School for Scoundrels

“Learn to gain weight by LOSING scruples!”

6.9(70)19601h 34m

Comedy

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.

Director

Robert Hamer

Cast

Ian Carmichael

Henry Palfrey

Terry-Thomas

Raymond Delauney

Alastair Sim

S. Potter

Janette Scott

April Smith

Dennis Price

Dunstan

Peter Jones

Dudley

Edward Chapman

Gloatbridge

John Le Mesurier

Skinner

Irene Handl

Mrs Stringer

Kynaston Reeves

General

Hattie Jacques

Miss Grimmet

Hugh Paddick

Pickthorn

Reviews

1 review

John Chard

11y ago

9.0

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...