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Carry On Cabby (1963) was a Adventure - Comedy Film directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers.

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Carry On #7: Carry On Cabby

By Virginie Pronovost on Oct 7, 2019 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

We’ve already been through a week of Carry On films! To end this in beauty, we’re back with a more simple film of the series, leaving the colour of Carry On Cruising behind, with Carry On Cabby. Released in 1963, Carry On Cabby had the particularity to have a new screenwriter, Talbot Rot... Read full article

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Carry On Cabby Quotes:

Peggy Hawkins: [to the car salesman] We'll take fifteen!
[last line - Pintpot has made Charlie swerve and hit a tree. His taxi is undriveable]
Charlie Hawkins: Call me a cab!
[Charlie, not knowing that Peggy is running Glamcabs, tells her all about the planned sabotage]
Peggy Hawkins: What you're going to do is wrong, Charlie!
Charlie Hawkins: All right, so it's wrong, Charlie! And I'm a right Charlie!
[after Charlie gives her a fur coat]
Peggy Hawkins: Oh, Charlie! Oh, it's lovely!
Charlie Hawkins: I'll say it is. Genuine mammoth, that is.
Peggy Hawkins: Oh, don't be silly, Charlie.
Charlie Hawkins: Straight up, it said so on the shop window: "Mammoth fur sale."
[Charlie goes to the Glamcabs office and discovers who "Mrs Glam" really is]
Charlie Hawkins: You! So that's it. Gor blimey. What a mug I've been.
Peggy Hawkins: Charlie, please, I know what you're thinking.
Charlie Hawkins: Good, then it saves telling you, Mrs Glam!
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Carry On Cabby Facts
Some of the film posters were sponsored by Ford who supplied the Glamcabs cars, registration numbers OWC 164 to OWC 170. The posters used the slogan "Britain's Newest Film Star - The new Consul Cortina Super - The small car with the big difference".
The last line in the film, spoken by Sid James as Charlie, is "Call me a cab", reflecting the original title of the film.
Charles Hawtrey was unable to drive, and was given lessons by Pinewood studio staff.
First full length feature for Peter Gilmore.
Kenneth Williams turned down the role of Allbright due to what he considered an inferior script. The part was scaled down, and given to Norman Chappell.
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