''Girls' School'' is a 1938 American teen drama film starring

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. The film was directed by

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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

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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.The New York Times Review
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Cast

as Natalie Freeman *

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as Michael Hendragin *

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as Linda Simpson *Dorothy Moore as Betty Fleet *

Gloria Holden Gloria Anna Holden (September 5, 1903 – March 22, 1991) was a British-born American film actress, best known for her role as '' Dracula's Daughter''. She often portrayed cold society women. Early life Holden was born in London, England. She ...

as Miss Laurel *

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as Miss Honore Armstrong *

Cecil Cunningham Edna Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 – April 17, 1959) was an American film and stage actress, singer, and comedienne. Early years A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Cunningham was one of at least six children born to Sarah Hunter and Patric ...

as Miss Brewster, Dean of Students *

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as Mrs. Howard * Margaret Tallichet as Gwennie * Peggy Moran as Myra

References

External links

* 1938 films 1938 comedy films 1938 drama films 1930s teen comedy films 1930s teen drama films 1930s high school films American black-and-white films American teen comedy films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by John Brahm Films scored by Morris Stoloff Films set in boarding schools 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub