Review of The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) by Kirk E — 11 Dec 2010
Third time the charm? Well, not really. This installment in the orginal and classic St. Trinian's films doesn't actually take place at St. Trinian's at all! The school is a pile of embers at the top of the first reel! Gone, too, is Alistair Sim (everyone's favorite Scrooge) in the drag double role as headmistress and her brother.
The up side is this allows more shenanigans from the likes of Joyce Grenfell (a personal favorite) and the supporting cast. But with school girls of St. Trins only set decoration, it's just not the same.
There's a remake of the original that's also spawned two sequels (Rupert Everett subs for Sim) but these are inferior goods - stick to the glorious black and white originals!
This review of The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) was written by Kirk E on 11 December 2010.
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's has generally received mixed reviews.
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