Bottoms Up (1960)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Mario Zampi

Writers:

Frank Muir (additional dialogue)
Denis Norden (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

'Jimmy Edwards' reprises his radio role as the Professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

Jimmy Edwards	...	Professor Jim Edwards
Arthur Howard	...	Oliver Pettigrew
Martita Hunt	...	Lady Gore-Willoughby
Sydney Tafler	...	Sid Biggs
Raymond Huntley	...	Garrick Jones
Reginald Beckwith	...	Bishop Wendover
Vanda Hudson	...	Matron (as Vanda)
Melvyn Hayes	...	Cecil Biggs
John Mitchell	...	Wendover
Donald Hewlett	...	Hamley
Richard Briers	...	Colbourne
Neil Wilson	...	Hackforth
Gordon Phillott	...	Dinwiddie
John Wilder	...	Roebuck
Graham Tonbridge	...	Pelbrook

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Mario Zampi Productions

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Whack-O!" (1956)

Soundtrack:

School Song

Underrated British comedy film,with a fine performance by Jimmy Edwards.

Sadly neglected, this film proves to be one of the best of British comedies, with a superb script by Muir and Norden,based on their hit TV series "Whacko", that produces endless laughs from fine comic performances from Jimmy Edwards as the rascally headmaster ,from Arthur Howard as the put-upon "Mr Pettigrew" and from the rest of the supporting cast of British character actors and actresses. The battle by the headmaster to wring money out of the finances at Chiselbury School for his own hedonistic ends and at the same time bully,connive and cheat the pupils led by the wily "Wendover" gives rise to some classic comedy situations exploited to the full by the script and rich comic talents of Jimmy Edwards, who was born to play the outrageous headmaster. This film is home-grown British comedy at its best and is better than "The Belles of St.Trinian's" and "The Happiest Days of Your Life", other excellent comedy films based on school-life. Most films made from successful TV comedies have proven to be great disappointments, this film is the exception.