The Charm School (film)

The Charm School
1921 lobby poster
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byThomas J. Geraghty (scenario)
Based onThe Charm School
by Alice Duer Miller
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
StarringWallace Reid
Lila Lee
CinematographyC. Edgar Schoenbaum
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 1921 (1921-01)
Running time
5 reels; (4,743 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Charm School is a lost[1] 1921 American silent comedy film starring Wallace Reid. Produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures this James Cruze directed film was based on a 1920 Broadway stage play and novel by Alice Duer Miller that starred veteran actress Minnie Dupree.[2] It is currently a lost film.[3][4] It was filmed on the campus of Pomona College in Claremont, California.[5]

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Charm School
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Charm School
  3. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Charm School at silentera.com
  4. ^ The Charm School as presented on Broadway, Bijou Theatre; August-October 1920
  5. ^ Balchunas, Michael (October 1, 2005). "The Duke on the Quad". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved April 7, 2021.