The Guinea Pig
Brief Synopsis
A tobacconist's son wins a place at a posh public school.
Cast & Crew
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Roy Boulting
Director
Richard Attenborough
Jack Read
Bernard Miles
Mr Read
Joan Hickson
Mrs Read
Cecil Trouncer
Mr Hartley
Sheila Sim
Lynne Hartley
Film Details
Also Known As
Guinea Pig, Outsider, The
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1948
Distribution Company
PathT International
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
A tobacconist's son wins a place at a posh public school.
Director
Roy Boulting
Director
Cast
Richard Attenborough
Jack Read
Bernard Miles
Mr Read
Joan Hickson
Mrs Read
Cecil Trouncer
Mr Hartley
Sheila Sim
Lynne Hartley
Edith Sharpe
Mrs Hartley
Robert Flemyng
Nigel Lorraine
Peter Reynolds
Grimmett
Timothy Bateson
Ronald Tracey
Clive Baxter
Gregory
Basil Cunard
Buckton
John Forrest
Fitch
Maureen Glynne
Bessie
Brenda Hogan
Lorna Beckett
Herbert Lomas
Sir James Corfield
Anthony Newley
Miles Minor
Anthony Nicholls
Mr Stringer
Wally Patch
Uncle Percy
Hay Petrie
Peck
Kynaston Reeves
Bishop
Olive Sloane
Aunt Mabel
Anthony Wager
Bert
Film Details
Also Known As
Guinea Pig, Outsider, The
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1948
Distribution Company
PathT International
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
The first film to use the word "Arse".
Miscellaneous Notes
Re-released in United Kingdom in 1951.
