Top of the Form

Top of the Form (1953)

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.

Date of release
1953-02-01
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Comedy
Director
John Paddy Carstairs

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

Top of the Form is a 1953 British black-and-white comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner, Anthony Newley and Harry Fowler. The film draws inspiration from Will Hay's 1937 classic Good Morning, Boys.

Production

The film was made through British Film-Makers, a short lived production scheme that operated in Britain in the early 1950s as a co operative venture between the Rank Organisation and the National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), whereby Rank would provide 70% of finance and the rest came from the NFFC.

Star Ronald Shiner had been voted the most popular British box office star of 1952 on the basis of Worm's Eye View and Reluctant Heroes. He had just made Little Big Shot from a script by John Paddy Carstairs.

The movie was originally known as Fair's Fair.

Filming took place in September 1952. It was made at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Maurice Carter. Actors who played schoolboys include Anthony Newley and Ronnie Corbett.

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