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Carry On Admiral (Original title)The Ship Was Loaded (Alternative title)
Dates: 1957 (Copyright), 08 July 1957 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Val Guest

Synopsis: Version of the famous Ian Hay-Stephen King-Hall play "Off the Record" that relates the tangled events that follow when a naval officer and his M.P. friend get drunk and exchange identities during a very important naval occasion.

Genre:
Comedy

Subject:
Military
Releases
Date: 14 May 1957Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 83 mins Length: 7421 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Renown Pictures Corporation

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (6)
In: Classic Television n1 September 1997  Pages: 25-33
Title: Carry On rememberingAuthor: BRIGHT, Jim Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Review of the thirty-one CARRY ON films.

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2700 14 May 1959  Pages: Re-issue 116
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2700 14 May 1959: no known title]Language: English

In: Daily Film Renter n7358 10 Apr 1957  Page: 3
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7358 10 Apr 1957: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2591 11 Apr 1957  Page: 18
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2591 11 Apr 1957: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v88 n7753 10 Apr 1957  Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v88 n7753 10 Apr 1957: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n280 May 1957  Page: 58
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n280 May 1957: no known title]Language: English