Lucky Jim

"Lucky Jim" is a 1957 British comedy film starring Ian Carmichael as Jim Dixon, a young lecturer in history who faces various misadventures at his university. Hugh Griffith plays Professor Welch, Jim's absent-minded and boring boss. The film follows Jim's struggles to keep his job and catch the attention of Christine Callaghan, played by Sharon Acker, while navigating his relationships with his colleagues and family members, including his boorish cousin Bertrand Welch, also played by Terry-Thomas.