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Directed by Frank Launder and written by him and Sidney Gilliat, it was the second of the series of four films starring well-known British actors such as Alistair Sim as Miss Fritton, the school headmistress, and George Cole as " Flash Harry", and Joyce Grenfell as Policewoman Sergeant Ruby Gates. Terry-Thomas appeared as Captain Romney Carlton-Ricketts. Frank Launder (January 28, 1906—February 23, 1997) was a British writer, director and producer, who made more than 40 films, usually in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. ... Sidney Gilliat (February 15, 1908 – May 31, 1994) was a British film director, producer and writer. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Alistair Sim (October 9, 1900–August 19, 1976) was a Scottish actor. ... George Cole (born April 22, 1925) is a British actor born in Tooting, London, best known for his roles as Flash Harry in the St Trinians films and as Arthur Daley in the TV series Minder. ... George Cole appears as Flash Harry, a spiv, in the St. ... Joyce Grenfell, born February 10, 1910 - died November 30, 1979, was a British film and television actress, comedienne, and singer-songwriter. ... For the band, see The Police. ... Terry-Thomas (left) and Clive Morton in a scene from Lucky Jim (1957) Terry-Thomas (Thomas Terence Hoare-Stephens) (14 July 1911 - 8 January 1990) was a distinctive British comic actor of the 1950s and 1960s. ...

Lloyd Lamble appeared as Superintendent Kemp-Bird (the reluctant fiancee of Ruby Gates), and Terry Scott appeared as the Police Sergeant. For the band, see The Police. ... Terry Scott (May 4, 1927-July 26, 1994) was a comedian who appeared in seven Carry On films. ...

The Civil Servants in the Ministry of Education included: Peter Jones who appeared as Prestwick, Eric Barker as Culpepper-Brown, and Richard Wattis as Manton Bassett. Thorley Walters appeared as the Army Major, and Cyril Chamberlain as the Army Captain. Peter Jones (June 12, 1920 - April 10, 2000) was an English actor, born at Wem in Shropshire. ... Thorley Walters was a British film and TV character actor born in 1913 and dying in 1991. ...

The celebrity glamour model Sabrina also appeared in this film with high billing, appearing in all the posters and publicity stills in school uniform, although she actually had a non-speaking part in which she was only required to lounge in bed reading a book. Glamour photography is the photographing of a model (nowadays usually female, nude or semi-nude), in a way that is intended to be erotic. ... Sabrina (born 19 May 1936) was a 1950s English glamour model who progressed to a minor movie career, her main claim to fame was her large bust. ...

Plot

"Flash Harry" has set up a marriage agency for the Sixth form girls and an Italian Prince is interested in meeting the girls. Meanwhile, the father of one of the Sixth Formers in involved in a diamond theft and recklessly decides to hide out at the school. The St. Trinian's students cheat in a competition so that they can win a 'goodwill' trip overseas, paving a way for the Sixth Form girls to meet the Prince. They force the reluctant diamond thief to masquerade as their Head Mistress so that he can accompany them on their trip as their 'chaperone'. Chaos rules as the girls run amok in Europe, leaving a string of victims in their wake as they use their usual underhanded methods to win at sports in both France and Italy.

External links

• Blue Murder at St. Trinian's at the Internet Movie Database

• Blue Murder at St. Trinian's at the St. Trinian's website