The Hottentot (1922 film) explained

The Hottentot
Director:	James W. Horne Del Andrews
Producer:	Thomas H. Ince
Starring:	Douglas MacLean
Cinematography:	Henry Sharp
Distributor:	Associated First National
Runtime:	6 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Hottentot is a 1922 American silent^[1] comedy film directed by James W. Horne and Del Andrews and starred Douglas MacLean. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play The Hottentot by William Collier, Sr. and Victor Mapes.^[2] Thomas H. Ince produced the feature with distribution by Associated First National.^[3]

The story was remade by Warner Brothers as The Hottentot in 1929 as an early Vitaphone talkie.

Cast

• Raymond Hatton as Swift
• Madge Bellamy as Peggy Fairfax
• Douglas MacLean as Sam Harrington
• Lila Leslie as Mrs. Carol Chadwick
• Martin Best as Ollie Gilford
• Truly Shattuck as Mrs. May Gilford
• T. D. Crittenden as Major Reggie Townsend (credited as Dwight Crittendon)
• Bert Lindley as McKesson
• Stanhope Wheatcroft as Larry Crawford

Preservation status

It survives incomplete.^[4]

External links

• • • Lobby poster

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6287/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Hottentot
2. http://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=4514 The Hottentot on Broadway at George M. Cohan's Theatre, March to June 1920; IBDb.com
3. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9831 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Hottentot
4. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/Hottentot1922.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Hottentot