So This Is Harris Explained

So This Is Harris
Director:Mark Sandrich
Producer:Lou Brock
Starring:Phil Harris
Walter Catlett
Music:Will Jason
Val Burton
Cinematography:Bert Glennon
Editing:John Lockert
Distributor:RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime:28 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

So This Is Harris is a 1933 American pre-Code short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It won an Oscar in 1934 for Best Short Subject (Comedy).[1] [2] The Academy Film Archive preserved So This Is Harris in 2012.[3]

Plot

The film is a series of comical musical numbers and skits following Phil Harris around, starting with him performing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, which is listened to by Dorothy on the radio whose homebrewing husband Walter hates Harris. The action then moves to the country club where Walter unknowingly encounters Harris while being aggravated by his music. Walter then pretends to be Phil to meet a woman while Harris "entertains" her friend, Dorothy.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 6th Academy Awards (1934) Nominees and Winners . February 4, 2012. oscars.org.
  2. Web site: New York Times: So This Is Harris . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520071906/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300632/So-This-Is-Harris/details . dead . May 20, 2011 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2011 . May 11, 2008.
  3. Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.