Bottoms up 1960 mario zampi, jimmy edwards, arthur howard, martita hunt january 17, 2019 an incompetent boarding school headmaster, professor jim edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by. Russ carlson, jason russell, tina russell, laura cannon. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified one external link on bottoms up 1960 film. This movie has stayed fondly in my memory since i saw it as a kid. A seedy schoolmaster passes off his bookies son as an eastern prince. The headmasters madcap scheme is further complicated when an official from the foreign office arrives and announces that a real prince is to be placed under edwards supervision. Spanking children, growing up in the 1950s and 1960s. Country united kingdom director mario zampi screenwriter. Bottoms up 1960 rotten tomatoes british comic actor jimmy edwards demonstrates his versatility in bottoms up by playing a character named jimmy edwards.
See the full list of bottoms up cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Bottoms up jimmy edwards, melvyn hayes 1960 bottoms up. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections. Bottoms up 1960 film photos images of bottoms up 1960 film. Oddly for a film adaptation of a popular sitcom, the makers chose to change the title from wackoso much for the value of name recognition. Jimmy edwards reprises his radio role as the professor trying to control a. Hes the head of chiselbury school but hes due to get the sack unless he improve the students grades. It was a good old classic comedy and if anyone from the bbc sees this perhaps they would show it for us all again to watch instead of seeing the other movies time and time again. Bottoms up 1h 30min comedy 1962 usa jimmy edwards reprises his tv and radio role as the professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys. This fully blown film version sought to cashin on the success of jimmy edwardss canewielding headmaster but falls short of such scholastic comedies as the st trinians films or the adventures of will hays dr. Bottoms up is a 1960 film starring jimmy edwards, arthur howard, martita hunt. British comic actor jimmy edwards demonstrates his versatility in bottoms up by playing a character named jimmy edwards. Bottoms up like this film 1960 british comedy film based on the tv sitcom whacko.
Bottoms up is a film directed by mario zampi with jimmy edwards, arthur howard, martita hunt, sidney tafler, year. Bottoms up 1960 whimsical slapstick comedy based on frank muir and denis nordens successful radio and tv series whacko. The film is presented here in a brandnew transfer from the. It features spanking models sarah gregory and adriana evans who are two cousins getting in trouble time and time again with adrianas mom, dana specht. This movie excellent i would like to know why such a good film never gets put on the television anymore. Bottoms up 1960 mario zampi, jimmy edwards, arthur howard. This film is homegrown british comedy at its best and is better than the belles of st. Screenplay was by michael pertwee, with additional dialogue by frank muir and denis norden. I have just modified one external link on bottoms up 1960 film. Bottoms up is a 1960 british comedy with jimmy edwards playing professor jim edwards from his tv show whacko.
Apr 09, 2020 for completisms sake, my notes on bottoms up 1960. The sight of a hoard of school kids destroying a platform that was meant to be used for a mass. Nov 19, 2016 the silent comedy watch party ep04 41220 ben model and steve massa ben model silent film accompanisthistorian 275 watching live now. Actually, its professor jim edwards, doctor of dunderheads. The plot involves melvyn hayes playing a cockney youth who tries to impersonate an indian prince. This used to be a tv perennial and is now out on dvd, though elements of its humour all built around the oncehugelyaccepted practice of corporal punishment in schools now seem horribly, and perhaps illegally perverse. December 18, 2015 december 18, 2015 spank bad ass leave a comment the latest scene on momma spankings is the very long and very hard 1950s maternal discipline movie. This used to be a tv perennial and is now out on dvd, though elements of its humour all built around the oncehugelyaccepted practice of corporal.
An incompetent boarding school headmaster, professor jim edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job. Find movie and film cast and crew information for bottoms up. This law was designed to stop drinking in the united states, but what actually ended up. In the tradition of will hay, edwards tries to maintain decorum in the boys school where he serves as headmaster, but its a losing battle. Bottoms up is a 1960 british comedy film it stars jimmy edwards in a spinoff of his tv comedy series whacko. Edwards costars include melvyn hayes and, in an early film role, richard briers. Stars jimmy edwards, arthur howard, martita hunt, sydney tafler, raymond huntley and others. An incompetent boarding school headmaster, professor jim edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookies son as a middle eastern prince. Trailer online, release information and related links. Bottoms up dvd trailer bottoms up british comedy guide.
Based on the enormously popular television and radio sitcom whacko. A later addition to the impressive series of comedies by two cities films cofounder mario zampi, bottoms up. In the tradition of will hay, edwards tries to maintain decorum in the boys school where he serves as. Jimmy edwards, arthur howard, martita hunt, sydney tafler, raymond huntley, reginald beckwith. Overview of bottoms up, 1960, directed by mario zampi, with at turner classic movies. Bottoms up 1960 film videos latest videos of bottoms up. A very funny film, with lots of action sequences, and crisply directed. Check out for the latest photos of bottoms up 1960 film along with bottoms up 1960 film gallery, recent images of bottoms up 1960 film at times of india. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. He hits upon the idea of getting a prince from some foreign country to impress other rich people into bringing their kids there. An incompetent boarding school headmaster, professor jim edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookies son as. Bottoms up is a movie from the 1960s about the prohibition period in the united states. Bottoms are presented for caning although jim never actually canes anything other than a cushion and the deputy headmaster.
It stars jimmy edwards in a spinoff of his tv comedy series whacko. Bottoms up 1960 mario zampi, jimmy edwards, arthur. Apr 07, 2014 a later addition to the impressive series of comedies by two cities films cofounder mario zampi, bottoms up. My family of four was no exception, try thinking of the families in the movie, pleasantville.
This fully blown film version sought to cashin on the success of jimmy edwardss canewielding headmaster but falls short of such scholastic comedies as the st. Bottoms up 1960 wild students rebel against a canewielding headmaster jimmy edwards and his assistant arthur howard at a british school for boys. The story follows the tried and trusted route of a headmaster of an english public school under threat of the sack cooking up a scheme to convince one and all that a foreign potentate its always some fictional middle eastern country has chosen them to. The silent comedy watch party ep04 41220 ben model and steve massa ben model silent film accompanisthistorian 275 watching live now. Bottoms up 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Explore bottoms up 1960 film profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of bottoms up 1960 film. When the strangely childlike headmaster jimmy edwards of a boys public school chiselbury school for the sons of gentlefolk faces insubordination against his regime, he attempts to keep order in the only way he knows how through liberal use of the cane. In the 1920s there was a period of time when selling and consuming alcohol was illegal. Hey all, i grew up in the fifties and sixties, a time when life was simpler and we were all pretty innocent, perhaps even naive. Jan 17, 2019 bottoms up 1960 mario zampi, jimmy edwards, arthur howard, martita hunt january 17, 2019 an incompetent boarding school headmaster, professor jim edwards, devises a bizarre plot to raise the profile of his boarding school, and thus save his job, by passing off his bookies son as a middle eastern prince. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. Professor jimmy edwards tries to control a school full of naughty boys.