Trivia / Carry On Screaming!

• Billing Displacement:
  • Charles Hawtrey was given fourth billing for a cameo role to appeal to his popularity in the American market.
  • When the film was released on Blu-Ray in Australia, Jon Pertwee was given a mention on the back of the box despite only playing a small role.
• Blooper:
  • Some prints incorrectly list the film's copyright year as 1916.
  • Although Sergeant Bung leaves his bedroom wearing only a shirt and tie, he arrives at the police station with a vest, suit, and overcoat.
  • Despite Odbodd ripping the horn off Sergeant Bung's car, the horn remains intact later in the film.
  • The cables attached to the handle Odbodd moves to drop the cage in the vat do not move when he spins it.
  • When Dr. Watt is awoken by electricity, you can see Kenneth Williams' hand move to steady himself before it happens.
  • Sergeant Bung rips off his shoes and socks after his transformation, yet still has socks on when he wakes up.
• Cast the Runner-Up: Before being cast as Dr. Watt, Kenneth Williams was originally cast as Sockett. Bernard Bresslaw later took the role of Sockett after Williams was recast but was originally set to play Odbodd.
• Completely Different Title: Carry On Vampire, Frankenstein Junior, With Pointed Teeth, Alarm in a Creepy Castle and Between the Crazy Monsters are the movie's alternate titles in some parts of the world.
  • Hungary: Keep Screaming!
• Costume Backlash: Fenella Fielding's dress was far too small and uncomfortable for her, which meant she wasn't able to sit down in it. To make matters worse, she had to wear it for six weeks!
• The Danza:
  • Sid James was originally supposed to play Sidney Bung.
  • When Kenneth Connor was supposed to play Albert Potter, the character was known as "Ken Connors".
• Deleted Scene:
  • Albert and Sergeant Bung getting sidetracked during the former's interrogation, talking about sitting on nettles and stopped watches.
  • Slobotham looking for fingerprints on Odbodd's finger.
  • Sergeant Bung reading the names of young women who had disappeared to Albert, followed by Slobotham revealing that two people had reported losing fingers that evening.
  • Slobotham explaining how embalming works to the annoyance of Sergeant Bung.
  • When Dr. Watt threatens the heroes with a syringe of petrifying liquid, a line about how well it works on his rhubarb was cut as erection gags (no matter how subtle) weren't enjoyed by the censors in 1966.
• Descended Creator: Director Gerald Thomas voices Junior.
• DVD Commentary: With Carry On historian Robert Ross talking to Fenella Fielding (Valeria Watt) and Angela Douglas (Doris Mann).
• Edited for Syndication:
  • The film was cut down to 82 minutes when shown on ITV.
  • When aired over the Easter holidays in 2023, all of Dan Dann's scenes were cut, resulting in Charles Hawtrey getting fourth billing yet no screen time!
• Executive Meddling: Charles Hawtrey replaced Sydney Bromley as Dan Dann at the last minute, because the American distributors wanted him for his popularity there.
• Fake Scot: Jon Pertwee as Dr. Fettle.
• Hostility on the Set:
  • When filming the opening scene where Albert tries to court an increasingly frightened Doris, Angela Douglas would scream louder and louder in Jim Dale's ear with each take. While Douglas wasn't doing this on purpose, Dale got quite frustrated during the scene.
  • Another example involving Dale - during a late shoot at 2 in the morning it was pouring with rain and he joked to Norman Mitchell that they should all go on strike for more money. News of this made it back to Peter Rogers who thought it was an attempt to challenge his authority and demanded an apology from him, which Dale had to do over the phone.
• Prop Recycling: The "Bless This House" sign visible in Dan's room first appeared in Marshal's room in Carry On Cowboy.
• Referenced by...:
  • An episode of the final series of 2point4 Children is titled after the film.
  • A level in The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror was called "Flying Tonight", a Pun-Based Title on Dr. Watt's last words.
  • Captain Ryan's transformation in Dog Soldiers was inspired by this film, as it was one of director Neil Marshall's favourites growing up.
  • Virginia from At Home with the Braithwaites watches the film in the second episode of Series 4.
  • The concept of turning people into mannequins by dipping them into a vat of boiling liquid was reused in the Doctor Who episode "The Crimson Horror".
  • Chapter 131 of Thomas Abridged, "The Magic Railroad: Part 1", has James sheepishly suggest watching this film after complaining about Gordon wanting to watch Patriot Games.
• Role-Ending Misdemeanor: After Jim Dale made a joke about going on strike to Norman Mitchell, Peter Rogers was very offended, and Mitchell wasn't brought back for another twelve years until Carry On Emmannuelle.
• Throw It In!: Peter Butterworth ad-libbed removing his hat after hearing Sockett talk of how Dr. Watt had been dead for fifteen years.
• Uncredited Role:
  • The theme song was sung by Ray Pilgrim but was credited as anonymous. It was thought to have been Jim Dale for years as he had begun his career as a singer.
  • Director Gerald Thomas provides the voice of Junior.
• Wag the Director: In the original script, Dr. Watt was the father of Valeria. When Kenneth Williams wanted to play the part closer to his own age, the relationship was changed to that of brother and sister.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Valeria's name was Verbena when she was first written to be Dr. Watt's daughter. Virula was another alternative name.
  • In early drafts, Dan Dann was Doris' father.
  • To appeal to the US market, Dr. Watt was written with Vincent Price in mind, however, Price was dropped after requesting £25,000. Frankie Howerd was next hoped for the role but couldn't make the filming dates. All this led to script rewrites and Kenneth Williams being cast, while his original role (Sockett) was given to Bernard Bresslaw, whose own role (Odbodd) was given to Tom Clegg.
  • Sid James was originally planned to play Sergeant Bung, but the role was given to Harry H. Corbett (and at one point was hoped to be played by Tony Hancock) due to James' prior commitments on Babes in the Wood. The character being called Sidney was intended as a nod to him.
  • Kenneth Connor was considered for Albert Potter, who was originally called Ken Connors before the role was given to Jim Dale, who had taken up his role of Carry On bumbling romantic lead.
  • Sydney Bromley had been cast as Dan Dann, but Charles Hawtrey replaced him at the last minute after word had gotten out that he wouldn't be in the film.
  • According to several sources, producer Peter Rogers had attempted to secure Deborah Kerr for the role of Valeria and had offered her a fee comparable to that paid to the rest of the cast combined, but she turned it down in favour of appearing in an aborted stage version of Flowers for Algernon.
  • A scene of Slobotham getting spooked by an owl was scripted but replaced with the joke of him being unable to surround the entire area by himself.
  • When the trio meets Dr. Watt for the first time, the original version of the scene had him lead the three on that he knew Doris, only to then say he didn't.
  • Dr. Fettle's scene was supposed to go on longer but ended up being shortened by rewrites. The original script also didn't include the "wrong homo" gag.
  • At one point, Valeria's dress had a diamond shape cut out of the midriff, with the space filled by a black fishnet, but it was deemed to be too revealing and altered back to normal.
  • A Novelization was planned but aborted by Peter Rogers who didn't think it would sell well.
• Working Title: Carry On Vampire.

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