Who played Flash Harry in the St Trinians films of the 1950s and 1960s?
Flash Harry (St Trinian's) Flash Harry (St Trinian's) Henry Cuthbert Edwards aka Flash Harry is a fictional character from the St. Trinian's series of films who first appears in the 1954 "The Belles of St Trinian's" and who may also be a spiv. The term refers to "an ostentatious, loudly-dressed, and usually ill-mannered man". The best-known portrayer is George Cole in the 1950s–60s films. In the St Trinian's movies, Harry is a long-term associate of the girl pupils, a Cockney involved in all sorts of shady dealings. His father sold racecards and, when he was 12, Harry himself was employed as a boot polisher
Flash Harry (St Trinian's) 2007 film, "St. Trinian's" but did not return for "" in 2009. The main plot of "The Belles of St. Trinian's" centred on the kidnapping of a race horse and featured Sid James of Carry On fame as a shady bookmaker. Two years later, James starred in the comedy "Dry Rot" which followed a similar plot. James's character was also called Flash Harry and was in some ways similar to the Flash Harry of St. Trinian's. Flash Harry (St Trinian's) Henry Cuthbert Edwards aka Flash Harry is a fictional character from the St. Trinian's series of films who first appears