The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)

The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.

Directors:

Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder

Writers:

Frank Launder (original story), Sidney Gilliat (original story),

Stars:

Frankie Howerd, Dora Bryan, George Cole

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frankie Howerd	...	Alphonse of Monte Carlo / Alfred Askett
Dora Bryan	...	Amber Spottiswood
George Cole	...	'Flash' Harry
Reg Varney	...	Gilbert
Raymond Huntley	...	Sir Horace, the Minister
Richard Wattis	...	Manton Bassett
Portland Mason	...	Georgina
Terry Scott	...	Policeman
Eric Barker	...	Culpepper Brown
Godfrey Winn	...	Truelove
Colin Gordon	...	Noakes
Desmond Walter-Ellis	...	Leonard Edwards (as Desmond Walter Ellis)
Arthur Mullard	...	Big Jim
Norman Mitchell	...	William (Willy the Jelly-Man)
Cyril Chamberlain	...	Maxie

Storyline

The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.

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Plot Keywords:

train | train robbery | robbery | girls' school | sequel | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1966 (UK)

Also Known As:

Ena trello thiriotrofeio No 2

Filming Locations:

Littleton House, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Lion Film Corporation, Braywild

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The part of Butters was first offered to Thorley Walters, who played the role in The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's and who subsequently played Mr Culpepper-Brown in The Wildcats of St. Trinian's.

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Goofs

When Harry is in the signal box to stop the robber's train he pulls a lever back toward him and we then see the signal drop to danger. After the girls have uncoupled the wagon, he pushes the lever forward again and the signal returns to clear. These actions are the wrong way round. Signal levers are pulled back to raise the signal to clear, pushed forward again to return to danger.

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Quotes

Alphonse of Monte Carlo: [about his two daughters education] The poor lambs were only receiving the three R's, so to speak.
Amber Spottiswood: Well it's always nice to have your R's to fall back on I always say.

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Connections

Followed by St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

So So Last Film In The Original Series

The premise doesn't seem bad, that the school is relocated due to the fires and a group of thieves want to recover money hidden in the place where the new school is. However, it doesn't feel like a St. Trinian's film to me. Its the only one in color and of the characters from the other films only Harry is still there. There is no more Sargeant Gates, which would have helped. The movie goes along at a decent pace and Frankie Howerd is, of course, a good comic actor, but the film is watchable only because its part of the series not because it is such a great stand alone film. See it if you want to complete your watching of the original St. Trinian's films, but otherwise it is not essential viewing.