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) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] during pre-Civil War days, Ralph Hartsook is the headmaster in the Flat Creek School District of Indiana. Hannah Thompson works for the family where Ralph boards. They fall in love. An epidemic of night robberies breaks out and Ralph is suspected of being the criminal. After a variety of adventures and with the aid of Bud Means, Ralph establishes his innocence, confounds his enemies, and weds Hannah.
Cast
edit- 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
editA print of The Hoosier Schoolmaster with one reel missing is held at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Library of Congress.[4]
References
edit- ^ Darby p. 424
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Hoosier Schoolmaster at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 29, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: The Hoosier Schoolmaster". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 24. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Bibliography
edit- Darby, William. Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press, 1991. ISBN 0-8108-2454-X
External links
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- The Hoosier Schoolmaster at IMDb
- Stills at moviessilently.com
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