The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)

Directors:

Sidney Gilliat
Frank Launder

Writers:

Leslie Gilliat (story)
Sidney Gilliat (story)

Release Date:

4 April 1966 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Family

Plot:

The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school. |

Plot Keywords:

Schoolgirl | Uniform | Sequel | Train | Independent Film

Cast

Frankie Howerd	...	Alphonse of Monte Carlo / Alfred Askett
Dora Bryan	...	Amber Spottiswood
George Cole	...	'Flash' Harry
Reg Varney	...	Gilbert
Raymond Huntley	...	Sir Horace, the Minister
Richard Wattis	...	Manton Bassett
Portland Mason	...	Georgina
Terry Scott	...	Policeman
Eric Barker	...	Culpepper Brown
Godfrey Winn	...	Truelove
Colin Gordon	...	Noakes
Desmond Walter-Ellis	...	Leonard Edwards (as Desmond Walter Ellis)
Arthur Mullard	...	Big Jim
Norman Mitchell	...	William (Willy the Jelly-Man)
Cyril Chamberlain	...	Maxie

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:G | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Longmoor military railway, Longmoor Military Camp, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

Braywild

Trivia:

The last feature film of Cyril Chamberlain.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Harry is in the signal box to stop the robber's train he pulls a lever back toward him and we then see the signal drop to danger. After the girls have uncoupled the wagon, he pushes the lever forward again and the signal returns to clear. These actions are the wrong way round. Signal levers are pulled back to raise the signal to clear, pushed forward again to return to danger.

Movie Connections:

Followed by St. Trinian's (2007)

Rail capers

I remember seeing this in the cinema when it first came out. It is a lame version of the St TRINIANS films as were released in the fifties, but it had Frankie Howerd and Dora Bryan, among my favourites. The sad thing is they just don't make these sort of films any more,. True, ribald,funny British films. Just like Will Hay, the Carry On Films and Maragret Rutherford films: no politically correct nonsense, no fears of misinterpretation of paedophilia, no forced representation of different cultural groups, just good old British fun like a good dollop of treacle pudding with custard. People just took more responsibility for stuff back then without complaining about every damn thing!. That's why I like this film - that and of an England we are sadly losing! The film itself does get very boring when they are racing up and down the tracks but it is well done and I can recognise some of the places.