The Expert (1932 film)

The Expert
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
Produced by	Warner Brothers
Starring	Chic Sale; Dickie Moore
Cinematography	Robert Kurrle; Al Green; John Shepek
Edited by	James Gibbon
Music by	Leo F. Forbstein
Distributed by	Warner Brothers; Vitaphone
Release date	March 5, 1932
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. The working title for this film was Old Man Minick. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.^[1]

The Library of Congress holds a print.^[2]

Cast[]

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 -

References[]

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Expert
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collections and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.52 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Expert

[2] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collections and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.52 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

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v George S. Kaufman
Plays and musicals	Some One in the House (1918) (1921) (1922) (1922) Merton of the Movies (1922) (1923) (1923) Beggar on Horseback (1924) (1924) (1924) The Butter and Egg Man (1925) The Cocoanuts (1925) (1926) The Royal Family (1927) Animal Crackers (1928) June Moon (1929) (1929) Once in a Lifetime (1930) The Band Wagon (1931) Of Thee I Sing (1931) Dinner at Eight (1932) Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933) The Dark Tower (1933) Merrily We Roll Along (1934) First Lady (1935) Stage Door (1936) You Can't Take It with You (1936) I'd Rather Be Right (1937) The Fabulous Invalid (1938) The American Way (1939) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939) (1940) The Land Is Bright (1941) (1944) (1944) Hollywood Pinafore (1945) (1948) (1951) (1952) (1953) Silk Stockings (1955)
Musicals based on his plays	Sherry! (1967) Merrily We Roll Along (1981)
Films	(1919) (1920) Dulcy (1923) To the Ladies (1923) Merton of the Movies (1924) Welcome Home (1925) Beggar on Horseback (1925) The Butter and Egg Man (1928) The Cocoanuts (1929) Not So Dumb (1930) Animal Crackers (1930) The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) June Moon (1931) The Expert (1932) The Tenderfoot (1932) Make Me a Star (1932) Once in a Lifetime (1932) Dinner at Eight (1933) Roman Scandals (1933) The Man with Two Faces (1934) You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Films as a director	The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)