The Dollar Bottom

The Dollar Bottom is a 1981 British short film directed by Roger Christian. It won an Oscar at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 for Best Short Subject.

Plot
Schoolboys at a private school in Edinburgh set up an insurance scheme against being caned by the teachers. The scheme proves so successful that they float the company on the stock market.

Cast

 * Robert Urquhart as Headmaster
 * Rikki Fulton as Karl
 * Jonathan McNeil as Taylor 2
 * Angus Reid as Graham
 * Iain Andrew as Browne
 * David Bullion as Macadam
 * Martin Thom as Macbeth
 * Neil Crossan as Knox
 * John Field as Hepburn
 * Peter Adair as Moncrieff
 * David Mowat as Porter
 * Ruth Munroe as Mrs. Maclaren
 * Alexander Bell as Schoolboy
 * Robin Gow as Schoolboy
 * Bruce Barrons as Schoolboy
 * Gareth Williams as Schoolboy