Privacy policy. When Hamer, an alcoholic, fell off the wagon half way through and kept on turning up on set half-drunk, however, the producer immediately fired him, brought in another director, Cyril Frank, and the two of them finished the movie uncredited. The title they actually did use is an obvious reference to Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 18th Century comedy, "The School for Scandal". Henry Palfrey tries hard to impress the beautiful April Smith but always loses out to the caddish Raymond Delauney (played by the wonderful Terry Thomas). Terry Thomas defined the "upper class cad" of British comedy. http://www.autoshite.co.uk/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2473, http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/DB3S__5.html. "Drivers who raced it include such legends as Peter Collins, Roy Salvadori, and Sir Stirling Moss, competing at world-class level in such grueling races as the Mille Miglia, the Spa Grand Prix and the Nürburgring 1,000kms.". School for Scoundrels (1960) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Gasworks - now disused, Station Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (Palfrey leads Delauney to a dead end and Delauney reverses his car into a building (UK) (long title). But has he the courage to put all his lessons into effect? Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. A young man finds a very special school. BN6/532, Sold for School for scoundrels is an actual essay about "what it means to be a man" and male insecurity. The English humorist Stephen Potter enjoyed great success in the 1950s with his books "Gamesmanship" (which ironically advised sportsmen on "how to win without actually cheating", chiefly by using psychological ploys to unsettle their opponents) and "Lifemanship" and "One-upmanship" which advocated a similar attitude to life in general. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. We use cookies to remember choices you make on functionality and personal features to enhance your experience to our site. 'PJB 828' started out her life as a works demonstrator and press car, featuring in The Motor magazine as well as the 1960 movie 'School for Scoundrels', staring Alastair Sim, Terry-Thomas and Ian Carmichael, in which it was driven by the latter. However, after Brown handed it over to the Works team, it was given an aluminum body-shell and upgraded to full Works specification. If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest customer services team. The movie is a classic tale The DB3S originally featured experimental glass fiber bodywork, which was the height of cutting-edge technology for the period. Actually a 4.5 litre Bentley which is still on the road, although in more traditional guise. In the end they dropped it and this rather Ealing-esque film was made instead. Also Known As: School for Scoundrels or It stars Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas.It was inspired by the "Gamesmanship" series of books by Stephen Potter.. Please refer to our Following a severe set-back during the 1954 Le Mans 24-hour race, when three of the cars were destroyed in a series of crashes, the Aston Martin Competitions Department commandeered David Brown's personal DB3S - chassis 5 now offered here - to replace one of the wrecked vehicles, changing its use from high-performance road car, to frontline Works Team race car. 2, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, The Adventure of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Follow Blockbusters Reviewed on WordPress.com, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), The 10 Highest-Grossing Films of 2015 from Best to Worst - RT Audiences, Kevin Feige's Movies from Best to Worst - RT Critics. With Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim, Janette Scott. DB3S/5 started as a road car for David Brown with an experimental glassfibre body. Stephen Potter's biography tells that, before this happy film version was made, Cary Grant was keen, with American producer Carl Foreman, to make a film about Potter's brilliant (now sadly out-of-print) Oneupmanship books. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America.