The Hottentot is a lost[1][2] 1929 American all-talking sound pre-Code comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play The Hottentot by William Collier, Sr. and Victor Mapes.[3]
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Screenplay by | Harvey Thew (adaptation) |
| Based on | The Hottentot by William Collier, Sr. and Victor Mapes |
| Starring | Edward Everett Horton Patsy Ruth Miller |
| Cinematography | Barney McGill |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
| Music by | Cecil Copping Alois Reiser |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (All-Talking) English |
A previous silent version was produced by Thomas H. Ince in 1922, starring Douglas MacLean.[4][5]
Plot
Sam Harrington (Edward Everrett Horton) is a simple horse lover who is mistaken for a champion steeplechase jockey and prevailed upon by Peggy Fairfax (Patsy Ruth Miller) to take part in an upcoming race.
Preservation
The sound disc for the International Sound Version are extant. This version of the film had all dialogue replaced with music and foreign language inter-titles while any non-dialogue portions of the film (e.g., those that featured music or sound effects) remained intact.
Cast
- Edward Everett Horton as Sam Harrington
- Patsy Ruth Miller as Peggy Fairfax
- Douglas Gerrard as Swift
- Edward Earle as Larry Crawford
- Stanley Taylor as Alec Fairfax
- Gladys Brockwell as Mrs. Chadwick
- Maude Turner Gordon as May Gilford
- Otto Hoffman as Perkins
- Edmund Breese as Ollie
