The Expert (1932 film)
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Directed byArchie Mayo
Written byJulien Josephson
Maude T. Howell
Maude T. Howell
Based onplay Minick by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, taken from Ferber's short story Old Man Minick
StarringChic Sale
Dickie Moore
Dickie Moore
| The Expert | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Archie Mayo |
| Written by | Julien Josephson Maude T. Howell |
| Based on | play Minick by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, taken from Ferber's short story Old Man Minick |
| Starring | Chic Sale Dickie Moore |
| Cinematography | Robert Kurrle Al Green John Shepek |
| Edited by | James Gibbon |
| Music by | Leo F. Forbstein |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Vitaphone |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Expert is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy-drama directed by Archie Mayo and starring Chic Sale and Dickie Moore. It is based on a 1924 Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman play, Minick, which is based on the short story "Old Man Minick" by Ferber. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.[1]
The Library of Congress holds a print.[2]
- Chic Sale - Grandpa John T. Minick
- Dickie Moore - Dickie
- Lois Wilson - Nettie Minick
- Ralf Harolde - Jim Crowley
- Adrienne Dore - Sadie Crowley
- Earle Foxe - Fred Minick
- Noel Francis - Daisy
- Elizabeth Patterson - Miss Crackenwald
- Dorothea Wolbert - Annie
- Charles E. Evans - Hard of Hearing Grant Resident
- Louise Beavers - Lulu
- Walter Catlett - Al
- May Boley - Mrs. Smallbridge
- Ben Holmes - Price
- William Robyns - Briggs
- Zita Moulton - Miss Lippencott
- Elsa Peterson - Miss Stack
- Adolph Leonard -