Royale Studio's 'Unapproved school', a classic tale of military punishment and rebellion.
The 'Unapproved School' saga, which chronicles the detention and military punishment of a soldier and a sailor and their attempts to resist and escape, is one of Royale Studio's crowning achievements.
It has a relatively complex plot line and (like Navy Romeo) it's shot partly in the studio and partly on location (both indoors and out). That's a technical challenge in any era.
The 'Unapproved' label is a play on the name of 1950s, UK institutions for young offenders and neglected children known as 'Approved Schools'. They were purely civilian in nature but sometimes operated in a military manner with strict discipline. They have all, long since been closed down.
The models (left to right, above) were Tom Harding, David Reid, Paul Clark and Fred Collins
First listed in July 1959, it consists of 48 photos (of which the mitchmen, Royale Archive presently has 40). These include a number of the best-known and well loved, Royale images, like that shown above, which is taken from Royale's Catalogue thumbnail sheet (Key List 8).
See the full story and pictures in
'Unapproved School' Part 1
'Unapproved School' Part 2
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Read the Original article about 'Unapproved School' at mitchmen
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