School for Scoundrels (1960 film) auction in the 1970s at around £30,000. The car driven by Terry-Thomas, called a "new Bellini", is in fact a disguised Aston Martin DB3S. After passing the British censors on 14 December 1959 "School for Scoundrels" premiered at the Warner Theatre in Leicester Square, London on 24 March 1960. It played there for more than a month. When the film was released in the United States on 11 July 1960, it was given the subtitle ""or How to Win Without Actually Cheating!"", reflected in the US poster by Tom Jung. The film was the 12th most popular film at the
Cheating death because he's seen it in paintings, possibly in reference to a medieval painting of death playing chess which hangs in Täby Church in Sweden. Playing chess offers the knight an opportunity to cheat. Cheating death is also a recurring theme in the "Final Destination" film series. Cheating death The phrase cheating death is commonly used to describe the manner in which a person avoids a possibly fatal event or who prolongs their life in spite of considerable odds. A person who cures themselves of cancer without chemotherapy, a person who avoids by a narrow margin falling off a cliff or