Actor Alastair Sim (1900)

School for Scoundrels (1960) is a British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer. Henry Palfrey, the head of a family firm in London, travels to Yeovil to enroll in the College of Lifemanship, led by Mr. S. Potter. Arriving late, he overhears Potter explaining his focus on the science of ‘being one up on your opponents at all times’ to new students. Palfrey learns this firsthand during an object lesson when he unknowingly loses a name-calling game in an interview with Potter. As they discuss Palfrey’s reasons for enrollment, it becomes clear that a woman is involved. Through a flashback, Palfrey then ...