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 | Astra Films |
Distributed by | Astra Films |
Release date | January 1921 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Films directed by Kenelm Foss | |
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