Fun at St. Fanny's (1955)
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.
Director:
Maurice Elvey
Writer:
Anthony Verney
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Fred Emney as Dr. Septimus Jankers |
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Cardew Robinson as Cardew the Cad |
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Miriam Karlin as 'The Private Eye' |
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Gabrielle Brune as Matron |
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Vera Day as Maisie |
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Aud Johansen as Mlle. Praline |
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Claude Hulbert as Mr. Winkle |
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Freddie Mills as Harry the Scar |
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Davy Kaye as Ferdy |
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Johnny Brandon as Fanshaw |
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Ronnie Corbett as Chumleigh |
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Roger Avon as Horsetrough |
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Stanley Unwin as The Guide |
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Peter Butterworth as The Potter |
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Paul Daneman as Fudge - The Porter |
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Kynaston Reeves as Mc. Tavish |
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Gerald Campion as Fatty Gilbert |
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Dino Galvani as Prof. Stromboli |
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Stuart Saunders as Station Sergeant |
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Tom Gill as Constable |
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Melvyn Hayes as Heckling Boy at Concert (uncredited) |
| Directing | Maurice Elvey | Director |
| Writing | Denis Waldock | Story |
| Editing | Robert Jordan Hill | Editor |
| Art | Norman G. Arnold | Art Direction |
| Sound | Walter R. Day | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Peter Noble | Associate Producer |
| Production | David Dent | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aldo Manganaro | Makeup Artist |
| Production | John Workman | Production Manager |
| Camera | Eric Cross | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Edwin Astley | Music |
| Camera | Herbert Smith | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Fred Emney | Additional Dialogue |
| Writing | Peter Noble | Adaptation |
| Writing | Anthony Verney | Screenplay |
| Directing | Erica Masters | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Eddie Pike | Assistant Director |
