The School for Scandal (1923 film)
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The School for Scandal is a 1923 British
silent
comedy film
directed by Bertram Phillips
and starring Queenie Thomas
, Frank Stanmore
and Basil Rathbone
. It is an adaptation of the play The School for Scandal
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Bertram Phillips
Bertram Phillips
-Selected filmography:* The Chance of a Lifetime * Rock of Ages * Tut-Tut and His Terrible Tomb * The School for Scandal * The Alley of Golden Hearts -External links:...
and starring Queenie Thomas
Queenie Thomas
-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * What Would a Gentleman Do? * The School for Scandal * Straws in the Wind * The Last Witness * Safety First * Warned Off...
, Frank Stanmore
Frank Stanmore
Frank Stanmore was an English film actor. He appeared in 76 films between 1914 and 1938.He was born in London and died in Gravesend, Kent.-Selected filmography:* Love's Boomerang...
and Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films...
. It is an adaptation of the play The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal is a play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on May 8, 1777.The prologue, written by David Garrick, commends the play, its subject, and its author to the audience...
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Irish-born playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford , Westminster and Ilchester...
.
Cast
- Queenie ThomasQueenie Thomas-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * What Would a Gentleman Do? * The School for Scandal * Straws in the Wind * The Last Witness * Safety First * Warned Off...
- Lady Teazle - Frank StanmoreFrank StanmoreFrank Stanmore was an English film actor. He appeared in 76 films between 1914 and 1938.He was born in London and died in Gravesend, Kent.-Selected filmography:* Love's Boomerang...
- Sir Peter Teazle - Basil RathboneBasil RathboneSir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films...
- Joseph Surface - John StuartJohn Stuart (actor)John Stuart, born John Alfred Louden Croall , was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock....
- Charles Surface - Sidney Paxton - Sir Olvier Surface
- A.G. Poulton - Moses
- Elsie French - Lady Sneerwell
- Mary BroughMary BroughMary Bessie Brough was an English actress in theatre, silent films and early talkies, including several Aldwych farces....
- Mrs. Candour - Jack Miller - Trip
- Billie Shotter - Maria
- Lottie BlackfordLottie Blackford-Selected filmography:* Rock of Ages * Tilly of Bloomsbury * The School for Scandal * The Dawn of Truth * The Narrow Valley...
- Aunt Agatha - James Reardon - Crabtree
- Wallace BoscoWallace Bosco-Selected filmography:* Won by a Head * The School for Scandal * The Kensington Mystery * Old Bill Through the Ages * Quinneys * Balaclava * The Man Who Changed His Name...
- Snake - Kimber Philips - Sir Harry Bumper
- Richard Turner - Sir Benjamin