I just watched The Belles of St. Trinian's (Frank Launder, 1954) and rated it 7/10 ~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belles_of_St._Trinian%27s?wprov=sfla1 #films #cinema #cinemastodon #TheBellesOfStTrinians #FrankLaunder #AlastairSim #JoyceGrenfell #GeorgeCole

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LOL 1963 TV movie list includes

#TheBellesOfStTrinians 1954 - in which Alastair Sim stars (in drag) as headmistress Millicent Fritton.

Boarding school stories were once a staple of British popular culture … but I wonder if this series of films inspired the Harry Potter stories?