Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)

To further the aims of the St Trinian's Marriage Bureau run by Flash Harry, the school contrives to win a competition with a European "Goodwill" trip as prize, to the horror of the Ministry... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Launder

Writers:

Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder,

Stars:

Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Terry-Thomas	...	Captain Romney Carlton-Ricketts (as Terry Thomas)
George Cole	...	'Flash' Harry
Joyce Grenfell	...	Sergeant Ruby Gates
Alastair Sim	...	Miss Amelia Fritton
Sabrina	...	Virginia
Lionel Jeffries	...	Joe Mangan
Lloyd Lamble	...	Superintendent Samuel Kemp-Bird
Raymond Rollett	...	Chief Constable
Terry Scott	...	Police sergeant
Ferdy Mayne	...	Italian police inspector
Thorley Walters	...	Major
Cyril Chamberlain	...	Captain
Ronald Ibbs	...	Lieutenant
Judith Furse	...	Dame Maud Hackshaw
Michael Ripper	...	Eric - the liftman

Storyline

To further the aims of the St Trinian's Marriage Bureau run by Flash Harry, the school contrives to win a competition with a European "Goodwill" trip as prize, to the horror of the Ministry of Education. Joe Mangan, father of a sixth former and hiding out at the school after a Hatton Garden diamond robbery, is persuaded to travel with the girls as their new headmistress, leaving the real one trussed up in the belfry. At least her arrival had allowed the remains of the Army unit sent in to keep order to evacuate.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | schoolgirl | sergeant | uniform

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1957 (UK)

Also Known As:

Kauhukakarat tappotuulella

Filming Locations:

All Nations College, Easneye, Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Harvel Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A few bars of "A Policeman's Lot Is Not A Happy One" from the Pirates of Penzance (by Gilbert and Sullivan) are heard during the closing minutes of the film.

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Goofs

Interior shots show that both of the two coaches are packed full of girls, yet after the trailing coach breaks down, everyone fits into the first vehicle.

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Quotes

Sergeant Ruby Gates: You see, I'm here on a special case
Captain Romney Carlton-Ricketts: What sort of case?
Sergeant Ruby Gates: Must I tell you?
Captain Romney Carlton-Ricketts: I should jolly well think you should! You give me all that guff about being an interpreter, lead me up the garden path...
Sergeant Ruby Gates: Oh, please don't talk to me like that, Romney! I'm such a crazy, mixed-up policewoman!
Captain Romney Carlton-Ricketts: Well, how do you think I feel? One second we're swapping sweet nothings to a Neapolitan love song, and the next moment we're up to our nostrils in Agatha Christie. A chap doesn't know where he stands!

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Connections

Edited into Heroes of Comedy: Terry-Thomas (1995)

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Soundtracks

"St.Trinian's School Song"
(uncredited)
Music by Malcolm Arnold
Lyrics by Sidney Gilliat and Val Valentine

User Reviews

Look Out Europe!

This is the second installment in the St. Trinians set of films and it deals with the girls wanting to win a contest to go to Europe, specifically Rome, to meet a handsome bachelor prince. They creatively find a way to win the contest and they are on their way. The reason this film is not as immediate as the first is because it takes a while for them to finally make the trip. There is a story attached concerning stolen jewels also, which is germane to all this, but I didn't think it was all that interesting. However, there is better acting in this film. Terry Thomas is good and Joyce Grenfell returns as the sargeant, once again going undercover. So, not as good as "The Belles", but you'll want to see it because you want to see the films in the series.