The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
- Starring:
- Frankie Howerd, Reg Varney, (more)
- Director(s):
- Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat, (more
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Cartoonist Ronald Searle's delightfully diabolical private-school girls are back in action in The Great St. Trinian's Bank Robbery. Comedian Frankie Howerd plays the head of a train-robbery gang who cleverly hides the loot from their biggest haul (presumably the infamous "Great Train Robbery" of 1963) in a deserted old mansion. The gang waits the traditional seven years for the statute of limitations to run out then returns to the mansion to dig up their $7 million booty. Unfortunately, the joint has been converted into the new site for St. Trinian's School for Girls. Even more unfortunately (for the crooks, but not the audience) those "girls" are all holy terrors. The film's climax occurs during a riotous Parents' Day ceremony, which predictably segues into a wild train chase. Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery might have been funnier had Alastair Sim, the star of the first three "St. Trinian's" entries, made a return appearance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast:
- Frankie Howerd - Alphonse Askett
- Stratford Johns - The Voice
- Richard Wattis - Bassett
- Cyril Chamberlain - Maxie
- Arthur Mullard - Big Jim
- Raymond Huntley - The Minister
- George Benson - Gore Blackwood
- Godfrey Winn - Truelove
- Margaret Nolan - Susie Naphill
- Maggie McGrath - Magsa O'Riley
- Portland Mason - Georgina
- Leon Thau - Pakistani Porter
- Jeremy Clyde - Monty
- Jean St. Clair - Drunken Dolly
- Sidney Gilliat
- Terry Scott
- Reg Varney - Gilbert
- Desmond Walter-Ellis - Leonard Edwards
- Eric Barker - Culpepper Brown
- Dora Bryan - Amber Spottiswood
- George Cole - Flash Harry
- Peter Gilmore - Butters
- Michael Ripper - Liftman
- Barbara Couper - Mabel Radnage
- Elspeth Duxbury - Veronica Bledlow
- Carole Ann Ford - Albertine
- Colin Gordon - Noakes
- Meredith Edwards - Chairman
- Norman Mitchell - William
- Victor Kendall - Mr. Parker
- Lisa Lee - Miss Brenner
- Aubrey Morris - Hutch
- Director(s):
- Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat, Sidney Gillait
- Writer(s):
- Frank Launder, Ivor Herbert
- Producer(s):
- Sidney Gilliat, Leslie Gilliat, Frank Launder
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