School for Randle

Produced byJohn E. BlakeleyStarringCinematographyErnest PalmerEdited byDorothy StimsonMusic byFred HarrisDistributed byMancunian Films194989 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

School for Randle is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Frank Randle, Dan Young and Alec Pleon.^[1] A school caretaker who turns out to be the father of one of the pupils

The title is a reference to the Richard Brinsley Sheridan play The School for Scandal. It was made at the Manchester Studios, and was one of a string of cheaply made and profitable films starring Randle during the era.^[2]

Plot

Former Music-Hall act "Flatfoot" Mason is caretaker at a school where one of the pupils, and unbeknownst to her, is his daughter, Betty; who was put up for adoption when his wife died. She is now a teenager and this causes concern, as the staff feel "Flatfoot" is being over attentive to her. Told to pay her less attention, "Flatfoot" reluctantly obeys, but Betty thinks he's rejecting her and decides to run away to make her name in show business. Along with fellow caretakers, "Flatfoot" tracks her down to a seedy cabaret club. In disguise as a Chinese acrobatic troupe, "The Three Who Flungs", "Flatfoot" and friends attempt to persuade Betty to come home.

Cast

• Frank Randle as "Flatfoot" Mason
• Dan Young as Clarence
• Alec Pleon as Blockhead
• Terry Randall as Betty Andrews
• Hilda Bayley as Mrs. Andrews
• Frederick Bradshaw as Mr. Andrews
• Jimmy Clitheroe as Jimmy
• Maudie Edwards as Bella Donna
• John Singer as Ted Parker
• Elsa Tee as Miss Weston

Critical reception

References

External links

• School for Randle at IMDb
• School for Randle then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets