#Joan Sims

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This beautifully embroidered gown was first spotted on an extra in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days. It’s possible that it originated with this film, but it is also plausible that the costume came from an earlier production. 

The Carry On films are well known to have reused many costumes from earlier productions, and so it is no surprise that this piece was seen again in 1971 by Joan Sims as Queen Marie in Carry on Henry.

It’s possible that the costume was used further after 1971, as auction photos of the piece show an added ribbon around the neckline, as well as a different skirt. 

In 2007, this dress was auctioned off by Bonhams in the auction entitled The Angels Star Collection of Film & TV Costumes, where the piece was described as follows:

A Tudor style Dress and matching cape, both being of heavily embroidered patterned fabric, dress with boned bustier, edged with applied gold braid, sleeves revealing heavily embroidered lining and laced back, labeled “Angels & Bermans The Costumiers to the Entertainment Industry.”

 The piece ultimately sold for $1050.

Costume Credit: Lucia

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Carry On Screaming! (1966)

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Carry on Cleo (1964) Anglo-Amalgamated Dir. Gerald Thomas

Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar Charles Hawtrey as Seneca Joan Sims as Calpurnia

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Lovely Joan. Today would have been her 94th birthday.

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Joan Sims in The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), such beautiful hair!

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Dilys Laye as Anthea Meeks wearing very tight and very short blue/white-striped short shorts Joan Sims as Joan Fussey wearing super short black short shorts on Carry On Camping (1969)

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(Carry On) Don't Lose Your Head (1967) was the 13th movie in the franchise, and the first to be produced and distributed through the Rank Organisation rather than Anglo-Amalgamated. There were initial concerns in Rank that applying the 'Carry On' prefix might lead to legal complications with the previous distributors, so the movie was initially released as Don't Lose Your Head.

The setting is the French Revolution, and the efforts of Sir Rodney Ffing (the Black Fingernail) played by Sid James, in rescuing French aristocrats from the guillotine, with the help of Jim Dale and defying the head of the French Secret Police (Citizen Camembert - the Big Cheese) played by Kenneth Williams.

Joan Sims has one of the great Carry On lines, which was edited out in some releases.

She is discussing her aristocratic family, "My brother, the Count..."

(It was all in the delivery)

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Nurse on Wheels (1963) Gerald Thomas

September 3rd 2022

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"Carry On Up the Jungle" (1970) - Gerald Thomas

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Sparks Fly Upward by Stewart Granger

On the Up: "After the Holiday"

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Carry On Screaming! (1966)

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Carry On Abroad (1972) The Rank Organisation Dir. Gerald Thomas

Sid James as Vic Flange Joan Sims as Cora Flange Barbara Windsor as Sadie Tomkins

Classic British saucy farce.

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JOAN SIMS

(Irene Joan Marion Sims)

9th May 1930 - 27th June 2001

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