Housemaster (film)

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Housemaster
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Directed by Herbert Brenon
Written by Ian Hay (play)
Dudley Leslie
Elizabeth Meehan
Produced by Walter C. Mycroft
Starring Otto Kruger
Diana Churchill
Phillips Holmes
Joyce Barbour
Cinematography Otto Kanturek
Edited by Flora Newton
Music by Harry Acres
Production
company
Distributed by Associated British Film Distributors
Release date
  • 31 January 1938 (1938-01-31)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Housemaster is a 1938 British comedy drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill and Phillips Holmes. [1] It was made by ABPC at its Elstree Studios. [2] When three young women come to stay at an elite public school, they cause disruption amongst the male students and teachers. It was based on the 1936 play of the same name by Ian Hay. [3]

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References

  1. "Housemaster (1938)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
  2. Low p.332
  3. "Production of Housemaster | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

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