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Fun at St. Fanny's
Fun at St. Fanny's is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson and Vera Day. It was written by Emney, Anthony Verney and Denis Waldock. The film revolves around the teachers and students at St Fanny's private school. It was based on Robinson's "Cardew the Cad" character, which he created in 1942 and which was featured in the BBC's Variety Bandbox programme.
Cardew the Cad is a 25-year-old pupil at St. Fanny's school who will inherit a fortune unless he is expelled, when the cash will go to the school. Headmaster Dr. Septimus Jankers tries to get Cardew expelled by framing him for a robbery committed by a gang of villains. But his plan is foiled by Maisie, sister of one of the crooks, who has fallen in love with Cardew.
The film's sets were designed by art director Norman G. Arnold.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The talents of excellent music-hall performers (Fred Emney and Miriam Karlin) and able character actors (Vera Day, Gerald Campion, Claude Hulbert) are atrophied by the wretched story and puerile dialogue of this depressing farce."
Picturegoer wrote: "First-rate talent has been assembled to perpetrate this monstrosity of a film idea. No one gets a fair chance – not Fred Emney, not Johnny Brandon (a pleasing personality, who has just one mediocre number to sing), not Vera Day, not Robinson himself. But it's not quite a lost cause. There's Miriam Karlin – who knows how to make a comic mountain out of a molehill."
Picture Show wrote: "Rollicking, slapstick comedy ... There are plenty of lively jokes and the popular stars romp through this amusing film."
Variety wrote: "A straggling story, set in a boy's college, shows a harassed headmaster dodging pressing creditors. Humor is labored and the stock situations handed out with an edge of vulgarity showing nothing new in idea or treatment, utilizing all the immature antics of uncontrollable youngsters. ... Cardew Robinson, vaude-tv comic, plays himself in the role of protracted adolescent, making a play for the femme staff and extracting many laughs. Miriam Karlin handles the tough female teacher assignment realistically while Gabrielle Brune is the school matron. Vera Day swings a pretty hip as the bookie's chiselling sister. Claude Hulbert contributes his customary fatuous pose as a junior master. Freddie Mills, ex-boxing champ, and Davy Kaye represent the seamy side of the racetrack with conviction."
The Standard called it "the British school joke stretched almost to infinity."
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Fun at St. Fanny's
Fun at St. Fanny's is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson and Vera Day. It was written by Emney, Anthony Verney and Denis Waldock. The film revolves around the teachers and students at St Fanny's private school. It was based on Robinson's "Cardew the Cad" character, which he created in 1942 and which was featured in the BBC's Variety Bandbox programme.
Cardew the Cad is a 25-year-old pupil at St. Fanny's school who will inherit a fortune unless he is expelled, when the cash will go to the school. Headmaster Dr. Septimus Jankers tries to get Cardew expelled by framing him for a robbery committed by a gang of villains. But his plan is foiled by Maisie, sister of one of the crooks, who has fallen in love with Cardew.
The film's sets were designed by art director Norman G. Arnold.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The talents of excellent music-hall performers (Fred Emney and Miriam Karlin) and able character actors (Vera Day, Gerald Campion, Claude Hulbert) are atrophied by the wretched story and puerile dialogue of this depressing farce."
Picturegoer wrote: "First-rate talent has been assembled to perpetrate this monstrosity of a film idea. No one gets a fair chance – not Fred Emney, not Johnny Brandon (a pleasing personality, who has just one mediocre number to sing), not Vera Day, not Robinson himself. But it's not quite a lost cause. There's Miriam Karlin – who knows how to make a comic mountain out of a molehill."
Picture Show wrote: "Rollicking, slapstick comedy ... There are plenty of lively jokes and the popular stars romp through this amusing film."
Variety wrote: "A straggling story, set in a boy's college, shows a harassed headmaster dodging pressing creditors. Humor is labored and the stock situations handed out with an edge of vulgarity showing nothing new in idea or treatment, utilizing all the immature antics of uncontrollable youngsters. ... Cardew Robinson, vaude-tv comic, plays himself in the role of protracted adolescent, making a play for the femme staff and extracting many laughs. Miriam Karlin handles the tough female teacher assignment realistically while Gabrielle Brune is the school matron. Vera Day swings a pretty hip as the bookie's chiselling sister. Claude Hulbert contributes his customary fatuous pose as a junior master. Freddie Mills, ex-boxing champ, and Davy Kaye represent the seamy side of the racetrack with conviction."
The Standard called it "the British school joke stretched almost to infinity."