---
title: 'School for Scoundrels (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Hamer'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/school-for-scoundrels-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054279/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# School for Scoundrels (1960)

1960 · 94 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

School for Scoundrels is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Janette Scott and Alastair Sim. It was inspired by the Gamesmanship series of books by Stephen Potter. The film has been remade twice: in Bollywood as Chhoti Si Baat (1975) and in Hollywood as School for Scoundrels (2006).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Hamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hamer)
- **Screenplay:** [Patricia Moyes](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-moyes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Addison](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-addison)
- **Producer:** [Hal E. Chester](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-e-chester)
- **Director of Photography:** [Erwin Hillier](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-hillier)
- **Editor:** [Richard Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-best)

## Cast

- [Jeremy Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-lloyd)
- [Terry-Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-thomas)
- [Alastair Sim](https://cinepixo.com/people/alastair-sim)
- [John Le Mesurier](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-le-mesurier)
- [Gerald Campion](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-campion)
- [Kynaston Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/kynaston-reeves)
- [Janette Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/janette-scott)
- [Dennis Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-price)
- [Edward Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-chapman)
- [Andrew Courage](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-courage)

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