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Fun at St. Fanny's

Dec 15, 1955 · 1h 20m
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Comedy

PLOT

Gormless 25 year-old Cardew, wealthy beneficiary of the Robinson Will, should have left St. Fanny's School many years ago. However, seedy headmaster Dr. Jankers (music hall favourite Fred Emney) is in the toils of shady bookmaker Harry the Scar (boxer Freddie Mills) and has so-far kept his golden goose perched firmly at the bottom of the class. Blissfully unaware of nefarious intrigue around him, Cardew continues to flirt coyly with the French mistress and gamble for school dinners on the form room roulette wheel. But canny Scots solicitor McTavish has been sent to investigate... Featuring television's Billy Bunter, Gerald Campion, gorgeous Vera Day, Will Hay cohort Claude Hulbert, muddle-mouthed Stanley Unwin, a young Ronnie Corbett, and enough old jokes to fill a Christmas Cracker factory.

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CAST

Fred Emney
Dr. Septimus Jankers
Cardew Robinson
Cardew the Cad
Miriam Karlin
'The Private Eye'
Gabrielle Brune
Matron
Vera Day
Maisie
Aud Johansen
Mlle. Praline
Claude Hulbert
Mr. Winkle
Freddie Mills
Harry the Scar
Directed by Maurice Elvey

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
David Dent Productions
Country
US

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