The Belles of St Trinian's

The Belles of St Trinian's was a comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School, made in 1954.

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Comedy - Film - Fiction - St Trinian's School - 1954

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Directed by Frank Launder and written by him and Sidney Gilliat, it was the first of a series of four films starring well-known British actors such as Alastair Sim (who performed in drag as the school headmistress, Miss Fritton and also played her brother, Clarence Fritton), George Cole as cockney spiv "Flash Harry", and Joyce Grenfell as Policewoman Ruby Gates.

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Frank Launder - Sidney Gilliat - British - Actor - Alastair Sim - Drag - George Cole - Cockney - Spiv - Flash Harry - Joyce Grenfell - Police

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The staff were played by Hermione Baddeley, Renee Houston, Beryl Reid, Irene Handl, Mary Merrall and Joan Sims.

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Hermione Baddeley - Renee Houston - Beryl Reid - Irene Handl - Mary Merrall - Joan Sims

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Richard Wattis appeared as Manton Bassett, a Civil Servant in the Ministry of Education, Lloyd Lamble as Superintendent Kemp-Bird (the reluctant fiancee of Ruby Gates), and Sid James as Benny, one of Clarence Fritton's racing associates.

Related Topics:
Richard Wattis - Lloyd Lamble - Superintendent - Sid James

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Music for the film was composed by Malcolm Arnold

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