Blue Murder at St Trinian's

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Blue Murder at St Trinian's
Original film poster by Ronald Searle
Directed by	Frank Launder
Written by	Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat Val Valentine
Produced by	Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat
Starring	Terry-Thomas George Cole Joyce Grenfell Lionel Jeffries Alastair Sim Richard Wattis Lisa Gastoni Sabrina
Cinematography	Gerald Gibbs
Edited by	Geoffrey Foot
Music by	Malcolm Arnold
Production company	John Harvel Productions
Distributed by	British Lion Films (UK)
Release date	December 1957 (1957-12) (UK)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Blue Murder at St Trinian's is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder, co-written by Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and starring Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries and Richard Wattis;^[1][2] the film also includes a brief cameo of Alastair Sim, reprising his lead role in the 1954 film, The Belles of St. Trinian's. Inspired by the St Trinian's School comic strips by British cartoonist Ronald Searle, the film is the second entry in the St. Trinian's film series, with its plot seeing the students of the fictional school making plans to secure a place on a European tour, all while subsequently aiding a criminal who is secretly seeking to escape the country with stolen jewels.^[3]

The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise given to the evolution of the comedy following the first film. It was later succeeded by a sequel, The Pure Hell of St Trinian's, in 1960.