Don't Lose Your Head

Watch: Don't Lose Your Head

Unrated

12/14/19671h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Carry On laughing until you have hysterics, but... Don't Lose Your Head! ~

Overview:

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes 'The Black Fingernail' scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

france
england
legend
brother
narration
beheading
french revolution
parody
guillotine
sister
sword fight
spoof
carry on
duel
wig
aristocrat
18th century
chateau
society ball

Cast

Sidney James

~ as ~

Sir Rodney Ffing, the Black Fingernail

Kenneth Williams

~ as ~

Citizen Camembert

Jim Dale

~ as ~

Lord Darcy Pue

Charles Hawtrey

~ as ~

Duc de Pommfrit

Peter Butterworth

~ as ~

Citizen Bidet

Joan Sims

~ as ~

Désirée Dubarry

Dany Robin

~ as ~

Jacqueline

Peter Gilmore

~ as ~

Citizen Robespierre

Marianne Stone

~ as ~

Landlady

Michael Ward

~ as ~

Henri

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
I found this to be one of the cleverer "Carry On" films with Kenneth Williams on good form as the revolutionary "Citizen Camembert" aided by his sidekick "Bidet" (Peter Butterworth) making sure that all the nasty aristos turn up for their appointment with madame guillotine. The fly in their ointment soon becomes the enigmatic and chivalrous Brit "Sir Rodney Ffing" (Sid James) and his aide-de-camp "Pue" (Jim Dale) who are bent on frustrating their French nemeses and rescuing the "Duc de Pommfrit" (Charles Hawtrey) before trying their best to ensure that the famous vertical chopper gets two, more appropriate, victims. Instead of the "Scarlet Pimpernel" we have the "Black Fingernail" but otherwise, it's a fairly enjoyable parody of the Orczy story with some good one-liners, a nice dynamic between James and Butterworth and, mercifully, little of the annoying Dale to clutter up the proceedings. It looks good, the jokes are frequently quite pithy and for my money this is James at his best. Good fun.