Fun at St. Fanny's
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1955-12-15
Runtime: 80 mins
Director: Maurice Elvey
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: Fun at St. Fanny's
Production Companies: David Dent Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Fred Emney
Cardew Robinson
Miriam Karlin
Gabrielle Brune
Vera Day
Aud Johansen
Claude Hulbert
Freddie Mills
Davy Kaye
Johnny Brandon
Ronnie Corbett
Roger Avon
Stanley Unwin
Peter Butterworth
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