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School for Scoundrels

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A school that teaches one-upmanship enables a chronic loser (Ian Carmichael) to embarrass a rival (Terry-Thomas) and woo the woman he loves.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...All the players are excellent, and Dennis Price has a great bit as a car salesman; if you can look past the cursory treatment of women, there’s a revealing picture of just how square a self-centred male culture could be... Rated: 3/5 Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Delightful. Rated: 3.5/4 May 12, 2020 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension It is, to be blunt, a ridiculous premise executed with delightful precision by Hamer and his cast. May 1, 2020 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Despite a weak finish, this is an enjoyable British comedy starring the incomparable Alastair Sim. Nov 7, 2019 Full Review MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin Robert Hamer has directed with intelligent restraint. If the comedy lacks sharpness, he has not allowed it to become further blunted by bogus joviality. Feb 8, 2018 Full Review Scott Gwin CinemaBlend A pleasant "back to school" gift for all you college bound Heder fans. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 14, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member After seeing the remake with Billy Bob (wasn't impressed), I adored the original. I really love some of the lessons in this film, as I realized a lot of these techniques have been used on me, comedically or not. Especially when they are working on the lesson of how to take the wind out of someone's sails by directing all the attention to your own victimization. Really brilliant time capsule which can be used as an effective critique of modern culture as well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member My favorite of the many superb Ealing comedies. From Gloatbridge the accountant, to Dunstan and Dudley car salesman par Excellance. The magnificent 1924 swiftmobile. Every scene a classic. Alastair Sim, Terry-Thomas and Ian Carmichael at their best. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Arguably the greatest comedy of all time. A classic 9.9/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member http://filmreviewsnsuch.blogspot.com/2016/03/school-for-scoundrels.html Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member (64%) A superbly watchable classic British comedy that may dabble in silliness from time to time, but there's very few films from this era that are more fun. The cast is filled with some of the better performers of the time with the always very good Alastair Sim as the essentially the headmaster of this school for cheats, the perfectly cast rival Terry-Thomas, with the ideally good Ian Carmichael in the lead role. Memorable scenes involve the now classic wreck of a car sold by some dodgy dealers, and the "hard cheese old boy" tennis sequences. Anyone fond of classic comedy should without doubt give this a look. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Lighthearted fun that is now very dated. Thomas is at his cad like best and Sim never lets us down but they are still not enough to keep me interested. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A school that teaches one-upmanship enables a chronic loser (Ian Carmichael) to embarrass a rival (Terry-Thomas) and woo the woman he loves.
Director
Robert Hamer
Producer
Hal E. Chester, Douglas Rankin
Screenwriter
Steve Potter, Patricia Moyes, Hal E. Chester
Production Co
Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2015
Runtime
1h 34m