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Phil Silvers - what members say

Carry On Follow That Camel review by from MANCHESTER

28 July 2004
... for the Carry On team this as the starring role goes to the legendary American Phil Silvers who plays (in what's practically a reprise of his Bilko role) an officer in the... Read customer review

Cover Girl review by A customer from Wirral.England

Rated a Joy 11 January 2007
...lence or the other scenes. Just sit back and enjoy also has the added bonus of Phil Silvers. I think Kellys role was played down in the dancing dept. merely to allow Ri... Read customer review

Sergeant Bilko review by A customer from Northern Ireland

Timeless Comedy 18 August 2004
...The Phil Silvers show has that timeless quality. It's still as funny now as it was in 1955. Phil Silvers, a comic genius, is well supported by a cast of wonderful supportin... Read customer review

Phil Silvers - filmography

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood on DVD (1980)
Starring: Adam West, Phil Silvers, Richard Deacon
Director: Alan Roberts
Certificate:
Madam Xaviera Hollander goes to Hollywood with the idea of making a movie based on her famous book. However, she is stymied in her efforts by several producers who have other ideas.

25% from 25 members

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977)
Starring: Gary Collins, Chuck Connors, Henry Gibson
Director: Robert Michael Lewis
Certificate:
In this drama, five aspiring beauty queens are abducted in a hijacked airplane. Also upon the plane is a strain of deadly virus.

10% from 2 members
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Buona Sera Mrs. Campbell (1968)
Starring: Gina Lollobrigida, Lee Grant, Naomi Stevens
Director: Melvin Frank
Certificate:
Twenty years after their initial war-time visit three U.S. servicemen hold a reunion at an Italian village. They all have fond memories, especially of local girl Carla. But she has been telling each of them that they are the father of her daughter Gia, so they have all been paying well for her ..read more »

63% from 3 members
Currently unavailable

Carry On Follow That Camel on DVD (1967)
Starring: Phil Silvers, Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale
Director: Gerald Thomas
Certificate:
A slight diversion into the desert for the Carry On team this as the starring role goes to the legendary American Phil Silvers who plays (in what's practically a reprise of his Bilko role) an officer in the Foreign Legion who finds himself in charge of an Englishman (Jim Dale) who has joined to ..read more »

65% from 1,451 member

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The... on DVD (1966)
Starring: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford
Director: Richard Lester
Certificate:
Director Richard Lester uses the Burt Shevelove/Larry Gelbart/Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical hit as a launching pad for some of his wildest slapstick gaggery. Zero Mostel repeats his stage role as Pseudolus, the cunning Roman slave who'll do anything to win his freedom. The plot hinges on three ..read more »

61% from 572 members

The Phil Silvers Show - Series 1 (5 discs) on DVD (1955)
Starring: Phil Silvers
Director: Al De Caprio
Certificate:
It's what every "Sgt. Bilko" fan has been waiting for! The Phil Silvers Show arrives on DVD with all 34 episodes from the classic first season, digitally remastered on 5 discs.

82% from 56 members

Cover Girl on DVD (1944)
Starring: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman
Director: Charles Vidor
Certificate:
Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth) longs to leave behind her job as a Brooklyn dancer and be a Broadway star. Things begin to look up for her when she enters a "Cover Girl"contest--she reminds the wealthy publisher of a lost love, and lands on the cover. As fate would have it, she is the granddaughter of ..read more »

61% from 653 members

A Lady Takes A Chance on DVD (1943)
Starring: John Wayne, Jean Arthur, Charles Winninger
Director: William A. Seiter, Henry Ha
Certificate:
Whilst taking a bus trip of the West, Molly Truesdale meets rodeo rider Duke Hudkins and falls in love on the spot...

56% from 115 members

Sergeant Bilko (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Phil Silvers, Paul Ford, Harvey Lembeck
Director: Al De Caprio, Charles Friedman
Certificate:
Comedian Phil Silvers created one of the most beloved characters in television history with his portrayal of Sergeant Bilko on THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW (aka YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH). Set on a U.S. Army base, the 1950s-era series followed the smooth-talking Bilko as he attempted a hilarious string of get-..read more »

76% from 721 members

Phil Silvers facts

5 most recent films

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood - 1.5 stars
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful - 0.5 stars
Buona Sera Mrs. Campbell - 3.0 stars
Carry On Follow That Camel - 3.5 stars
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Phil Silvers Show - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Sergeant Bilko - 4.0 stars
Carry On Follow That Camel - 3.5 stars
Cover Girl - 3.0 stars
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful - 0.5 stars
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood - 1.5 stars
Buona Sera Mrs. Campbell - 3.0 stars
A Lady Takes A Chance - 3.0 stars
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Kenneth Williams - 2 times - show films
Peter Butterworth - 2 times - show films
Charles Hawtrey - 2 times - show films
Jim Dale - 2 times - show films
Bernard Bresslaw - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Al De Caprio - 7 times - show films
Gerald Thomas - 2 times - show films
Melvin Frank - 1 times - show films
Alan Roberts - 1 times - show films
Robert Michael Lewis - 1 times - show films