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 by	John Brahm
Written by	Tess Slesinger (story) Richard Sherman
Starring	Anne Shirley
Music by	Gregory Stone
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Otto Meyer
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	September 30, 1938 (1938-09-30)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Girls' School is a 1938 comedy 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, 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.

Cast

• Anne Shirley - Natalie Freeman
• Ralph Bellamy - Michael Hendragin
• Nan Grey - Linda Simpson
• Dorothy Moore - Betty Fleet
• Gloria Holden - Miss Laurel
• Marjorie Main - Miss Honore Armstrong
• Cecil Cunningham - Miss Brewster, Dean of Students
• Doris Kenyon - Mrs. Howard
• Margaret Tallichet - Gwennie
• Peggy Moran - Myra

External links

• Girls' School at IMDb