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Overview

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7.6/10   340 votes
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Director:
Frank Launder
Writers:
John Dighton (play)
Frank Launder (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 March 1950 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Margaret Rutherford at her Best! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Runtime:
81 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U | USA:Not Rated (certificate applied for but not issued) (#15082) | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Was filmed in Liss, Hampshire, England, at the village infant school. The pupils were featured in the movie as extras. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the class change scene, the knob on the banister gets broken, but can be see soon after as unbroken. more
Quotes:
Wetherby Pond: My mind is made up on one thing Miss Whitchurch: if I sink, you sink with me! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Long Day Closes (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Music more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Margaret Rutherford at her Best!, 31 March 2001
10/10
Author: Mark Whiston from Eastbourne, England

After a long run in the West End this charming film re-cast Margaret Rutherford as the Headmistress 'Miss Whitchurch' in this financially successful adaptation made in 1950.

All interior shots took place at Riverside studios in Hammersmith, London. The exterior scenes were filmed on location at a public girl's school near Liss in Hampshire. During the 12 - week shoot both Margaret Rutherford and Joyce Grenfell were staying in a hotel nearby and would often visit the school during the evenings where they would happily enjoy the company of the real school mistresses.

Although the film's script contains only two original lines from the original play the leads and supporting actors are in fine form and you can only feel sympathetic for their predicament especially in the final scenes.

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