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7.7/10   936 votes
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Director:
Robert Hamer
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Writers:
Stephen Potter (novels)
Patricia Moyes (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
April 1960 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
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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An all time favorite more (25 total)

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
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #19566) | Australia:G | Finland:S | UK:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A first screenplay was written by Peter Ustinov, who was also the first choice for Dennis Price's role as Dunstan Dorcester. 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: [Repeated line during tennis game to Palfrey] Hard cheese old boy! more
Movie Connections:
Remade as School for Scoundrels (2006) more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
An all time favorite, 31 October 2002
10/10
Author: andrew from washington, D.C.

I read all the Stephen Potter books and this movie captures their charm and wit perfectly. I especially love how Ian Carmichael, as the fledgling gamesman, gets sweet revenge on the car salesman who dealt him an antique lemon. And just to look at Terry Thomas' twitching moustache and gapped tooth semi-sneer sent me into convulsions. A perfect 10!

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