The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935 film)

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The Hoosier Schoolmaster
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Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Written by Charles Logue
Based on The Hoosier Schoolmaster
by Edward Eggleston
Produced by Paul Malvern
Starring Norman Foster
Charlotte Henry
Otis Harlan
Cinematography Harry Neumann
Edited by Carl Pierson
Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production
company
Paul Malvern Productions
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • May 15, 1935 (1935-05-15)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Hoosier Schoolmaster is a 1935 American historical drama film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Norman Foster, Charlotte Henry and Otis Harlan. [1] It was distributed by the independent studio Monogram Pictures. It is an adaptation of the 1871 novel The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston, which had previously been made into two silent films. [2]

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Plot

In the wake of the American Civil War, a former Union soldier settles in southern Indiana to become a schoolmaster. As this is largely butternut country, he receives a great deal of hostility from locals who had supported the Confederates.

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References

  1. Fetrow p.290
  2. Goble p.144

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