth Connor
bar owner young woman wife husband hotel manager young man cheeky creative lighthearted playful spain hotel hotel room bus brothel holidays traveling misunderstanding hotel temptation
Comedy
1963
91 Minutes
Terry 'Pintpot' Tankard
Sidney James Kenneth Connor Hattie Jacques Charles Hawtrey Esma Cannon Liz Fraser Bill Owen Milo O'Shea
cab driver husband wife rival family feminist amusing charming endearing engaging inspiring melodramatic taxi taxi company house city injustice job rivalry love
A London taxi tycoon's (Sidney James) neglected wife (Hattie Jacques) forms a rival fleet featuring beauties in uniform.
Comedy
1970
90 Minutes
Tonka the Great, Walter Bagley
Frankie Howerd Sidney James Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Terry Scott Kenneth Connor Bernard Bresslaw Jacki Piper Valerie Leon Edwina Carroll
A British professor (Frankie Howerd) and his safari find cannibals and a tribe of wild women looking for mates.
Comedy
1970
89 Minutes
James Bedsop
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Terry Scott Richard O'Callaghan Bernard Bresslaw Jacki Piper Imogen Hassall Julian Holloway
agency director girlfriend seamstress bachelor detective housekeeper amusing lighthearted madcap hilarious cheeky witty england dating innuendo sex new love humor british life discovery
A couple posing as man and wife runs a phony matrimonial agency and attempts to pair off unlikely and varied clients.
Comedy
1973
89 Minutes
Dr Francis A Goode
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Hattie Jacques Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Kenneth Cope Terry Scott Barbara Windsor Kenneth Connor Jacki Piper
Hilarity ensues when the "Carry On" gang invades a maternity hospital to steal its stock of birth control pills.
Comedy
1965
94 Minutes
Chief Big Heap
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Jim Dale Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Angela Douglas
cowboy rival mayor horse friend community member amusing cheeky cheery lighthearted melodramatic playful wild west saloon house camp wilderness wild west show rivalry crime
The government sends a sanitary engineer (Jim Dale) to clean up Stodge City, run by the outlaw Rumpo Kid (Sidney James).
Comedy
UK
1942
79 Minutes
Max
Will Hay Frank Pettingell Julien Mitchell Raymond Lovell Charles Hawtrey Barry Morse Peter Croft Anne Firth Aubrey Mallalieu Peter Ustinov
british man teacher spy nazi adolf hitler hitler youth suspenseful thrilling disturbing disheartening intense profound united kingdom nazi germany school spying nazis world war ii secret weapon adventure
A bumbling teacher turns out to be the double of a German general. He is flown into Germany to impersonate the general and cause chaos and hilarity in a Hitler Youth college.
Comedy
1966
97 Minutes
Dan Dann
Harry H. Corbett Kenneth Williams Fenella Fielding Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Jim Dale Angela Douglas Peter Butterworth Bernard Bresslaw Jon Pertwee Tom Clegg
ghoul monster madman vampire detective shocking thrilling airy amusing hilarious castle forest parody horror monsters kidnapping investigation mystery adventure escape
A British sleuth (Harry H. Corbett) and his sidekick find monsters at the mansion of a mad doctor (Kenneth Williams) and his sister (Fenella Fielding).
Comedy
1963
87 Minutes
Gabriel Dimple
Sidney James Kenneth Connor Joan Sims Liz Fraser Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams
unemployed person staff member office worker administrator landlord friend amusing cheeky engaging lighthearted playful quirky london agency house city street hospital unemployment job
The head (Sidney James) of a London service agency puts his staff to tasks like walking a chimp and modeling underwear.
Comedy
1964
92 Minutes
Seneca
Kenneth Williams Amanda Barrie Kenneth Connor Sidney James Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Julie Stevens Victor Maddern Sheila Hancock David Davenport Michael Ward
roman fighter cleopatra amusing airy campy cheeky cheery hilarious witty rome ancient rome invasion roman empire capture slapstick comedy revenge rivalry ancient rome
Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) cavorts with Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie), then figures out who his friends are.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1949
68 Minutes
Mike Atkinson
Jimmy Hanley Valentine Dyall Christine Silver Merle Tottenham Constance Smith Charles Hawtrey Aubrey Dexter
widow daughter physician reporter doctor killer suspenseful frightful eerie london boardinghouse asylum room street fear communal living suspicion investigation disappearance murder
In London in 1904, neighbours begin to suspect that a very strange man calling himself Dr. Fell may in fact be the infamous Jack the Ripper.
Comedy
1960
90 Minutes
Silas Withering
Peggy Mount David Kossoff Leslie Phillips Glyn Owen Yvonne Monlaur Charles Hawtrey A.E. Matthews Shaun O'Riordan Ronan O'Casey Irene Handl Esma Cannon
A rival schemes against a London couple (Peggy Mount, David Kossoff) who inherited a pub in the country.
Comedy
1967
95 Minutes
Mr. Barron
Frankie Howerd Sidney James Kenneth Williams Jim Dale Barbara Windsor Charles Hawtrey
doctor nurse patient hospital worker amusing hilarious playful hospital medical building hospital health care work comedy adventure 1960s
A British advocate (Frankie Howerd) of mind over matter lands in a hospital where nobody minds and nothing matters.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
1944
124 Minutes
Thomas Duckett
Emeric Pressburger Eric Portman Sheila Sim John Sweet Dennis Price Esmond Knight Charles Hawtrey Hay Petrie
soldier sergeant shopkeeper criminal lighthearted suspenseful amusing cathedral england small town hotel world war ii traveling mystery friendship discovery transformation mystery pursuit 1940s
A U.S. soldier (John Sweet), a British sergeant and a London girl (Sheila Sim) see minor miracles and catch a prude (Eric Portman).
Comedy
UK
1969
88 Minutes
Charlie Muggins
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Bernard Bresslaw Joan Sims Barbara Windsor Terry Scott Charles Hawtrey Hattie Jacques Julian Holloway Dilys Laye Peter Butterworth
friend girlfriend camper college student best friend farmer amusing charming cheery playful melodramatic outlandish camp tent field office united kingdom camping relationships romance
Farcical misadventures by guests in an English holiday centre.
Comedy
France|Italy
1960
87 Minutes
Jeweler
Ted Ray Jean Kent Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Julia Lockwood Tim Seely Charles Hawtrey Dilys Laye Lionel Jeffries June Jago Colin Gordon
neighbor teenager daughter suburban girl suburbanite amusing hilarious lighthearted suburb suburbia suburbs united kingdom england suburban life small town writing literature success discovery growing up
Sophie, a flighty young model, learns that her boyfriend is planning to leave her for another woman. Sophie resolves to either win him back or assassinate her rival. A handsome doctor (who ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1936
76 Minutes
Sylvia Sidney Oscar Homolka Desmond Tester John Loder Joyce Barbour Matthew Boulton S.J. Warmington William Dewhurst Austin Trevor Torin Thatcher Aubrey Mather
saboteur detective wife brother professor dark intense suspenseful london movie theater sabotage terrorism lie bomb working undercover mystery discovery 1930s
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.
Comedy
UK
1949
85 Minutes
Stanley Holloway Hermione Baddeley Margaret Rutherford Paul Dupuis Basil Radford Naunton Wayne Jane Hylton Raymond Huntley Betty Warren Barbara Murray John Slater
police officer shopkeeper duke of burgundy daughter king edward iv amusing cheeky lighthearted london pimlico, england duchy of burgundy shop police station bar freedom controversy diplomacy royalty discovery rivalry
Residents of a part of London declare independence when they discover an old treaty. This leads to the need for a "Passport to Pimlico".