The School for Scandal (1930)
Charles, Joseph and Sir Benjamin are in love with Maria and Lady Sneerwell is in love with Charles.
- Date of release
- 1930-09-05
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Maurice Elvey
Casting
- Basil Gill — Sir Peter Teazle
- Madeleine Carroll — Lady Teazle
- Ian Fleming — Joseph Surface
- Henry Hewitt — Charles Surface
- Edgar K. Bruce — Sir Oliver Surface
- Hayden Coffin — Sir Harry Bumper
- Hector Abbas — Moses
- Dodo Watts — Maria
- Anne Grey — Lady Sneerwell
- John Charlton — Benjamin Backbite
- Stanley Lathbury — Crabtree
- Henry Vibart — Squire Hunter
Interesting facts
The School for Scandal is a lost 1930 British historical comedy film directed by Thorold Dickinson and Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Madeleine Carroll and Ian Fleming. It was written by Jean Jay. 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 was released as a second feature and is classified as a quota quickie.
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