The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

Infobox Film
name = The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

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caption = The VHS cover
director = Frank Launder
producer = Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat
writer = Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat
Val Valentine
starring = Cecil Parker Joyce Grenfell George Cole Thorley Walters
music = Malcolm Arnold
cinematography = Gerald Gibbs
editing = Thelma Connell
distributor = British Lion Films
released = 1960
runtime = 94 min.
country = UK
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0055342

"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 with well-known British actors: George Cole as "Flash Harry", Cecil Parker as Professor Canford, John Le Mesurier as the Minister of Education, Joyce Grenfell as local policewoman Sergeant Ruby Gates, 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 (nicknamed 'Wyatt Earp' by the girls), and Irene Handl as headmistress Miss Harker-Parker.

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

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.

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

External links

*imdb title|id=0055342|title=The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
*amg title|id=1:39697|title=The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's


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