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7.7/10   950 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Stephen Potter (novels)
Patricia Moyes (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
April 1960 (UK) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Learn to gain weight by LOSING scruples!
Plot:
Based on the Stephen Potter "One Upmanship" and "Lifemanship" books, Henry Palfrey tries hard to impress but always loses out to the rotter Delauney... more | add synopsis
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Blue plaque unveiled at Sim's home
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ian Carmichael ... Henry Palfrey
Terry-Thomas ... Raymond Delauney
Alastair Sim ... Mr. S. Potter
Janette Scott ... April Smith
Dennis Price ... Dunstan
Peter Jones ... Dudley
Edward Chapman ... Gloatbridge
John Le Mesurier ... Head Waiter
Irene Handl ... Mrs. Stringer
Kynaston Reeves ... General
Hattie Jacques ... 1st Instructress
Hugh Paddick ... Instructor
Barbara Roscoe ... 2nd Instructress
Gerald Campion ... Proudfoot
Monte Landis ... Fleetsnod
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating (UK) (long title)
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Runtime:
USA:94 min | UK:94 min
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Language:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #19566) | UK:U (video rating) (1989) | Australia:G | Finland:S | UK:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Much of it was shot by Cyril Frankel, as original director Robert Hamer, who was an alcoholic, kept showing up for work drunk. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Palfrey beats Delauney at tennis, the shadows are wrong. At several points the shadows are behind both players. more
Quotes:
Raymond Delauney: [translating the French menu in the Camelia Room restaurant for Palfrey] The brains of the calf, the liver of the chicken, the legs of the frog... the hoof of the mountain goat in jelly. Tomatoes... more
Movie Connections:
Remade as School for Scoundrels (2006) more

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14 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
tip-top, 4 July 2003
Author: ianginge from notts, england

This is the ultimate Terry Thomas film. He gets to act out being the most wonderful cad, stealing girls off poor saps arms, driving open top sports cars are a furious pace, and generally getting the chance to utter 'hard cheese old boy'. Carmicheal is excellent, bewildered to begin with and slowly learning the dark arts of Upmanship. I implore all to see this film, as always the golden rule is - if a film as Alistair Sim in it, its got to be worth a look. Currently avialable on a 2 film DVD release, with another UK B&W comedy classic. Buy and enjoy.

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