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* ''[[The Belles of St. Trinian's]]'' (1954): The decrepit school is desperately in need of some money, so the headmistress allows the girls to place bets on a horserace. Things get out of hand when the classes place bets on rival horses.
* ''[[Blue Murder at St. Trinian's]]'' (1957): Flash Harry (George Cole here) sets up a marriage agency, resulting in a prince wanting to meet the girls. Problems arise when the jewel-thief father of one of the girls decides to hide out at the school.
* ''[[The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's]]'' (1960): The girls are kidnapped and forced to defend themselves against the sons of an Arabian Emir, who want them as their wives.
* ''[[The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966): The school takes over a mansion in which thieves have hidden money.
The series was briefly revived in 1980 with ''[[The Wildcats of St Trinian's]]''. In this movie, Joe Melia replaced George Cole as Flash Harry, and the film was not a success.
The franchise would have to wait 27 more years before a new film came out, this time simply called ''[[St. Trinian's]]'' (''St. Trinian's School for (Bad) Girls'' in DVD release). In this one, the school is threatened with foreclosure by the bank, Headmistress Miss Fritton's brother (who wishes to build on the old ground) and the ultra-conservative Minister of Education. Faced with threats from all sides, the girls decide to pull off the biggest heist ever concocted by a bunch of teenagers. This one features [[Colin Firth]] as the Minister of Education, and thus avoids the [[Celebrity Paradox]] by making jokes about ''Another Country'', ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' and ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring]]''. It's also notable for having Colin Firth and Rupert Everett perform "Love is in the Air" over the end credits. There was also a poorly-received (though not bad) sequel, ''[[St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold]]'', in 2009 (featuring former ''[[Doctor Who]]'' star David Tennant as the villain). A third film is planned, but [[Development Hell|has yet to materialize.]]
One notable thing about the films is the fact that the Headmistress, Miss Fritton, is played by a man (Alistair Sim in the original; Rupert Everett in the 2007 reboot) who [[Acting for Two|also plays]] [[Half-Identical Twins|her brother]]. The only constant, however, is Flash Harry (played by [[Russell Brand]] in the 2007 film).
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