
Monkey Business(1931)
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.


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.

Sidney James
Captain Wellington Crowther

Kenneth Williams
First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks

Kenneth Connor
Dr. Arthur Binn

Liz Fraser
Glad Trimble
Dilys Laye
Flo Castle

Esma Cannon
Bridget Madderley

Lance Percival
Wilfred Haines
Jimmy Thompson
Sam Turner

Ronnie Stevens
Drunk Passenger

Vincent Ball
Jenkins
Carry On Cruising is a comedy film released in 1962 exploring themes of sea, ship, holiday, boat, vacation, romance. Directed by Gerald Thomas, it stars Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor. 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.
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