Jimmy Thompson
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Birthday: October 30, 1925
Deathday: April 21, 2005
Adult: No
Gender: Other
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Carry On Jack
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-02-23
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Raising the Wind
Overview: 'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments. Things get tricky when Mervyn Hughes (Phillips) accidentally sells one of his compositions to an advertising agency and risks losing his scholarship. Can he and his friends find a way to raise the money to buy back the song rights?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-09-06
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Thark
Overview: Farce in which the nouveau riche Mrs Frush buys Thark, a large country house, from Sir Hector Benbow but then complains that the house is haunted. An assortment of characters go to the house to investigate.
Genres: Comedy Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-05
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Waterbikes
Overview: The kids take part in a bicycle race and manage to win new bikes, in spite of the organiser's treachery.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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The Whole Truth
Overview: On the French Riviera, movie producer Max Poulton is on location shooting a film starring his lover, Gina Bertini. But when the rueful Max ends his fling with Gina to return to his loyal wife, Carol, the jilted actress threatens to reveal details of their affair to Carol. Later, at a party at Max's villa, investigator Carliss arrives with news that Gina has been killed and that Max is a murderer suspect.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-07-29
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Carry On Regardless
Overview: After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series of odd jobs, including a chimp's tea party, trying to stay sober at a wine tasting… and demolishing a house.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-04-04
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Carry On Cruising
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-12
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Band of Thieves
Overview: A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and clarinets are just a cover for a series of robberies. Musical comedy, starring British jazz star Acker Bilk as himself, alongside Jimmy Thompson and Jennifer Jayne.
Genres: Crime Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-08-30
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Doctor in Love
Overview: Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit. Hare then takes up a position as junior in a well-healed G.P.'s surgery while Burke continues to sow his doctorial wild oats.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-07-12
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Overview: In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-16
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The Man Who Liked Funerals
Overview: A man wants to help a youth club that is in danger of closure. He decides to resort to blackmailing the relatives of the recently deceased, threatening to publish incriminating stories about them. Then he tries to blackmail the family of a prominent villain.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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