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Released
1960 · FILM

School for Scoundrels

Learn to gain weight by LOSING scruples!

Directed by
Runtime
94 min
Comedy

Synopsis

Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self‑important chief clerk, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second‑hand car salesmen, and repeatedly wrong‑footed by the unscrupulous Raymond Delauney, who has set his sights on April, the new love of Palfrey’s life. In desperation, Henry enrolls at the College of Lifemanship to learn how to outwit such bounders and win the girl.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Richard BestShot by Erwin HillierScored by John Addison

Also known as

  • Escuela para pilloses
  • L'Académie des coquinsfr
  • La scuola dei drittiit

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