The Expert (1932)

Name: The Expert
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1932-03-05
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Charles 'Chic' Sale, Dickie Moore, Lois Wilson, Elizabeth Patterson, Ralf Harolde

The Expert (1932), directed by Archie Mayo, starring Charles 'Chic' Sale and Dickie Moore.

03/05/1932 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 8m

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Synopsis

An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.

Archie MayoDirector
Edna FerberStory

About the film

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.

The Library of Congress holds a print.

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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 -

Reception

A 1932 review in TIME Magazine described the film as "a profligate adaptation of Edna Ferber's story Old Man Minick." According to a 1932 review in The New York Times, "The story of Old Man Minick's misadventures when he comes to live with his son in Chicago is told in a halting, disjointed script which seems never quite sure where it is going. By trying to tell too much of Edna Ferber's novel, the adapters have blurred the picture and made much of it unconvincing." International Photographer called the film "well worth seeing."

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External links

The Expert at IMDb

The Expert at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

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Trivia

It premiered on March 5, 1932, a Saturday.
It runs 1h08 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.