Jimmy Edwards reprises his TV and radio role as the Professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys.Jimmy Edwards reprises his TV and radio role as the Professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys.Jimmy Edwards reprises his TV and radio role as the Professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys.
Sydney Tafler
- Sid Biggs
- (as Sidney Tafler)
Vanda Hudson
- Matron
- (as Vanda)
Mitch Mitchell
- Wendover
- (as John Mitchell)
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- TriviaDonald Hewlett and Melvyn Hayes would both end up being cast as regulars on the BBC sitcom 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974)' (1974-1981), fourteen years after this film was released.
- GoofsWhen the boys are rioting in the school yard, they are deemed to be using radio controlled model planes to attack the teachers. As the models fly low over the top of the teachers who are crawling low along the ground, (it would not be allowed these days) the models are clearly not radio controlled models, but rather the control line variety. Their circular flight path makes this very obvious.
- Quotes
Professor Jim Edwards: [Addressing three new boys] Now what should you know about this school? A phrase to remember is the Latin one, "Mens sana in corpore sano", "Healthy mind, healthy body". We give you the choice.
- ConnectionsSpin-off from Whack-O! (1956)
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Even Director Zampi can't Save This
Jimmy Edwards is the headmaster of a third-rate public school -- for Americans, that means a private school. He believes in beating the boys for any offense and none. Eventually, they revolt.
It's a feature-length version of Edwards' TV show, WHACK-O. I've never seen it, but found that his blustery character palled on me over ninety minutes. It's certainly possible that at the shorter length of TV sitcom, it was more palatable. Apparently, the show, which ran eight seasons from 1956 through 1972, for a total of 60 episodes, would have Edwards attempting to steal the boys' pocket money, like a futile Sgt. Bilko.
Other notable players include Martitia Hunt, Sidney Taffer and John Stuart.
It's a feature-length version of Edwards' TV show, WHACK-O. I've never seen it, but found that his blustery character palled on me over ninety minutes. It's certainly possible that at the shorter length of TV sitcom, it was more palatable. Apparently, the show, which ran eight seasons from 1956 through 1972, for a total of 60 episodes, would have Edwards attempting to steal the boys' pocket money, like a futile Sgt. Bilko.
Other notable players include Martitia Hunt, Sidney Taffer and John Stuart.
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- Guerra fredda e pace calda
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- Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: made at Associated British Elstree Studios, England.)
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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