Carry On Up the Khyber
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas—he wants all the British dead. But his troops fear the 'skirted-devils, who are rumoured not to wear any underwear.
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Gerald Thomas
Peter Weingreen
Ivor Powell
Yvonne Richards
Gladys Goldsmith
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Cast & crew
Alf Mangan
Burpa (uncredited)
Michael Mellinger
Chindi
Valerie Leon
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Dinny Powell
Burpa in Crowd (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Burpa (uncredited)
Vicki Woolf
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
Alan Harris
Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
John Hallam
Burpa on Rooftop (uncredited)
Joan Sims
Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Larry Taylor
Burpa at Door-Grid (uncredited)
Kenneth Williams
Rhandi Lal, the Khasi of Kalabar
Walter Henry
Burpa (uncredited)
David Spenser
Bungdit Din's Servant
Peter Gilmore
Private Ginger Hale
Peter Butterworth
Brother Belcher
Gerald Thomas
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Sidney James
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond
Charles Hawtrey
Private Jimmy Widdle
Bernard Bresslaw
Bungdit Din
Terry Scott
Sergeant Major Macnutt
Julian Holloway
Major Shorthouse
Angela Douglas
Princess Jelhi
Wanda Ventham
Khasi's First Wife
Angela Grant
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Johnny Briggs
Sporran Soldier (uncredited)
Simon Cain
Bagpipes Soldier (uncredited)
Derek Sydney
Major Domo
Dominique Don
Sergeant Major MacNutt's Lure
Alexandra Dane
Busti
Chris Adcock
Burpa (uncredited)
Carmen Dene
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Roy Castle
Captain Keene
Cardew Robinson
Frowsi, the Fakir
Leon Thau
Stinghi
Steven Scott
Burpa Guard
Patrick Allen
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Alan Bennion
Burpa (uncredited)
Josephine Blain
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
June Cooper
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Ann Curthoys
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Anthony Dutton
Burpa (uncredited)
Eve Eden
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Barbara Evans
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Douglas Fielding
Burpa in Crowd (uncredited)
Liz Gold
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Dave Griffiths
Burpa (uncredited)
Katerina Holden
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Nigel Kingsley
Indian Boy (uncredited)
Tamsin MacDonald
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Anne Scott
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Anthony May
Soldier (uncredited)
John Morris
Burpa (uncredited)
Vicki Murden
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Lisa Noble
Khasi's Wife (uncredited)
Karen Young
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Sandy Stein
Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
Sue Vaughan
Hospitality Girl (uncredited)
Patrick Westwood
Burpa in Crowd (uncredited)
Peter Weingreen
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Ivor Powell
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Yvonne Richards
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Gladys Goldsmith
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
When the "Carry On" films had a decent story to underpin their brand of humour, they were aways better - and this one is certainly one of the best. Sidney James is the British Governor of a North West Indian province who is facing a cunning revolt from the outwardly charming, but (not so) secretly devious "Khasi of Kalabar" (Kenneth Williams). If you've ever seen "The Drum" (1938) then you will know the plot - and everyone pulls together well in this comedy swipe at the Raj and and the stiff-upper-lipped members of the "Third Foot-and-Mouth Regiment". I was never the biggest fan of Roy Castle, but he is quite effective here as are the regulars - especially Joan Sims and Bernard Bresslaw as henchman "Bungdit Din". The Welsh valleys pass well enough for the Himalayas, and the jokes and action come thick and fast enough to raise plenty of smiles before an ending that will make any Scotsman cringe. Like all of this franchise, it has dated badly, but taken in the spirit it was intended, it is still an half decent collegiate effort that I quite enjoy watching now and again.
