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Post by Julian Jones on Mar 14, 2012 20:30:14 GMT
I remember reading about many scenes filmed for CARRY ON's featuring cameos by the likes of Terry Scott or whoever which ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor. Does any of the cut material still exist or was it systematically destroyed?
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Post by Dean Williams on Mar 14, 2012 20:48:09 GMT
It was all junked as they went along, either immediately after the final edit was done or up top ten years afterwards that Gerald Thomas kept stuff. They didn't see the current commercial aspect of such material back then.
There is a surviving out-take from Up the Jungle featuring Frankie Howerd and Joan Sims (been years since I saw it but I'm sure it's from the scene where Joan is describing the motion of a snake which Howerd says is the 'Vindscreen Viper'. I seem to recall Howerd fluffed his lines and they cut? I'm sure this survived because it was used in some contemporary documentary at the time.
I think there was also one other clip that survived (which I haven't seen) but can't remember which film, possibly Loving or Matron? Other than that all gone unfortunately!
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Post by stevendoig on Mar 14, 2012 21:00:44 GMT
Theres a wee scene in the trailer for Again Doctor which isnt in the final film
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Post by Richard Marple on Mar 14, 2012 21:15:08 GMT
According to on of the guide books Felicity Kendal was cast in a small part in Carry On Matron, but none of here scenes made it to the final cut.
Slightly OT: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World had lots of cameos by American comedians, often as short notice as the director tried to get a few veteran performers out of retirement to do just a scene or 2. As this film has been chopped down a few times (& some of the film gone AWOL) some walk-ons have been lost.
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Post by Julian Jones on Mar 14, 2012 21:45:05 GMT
Any idea which cameos were lost from It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World? And Steven I hoped by "Wee scene" you don't mean one involving urine samples...  |
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Post by stevendoig on Mar 14, 2012 21:53:59 GMT
Yer some man!!
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Post by Alan Scott on Mar 14, 2012 22:17:16 GMT
I think the Terry Scott cameo that you're referring to is one where he played a union official in At Your Convenience. There are some pictures of the relevant scene in one of Robert Ross' books but the footage as Dean says is sadly long gone.
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Post by Dean Williams on Mar 14, 2012 22:29:42 GMT
A memory has also popped into my head that some Carry On out-takes and un-used scenes were dumped as late as the early 90s when a load of stuff was cleared out of Pinewood but my brain is on a go-slow today so I can't quite recall the details, or whether I just dreamed it! An early night for me I think!  |
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Post by Tony Walshaw on Mar 14, 2012 23:44:21 GMT
Terry Scott played the union general secretary, Mr. Allcock. When he apologised for arriving late due to a stoppage, Kenneth Williams said he should try Epsom Salts.... They should have kept the footage.... |
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Post by simoncurtis on Mar 15, 2012 0:19:41 GMT
A scene with David Essex in was cut from Carry On Henry.
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Post by Dale Rumbold on Mar 15, 2012 10:29:01 GMT
Shame : I had assumed this thread was about a new Carry On film set in a butcher's shop ... or at the BBC!
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Post by Richard Marple on Mar 15, 2012 13:12:45 GMT
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Post by John Wall on Mar 15, 2012 13:17:51 GMT
Shame : I had assumed this thread was about a new Carry On film set in a butcher's shop ... or at the BBC! I thought it was something starring Danny Alexander ! |
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Post by Ray Langstone (was saintsray) on Mar 16, 2012 2:36:32 GMT
Shame : I had assumed this thread was about a new Carry On film set in a butcher's shop ... or at the BBC! I thought it was something starring Danny Alexander ! OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Robert Belford on Mar 16, 2012 3:06:32 GMT
I've heard the story about stuff being junked at Pinewood in the 1990's too.
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