Yep, it’s the iffy ‘hmm, let’s try and sell this series to the Yanks’ edition. Phil Silvers is as wasted as any comedic genius could possibly be in this Foreign Legion also-ran with Kenneth ‘International Cabaret’ Williams and Charles ‘Best of The Smiths’ Hawtrey as his fellow roller towels, and Jim Dale and Peter Butterworth as the L&H-esque newly-joined gentleman and dogsbody. Additionally – Joan ‘Ouija Board, Ouija Board video’ Sims, Bernard ‘camel – bobo’ Bresslaw, Anita ‘you too could have a body like mine’ Harris and William ‘kindly old gentleman on the train waved at by Jenny Agutter’ Mervyn.
Richard Davies
December 24, 2010 at 11:38 am
There’s are lots of behind the scenes stories about this film, mostly to do with Phil Silvers insisting on using idiot boards for his lines, & Kenneth Williams regarding it as unprofessional.
Getting a camel raised in captivity to walk on sand was an interesting unexpected problem.