The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1924 film)
The Hoosier Schoolmaster is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Oliver L. Sellers and starring Henry Hull, Jane Thomas, and Frank Dane.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston.[2] The film was remade as a post-Civil War talkie in 1935.
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Directed by | Oliver L. Sellers |
Written by | Eve Stuyvesant |
Based on | The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston |
Produced by | Whitman Bennett |
Starring | Henry Hull Jane Thomas Frank Dane |
Cinematography | Edward Paul |
Production company | Whitman Bennett Productions |
Distributed by | W. W. Hodkinson Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- Henry Hull as Ralph Hartsook
- Jane Thomas as Hannah Thompson
- Frank Dane as Dr. Small
- Mary Foy as Old Mis' Means
- Walter Palm as Old Jack Means
- Nat Pendleton as Bud Means
- Dorothy Allen as Mirandy Means
- G.W. Hall as Bill Means
- George Pelzer as Squire Hawkins
- Arthur Ludwig as Pete Jones
- Frank Andrews as John Pearson
- Harold McArthur as Walter Johnson
- Tom Brown as Shocky Thompson
- Adolf Link as Dutchy Snyder
- Jerry Sinclair as Prosecuting Attorney Bronson
- Dorothy Walters as Nancy Sawyer
- Dick Lee as Jeems Phillips
Preservation
A print of The Hoosier Schoolmaster with one reel missing is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Library of Congress.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Darby, William. Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press, 1991.
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