is it just me or do a hell of a lot of the carry ons (and a lot of other Brit comedies from that era) have scenes where men dress up as women?
it happens in:
Carry On Constable
Carry On Cabby
Carry On Cleo
Carry On Girls
Carry On Matron
and probably loads of others that i cant recall at this moment. i wonder how many times a man has actually had to pass himself off as a woman in order to avoid an even more embarrassing situation in real life??
Hello there, post from a couple of years ago. How was life back in 2007?
To answer your question, there is a huge theatrical tradition in Britain of cross-dressing which has pre-Shakespearean roots (back when theatre companies were almost exclusively male), all the way to the modern Christmas pantomimes with their Dames and Best Boys.
i wonder how many times a man has actually had to pass himself off as a woman in order to avoid an even more embarrassing situation in real life??
you do get it in some american films as well. I was a male War Bride for example, and Some like It Hot.
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