School for Scoundrels( 1960)

TV-MAComedy

69%

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Learn to gain weight by LOSING scruples!

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.

Top Billed 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
Secretary

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sat Sep 06 2014

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 comedie...