Rent School for Randle (1949)
3.5 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
School caretaker 'Flatfoot' Mason (Frank Randle), a former Music-Hall artiste harbours a secret. He has a daughter, Betty (Terry Randall) who unbeknownst to her was adopted when his wife died. Now a teenager she's a pupil at the school and this causes complications when the staff feel that Randle is being 'over attentive' to Betty. Told to steer clear of her, Flatfoot reluctantly agrees but Betty thinks he's rejecting her and decides to run away to make her name in show-business. It must be in the genes! Randle, assisted by his fellow caretakers, (Dan Young and Alec Pleon) trace her to a seedy cabaret club. Disguising themselves as "The Three Who Flungs" Chinese acrobat troupe, Flatfoot tries to persuade Betty to come home but will she listen or risk spiralling into a life of debauchery... - Actors:
- Frank Randle, Dan Young, Alec Pleon, Terry Randall, Hilda Bayley, Frederick Bradshaw, Jimmy Clitheroe, Maudie Edwards, Ian Fleming, Joan Henley, John Singer, Elsa Tee
- Directors:
- John E. Blakeley
- Producers:
- John E. Blakeley
- Writers:
- John E. Blakeley, Harry Jackson
- Studio:
- Odeon
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
