The Happiest Days of Your Life
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| The Happiest Days of Your Life | |
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 The VHS Cover |
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| Directed by | Frank Launder |
| Produced by | Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat |
| Written by | John Dighton Frank Launder |
| Starring | Alastair Sim Margaret Rutherford |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
| Cinematography | Stanley Pavey |
| Editing by | Oswald Hafenrichter |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
| Release date(s) | 1950 |
| Running time | 81 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Happiest Days of Your Life is a 1950 British comedy film based on the play by John Dighton and directed by Frank Launder. The two also wrote the screenplay.
[edit] Plot
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Confusion reigns when a girls' school is accidentally billeted with a boys' school. The headmaster of the boys' school (Alastair Sim) is expecting a visit from a group of governors; meanwhile the headmistress of the girls' school (Margaret Rutherford) has to deal with an unexpected visit from a group of parents. They attempt to show both groups around the school simultaneously without either party realising that the two schools are sharing.
[edit] Cast
- Alastair Sim...Wetherby Pond
- Margaret Rutherford...Miss Whitchurch
- Joyce Grenfell...Miss Gossage
- Richard Wattis...Arnold Billings
- John Bentley...Richard Tassell
- Bernadette O'Farell...Miss Harper
- Guy Middleton...Hyde-Brown
- Edward Rigby...Rainbow
[edit] External links
- The Happiest Days of Your Life at the Internet Movie Database
- The Happiest Days of Your Life at All Movie Guide
- The Happiest Days of Your life at the St. Trinian's website
