School For Scoundrels (1960)

SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS  (1960)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Robert Hamer
    Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Janette Scott,
    Alistair Sim, Dennis Price, Peter Jones
A guy who gets walked on and pushed around by practically everybody learns the art of one-upmanship at an academy established for that purpose and run by a dodgy old gent played by Alistair Sim. Like some other British comedies, this achieves a sort of crazy balance by being good-natured and underhanded at the same time. Once the protagonist starts to turn the tables, at a car dealership and a tennis match, the fun really kicks in. Peter Ustinov (uncredited) wrote the original script, and Sim is hilarious, as always. Even the way he smokes is funny.