School for Scoundrels (1960 film)
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| School for Scoundrels | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Hamer |
| Produced by | Hal E. Chester |
| Written by | Hal E. Chester |
| Starring | Ian Carmichael Terry Thomas Janette Scott Alastair Sim Hattie Jacques Edward Chapman John Le Mesurier |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Running time | 94 min |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating! is a 1960 British comedy film, remade in 2006, inspired by the lifemanship books of Stephen Potter.
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[edit] Plot
The film stars Ian Carmichael as Henry Palfrey, a failure who attends the "School of Lifemanship", run by Dr. Potter (Alastair Sim), who teaches him how to win in life, and get the better of his rival (Terry-Thomas), through gamesmanship and various other underhand means. The highlight of the film is where Palfrey goes to a second-hand car garage (Winsome and Welchem) owned by Dennis Price and Peter Jones and ends up driving away a truly hideous car called a Swiftmobile, that has a life of its own.
[edit] Cast
Henry Palfrey .........Ian Carmichael
Raymond Delauney ......Terry-Thomas
Mr. S. Potter .........Alastair Sim
April Smith ...........Janette Scott
Dunstan Dorchester .....Dennis Price
Dudley Dorchester.......Peter Jones
Gloatbridge ...........Edward Chapman
Head Waiter ...........John Le Mesurier
[edit] Trivia
- Much of it was shot by Cyril Frankel, as original director Robert Hamer, who was an alcoholic, kept showing up for work drunk.
- Peter Ustinov was considered for Dennis Price's role as Dunstan Dorchester as the first screenplay was written by him.
- The station at the start of the film is actually Hertford East.
