Charles Hawtrey - A Carry On Journey - a personal look at Charlie's films.

[@Jeremyracle-qb9mo]

Thanks. A great reminder of Hawtrey's unique persona. I love his line as a pivate detective in Carry on Loving - "Subject left Cock Inn" !

[@Doctor_Random]

Great line! :)

[@frippp66]

a wonderful actor - i have met a couple of people who encountered him on the South Coast - occasionally accompanied by naval personnel

[@Doctor_Random]

He was such a good actor, I would have loved to have met him in the early days

[@Useaname]

Excellent thank you. Concise and to the point, and very informative.

[@philipusher4282]

2:36. But we didn't get to see Charley's boxing ring sequence 🤔

[@Doctor_Random]

I thought it might encourage people to watch the film :)

[@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017]

Oooh, hello!

[@TheScotsalan]

So many of the carry on cast are considered eccentric, but I wonder if damaged is not a better description. I dont mean that in a bad way of course, I mean in terms of the laws of the time, and studio culture.

[@Doctor_Random]

That's a really good point. I think you're right.

[@TheScotsalan]

@@Doctor_Random Pushy mothers, violent fathers seems to be a trend. For Charles, as a child actor in Will Hay films, I wonder what demands producers made. The casting couch was a thing of course, was a thing still in the last decade, me too etc. To me, demanding top billing for what is now a pittance in todays money, might be more about wanting recognised for other sacrifices made.

[@geoffreylee5199]

Hawtry thought he should a larger presence and be paid more. He was fired as he was acting up.

[@EMS999ful]

Charles Hawtrey was a great actor, but obviously he struggled with his personal life, it can't have been easy living in those days for him, a shame as he was a very funny man.

[@Doctor_Random]

no arguments there, he was certainly a troubled man.

[@CatherinesWay]

My favourite role of his is in carry on Cleo, with carry on screaming a close second 😊

[@Doctor_Random]

He's got that 'they had to hire me' confidence in Screaming 😂

[@leytonjay]

Brilliant video. What on earth was going on with Hawtrey in that final shot, obviously you slowed it down, but it seemed especially creepy. Did you use AI for interpolation?

[@Doctor_Random]

Thank you. Yep heavily slowed down, a hasty job using premiere's optical flow. I liked the slightly creepy look.

[@leytonjay]

@@Doctor_Random Yeah worked so well.

[@robalexander8065]

Hawtrey was an integral part of a good Carry On. He may not always have a huge role, indeed he nearly wasn't in Carry On Screaming but his presence is always welcome.

[@Doctor_Random]

Absolutely! :)

[@craigpimlott204]

He was great in Will Hays Where’s that Fire

[@kerryhughes5372]

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[@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017]

Getting arrested outside the toilets, eh?

[@johnrider5701]

Charlie was so camp he made Kenneth Williams look like John Wayne But the carry on movies were never as good after the producers foolishly fired him and replaced with inferior character actors...

[@Doctor_Random]

Very true!

[@MrBoygeorge12]

A great video, a fascinating man, thank you,

[@rnw2739]

Lance Percival indeed!!!

[@lennykelly9952]

Hawtrey was one of the very few Carry On actors who was actually funny most of its crap him and Kenneth Williams the rest are very poor.

[@Doctor_Random]

My favourites certainly.