---
title: 'The School for Scandal (1930)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Maurice Elvey'
released: '1930-09-05'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-school-for-scandal-1930'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021338/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The School for Scandal (1930)

1930 · Comedy · United Kingdom

Original title: School for Scandal

## Synopsis

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. 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 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Maurice Elvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-elvey), [Thorold Dickinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/thorold-dickinson)

## Cast

- [Basil Gill](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-gill)
- [Ian Fleming](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-fleming-2)
- [Anna Neagle](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-neagle)
- [Madeleine Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-carroll)
- [Rex Harrison](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-harrison)
- [Henry Hewitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hewitt)
- [C. Hayden Coffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-hayden-coffin)

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