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.
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) is a comedy film directed by Frank Launder, released on March 8, 1950 with a runtime of 1h 21m. It stars Alastair Sim, Margaret Rutherford, John Turnbull and Richard Wattis. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 43 ratings.
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Alastair Sim
as Wetherby Pond
Margaret Rutherford
as Muriel Whitchurch
John Turnbull
as Conrad Matthews: Staff of Nutbourne
Richard Wattis
as Arnold Billings: Staff of Nutbourne
John Bentley
as Richard Tassell: Staff of Nutbourne
Guy Middleton
as Victor Hyde-Brown: Staff of Nutbourne
Percy Walsh
as Monsieur Joue: Staff of Nutbourne
Arthur Howard
as Anthony Ramsden: Staff of Nutbourne
Edward Rigby
as Rainbow: Staff of Nutbourne
Harold Goodwin
as Edwin: Staff of Nutbourne
Gladys Henson
as Mrs. Hampstead: Staff of Nutbourne
Muriel Aked
as Miss Jezzard: Staff of St. Swithin's
Directed by Frank Launder, written by John Dighton, Frank Launder and John Dighton, produced by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 43 ratings.
"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…
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The main cast of The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) includes Alastair Sim, Margaret Rutherford, John Turnbull, Richard Wattis and John Bentley. The film was directed by Frank Launder. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Happiest Days of Your Life was released on March 8, 1950 and runs for 1h 21m.
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 43 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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