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 School for Scandal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Jean Jay |
| 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 |
| Land | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Sprache | Englisch |
The [[British Film Institute has ed 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.
- ^ a b "The School for Scandal / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
External links
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The School for Scandal at IMDb
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