Rent Fun at St. Fanny's (1956)
2.8 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 17min
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- Synopsis:
- Gormless 25-year-old Cardew (Cardew Robinson), wealthy beneficiary of the Robinson inheritance, should have left St. Fanny's School many years ago. However, seedy headmaster Dr. Jankers (Fred Emney) is in the toils of shady bookmaker Harry the Scar (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 (Kynaston Reeves) has been sent to investigate...
- Actors:
- Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson, Vera Day, Johnny Brandon, Davy Kaye, Freddie Mills, Gerald Campion, Miriam Karlin, Claude Hulbert, Kynaston Reeves, Gabrielle Brune, Stanley Unwin, Dino Galvani, Peter Butterworth, Paul Daneman
- Directors:
- Maurice Elvey
- Producers:
- David Dent
- Writers:
- Fred Emney, Anthony Verney, Denis Waldock
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
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Laughs galore - Fun at St. Fanny's review by LN
I've recently watched several Carry On films that barely tickled my funny bone, but this quirky little gem that I'd never heard of before surpasses that in loads of great gags and one-liners that keep on coming. Cardew Robinson plays...well, Cardew Robinson, the "boy" who never matriculated from the eponymous school as the fortune he's inherited is what's keeping the school going, even if mad headmaster Fred Emney is secretly losing that money on the horses.
A very young Ronnie Corbett, Anthony Valentine and Melvyn Hayes are amongst the recognisable boy pupils. Paul Daneman is unrecognisable as Fudge the Porter behind lots of straggly beard. The short bit with Dino Galvani playing Prof. Stromboli hypnotising an entire Police Station is a hoot. Give it a go. Proper Comedy.
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