The Headmaster (film)
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 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kenelm Foss |
| Produced by | H.W. Thompson |
| Written by | Edward Knoblock (play) Wilfred Coleby (play) Kenelm Foss |
| Starring | Cyril Maude Margot Drake Miles Malleson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Astra Films |
Release date | January 1921 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
- 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
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References
- Low p.379
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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