The Hottentot
The Hottentot is a lost 1929 American all-talking sound 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.
Plot
Sam Harrington (Edward Everett Horton) has a lifelong terror of horses—so naturally, he finds himself impersonating a champion steeplechase rider.
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| author | Harvey Thew |
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| director | Roy Del Ruth |
| editor | Owen Marks |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | against all odds claim country estate crush false pretenses morning paralyze romantic rival solve steeplechase race terrify think wild horse win |
| musicBy | Cecil Copping |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | race sports comedy |