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Status
Released
Release
1938
Runtime
1h 31m
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A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.
18 Cast Members
Will Hay
Dr. Benjamin Twist
Moore Marriott
Jerry The Mole
Graham Moffatt
Albert Brown
Googie Withers
Lottie
Peter Gawthorne
Sir Cyril
Basil Radford
Deputy Governor
Wilfred Walter
Max Slessor
Dennis Wyndham
Head Warder
Alf Goddard
Sykes
Basil McGrail
Bates
Kathleen Harrison
Mabel
Roddy McDowall
Jimmy
Teddy Brown
Slim Charlie
Bertha Belmore
Tiara Lady
George Merritt
Patrolman
Roy Emerton
John Benjamin
Leonard Sharp
Convict
Garry Marsh
Johnson
