Based on the enormously popular television and radio sitcom Whack-O!, this 1960 comedy feature stars Jimmy Edwards in the classic role of devious, cane-brandishing headmaster. A later addition to the impressive series of comedies by Two Cities Films co-founder Mario Zampi, Bottoms Up! was co-scripted by Michael Pertwee and Whack-O! writers Frank Muir and Denis Norden; Edwards co-stars include Melvyn Hayes and, in an early film role, Richard Briers. The film is presented here in a brand-new tr...
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Mario Zampi directs this 1960s British feature spin-off of the television and radio sitcom 'Whack-O!' starring Jimmy Edwards. At the centre of events is Professor Jim Edwards (Edwards), the headmaster at Chiselbury School. Though the institution proudly belongs to the tradition of English public schools designed to breed gentlemen, the reality on the ground is somewhat different. Professor Edwards is only too aware of this and his cane is rarely far away as he attempts to impose order on the misbehaving hordes. The film also features Richard Briers in an early screen appearance.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Based on the enormously popular television and radio sitcom Whack-O!, this 1960 comedy feature stars Jimmy Edwards in the classic role of devious, cane-brandishing headmaster. A later addition to the impressive series of comedies by Two Cities Films co-founder Mario Zampi, Bottoms Up! was co-scripted by Michael Pertwee and Whack-O! writers Frank Muir and Denis Norden; Edwards co-stars include Melvyn Hayes and, in an early film role, Richard Briers. The film is presented here in a brand-new transfer from the original film elements. Chiselbury School, according to the prospectus, is an academy for the sons of gentlefolk . Regardless of what the prospectus says, however, the boys are very far from being gentlemen; they are an undisciplined rabble. It is, in fact, a school like no other anywhere. But Chiselbury s head, Professor Jim Edwards, is about to put into action a novel scheme to raise the school s profile... Actors Jimmy Edwards Director Mario Zampi Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1960 Duration 1 hour and 26 minutes (approx)
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