The School for Scandal (1923 film)

The School for Scandal
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Directed by	Bertram Phillips
Written by	Frank Miller
Based on	The School for Scandal by Richard Sheridan
Produced by	Bertram Phillips
Starring	Queenie Thomas Frank Stanmore Basil Rathbone
Production company	BP Productions
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service
Release date	1923 (1923)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The School for Scandal is a 1923 British silent comedy film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, Frank Stanmore, and Basil Rathbone. ^[1] It is an adaptation of the play The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

Cast

• Queenie Thomas as Lady Teazle
• Frank Stanmore as Sir Peter Teazle
• Basil Rathbone as Joseph Surface
• John Stuart as Charles Surface
• Sidney Paxton as Sir Oliver Surface
• A.G. Poulton as Moses
• Elsie French as Lady Sneerwell
• Mary Brough as Mrs. Candour
• Jack Miller as Trip
• Billie Shotter as Maria
• Lottie Blackford as Aunt Agatha
• James Reardon as Crabtree
• Wallace Bosco as Snake
• Kimber Philips as Sir Harry Bumper
• Richard Turner as Sir Benjamin

References

1. BFI.org entry

External links

• The School for Scandal at IMDb
• Review with stills at moviessilently.com
• Discussion of the film at jazzageclub.com