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Top of the Form

7.519531h 12mMovieComedy

A con man hides out in a boys' school, posing as a professor. When the undisciplined and lazy boys have to pass a few tests, cheating becomes the only option.

DirectorJohn Paddy Carstairs

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Cast · Directed by John Paddy Carstairs

RSRonald Shiner
Ronald Shiner
'Professor' Fortescue
HFHarry Fowler
Harry Fowler
Albert
ANAnthony Newley
Anthony Newley
Percy
ABAlfie Bass
Alfie Bass
Artie Jones
RWRichard Wattis
Richard Wattis
Willoughby-Gore
GCGerald Campion
Gerald Campion
Pugley

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Top of the Form hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 22, 1953. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.