Terry-Thomas Collection: Comic Icons (1960)
School For Scoundrels sees Terry-Thomas in his quintessential role of cad and
bounder, using his lecherous ways to steal the heart of April away from her
hapless suitor Henry Palfrey (Ian Carmichael). Sick of being one of life's
losers, Palfrey enrols at the college of 'Lifemanship' under the tutor ledge of
the incomparable Alastair Sim and proceeds to learn the arts of one-upmanship
and gamesmanship in an effort to outdo his caddish rivals and turn his life
around. A true British old-school comic gem, dripping in cynicism but with a big
heart nonetheless.
His And Hers on the other hand is surprisingly modern - an anarchic look at
gender roles and relationships. Thomas stars as Reggie Blake, a novelist who
literally lives his stories before then putting pen to paper to retell the crazy
adventures that his editor sends him on. After returning from one such
experience in the desert a changed man, Blake finds his wife is less than
overjoyed with his transformation and his boss rejects the novel...
PrivatesProgress teams Terry-Thomas once more with Ian Carmichael, this time in
an army set comedy. Carmichael plays Stanley Windrush, a bookish and introverted
flunkie from Officer candidate school, who is thrown into the deep end of rough
and ready army life and must contend with rough-hewn fellow private Cox (Richard
Attenborough), an eccentric crackpot Major Hitchcock (Thomas) and a nonplussed
commanding officer played by Dennis Price.
Make Mine Mink is based on Peter Coke's West End comedy Breath of Spring and
concerns the blundering excursions into crime of a bunch of pinheaded amateurs,
who specialize in lifting valuable furs and apparently devoting the loot to
charity. Terry-Thomas plays one of a group of lodgers who all team up as the
thieves as a convenient escape from the meaningless routine of their daily
lives. Along with their aging landlady Dame Appleby (Athene Seyler), the misfits
conspire to carry out a series of daring raids, keeping the only ex-con member
of the household in the dark - the beautiful housekeeper played by Billie
Whitelaw.
Bungling thieves are the order of the day once again in Too Many Crooks that
also stars fellow Comic Icon Sid James. When their planned robbery of the safe
lecherous millionaire Billy Gordon (Terry-Thomas) actually results in the kidnap
of his wife, Gordon couldn't be happier to be rid of her. Refusing to pay the
ransom sets the stage for Mrs Gordon's sweet revenge...
The Naked Truth is the third in the trilogy of films here scripted by Michael
Pertwee. Co-starring Peter Sellers in one of his early roles, the film centres
around the exploits of four celebrities, including Terry-Thomas as politician
Lord Mayley, who band together to assassinate from blackmailing low-life
reporter Dennis (Dennis Price).
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School For Scoundrels sees Terry-Thomas in his quintessential role of cad and
bounder, using his lecherous ways to steal the heart of April away from her
hapless suitor Henry Palfrey (Ian Carmichael). Sick of being one of life's
losers, Palfrey enrols at the college of 'Lifemanship' under the tutor ledge of
the incomparable Alastair Sim and proceeds to learn the arts of one-upmanship
and gamesmanship in an effort to outdo his caddish rivals and turn his life
around. A true British old-school comic gem, dripping in cynicism but with a big
heart nonetheless.
His And Hers on the other hand is surprisingly modern - an anarchic look at
gender roles and relationships. Thomas stars as Reggie Blake, a novelist who
literally lives his stories before then putting pen to paper to retell the crazy
adventures that his editor sends him on. After returning from one such
experience in the desert a changed man, Blake finds his wife is less than
overjoyed with his transformation and his boss rejects the novel...
PrivatesProgress teams Terry-Thomas once more with Ian Carmichael, this time in
an army set comedy. Carmichael plays Stanley Windrush, a bookish and introverted
flunkie from Officer candidate school, who is thrown into the deep end of rough
and ready army life and must contend with rough-hewn fellow private Cox (Richard
Attenborough), an eccentric crackpot Major Hitchcock (Thomas) and a nonplussed
commanding officer played by Dennis Price.
Make Mine Mink is based on Peter Coke's West End comedy Breath of Spring and
concerns the blundering excursions into crime of a bunch of pinheaded amateurs,
who specialize in lifting valuable furs and apparently devoting the loot to
charity. Terry-Thomas plays one of a group of lodgers who all team up as the
thieves as a convenient escape from the meaningless routine of their daily
lives. Along with their aging landlady Dame Appleby (Athene Seyler), the misfits
conspire to carry out a series of daring raids, keeping the only ex-con member
of the household in the dark - the beautiful housekeeper played by Billie
Whitelaw.
Bungling thieves are the order of the day once again in Too Many Crooks that
also stars fellow Comic Icon Sid James. When their planned robbery of the safe
lecherous millionaire Billy Gordon (Terry-Thomas) actually results in the kidnap
of his wife, Gordon couldn't be happier to be rid of her. Refusing to pay the
ransom sets the stage for Mrs Gordon's sweet revenge...
The Naked Truth is the third in the trilogy of films here scripted by Michael
Pertwee. Co-starring Peter Sellers in one of his early roles, the film centres
around the exploits of four celebrities, including Terry-Thomas as politician
Lord Mayley, who band together to assassinate from blackmailing low-life
reporter Dennis (Dennis Price).












