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Latest revision as of 00:03, 26 January 2024
The Potters | |
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Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer Ray Lissner (assistant) |
Written by | Ray Harris (adaptation) J. Clarkson Miller Sam Mintz (adaptation) |
Based on | The Potters by J. P. McElvoy |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
Starring | W. C. Fields |
Cinematography | Paul C. Vogel |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes; 7 reels (6,680 feet) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Potters is a lost[1] 1927 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starred comedian W. C. Fields. It is based on a play by J. P. McEvoy which had a respectable run on Broadway in the 1923–24 season.[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- W. C. Fields as Pa Potter
- Mary Alden as Ma Potter
- Ivy Harris as Mamie
- Jack Egan as Bill
- Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Red Miller
- Joseph W. Smiley as Rankin
- Bradley Barker as Eagle
References
[edit]- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Potters
- ^ The Potters on Broadway, at the Plymouth Theatre, beginning Dec. 8 1923, 208 performances; IBDb.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The AFI, c.1971
- ^ The Potters at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1927
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Potters (film).
- The Potters at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com