The School for Scandal (1930 film)
Appearance
The School for Scandal | |
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Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
Written by | Jean Jay |
Based on | play The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
Produced by | Maurice Elvey |
Starring | Basil Gill Madeleine Carroll Ian Fleming Henry Hewitt |
Production company | Albion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The School for Scandal is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Thorold Dickinson and Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Madeleine Carroll and Ian Fleming.[1] It is the first sound film adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The School for Scandal. It is also the only feature-length film shot using the unsuccessful Raycol colour process, and marked the screen debut of Sally Gray.[2]
The British Film Institute has placed it on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.[2]
Cast
- Basil Gill as Sir Peter Teazle
- Madeleine Carroll as Lady Teazle
- Ian Fleming as Joseph Surface
- Henry Hewitt as Charles Surface
- Edgar K. Bruce as Sir Oliver Surface
- Hayden Coffin as Sir Harry Bumper
- Hector Abbas as Moses
- Dodo Watts as Maria
- Anne Grey as Lady Sneerwell
- John Charlton as Benjamin Backbite
- Stanley Lathbury as Crabtree
- Henry Vibart as Squire Hunter
- May Agate as Mrs. Candour
- Maurice Braddell as Careless
- Gibb McLaughlin as William
- Wallace Bosco as Rawley
- Sally Gray - Bit Part
- Rex Harrison - Bit Part
- Anna Neagle - Bit Part
References
- ^ "The School for Scandal (1930)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ a b "The School for Scandal / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
External links
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The School for Scandal at IMDb