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.[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 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.[3]
| The School for Scandal | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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 |
The British Film Institute has placed it on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.[2]
Cast
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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
edit- BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
- The School for Scandal at IMDb
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