School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels, subtitled "or How to Win Without Actually Cheating!", is a 1960 British comedy film inspired by the "Gamesmanship" series of books by Stephen Potter. The main character, played by Ian Carmichael, is a failure in sport and love, and the easy victim of conmen and employees alike. He enrols at the "School of Lifemanship" in Yeovil, run by Dr. Potter , who teaches him how to win in life and get the better of his rival , through various underhanded, but not exactly dishonest, means. It was remade twice: in Bollywood in 1975 under the title Chhoti Si Baat, and in Hollywood in... 2006 as School for Scoundrels. The film's title is a reference to Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1777 comic play, The School for Scandal. Henry Palfrey arrives at the Yeovil railway station and makes his way to the "School of Lifemanship", run by Stephen Potter . Late for his appointment, he overhears Potter explaining the principles of lifemanship to the new intake: Palfrey is given an object lesson in this when he has his interview with Potter, who proceeds to win a name-calling game.
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