The Headmaster (1921)
- Directed by
- Kenelm Foss
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A clergyman who is also a headmaster wants to become a bishop. He tries to convince his daughter to marry an influential man's silly son to make that happen.
whimsicallightheartedplayfulgentlecomedicmildly farcicalaffectionate
What happens
The Headmaster is a 1921 British silent comedy-drama film directed by Kenelm Foss and starring Cyril Maude, Margot Drake and Miles Malleson. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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