Wednesday 25 November 2015

The Belles of St Trinian's (1954 Frank Launder & co-scr)

Written with partner Sidney Gilliat, not as sharp as for example their early work for Hitchcock (though of course he and Alma enhanced it as uncredited collaborators), though picks up steam when plot turns to kidnapping of racehorse, which is neatly smuggled out through the device of a milk cart.

With Alistair Sim, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Renee Houston, Beryl Reid, Irene Handl, Joan Sims, Richard Wattis, Lloyd Lamble (the police chief), Sid James, Guy Middleton.

Shot by Stan Pavey with ebullient music by Malcolm Arnold.

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