As I haven't seen any entry from this franchise in awhile & this is one of the Carry On movies I have on disc that hasn't been watched yet... the absurdity of a British Western filmed in Jolly Old England was the reason why it was selected.
Sid James played The Rumpo Kid, a villain in black who takes over Stodge City with the aid of his ruffian friends. Like in Blazing Saddles, the mayor asked Washington for assistance, although it's otherwise an entirely different scenario. The mayor genuinely needs helps after the sheriff is killed and because of a misunderstanding, a sanitation worker played by Jim Dale called MARSHAL P. KNUTT is hired as a U.S. Marshal to drive the bad guys out of the city. Even if you are not familiar with the series or how it's known for its silly ribald humor, the names alone should tell you what sort of motion picture it is.
In every review I've done for the franchise, the type of comedy this is has been noted; it is more of the same here, although it still tickles me pink. While not a classic like Blazing Saddles, Carry On Cowboy is still an amusing picture which does poke fun at various cliches and even spoofs such films as High Noon. Knutt is unknowingly assisted by the sheriff's daughter... Annie Oakley! It was unexpected to see a real life figure being used. As in other Westerns even by this time, there was “redface” action going on by having whites play a Native American tribe. The “drunken Indian” stereotype also used here hasn't exactly aged well due to the real life issues with alcoholism that plague Native Americans... yet I can chuckle that old fey man Charles Hawtrey played the leader of that tribe, BIG HEAP. With the way things have gone as of late, I needed some laughs, which this helpfully provided.
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