The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

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The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The VHS cover
Directed by	Frank Launder
Produced by	Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat
Written by	Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat Val Valentine
Starring	Cecil Parker Joyce Grenfell George Cole Thorley Walters Irene Handl Eric Barker
Music by	Danny Arnold Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography	Gerald Gibbs
Editing by	Thelma Connell
Distributed by	British Lion Films
Release date(s)	1960
Running time	94 min.
Country	U.K.
Language	English
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The Pure Hell of St Trinian's was a 1960 British comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School.

Directed by Frank Launder and written by him and Sidney Gilliat, it was the third in a series of four films starring well-known British actors such as George Cole as "Flash Harry", and Cecil Parker as Professor Canford, John Le Mesurier as the Minister of Education, Joyce Grenfell as Sergeant Ruby Gates, a local policewoman, and Lloyd Lamble as Superintendent Kemp-Bird (the reluctant fiancé of Ruby Gates).

Raymond Huntley appeared as the Judge, Cyril Chamberlain as the Army Captain, Sid James as Alphonse O'Reilly (who was nicknamed 'Wyatt Earp' by the girls), and Irene Handl who appeared as Miss Harker-Parker, the school headmistress.

The Civil Servants of the Ministry of Education were played by: Eric Barker as Culpepper-Brown, and Thorley Walters as Butters.

[edit] Plot

The girls appear in court, charged with burning down their school. They are saved from prison sentences by a Professor who states that he will educate the girls how to behave.

The Professor takes the Sixth Form girls on a sea voyage for an educational tour of Greece. However, the girls are kidnapped and are forced to defend themselves against the 35 sons of an Emir in Arabia, who want the girls as their wives. This time, the girls are grateful for the help of Ruby Gates. Finally, the Fourth Form girls come to the rescue of the Sixth Form girls.

[edit] Cast

Cecil Parker as Prof. Canford Joyce Grenfell as Sgt. Ruby Gates George Cole as Flash Harry Thorley Walters as Butters Irene Handl as Miss Gale Eric Barker as Culpepper-Brown Sid James as Benny Dennis Price as Gore Blackwood Raymond Huntley as Judge Elwyn Brook-Jones as Emir Monty Landis as Octavius Nicholas Phipps as Major Cyril Chamberlain as Army Captain George Benson as Defence Counsel Wensley Pithey as Chief Constable

Clive Morton as V.I.P. Harold Berens as British Consul John Le Mesurier as Minister Julie Alexander as Rosalie Maria Lennard as Millicent Bill Shine Dawn Beret as Jane Liz Frazer as Miss Partridge Basil Dignam Lloyd Lamble as Superintendent Kemp-Bird Mark Dignam as Prosecuting Counsel Michael Ripper as Liftman Martin Benson Lisa Lee as Miss Brenner Warren Mitchell

[edit] External link

• The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's at the Internet Movie Database
• The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's at All Movie Guide