Synopsis
Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legionnaires, and there's trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Gerald ThomasDirector
- Talbot RothwellScreenplay
Cast
- Phil SilversSergeant Ernie Nocker
- Kenneth WilliamsCommandant Maximilian Burger
- Jim DaleBo West
- Charles HawtreyCaptain Gerrard Le Pice
- Joan SimsZig-Zig
- Angela DouglasLady Jane Ponsonby
- Peter ButterworthSimpson
- Bernard BresslawSheikh Abdul Abulbul
- Anita HarrisCorktip
- John BluthalCorporal Clotski
- William MervynSir Cyril Ponsonby
- Peter GilmoreCaptain Humphrey Bagshaw
Stills
Themes
foreign legioncamelparodysahara desertspoofcarry ondesertdouble entendrearab