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The School for Scandal is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Thorold Dickinson and Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Madeleine Carroll and Ian Fleming. It is the first sound film adaptation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The School for Scandal. It is also the only feature-length film shot using the unsuccessful Raycol colour process, and marked the screen debut of Sally Gray.
The British Film Institute has placed it on the BFI 75 Most Wanted list of lost films.
Original Release
09/05/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Basil Gill | Sir Peter Teazle |
| Madeleine Carroll | Lady Teazle |
| Ian Fleming | Joseph Surface |
| Henry Hewitt | Charles Surface |
| Edgar K. Bruce | Sir Oliver Surface |
| Hayden Coffin | Sir Harry Bumper |
| Hector Abbas | Moses |
| Dodo Watts | Maria |
| Anne Grey | Lady Sneerwell |
| John Charlton | Benjamin Backbite |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Basil Gill | Sir Peter Teazle |
| Madeleine Carroll | Lady Teazle |
| Ian Fleming | Joseph Surface |
| Henry Hewitt | Charles Surface |
| Edgar K. Bruce | Sir Oliver Surface |
| Hayden Coffin | Sir Harry Bumper |
| Hector Abbas | Moses |
| Dodo Watts | Maria |
| Anne Grey | Lady Sneerwell |
| John Charlton | Benjamin Backbite |
| Stanley Lathbury | Crabtree |
| Henry Vibart | Squire Hunter |
| May Agate | Mrs. Candour |
| Maurice Braddell | Careless |
| Gibb McLaughlin | William |
| Wallace Bosco | Rawley |
| Sally Gray | Bit Part |
| Rex Harrison | Bit Part |
| Anna Neagle | Bit Part |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Maurice Elvey | Producer |
