The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

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The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery ★★ 1966

Train robbers hide their considerable loot in an empty country mansion only to discover, upon returning years later, it has been converted into a girls' boarding school. When they try to recover the money, the thieves run up against a band of pestiferous adolescent girls, with hilarious results. Based on the cartoon by Ronald Searle. Sequel to “The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's.” 90m/C VHS . GB Dora Bryan, Frankie Howerd, Reg Varney, Desmond Walter-Ellis; D: Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder; M: Malcolm Arnold.

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