- The schoolgirls of St. Trinian's are more interested in racing forms than books; as they try to get rich quick, they are abetted by the headmistress' brother.
- The arrival of Sultan's daughter Princess Fatima at England's famous, prestigious 'School for Young Ladies' precipitates even more chaos than usual. Her father's horse, Arab Boy, is due to run at the nearby Gold Cup so Clarence Fitton, bookie brother of headmistress Millicent, ensures that his own daughter is on hand to report progress. At the same time, Barchester police have planted sergeant Ruby Gates as a teacher, and the Ministry of Education are sending a third inspector down after the previous two disappeared without trace.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
- Those wonderful hellcats created by cartoonist Ronald Searle appear on film at last. The school is bankrupt (as usual) but an Arab sheik sends Princess Fatima, his daughter, with 100 pounds in pocket money to that prestigious finishing School for Young Ladies. The same sheik has a racehorse, Arab Boy, at a local stables to run at the nearby Gold Cup. The Princess has a secret mission as informant to her father, because horse betting, and crime associated with it, are rampant. Soon, everyone is trying to either back the horse, nobble it or rescue the poor horse. These famous schoolgirls battle against the headmistress Millicent, Clarence Fitton, her bookie brother (played by the same actor as Millicent), the local Barchester police, and the Ministry of Education's inspector - after two other school inspectors disappeared without trace. Mainly, the schoolgirls battle all of the authority figures and still have time to fight one another.—Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
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By what name was The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) officially released in India in English?
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