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Fun at St. Fanny's

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.

1955 |1h 20m |  Comedy

Cast

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Fred Emney

Dr. Septimus Jankers

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Cardew Robinson

Cardew the Cad

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Miriam Karlin

'The Private Eye'

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Gabrielle Brune

Matron

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Vera Day

Maisie

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Claude Hulbert

Mr. Winkle

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Freddie Mills

Harry the Scar

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Davy Kaye

Ferdy

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Ronnie Corbett

Chumleigh

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Roger Avon

Horsetrough

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Stanley Unwin

The Guide

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Peter Butterworth

The Potter

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Paul Daneman

Fudge - The Porter

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Kynaston Reeves

Mc. Tavish

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Gerald Campion

Fatty Gilbert

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Dino Galvani

Prof. Stromboli

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Tom Gill

Constable

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Melvyn Hayes

Heckling Boy at Concert (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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