Girls' School (1938 film)

This article is about the 1938 film. For the 1950 film with the same title, see Girls' School (1950 film).
Girls' School
Theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Brahm
Written byTess Slesinger (story)
Richard Sherman
StarringAnne Shirley
CinematographyFranz Planer
Edited byOtto Meyer
Music byGregory Stone
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 30, 1938 (1938-09-30)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Girls' School is a 1938 American teen drama film starring Anne Shirley. The film was directed by John Brahm and based upon a Tess Slesinger story. Morris Stoloff and Gregory Stone were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring.

Plot

The film revolves around wealthy high school teenagers who are sent to Magnolia Hall,[1] a boarding school to learn proper etiquette. One of the girls causes a scandal when she stays out all night, then announces on planning to elope with a boy. She gets in trouble when the faculty finds out through a monitor's report from a reluctant poor girl attending on scholarship.[2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Whittaker, Herbert W. (December 24, 1938). "Story of Sensitive Youth at School Finely Told in Picture". The Gazette. Canada, Montreal. p. 11. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ The New York Times Review


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