School for Randle is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Frank Randle, Dan Young and Alec Pleon.[1] A school caretaker who turns out to be the father of one of the pupils

School for Randle
Directed byJohn E. Blakeley
Written by
Produced byJohn E. Blakeley
Starring
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byDorothy Stimson
Music byFred Harris
Production
company
Distributed byMancunian Films
Release date
1949
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The title is a reference to the Richard Brinsley Sheridan play The School for Scandal. It was made at the Manchester Studios, and was one of a string of cheaply made and profitable films starring Randle during the era.[2]

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Former Music-Hall act "Flatfoot" Mason is caretaker at a school where one of the pupils, and unbeknownst to her, is his daughter, Betty; who was put up for adoption when his wife died. She is now a teenager and this causes concern, as the staff feel "Flatfoot" is being over attentive to her. Told to pay her less attention, "Flatfoot" reluctantly obeys, but Betty thinks he's rejecting her and decides to run away to make her name in show business. Along with fellow caretakers, "Flatfoot" tracks her down to a seedy cabaret club. In disguise as a Chinese acrobatic troupe, "The Three Who Flungs", "Flatfoot" and friends attempt to persuade Betty to come home.

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References edit

  1. ^ "School for Randle". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Blakeley, John E. (1888-1958) Biography".

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