posted March 05, 2005 02:15 PM                    

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The plot concerns a ministry mistake which results in a superior girls school being billeted on an equally elite boys school - and the hilarious chaos that results. Alistair Sim is at his best as the headmaster and good old Margaret Rutherford dithers around in her tweeds as only she can. Joyce Grenfell is one of the girls teachers, Miss Gossage, and makes a marvellous entrance. As the staff of the girls school approach their new home, it seems to be deserted. Entering the grand hall, Miss Rutherford spots a dinner gong and suggests that a tap on it may attract some attention. Joyce leaps forward, seizes the hammer and over enthusiastically gives the gong one hell-of-a-whack. Rutherford splutters “ I said a tap Gossage a tap. You’re not introducing a film”.

… Apart from some wear toward the end of one reel, print quality is excellent as is the sound. Highly recommended.

Bill Davison, Movie Maker - June 1980

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Just run my copy through and fully agree with everything Bill said in 1980. The quality on the whole is very good given the age of the film, the focus is a little soft in places and the registration of the film seems to drift fractionally exposing a masking line down the left hand side of the screen - but that’s me being hyper critical. It’s a great film and very re-watchable, I specially enjoy Margaret Rutherfords explanation to the children’s Parents of the three “girly” pictures that they discover on the inside of one of the ‘mistresses’ lockers!

Mike

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