School for Scoundrels (1960)
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In the British farce School for Scoundrels, Ian Carmichael plays a naïve young loser, Henry Palfrey, who is anxious to get ahead in the world. He enrolls in a "school" that specializes in teaching one-upmanship -- the slogan is "How to win without actually cheating." Through fair… More In the British farce School for Scoundrels, Ian Carmichael plays a naïve young loser, Henry Palfrey, who is anxious to get ahead in the world. He enrolls in a "school" that specializes in teaching one-upmanship -- the slogan is "How to win without actually cheating." Through fair means and foul, Henry learns how to come out top dog in any situation, with such experts as (the real-life) Stephen Potter (Alastair Sim) as his guide. A perceptive series of comic blackouts exposing the essential hypocrisy in all walks of life, School for Scoundrels was based on the book by Potter. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Hamer
- Written By
- Robert Hamer
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Aug 5, 2008
- Studio
- LionsGate Entertainment
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Cast
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Ian Carmichael
as Henry Palfrey
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Terry-Thomas
as Raymond Delauney
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Alastair Sim
as Stephen Potter
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Janette Scott
as April Smith
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Dennis Price
as Dunstan Dorchester
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Peter Jones
as Dudley Dorchester
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Edward Chapman
as Gloatbridge
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John Le Mesurier
as Headwaiter
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Irene Handl
as Mrs. Stringer
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Kynaston Reeves
as General
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Hattie Jacques
as First Instructress
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Hugh Paddick
as Instructor
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Barbara Roscoe
as Instructor
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Gerald Campion
as Proudfoot
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Monty Landis
as Fleetsnod
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Jeremy Lloyd
as Dingle
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Charles Lamb
as Carpenter
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Anita Bolster
as Maid
