School for Scoundrels

Mar 24, 1960

1h 34m

★ 6.9

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Overview

Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car salesmen, and, worst of all, endlessly wrong-footed by unspeakably rotten cad Raymond Delauney who has set his cap at April, new love of Palfrey's life. In desperation Henry enrolls at the College of Lifemanship to learn how to best such bounders and win the girl.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Guardsman Films

Associated British Picture Corporation

School for Scoundrels Trailers

Cast

Henry Palfrey

Ian Carmichael

Raymond Delauney

Terry-Thomas

S. Potter

Alastair Sim

April Smith

Janette Scott

Dunstan

Dennis Price

Dudley

Peter Jones

Gloatbridge

Edward Chapman

Skinner

John Le Mesurier

Mrs Stringer

Irene Handl

General

Kynaston Reeves

Miss Grimmet

Hattie Jacques

Pickthorn

Hugh Paddick

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