School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

Year: 1960

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Hamer

ComedyCrude humor and satireAmusing jokes and witty satireGags jokes and slapstick humorFunny jokes and crude humor

Henry Palfrey, a downtrodden office worker, is belittled by his self‑important boss, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by a shady used‑car salesman, and constantly outmaneuvered by the unscrupulous Raymond Delauney, who is pursuing April, the woman Henry loves. Desperate, Henry enrolls in the eccentric College of Lifemanship, a school that teaches bold, unconventional confidence tricks, hoping to outwit his rivals and win April’s heart.

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