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    Belles of St Trinian’s, The (1954)

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    A rollicking British comedy based on Ronald Searle’s cartoons of a terrifying girls’ school known as St. Trinian’s.

    Bookie Clarence (Alastair Sim) is the brother of Millicent Fitton (also Alastair Sim), the headmistress of St Trinian’s School for Girls.

    joansimsbellessttriniansClarence sneaks his daughter into the school as a student to pick up racing tips from Princess Fatima of Makyad – the daughter of an Arabic racehorse owner.

    The horse, Arab Boy, is due to run in the Gold Cup and is being backed heavily by the fourth form girls, Miss Fritton, and the school funds to win a fortune.

    Cockney spiv Flash Harry (George Cole) is on hand to make a profit from the girl’s booze manufacturing while ditzy policewoman Ruby Gates (Joyce Grenfell) attempts to keep a watch on all the proceedings.

    The racehorse is kidnapped by the sixth form, but rescued in time to win the race and save St Trinian’s from bankruptcy.

    Clarence
    Alastair Sim
    Miss Fitton

    Alastair Sim
    PC Ruby Gates

    Joyce Grenfell
    Flash Harry

    George Cole
    Miss Drownder

    Hermione Baddeley
    Miss Waters

    Betty Ann Davies
    Miss Brimmer

    Renee Houston
    Miss Wilson

    Beryl Reid
    Miss Gale

    Irene Handl
    Miss Buckland

    Mary Merrall
    Miss Dawn

    Joan Sims
    Benny

    Sid James
    Eric Rowbottom Smith

    Guy Middleton
    Wilfred Woodley

    Arthur Howard
    Albert Fanning

    Michael Ripper
    Jackie

    Diana Day
    Florrie

    Jill Braidwood
    Maudie

    Annabelle Covey
    Celia

    Pauline Drewett
    Rosie

    Jean Langston
    Arabella

    Vivienne Martin
    Gladys

    Elizabeth Griffiths
    Lucretia

    Andrée Melly
    Amanda

    Belinda Lee
    Sultan

    Eric Pohlmann
    Princess Fatima

    Lorna Henderson
    Alf

    Jerry Verno

    Director
    Frank Launder

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