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

April Smith

Janette Scott

Mr S. Potter

Alastair Sim

Dunstan

Dennis Price

Gloatbridge

Edward Chapman

Dudley

Peter Jones

General

Kynaston Reeves

Mrs. Stringer

Irene Handl

Head Waiter

John Le Mesurier

Proudfoot

Gerald Campion

Instructor

Hugh Paddick

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