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| director = [[Fred C. Newmeyer]]<br>[[Ray Lissner]] (assistant) |
| director = [[Fred C. Newmeyer]]<br>[[Ray Lissner]] (assistant) |
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| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]] |
| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]] |
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| writer = J. P. McElvoy(novel/play)<br>Ray Harris(adaptation)<br>J. Clarkson Miller<br>[[Sam Mintz]](adaptation) |
| writer = J. P. McElvoy(novel/play)<br>Ray Harris(adaptation)<br>J. Clarkson Miller<br>[[Sam Mintz]] (adaptation) |
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| starring = [[W. C. Fields]] |
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The Potters | |
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Directed by | Fred C. Newmeyer Ray Lissner (assistant) |
Written by | J. P. McElvoy(novel/play) Ray Harris(adaptation) J. Clarkson Miller Sam Mintz (adaptation) |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
Starring | W. C. Fields |
Cinematography | Paul Vogel |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | January 15, 1927 |
Running time | 71 minutes; 7 reels(6,680 feet) |
Country | USA |
Language | Silent film(English titles) |
The Potters is a lost[1] 1927 silent 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. McElvoy which had a respectable run on Broadway in the 1923-24 season.[2][3][4]
Cast
- W. C. Fields - Pa Potter
- Mary Alden - Ma Potter
- Ivy Harris - Mamie
- Jack Egan - Bill
- Richard "Skeets" Gallagher - Red Miller
- Joseph W. Smiley - Rankin
- Bradley Barker - Eagle
References
- ^ 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
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