The Headmaster is a 1921 British silent comedy-drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Cyril Maude, Margot Drake and Miles Malleson.[1] It is based on the 1913 play The Headmaster by Edward Knoblock and Wilfred Coleby. The film can be summarized as a clergyman working as the headmaster of a school tries to persuade his daughter to marry the idiotic son of an influential figure in the hope of being promoted to bishop.
| The Headmaster | |
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| Directed by | Kenelm Foss |
| Written by | Kenelm Foss |
| Based on | The Headmaster by Edward Knoblock and Wilfred Coleby |
| Produced by | H.W. Thompson |
| Starring | Cyril Maude Margot Drake Miles Malleson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Astra Films |
Release date |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast edit
- Cyril Maude as Rev. Cuthbert Sanctuary
- Margot Drake as Portia Sanctuary
- Miles Malleson as Palliser Grantley
- Marie Illington as Cornelia Grantley
- Lionelle Howard as Jack Strahan
- Simeon Stuart as Dean of Carchester
- Ann Trevor as Antigone Sanctuary
- Louie Freear as Bella
- Will Corrie as Sgt. Munton
- Alan Selby as Richards
- Gordon Craig as Stuart Minor
References edit
- ^ Low p.379
Bibliography edit
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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