Will Hay is a teacher in a prison, who applies for the Headship of Narkover, a public school. This is the first screen appearance of Hay in his (to be ) famous schoolmaster role, in a story based on Dr Smart-Alec, the character created by John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton (J.
Is it worth your time? If you've got a soft spot for 1930s British comedy and want to see where Will Hay perfected his 'clueless but confident' schoolmaster routine, then yes. Watch it. If you need tight pacing, high-end production, or don't find the 'bumbling authority figure' trope charming, you'll probably hate this...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you've got a soft spot for 1930s British comedy and want to see where Will Hay perfected his 'clueless but confident' schoolmaster routine, then yes. Watch it. If you need tight pacing, high-end production, or don't find the 'bumbling authority figure' trope charming, you'll probably hate this. It’s a bit of a relic, but it’s got a heartbeat. Will Hay is the whole show here. You can tell he’s just starting to get the rhythm of the schoolmaster bit, which would become h..."
Robert Edmunds, Will Hay, J.B. Morton
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