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Storyline

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.

Released

1960-03-24
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

1hr 34m
Genre

Comedy
Status

Released
Language

English
7.3
Production

Guardsman Films, Associated British Picture Corporation

Crew

Robert Hamer

Director

Hal E. Chester

Screenplay

Keywords:

london, england tennis competition loser romance car salesman dirty tricks self help guru cad

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Cast

Ian Carmichael

Henry Palfrey

Terry-Thomas

Raymond Delauney

Janette Scott

April Smith

Alastair Sim

Mr S. Potter

Dennis Price

Dunstan

Edward Chapman

Gloatbridge

Peter Jones

Dudley

Kynaston Reeves

General

Irene Handl

Mrs. Stringer

John Le Mesurier

Head Waiter

Gerald Campion

Proudfoot

Hugh Paddick

Instructor

Hattie Jacques

1st Instructress

Barbara Roscoe

2nd Instructress

Monte Landis

Fleetsnod

Jeremy Lloyd

Dingle

Charles Lamb

Carpenter

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Maid

Aubrey Woods

Brazier

Vilma Ann Leslie

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A Review by John Chard 9

Written by John Chard on 2014-09-06

How To Win Without Actually Cheating! Humilliated in sport,losing his girl to a cad, and always taken advantage of-Henry Palfrey decides ... read more

How To Win Without Actually Cheating! Humilliated in sport,losing his girl to a cad, and always taken advantage of-Henry Palfrey decides enough is enough and enrols himself at the College Of Lifemanship to learn self improvement strategies. School For Scoundrels is inspired by a trio of parody self-help books written by Stephen Potter called Gamesmanship, Lifemanship & Oneupmanship, with the subsequent result being a deftly charming satire backed up with very knowing comedy. Taking the lead role of Henry Palfrey is Ian Carmichael, though a star of many funny and successful British comedies, Carmichael is not someone I would normally term as a confident leading man, but here he does well and I think that is probably down to having the ebullient Terry-Thomas to feed off. Terry-Thomas is here in full caddish rapscallion mode as Henry's love rival Raymond Delauney, a devilishly funny character who firmly has us begging Henry to get the better of him come the end. Some delightful laughs to be had here, from the duos tennis matches, to Henry's turning of the tables on an unscrupulous car salesmen. School For Scoundrels is never ever less than a funny movie. However the film is far from perfect, Alistair Sim isn't given that much to do as Henry's mentor, Professor Stephen Potter, and this ultimately feels like a wasted opportunity. The direction is also pretty patchy, which when I delved further is sadly understandable. Robert Hamer was the perfect choice to direct because nestling on his CV is the majestic Kind Hearts And Coronets. But Hamer was fired shortly after filming began after lapsing back into alcoholism (he would die three years later), so the film was completed by Hal Chester and Cyril Frankel. Frayed edges aside though, School For Soudrels still holds up well today, and when one witnesses the poor standard of the 2006 remake, this 1960 offering is something of a comedic gem to be cherished forever and always. Hard cheese old boy 8/10