The Belles of St Trinian's is a comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School, released in 1954. This film and its sequels were inspired by a series of cartoons by British cartoonist Ronald Searle.
Directed by Frank Launder and written by him and Sidney Gilliat, it was the first of a series of four films with well-known British actors: Alastair Sim was both headmistress Miss Fritton (in drag) and her brother Clarence Fritton, George Cole w...
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The Belles of St Trinian's is a comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School, released in 1954. This film and its sequels were inspired by a series of cartoons by British cartoonist Ronald Searle.
Directed by Frank Launder and written by him and Sidney Gilliat, it was the first of a series of four films with well-known British actors: Alastair Sim was both headmistress Miss Fritton (in drag) and her brother Clarence Fritton, George Cole was cockney spiv "Flash Harry", and Joyce Grenfell was Policewoman Ruby Gates.
The staff were played by Hermione Baddeley, Renee Houston, Beryl Reid, Irene Handl, Mary Merrall and Joan Sims.
The opening scenes of the girls returning to school were filmed on location at Alton Convent in Hampshire.
Richard Wattis appeared as Manton Bassett, a civil servant in the Ministry of Education, Lloyd Lamble as Superintendent Kemp-Bird (the reluctant fiancé of Ruby Gates), and Sid James as Benny, one of Clarence Fritton's racing associates.
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