The Expert (1932)
Overview
An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.7 |
Directed By
Archie Mayo
Crew
Archie Mayo
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
George S. Kaufman
Julien Josephson
Maude T. Howell
TOP CAST
Charles 'Chic' Sale
John T. Minick
Dickie Moore
Dickie Foster
Lois Wilson
Nettie Minick
Elizabeth Patterson
Miss Crackenwald
Ralf Harolde
Jim Crowley
Adrienne Dore
Sadie Crowley
Louise Beavers
Lulu
Walter Catlett
Al Diamond
Bess Flowers
Member of Women's Auxilary Committee
Earle Foxe
Fred Minick
Noel Francis
Daisy
Dorothea Wolbert
Annie
Charles E. Evans
Hard of Hearing Grant Resident
May Boley
Mrs. Smallbridge
Mary Gordon
Neighbor
Eddie Graham
Clothing Salesman
Ben Holmes
Price
Murray Kinnell
Smitty - the Fence
Ethan Laidlaw
Policeman
Adolph Leonard
Undetermined Role
Zita Moulton
Miss Lippincott
Elsa Peterson
Miss Stack
Lon Poff
Morgue Attendant
Tom Ricketts
Dietenhofer
William Robyns
Briggs
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