| The Expert | |
| Director: | Archie Mayo |
| Producer: | Warner Brothers |
| Based On: | play Minick by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, taken from Ferber's short story Old Man Minick |
| Starring: | Chic Sale Dickie Moore |
| Music: | Leo F. Forbstein |
| Cinematography: | Robert Kurrle Al Green John Shepek |
| Editing: | James Gibbon |
| Distributor: | Warner Brothers Vitaphone |
| Runtime: | 8 reels |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
The Expert is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy-drama directed by Archie Mayo and starring Chic Sale and Dickie Moore. It is based on a 1924 Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman play, Minick, which is based on the short story "Old Man Minick" by Ferber. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.[1]
The Library of Congress holds a print.[2]
A 1932 review in TIME Magazine described the film as "a profligate adaptation of Edna Ferber's story Old Man Minick."[3] According to a 1932 review in The New York Times, "The story of Old Man Minick's misadventures when he comes to live with his son in Chicago is told in a halting, disjointed script which seems never quite sure where it is going. By trying to tell too much of Edna Ferber's novel, the adapters have blurred the picture and made much of it unconvincing."[4] International Photographer called the film "well worth seeing."[5]