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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.
School for Scoundrels (1960) is a comedy film directed by Robert Hamer, released on March 24, 1960 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim and Janette Scott. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 73 ratings.
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Ian Carmichael
as Henry Palfrey
Terry-Thomas
as Raymond Delauney
Alastair Sim
as S. Potter
Janette Scott
as April Smith
Dennis Price
as Dunstan
Peter Jones
as Dudley
Edward Chapman
as Gloatbridge
John Le Mesurier
as Skinner
Irene Handl
as Mrs Stringer
Kynaston Reeves
as General
Hattie Jacques
as Miss Grimmet
Hugh Paddick
as Pickthorn
Directed by Robert Hamer, written by Patricia Moyes, Hal E. Chester and Stephen Potter.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 73 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on September 6, 2014
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The main cast of School for Scoundrels (1960) includes Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim, Janette Scott and Dennis Price. The film was directed by Robert Hamer. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
School for Scoundrels was released on March 24, 1960 and runs for 1h 34m.
School for Scoundrels (1960) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 73 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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