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Plot

In the British farce School for Scoundrels, Ian Carmichael plays a naïve young loser, Henry Palfrey, who is anxious to get ahead in the world. He enrolls in a "school" that specializes in teaching one-upmanship -- the slogan is "How to win without actually cheating." Through fair means and foul, Henry learns how to come out top dog in any situation, with such experts as (the real-life) Stephen Potter (Alastair Sim) as his guide. A perceptive series of comic blackouts exposing the essential hypocrisy in all walks of life, School for Scoundrels was based on the book by Potter.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
94min.
DVD Release Date:
03/27/2007
Distributor(s):
Continental Distributing
Director(s):
Robert Hamer
Starring:
Ian Carmichael , Terry-Thomas , Alastair Sim , Janette Scott , Dennis Price
Themes:
Ladder to the Top,Feuds
Tone:
Biting,Humorous,Satirical,Witty,Wry
Keywords:
Britain,car-salesman,career,corporate-ladder,course [education],how-to,improvement,learning-skills,loser,naive,school,self-improvement,strategy,student,upward-mobility
Language:
English