Gerald Thomas

Gerald Thomas

Actor · Director · Producer

Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
December 10, 1920

Biography

Gerald Thomas (10 December 1920 – 9 November 1993) was an English film director, born in Hull. He began his film career in 1946 as an editor for Two Cities Films at Denham Studios. His editing work included many films directed by his brother, Ralph. Despite a fairly varied early career, Thomas is now almost exclusively remembered as the director of 30 Carry On films, the innuendo-laden and financially hugely-successful British comedy series, produced by Peter Rogers, beginning with Carry On Sergeant in 1958. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald Thomas licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gerald Thomas 1
Gerald Thomas 2

Representative Works

Carry On Nurse
Carry On Nurse
6.4
/ English
Venetian Bird
Venetian Bird
6.2
/ English
Carry On Camping
Carry On Camping
6.6
/ English
Carry On Matron
Carry On Matron
6.1
/ English
Carry On Cowboy
Carry On Cowboy
6.3
/ English
Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo
6.7
/ English
Carry On Screaming!
Carry On Screaming!
6.5
/ English
Carry On Behind
Carry On Behind
5.5
/ English
Carry On Henry
Carry On Henry
6.1
/ English
Rito do Amor Selvagem
Rito do Amor Selvagem
No Rating Yet
/ Portuguese
Follow That Camel
Follow That Camel
5.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Carry On Nurse
1959Nominee

Best Director

Carry On Nurse

Venetian Bird
1952Nominee

Best Performance

Venetian Bird

Carry On Camping
1969Nominee

Best Director

Carry On Camping

Career Highlights

Carry On Matron
1972Highlight

Best Director

Carry On Matron

Carry On Cowboy
1965Highlight

Best Director

Carry On Cowboy