What Happened To Father (1927)
Género : Comedia
Tiempo de ejecución : 0M
Director : John G. Adolfi
Sinopsis
Film was released in 1927
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village...
Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and refuses to stop. Deciding to get rid of her in his usual manner, Henry has to find some way of doing it without provoking war with Marie's cousin, the King of France. Perhaps if she had an affair...
A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan. The hypochondriac consultant Sir Bernard Cutting, Matron and the doctors and nurses at Finisham have a habit of getting in the way.
Professors Vrooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site where all manner of people are staying. With a randy Major owning the site, a snobbish mother, and the two professors' constant innuendos, the film ends with a sinking caravan site and a striptease performance as a replacement for the cabaret night.
El popular Dr. Kilmore es despedido después de ser descubierto en una situación comprometida en la azotea de la casa de las enfermeras. Los pacientes están decididos a no perderlo.
Bertram Oliphant West (also known as Bo West) wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation. He joins the Foreign Legion, with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legionnaires, and there is trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise...
Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Paradise Camp, they think they're off to a nudist colony—but they couldn't be more wrong, and meet up with the weirdest bunch of campers you can imagine.
The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough complications in his own love life, but still produces a pamphlet called "The Wit to Woo". The strange collection of hopefuls lead to some outlandish matches, and jealousies are bound to lead to trouble
A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.
La vida de Samantha se está desmoronando. A sus quince años está enamorada del chico más popular de la escuela y, a su vez, el chico menos famoso lo está de ella. Su hermana está a punto de casarse y, con la excitación que produce el acontecimiento en su familia, los miembros de esta se olvidan… de su cumpleaños. Además, sus abuelos le ponen continuamente en situaciones embarazosas.
Las joyas de la Corona de su Majestad han desaparecido. Detrás de ello se esconde Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovich), que también conspira para hacerse con el trono de la reina. La misión es asignada a Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson), un agente tan entregado al trabajo como inexperto. Desde ese momento la información confidencial, los coches de lujo y la tecnología más sofisticada forman parte de su rutina diaria. Johnny English aún no se lo acaba de creer. Quizás todo esto le venga algo grande, pero su empeño con la misión y dedicación para llegar hasta el final es incuestionable, especialmente después de conocer a la agente doble Lorna Campbell (Natalie Imbruglia). Parece ser que lo de estar enamorado aún hará más emocionante esto de salvar al país...
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's liberation movement, has other ideas. It's open warfare as the women's lib attempt to sabotage the contest.
Prepare for Six of the Best as the Carry On team cause chaos in the school yard. When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of practical jokes, armed with gin, itching power and bombs!
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bind, aided and abetted by the comely Agent Honeybutt and Agent Crump, battle against the evil powers of international bad guys STENCH and their three cronies.
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse, they manage to totally wreck the operations of the police force and let plenty of criminals get away, even before they arrive at the station. They all have to prove themselves or else they'll be out of a job and Sergeant Wilkins will be transferred. Sub-plots include romances between Wilkins and Moon, Constable and Passworthy.
Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from. Not only does he get the five most incompetent shipmates ever to sail the seven seas, but the passengers turn out to be a rather strange bunch too. The SS Happy Wanderer will never be the same.
Un valioso diamante conocido como la "Pantera Rosa" ha sido robado, y sólo hay una pista: un guante blanco, la inconfundible firma del mundialmente famoso ladrón apodado "El Fantasma" (Christopher Plummer). Aunque se creía que se había retirado, para el inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) es el primer sospechoso. Decidido a limpiar su nombre, "El Fantasma" se lanza a la búsqueda del verdadero ladrón y engaña a Clouseau con una serie de pistas falsas.
Mr. Bean trabaja como vigilante del prestigioso Royal National Gallery. Sus jefes están hartos de él y quieren despedirlo a causa de sus continuas meteduras de pata, pero no pueden hacerlo porque cuenta con la recomendación del director del museo. Para asegurarse de que su incompetencia quede de manifiesto ingenian un plan para enviarle a los EE.UU. como un experto en arte con el fin de adquirir el cuadro más valioso del mundo.
Un grupo de delincuentes organizan un plan para robar una valiosa colección de diamantes en la joyería Hatton Gardens de Londres. Entre ellas se encuentra la encantadora Wanda, que va a intentar un doble juego para quedarse ella con el botín. Lo malo es que sólo George, el jefe de la banda, sabe dónde están escondidas las joyas, pero ha sido encarcelado.
Tenth entry in the Carry On series. Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas with the wicked Captain Fearless. Those swabbing the decks include Juliet Mills, Charles Hawtrey and Donald Houston.
The film was originally to be titled Up the Armada, but the British Board of Film Censors objected to such a rude title.