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The Happiest Days of Your Life

1950-03-08 Comedy 1hr 21m

Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.

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Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.

  • Released
    1950-03-08
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 21m
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    Individual Pictures, London Films Productions, London Films, British Lion Films

Crew

Frank Launder
Director
Frank Launder
Screenplay
Frank Launder
Producer
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Cast

Alastair Sim

Alastair Sim

Wetherby Pond
Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Muriel Whitchurch
John Turnbull

John Turnbull

Conrad Matthews: Staff of Nutbourne
Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne
John Bentley

John Bentley

Richard Tassell: Staff of Nutbourne
Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Victor Hyde-Brown: Staff of Nutbourne
Percy Walsh

Percy Walsh

Monsieur Joue: Staff of Nutbourne
Arthur Howard

Arthur Howard

Anthony Ramsden: Staff of Nutbourne
Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Rainbow: Staff of Nutbourne
Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Edwin: Staff of Nutbourne
Gladys Henson

Gladys Henson

Mrs. Hampstead: Staff of Nutbourne
Muriel Aked

Muriel Aked

Miss Jezzard: Staff of St. Swithin's
Joyce Grenfell

Joyce Grenfell

Miss Gossage: Staff of St. Swithin's
Bernadette O'Farrell

Bernadette O'Farrell

Miss Harper: Staff of St. Swithin's
Myrette Morven

Myrette Morven

Miss Chapel: Staff of St. Swithin's
Patience Rentoul

Patience Rentoul

Miss Armstrong: Staff of St. Swithin's
Lilian Stanley

Lilian Stanley

Miss Curtis: Staff of St. Swithin's
Kenneth Downey

Kenneth Downey

Sir Angus McNally
Stanley Lemin

Stanley Lemin

Mr. Parry
Olwen Brookes

Olwen Brookes

Mrs. Parry
Alan Broadhurst

Alan Broadhurst

Mr. Ibbertson
Vivien Wood

Vivien Wood

Mrs. Ibbertson
Nan Munro

Nan Munro

Mrs. Jones
George Benson

George Benson

Mr. Tripp
Angela Glynne

Angela Glynne

Barbara Colhoun
Patricia Owens

Patricia Owens

Angela Parry
John Rhodes

John Rhodes

Cranbourne
George Cole

George Cole

Junior Assistant Caretaker at Ministry of Education (Uncredited)
Beryl Ede

Beryl Ede

Political Canvasser (Uncredited)
Gertrude Kaye

Gertrude Kaye

Assistant Cook (Uncredited)
Charlotte Mitchell

Charlotte Mitchell

Ethel (Uncredited)
Pat Pleasance

Pat Pleasance

Young Girl (Uncredited)
Mackenzie Ward

Mackenzie Ward

Benson (Uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-25

"Wetherby Pond" (Alastair Sim) is the headmaster of a boy's school who really just wants a peaceable life with his miscreant pupils at "Nutb... read more

"Wetherby Pond" (Alastair Sim) is the headmaster of a boy's school who really just wants a peaceable life with his miscreant pupils at "Nutbourne" school. It's the war, though, and the useless mandarins at Whitehall decide that he is going to have to share his premises with another school. Thing is, they get all caught up in their own red tape and next thing he finds the intimidating "Miss Whitchurch" on his doorstep, armed with hundreds of girls, luggage, hockey sticks - you name it. They are there and there to stay. Before he can blink, "Pond" and his staff have been outmanoeuvred and his shirts are now in the filing cabinet! A sort of truce breaks out, cemented a little more when they realise that their charges have pens and paper and stamps. Letters to the parents about sharing send shivers down their spines. They must collaborate. A sudden inspection spells disaster for both of their careers unless they can institute some facility sharing legerdemain in double quick time. Will it work? Can it? Well we spend much of the rest of this amiable comedy demonstrating a degree of precision the would have made the D-Day landings blush. Sim and Rutherford both had super comedy timing and Frank Launder and John Dighton have adapted the latter man's play to ensure they get ample opportunity to demonstrate that to us. A solid supporting cast including the always entertaining Joyce Grenfell help keep this eighty minutes of mischief and mayhem working well.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

"Wetherby Pond" (Alastair Sim) is the headmaster of a boy's school who really just wants a peaceable life with his miscreant pupils at "Nutbourne" school. It's the war, though, and the useless mandarins at Whitehall decide that he is going ...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-25

"Wetherby Pond" (Alastair Sim) is the headmaster of a boy's school who really just wants a peaceable life with his miscreant pupils at "Nutbourne" school. It's the war, though, and the useless mandari...

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