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School for Scoundrels

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1960 | 94 min | Comedy

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1960: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    100% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 37K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Hamer

  • Ian CarmichaelHenry Palfrey
  • Terry-ThomasRaymond Delauney
  • Alastair SimS. Potter
  • Janette ScottApril Smith
  • Dennis PriceDunstan
  • Peter JonesDudley
  • Edward ChapmanGloatbridge
  • John Le MesurierSkinner
  • Irene HandlMrs Stringer
  • Kynaston ReevesGeneral