The Pure Hell of St Trinian's school, and Kemp-Bird runs off, even as Gates is walking down the aisle. As the film ends, the staff at the Ministry and the officers at the East Arabian army camp are all doing a pastoral dance to calm themselves. "Variety" called it "well up to standard"; whereas "Time Out" regretted that "inspiration seems to have deserted the St Trinian's scriptwriters," but noted "Some bright moments." The Pure Hell of St Trinian's The Pure Hell of St Trinian's is a 1960 British comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School. Directed by Frank Launder and written by him and
1950s in film peak of his craft, with films such as "Strangers on a Train" (1951), "Dial M for Murder" (1954), "Rear Window" (1954), "To Catch a Thief" (1955), "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), "Vertigo" (1958), and "North by Northwest" (1959), with James Stewart and Grace Kelly starring in three each. The Bengali Indian director Satyajit Ray, who began his career in the 1950s, was also at the peak of his career during this decade, with films such as "The Apu Trilogy" (1955–1959), "Jalsaghar" (1958), and "Parash Pathar" (1958). 1950s in film The decade of the 1950s in film involved many