| The School for Scandal | |
|---|---|
Madeleine Carroll | |
| 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 |
| Cinematography | Henry Harris Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | Thorold Dickinson |
Production company | Albion Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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The School for Scandal is a 1930 British historical comedy film directed by Thorold Dickinson and Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Madeleine Carroll and Ian Fleming. 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. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. It ended up being released as a second feature and is classified as a quota quickie.
The British Film Institute has placed it on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.
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 as Bit Part
- Rex Harrison as Bit Part
- Anna Neagle as Bit Part
See also
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.
- ^ Chibnall p.262
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The School for Scandal at IMDb
