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]
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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. |
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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]
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.
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