Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

In spite of the absence of Kenneth Williams (for the first of only four times out of the 30 films made during his lifetime), this is my favourite "Carry On" films. It has a stronger plot than any of the six previous films and comes close to being a comedy-drama at times. It's more realistic than the other films and even has a little bit of social commentary in it, which is the last thing that I would expect in a "Carry On" film.Sid James and Hattie Jacques make great leads, playing their roles relatively straight. I liked the fact that Jacques was afford such a big role, her first that amounted to more than a cameo since "Carry On Constable". Kenneth Connor, one of only two actors to appear in all of the first seven films, is also very good in an unusually straight role. Returning from his temporary sabbatical, Charles Hawtrey is effortlessly hilarious as Pintpot and gets the lion's share of the best lines. He provides much of the film's humour. The funniest sequence in the film is probably Charlie and Pintpot driving a heavily pregnant woman and her husband to a hospital and back several times due to multiple false alarms. It has a great supporting cast including Esma Cannon (though she isn't as funny as in "Carry On Cruising"), Milo O'Shea (in his only "Carry On" appearance) and Amanda Barrie. Like Williams, however, Joan Sims is very noticeable by her absence.

Cabby is generally regarded as one of the best of the series and it was to be said it is a very good film. Hattie Jacques has probably her finest part and her and Sid James always made a good team. That said even though this was Talbot Rothwell's first Carry on script and there are some bawdy lines and very funny situations it still has that Norman Hudis feel to it. Now i was never a fan of the Hudis Carry on's i feel they were no different to any other harmless stiff upper lip British comedy film's that were being made at the time despite their somewhat high reputation. This was a decent warm up for Rothwell and after a couple of silly follow ups Jack and Spying he really hit home with the hilarious and brilliant Cleo (the first great Carry on film). Cabby is harmless fun with great support from Hawtrey and Connor, but much better was to come.

Charlie Hawkins (Sid James)is the workaholic owner of Speedee Cabs and Peggy Hawkins (Hattie Jacques) is his loved but neglected wife. The film opens with Charlie out in a cab on their wedding anniversary while his chief mechanic Ted (Kenneth Connor) covers for his absence. Meanwhile accident-prone Terry Tankard of "Pintpot" has come for a job as a cab driver.Later that day while short of drivers Charlie has agree to squeeze in one last fare before going to town with Peggy, Ted & Sally (Liz Fraser) the canteen girl. Unfortunately on his way home he and Pintpot are stopped by an expectant father (Jim Dale in his first appearance) whose wife is not sure if she is or is not having her baby. By the time she has given birth in the back of his cab he is far too late to take out Peggy.Next morning Peggy decides to teach him a lesson and as he thinks of nothing but cabs she'll give him a few more to worry about. To that end she goes about setting up Glam Cabs with the wife of one of her husbands drivers, Flo (Esma Cannon) and Sally as their mole. Her secret formula? Only hire the loveliest females drivers to entice the mainly male clientèle.A series of escapades follow that lead to the collapse of the Hawkins marriage when the truth comes out. However all things are put aside when Peggy & Sally are hijacked on their way to the bank by crooks (Peter Gilmore & co). A car chase ensues, using cab radios and the entire Speedee cab fleet to herd and then corner the crooks and ladies on the heath.With gems like Carry On Cabby it is easy to see why the series became popular. As this is only the seventh film of the series (31 in total) the cast appear fresh and to be throwing themselves into this film. It is also free from the smuttiness of the later films.The "Carry On" moniker while added to help with the appeal of this film on its release I think today it does it a disservice. The series has come to represent that very dated comedy of double entendres and dirty postcards on the pier. Whereas this film is different from most other entries being plot driven with fewer jokes and a more innocent sort of humour.I can fully appreciate why Jacques felt this was her favourite performance. It makes a enjoyable change to see her in the sympathetic female lead rather than the monstrous matron persona. She has an enormous versatility that I personally think was overshadowed by her roles in these films. James' performance is likewise very pleasing as the workaholic business owner who is content with his wife rather than lusting over a Barbara Widsor character (Camping, Henry, Girls, Abroad etc).Liz Fraser is sublime in the role that is popularly referred to as the Joan Sims role. While I like Joan Sims very much I think this supporting role is filled perfectly by Frazer.The absence of Kenneth Williams, while often noted as "conspicuous" does in no way detract from this film. It in fact makes an amiable change to see the cast interacting without him.Other ares of this film that are worth noting are the gorgeous Amanda Barrie as the corseted Glam Cab driver, the score which is easily the most pleasing of any Carry On film and the relatively sedate car chase at the end which while not as lively as modern car chases certainly has its own charm. Also the views of Windsor in the early 60s are very interesting.This is certainly one of my favourite Carry On films and a brilliant start for a newcomer to the series and one of my favourite films generally for the last 20 years.

A classic. This the carry on to start with. Everyones is giving 100% effort. The cast are all enjoying it. Hattie is great as the nagging wife of Charlie Hawkins ( Sid of course).Charles Hawtrey is having the time of his life. This film lacks Kenneth Williams and Joan Sims but is still a classic.Kenneth Connor is great as Ted. and Liz Frazer is marvellous as Sally . Bill Owen makes an appearance he's great as well!!!. Jim Dale makes his first Carry on film and he is great as the expectant father. Overall 100/100. This is what true carry on is. Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas made a Fantastic film even after 43 years it still stands out.!!!