Summary
Housemaster is a British film comedy first released in 1938,
directed by Herbert Brenon.
The film stars Otto Kruger, Diana Churchill, Phillips Holmes, Joyce Barbour and René Ray.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Herbert Brenon
- Script: Ian Hay, Dudley Leslie, Elizabeth Meehan
- Photo: Otto Kanturek
- Cast: Otto Kruger (Charles Donkin), Diana Churchill (Rosemary Faringdon), Phillips Holmes (Philip de Pourville), Joyce Barbour (Barbara Fane), René Ray (Chris Faringdon), Kynaston Reeves (The Rev. Ovington), Walter Hudd (Frank Hastings), Michael Shepley (Victor Beamish), John Wood (Flossie Nightingale), Cecil Parker (Sir Berkely Nightingale), Henry Hepworth (Bimbo Faringdon), Rosamund Barnes (Button Faringdon), Laurence Kitchin (Crump), Jimmy Hanley (Travers), John Clements, Michael Anderson (Oily Boid), Philip Ridgeway (Young lad)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100 min; B&W
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