Carry On Cabby

Watch: Carry On Cabby

Unrated

6/1/19631h 31m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ They're here again in Carry on Taxi ~

Overview:

Speedee Taxis is a great success, which means its workaholic owner Charlie starts neglecting Peggy, his wife. Suddenly a fleet of rival taxis appears from nowhere and start pinching all the fares. The rivals are Glamcabs, and they have a secret weapon. All their drivers are very attractive women! Who's behind Glamcabs? It's open warfare and only one fleet can survive!

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

london, england
taxi driver
carry on
black and white
british farce
business rivalry

Cast

Sidney James

~ as ~

Charlie Hawkins

Hattie Jacques

~ as ~

Peg Hawkins

Kenneth Connor

~ as ~

Ted Watson

Charles Hawtrey

~ as ~

Terry "Pintpot" Tankard

Esma Cannon

~ as ~

Flo Sims

Liz Fraser

~ as ~

Sally

Bill Owen

~ as ~

"Smiley" Sims

Milo O’Shea

~ as ~

Len

Judith Furse

~ as ~

Battleaxe Rider

Ambrosine Phillpotts

~ as ~

Aristocratic Lady

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
This is another of my favourite "Carry On" films. Poor old "Charlie" (Sid James) has built up a successful business with his wife "Peggy" (Hattie Jacques) but his dedication to cabbing is causing him to neglect her and she is getting narked. When the boys threaten to walk out if he uses "Flo" (Esma Cannon) as a driver, the last straw breaks the camel's back and she decides to start her own company - using only woman drivers. Needless to say, this is a roaring success and "Charlie" suddenly finds his fares drying up and he must find a solution... Although a few of the regulars still feature here, this is essentially an enjoyable duel between the two and it's fun. I always had a soft spot for the Una O'Connor/Mildred Natwick style of characters and Cannon fills that role nicely here as the story ebbs and flows before it culminates in a co-ordinated taxi chase and a niftyile exercised motorised pincer movement. It takes a swipe at sexism and the daft excesses of trade unionism, whilst reminding us that there is more to life than running a successful enterprise.