
Gormless 25 year-old Cardew, wealthy beneficiary of the Robinson Will, should have left St. Fanny's School many years ago. However, seedy headmaster Dr. Jankers (music hall favourite Fred Emney) is in the toils of shady bookmaker Harry the Scar (boxer Freddie Mills) and has so-far kept his golden goose perched firmly at the bottom of the class. Blissfully unaware of nefarious intrigue around him, Cardew continues to flirt coyly with the French mistress and gamble for school dinners on the form room roulette wheel. But canny Scots solicitor McTavish has been sent to investigate... Featuring television's Billy Bunter, Gerald Campion, gorgeous Vera Day, Will Hay cohort Claude Hulbert, muddle-mouthed Stanley Unwin, a young Ronnie Corbett, and enough old jokes to fill a Christmas Cracker factory.
Directed by Maurice Elvey
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Cast

Fred Emney
Dr. Septimus Jankers

Cardew Robinson
Cardew the Cad

Miriam Karlin
'The Private Eye'

Gabrielle Brune
Matron

Vera Day
Maisie
Aud Johansen
Mlle. Praline

Claude Hulbert
Mr. Winkle

Freddie Mills
Harry the Scar

Davy Kaye
Ferdy
Johnny Brandon
Fanshaw

Ronnie Corbett
Chumleigh

Roger Avon
Horsetrough

Stanley Unwin
The Guide

Peter Butterworth
The Potter
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