The School for Scandal (1930 film)

The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal
	Madeleine Carroll
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Jean Jay
Based on	play The School for Scandal; by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Produced by	Maurice Elvey
Starring	Basil Gill; Madeleine Carroll; Ian Fleming; Henry Hewitt
Cinematography	Henry Harris ; Bernard Knowles
Edited by	Thorold Dickinson
Production; company	Albion Films
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	5 September 1930;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The School for Scandal is a 1930 British historical comedy film directed by Thorold Dickinson and Maurice Elvey and starring Basil Gill, Madeleine Carroll and Ian Fleming.^[1] 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.^[2]The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. It ended up being released as a second feature and is classified as a quota quickie.^[3]

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Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.