'''Blue Murder at St Trinian's''' (
1957) is
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 second of the series of four films starring well-known
British actors such as
Alastair Sim as Miss Fritton, the school headmistress, and
George Cole as "
Flash Harry", and
Joyce Grenfell as
Policewoman Sergeant Ruby Gates.
Terry-Thomas appeared as Captain Romney Carlton-Ricketts.
Lloyd Lamble appeared as
Superintendent Kemp-Bird (the reluctant fiancee of Ruby Gates), and
Terry Scott appeared as the Police Sergeant.
The Civil Servants in the
Ministry of Education included:
Peter Jones who appeared as Prestwick,
Eric Barker as Culpepper-Brown, and
Richard Wattis as Manton Bassett.
Thorley Walters appeared as the Army Major, and
Cyril Chamberlain as the Army Captain.
The celebrity
glamour model Sabrina also appeared in this film with high billing, appearing in all the posters and publicity stills in school uniform, although she actually had a non-speaking part in which she was only required to lounge in bed reading a book.
Plot
"Flash Harry" has set up a marriage agency for the Sixth form and an Italian Prince is interested in meeting the girls. Meanwhile, the father of one of the Sixth Formers is involved in a diamond theft and recklessly decides to hide out at the school.
Cheating in an academic competition so that they can win a 'goodwill' trip overseas to pave the way for the Sixth Form girls to meet the Prince, the girls force the reluctant diamond thief to masquerade as their Head Mistress so that he can accompany them on their trip as their 'chaperone'.
Chaos reigns as the St. Trinian's girls run amok in Europe, leaving a string of victims in their wake as they win (by underhanded means) school sports in both France (hockey), and Italy (water polo).
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