Fun at St. Fanny's

1h 20min

Comedy

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.

Cast

Fred Emney

Fred Emney

Dr. Septimus Jankers
Cardew Robinson

Cardew Robinson

Cardew the Cad
Miriam Karlin

Miriam Karlin

'The Private Eye'
Vera Day

Vera Day

Maisie
Aud Johansen

Aud Johansen

Mlle. Praline
Claude Hulbert

Claude Hulbert

Mr. Winkle
Freddie Mills

Freddie Mills

Harry the Scar
Roger Avon

Roger Avon

Horsetrough
Stanley Unwin

Stanley Unwin

The Guide
Paul Daneman

Paul Daneman

Fudge - The Porter
Kynaston Reeves

Kynaston Reeves

Mc. Tavish
Gerald Campion

Gerald Campion

Fatty Gilbert
Dino Galvani

Dino Galvani

Prof. Stromboli
Stuart Saunders

Stuart Saunders

Station Sergeant
Tom Gill

Tom Gill

Constable
Melvyn Hayes

Melvyn Hayes

Heckling Boy at Concert (uncredited)

Release date

15th Dec 1955

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English