A Schoolhouse Scandal
1919-12-07 · 15 min · Not rated
A surrealistic stew of airplanes, tornadoes, trick mirrors, and underwater car repair. Footage was recycled for the studios’ 1920 release Hold Me Tight. (MoMA)
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- Directors
- Edward F. Cline
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- Fox Film Corporation
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Polly Moran
Slim Summerville
Jack Cooper
Harry Booker
Francis Carpenter
Tom Kennedy
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