The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1924 film)

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Directed by Oliver L. Sellers
Written by Eve Stuyvesant
Based on The Hoosier Schoolmaster
by Edward Eggleston
Produced by Whitman Bennett
Starring Henry Hull
Jane Thomas
Frank Dane
Cinematography Edward Paul
Production
company
Whitman Bennett Productions
Distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Release date
  • February 14, 1924 (1924-02-14)(U.S)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Hoosier Schoolmaster is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Oliver L. Sellers and starring Henry Hull, Jane Thomas, and Frank Dane. [1] It is an adaptation of the novel The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston. [2] The film was remade as a post-Civil War talkie in 1935.

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] during pre-Civil War days, Ralph Hartsook is the headmaster in the Flat Creek School District of Indiana. Hannah Thompson works for the family where Ralph boards. They fall in love. An epidemic of night robberies breaks out and Ralph is suspected of being the criminal. After a variety of adventures and with the aid of Bud Means, Ralph establishes his innocence, confounds his enemies, and weds Hannah.

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Preservation

A print of The Hoosier Schoolmaster with one reel missing is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Library of Congress. [4]

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References

  1. Darby p. 424
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Hoosier Schoolmaster at silentera.com
  3. Pardy, George T. (March 29, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Hoosier Schoolmaster". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 24. Retrieved October 24, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Hoosier Schoolmaster

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