The Guinea Pig (The Outsider) (1948)
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Not a film about scientific research, The Guinea Pig (US title: The Outsider) is the story of an incipient "affirmative action" program. An impoverished young British boy wins a scholarship. As part of a sociological experiment, he becomes the first product of his "class" to be… More Not a film about scientific research, The Guinea Pig (US title: The Outsider) is the story of an incipient "affirmative action" program. An impoverished young British boy wins a scholarship. As part of a sociological experiment, he becomes the first product of his "class" to be accepted in a snooty upper-crust public school. Most of the film concentrates on the effect this experiment has on the school staff. Written by actor Bernard Miles, who also plays a supporting role, The Guinea Pig stirred up controversy at the time of its release because of the presence of an alleged profanity in its dialogue. If you must know, it's the same "filthy word" Audrey Hepburn shouts at the Ascot races in My Fair Lady (64). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Roy Boulting
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 27, 1948 Wide
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Cast
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Richard Attenborough
as Jack Read
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Sheila Sim
as Lynne Hartley
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Bernard Miles
as Mr. Read
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Cecil Trouncer
as Mr. Hartley Housemaster
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Robert Flemyng
as Nigel Lorraine
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Edith Sharpe
as Mrs. Hartley
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Joan Hickson
as Mrs. Read
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Clive Baxter
as Gregory
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Basil Cunard
as Buckton
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John Forrest
as Fitch
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Maureen Glynne
as Bessie
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Brenda Hogan
as Lorna Beckett
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Herbert Lomas
as Sir James Corfield
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Anthony Newley
as Miles Minor
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Timothy Bateson
as Ronald Tracey
- Robert Desmond
- Edward Judd
- James Kenney
- Jack McNaughton
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Anthony Nicholls
as Mr. Stringer
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Wally Patch
as Uncle Percy
- Hay Petrie
- Oscar Quitak
- Kynaston Reeves
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Peter Reynolds
as Grimmett
- Olive Sloane
- Percy Walsh
- Norman Watson
- Ambrose Day
- Michael McKeag
- Digby Wolfe
- Richard Hart
