‘A fear of going backwards to where I came from.’ ibid. referencing driven need to work hard
The Cruel Sea … The Dam Busters … The Colditz Story … Welcome to the 1950s British war film. Simon Heffer, Fifties British War Films: Days of Glory, BBC 2013
The massive cultural impact of these films. ibid.
Our fifties’ war films have been looked down upon and mocked. ibid.
Hawkin’s towering performance is a masterclass of reserve. ibid.
‘It’s the war – the whole bloody war.’ ibid. Jack Hawkins, The Cruel Sea
The Colditz Story 1955: Sir John Mills plays the lead role of escapee Pat Reid, on whose memoir the film is based. ibid.
Fascinating in its depiction of the Germans. ibid.
The legendary, the incomparable Dam Busters ... A tone of powerful understatement. ibid.
A working-class heroine … Carve Her Name With Pride … Szabo is superbly played by Virginia McKenna. ibid.
A cynical film of epic proportions: Dunkirk 1958 ... Dunkirk was remorseless in showing war’s horrors. ibid.
Ice Cold in Alex 1958: women won the war too. ibid.
Landmarks of our culture. ibid.
Was it the way he walked? His expression? His moustache? His hat or his cane? Chaplin: Charlie the tramp. Exactly a century after his first appearance in front of the camera, the tramp remains the icon of motion pictures, its most famous silhouette, its greatest star. Chaplin: The Birth of the Tramp, Sky Arts 2022
The Twentieth Century was only a few hours old when young Chaplin who had already left school was dividing his time between music hall tours and small ill-paid jobs. ibid.
‘I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything in contradiction … By the time I walked on the stage, the Tramp was fully born.’ ibid.
They’re the saucy seaside postcard classics that generations have grown up on. ‘These fabulous cartoon-like characters brought so much joy and warmth and happiness.’ Carry On: Secrets & Scandals, Channel 5 2023
The most brilliant actors in it. ibid.
But behind the scenes of Britain’s longest running film franchise are secret tales of backstabbing and scandal. ibid.
The cast’s anger at millionaire producer Peter Rodgers. ibid.
What were they so upset about? … Little did we know how much the plucky artistes were suffering for their art … ibid.
… back to the studio and you bought your own lunch. ibid. dude
The Carry Ons were box-office smashes despite the shoestring budgets they were made on. And the man in charge of stretching those budgets to their absolute maximum was producer Peter Rogers. ibid.
They were buy-outs. They got a flat fee and that was it. So there were no royalties for anybody. It is quite scandalous. ibid. author
They should pay us for those compilations. ibid. Barabara
Some characters struggled for work. ibid.
The actors felt so strongly about their treatment they even tried to mount a legal challenge. ibid.
The Carry Ons go into battle with the censors. ibid.
Sid James died on stage on April 1976. ibid.
‘A lot of the nudity asked of me was not in the contract.’ Storyville: Sex on Screen, actor, BBC 2023
‘This idea of, Oh I’m less of a true actor if I do nudity, as if it’s a negative thing but who decided that?’ ibid.
‘Women have to fight for ownership of their own body.’ ibid.