The belles of st trinians 60th anniversary edition dvd. Joyce grenfell takes the lead as a clumsy young police sergeant gone undercover to investigate the dubious goings on at millicent frittons establishment for young ladies, which turns out to include the use of a chemistry lab as a liquor distillery and low. Directed by frank launder and written by launder and sidney gilliat, it was the first of a series of four films. First in the highly enjoyable if hardly sophisticated series of launder and gilliat comedies based on ronald searles cartoons about unruly brats and incompetent staff at a seedy girls school. I better add one, this is after all an essential movie, a total scream, with good old alistair playing the usual multiple parts as a brother a tout and his sister, the headmistress or ringleader of a girl s school full of delinquents, but really professional ones, all wound up in scheming against each other. Directed by frank launder, who had help with the screenplay by sidney gilliat, also producer. Madhog introduces devar to the pure anarchist glory that is the st. Trinian s 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Miss fritton alastair sim is headmistress of st trinians, a girls schools where her unorthodox doctrine and free expression has brought her a collection of very uninhabited pupils. Find the belles of st trinians 60th anniversary edition dvd 1954 at. Miss fritton alastair sim is headmistress of st trinians, a girls schools where.
Trinians 1954 newly released by studiocanal to mark its sixtieth anniversary is one such film. Trinians is the first part of a franchise that still thrives even today. Trinians 1954 lorna henderson and alastair sim in the. Inspired by ronald searles british cartoons about the little horrors of a girls school, the belles of st. The first five films form a series, citation needed starting with the belles of st trinian s in 1954, with sequels in 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1980. The belles of st trinians is a classic comedy film set in the fictional st trinians school, released in 1954, directed by frank launder and written by frank launder and sidney gilliat. The belles of st trinians is a british comedy film set in the fictional st trinians school, released in 1954. Trinians was the first of several british comedies inspired by the fearinspiring girls school created by cartoonist ronald searle. The belles of st trinians 1954, u stephen joseph theatre. The first of a short series based on the exploits of cartoonist ronald searle s anarchic schoolgirls has an innocence it s impossible to recapture in moder remakes or the truly horrible 70s attempt to revive the series. The belles of st trinians 60th anniversary edition. The franchise would have to wait 27 more years before a new film came out, this time simply called st.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Most peoples memory of the st trinians films dates from their own youth. Written by frank launder, sidney gilliat and val valentine. Trinians makes an excellent start but never lives up to the promise of the opening reel. Story of manic schoolgirls who are more interested in racing form than books as they try to getrichquick, aided by the headmistress brother, played by alastair sim, who also plays the headmistress. With alastair sim, joyce grenfell, george cole, hermione baddeley. Trinians are more interested in racing forms than books as they try to getrichquick.
Miss fritton alastair sim is headmistress of st trinians, a girls schools where her unorthodox doctrine and free expression has brought her a collection of very. Trinian s are more interested in racing forms than books as they try to getrichquick. The third most successful film at the british box office for 1954. Most peoples memory of the st trinians films dates from their own youth, when the wonderful indiscipline of the tearaways and the debauched. Alastair sim, joyce grenfell, george cole, hermione baddeley and betty ann. The bells full movie 1926 lionel barrymoreboris karloff. The belles of st trinians 1954, directed by frank launder. Trinians 1954 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
A headmistress attempts to keep peace at britains most infamous girls school. Ive gotten used to the 2009 rupert everett upgraded version, but this 1954 version still kicks. Disney 1928 lost film sleigh bells movie clip oswald the lucky rabbit by flicks and the city clips. Alastair sim has dual roles as a pair of siblings, one a head mistress and one a racing shark. A headmistress attempts to keep peace at britain s most infamous girls school. The belles are ok movies, although my wife is a teacher and had trouble seeing the humour.
Featuring a star cast of british comedy talent including, alastair sim as both miss millicent fritton and clarence fritton, joyce grenfell, george cole. Trinians are more interested in racing forms than books as they. It and its sequels were inspired by british cartoonist ronald searle. In this one, the school is threatened with foreclosure by the bank and the ultraconservative minister of education. Launder, 1954 reunited alastair sim and joyce grenfell and threw in a bevy of 1950s character actors. Jun 01, 2015 madhog introduces devar to the pure anarchist glory that is the st. It and its sequels were inspired by british cartoonist. Trinians are more interested in men and mischief than. Iran persian title dokhtarane madreseye saint trinian.
Find the belles of st trinians 60th anniversary edition dvd 1954 at amazon. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. With 7 films currently under the trinians banner, the roguish behaviour of the girls and their manner of dress sense passed into pop cultur. Trinians 1954 opening excerpt cbc june 30, 2003 retronewfoundland. Trinians aim their deviltry at a gang of crooks who plan to steal a famous race horse.
The belles of st trinian s is a british comedy film set in the fictional st trinian s school, released in 1954. The image measures 1095 1655 pixels and is 286 kilobytes large. Trinians 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. There are several interesting british actors in this jolly infernal romp, situated at a girls school. Alastair sim, joyce grenfell, george cole, hermione baddeley and betty ann davies. But sim is not the only thing to love about this movie, far from it. Inspired by the cartoon drawings of ronald searle, the belles of st. Some films could only have been made in england, during a certain era and with a particular cast.
First in the highly enjoyable if hardly sophisticated series of launder and gilliat comedies based on ronald searle s cartoons about unruly brats and incompetent staff at a seedy girls school. Most people s memory of the st trinian s films dates from their own youth, when the wonderful indiscipline of the tearaways and the debauched. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the belles of st. St trinian s is a 2007 british comedy film and the sixth in a longrunning series of british films based on the works of cartoonist ronald searle set in st trinian s school.