The Chaperone

The Chaperone is a 2018 period drama film, directed by Michael Engler, with a screenplay by Julian Fellowes, from the novel by Laura Moriarty. It stars Elizabeth McGovern, Haley Lu Richardson, Miranda Otto, Blythe Danner, Campbell Scott, Géza Röhrig and Victoria Hill. It had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on September 23, 2018. It was released on March 29, 2019, by PBS Distribution. Plot The story centers on Norma Carlisle, a middle-aged woman who chaperones the teenage Louise Brooks, who ventures to New York City to study dance at the Denishawn school. Cast Elizabeth McGovern as Norma (The Chaperone) Haley Lu Richardson as Louise Brooks Miranda Otto as Ruth St. Denis Blythe Danner as Mary O'Dell Campbell Scott as Alan Carlisle Géza Röhrig as Joseph Victoria Hill as Myra Brooks Matt McGrath as Raymond Robert Fairchild as Ted Shawn Tyler Weaks as Howard Carlisle Kate Grimes as Ms. Burton Andrew Burnap as Floyd Bill Hoag as Jack Ellen Toland as Greta George Hampe as Earl Carlisle Sean Hudock as Norman Ross Vinson German as Music Hall Man Becky Ann Baker as Lois