Take the Heir
Take the Heir is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Edward Everett Horton, Dorothy Devore and Edythe Chapman.[1] It was produced during the transition to sound film and a separate silent version was also released. Location shooting took place around Broadway. A review in the Motion Picture News considered the film "very, very weak" and a waste of Everett Horton's talents.
| Take the Heir | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lloyd Ingraham |
| Written by | Beatrice Van |
| Produced by | John R. Freuler C.A. Stimson |
| Starring | Edward Everett Horton Dorothy Devore Edythe Chapman |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
Production company | Screen Story Syndicate |
| Distributed by | Big 4 Film Corporation |
Release date | January 15, 1930 |
Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
An English aristocrat Lord Tweedham inherits property in the United States. However, when he arrives he is in such a drunken state that his valet Smithers is forced to impersonate him. At the house of the executor Smithers falls in love with Susan the maid while being pursued by his daughter Muriel under the impression that he is Tweedham.
Cast
- Edward Everett Horton as Smithers
- Dorothy Devore as Susan
- Frank Elliott as Lord Tweedham
- Edythe Chapman as Lady Tweedham
- Otis Harlan as John Walker
- Kay Deslys as Muriel Walker
- Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Smythe-Bellingham
References
- Pitts p.62
Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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