Review of School for Scoundrels

SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS is a likeable enough British comedy of 1960 that very much acts as a showcase for the talents of the comedy actors involved. Ian Carmichael takes the lead role and plays his usual upper-class twit character and perfectly suited to it he is too. Alastair Sim has a smaller role but it's also one which has been crafted to his best talents. Best of the lot is the excellent Terry-Thomas playing the ultimate cad character as he's absolutely hilarious. The first half of the film sees Carmichael being put upon in a number of funny set-pieces while the second half follows his meted-out revenge. Dennis Price and Peter Jones bag the funniest moments as the unscrupulous car dealers while Janette Scott is the perfect object of affection.