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The Happiest Days of Your Life

  • 1950
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.9K
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Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
Comedy

Chaos ensues for staff and students alike after an all-boys and an all-girls school are amalgamated into one.Chaos ensues for staff and students alike after an all-boys and an all-girls school are amalgamated into one.Chaos ensues for staff and students alike after an all-boys and an all-girls school are amalgamated into one.

  • Director
    • Frank Launder
  • Writers
    • John Dighton
    • Frank Launder
  • Stars
    • Alastair Sim
    • Margaret Rutherford
    • John Turnbull
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Launder
    • Writers
      • John Dighton
      • Frank Launder
    • Stars
      • Alastair Sim
      • Margaret Rutherford
      • John Turnbull
    • 36User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Alastair Sim
    Alastair Sim
    • Wetherby Pond
    Margaret Rutherford
    Margaret Rutherford
    • Muriel Whitchurch
    John Turnbull
    John Turnbull
    • Conrad Matthews
    Richard Wattis
    Richard Wattis
    • Arnold Billings
    John Bentley
    John Bentley
    • Richard Tassell
    Guy Middleton
    Guy Middleton
    • Victor Hyde-Brown
    Percy Walsh
    • Monsieur Joue
    Arthur Howard
    • Anthony Ramsden
    Edward Rigby
    Edward Rigby
    • Rainbow
    Harold Goodwin
    Harold Goodwin
    • Edwin
    Gladys Henson
    Gladys Henson
    • Mrs. Hampstead
    Muriel Aked
    Muriel Aked
    • Miss Jezzard
    Joyce Grenfell
    Joyce Grenfell
    • Miss Gossage
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    • Miss Harper
    Myrette Morven
    Myrette Morven
    • Miss Chapel
    Patience Rentoul
    • Miss Armstrong
    Lilian Stanley
    • Miss Curtis
    Kenneth Downey
    • Sir Angus McNally
    • Director
      • Frank Launder
    • Writers
      • John Dighton
      • Frank Launder
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    • Trivia
      Was filmed in Liss, Hampshire, England, at the village infant school. The pupils were featured in the movie as extras.
    • Goofs
      Near the beginning it is stated that there are two hundred and seventeen trunks and lunch boxes on the driveway. The following shot shows about forty or fifty trunks - considerably less than two hundred and seventeen.
    • Quotes

      Wetherby Pond: My mind is made up on one thing Miss Whitchurch: if I sink, you sink with me!

    • Crazy credits
      The opening titles appear over drawings by Ronald Searle in the style of his St. Trinian's cartoons.
    • Connections
      Featured in Joyce Grenfell 1910-1979 (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      The Theme from 'The Third Man'
      Written and performed by Anton Karas
      Heard as a wake-up alarm when Pond is sleeping in the bath

    User reviews36

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    8/10

    What a script - & what a cast!

    The play is cleverly constructed - begin with the porter, Rainbow - & let the audience see the background unfold through his eyes. The film follows the play with great faithfulness, working, no doubt, on the simple premise that it couldn't be bettered. Now throw in a host of superb character actors - & the result is a resounding triumph.A definite must-see.
    • Learner5
    • Jun 10, 2001
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    • Release date
      • March 8, 1950 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das doppelte College
    • Filming locations
      • Langley Court, Liss, Hampshire, England, UK(Nutbourne College)
    • Production companies
      • London Film Productions
      • Individual Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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