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The Hottentot is a lost[1][2] 1929 American 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]

The Hottentot
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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
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 10, 1929 (1929-08-10)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	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.

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

References

External links

• The Hottentot at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Newspaper advertisement
• The Hottentot 1929 (Complete Vitaphone Soundtrack) Part 1 on YouTube
• The Hottentot 1929 (Complete Vitaphone Soundtrack) Part 2 on YouTube

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