The Potters (film) explained

The Potters
Director:	Fred C. Newmeyer Ray Lissner (assistant)
Producer:	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Starring:	W. C. Fields
Cinematography:	Paul C. Vogel
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	71 minutes; 7 reels (6,680 feet)
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Potters is a lost^[1] 1927 American silent comedy film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starred comedian W. C. Fields. It is based on a play by J. P. McEvoy which had a respectable run on Broadway in the 1923–24 season.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• W. C. Fields as Pa Potter
• Mary Alden as Ma Potter
• Ivy Harris as Mamie
• Jack Egan as Bill
• Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Red Miller
• Joseph W. Smiley as Rankin
• Bradley Barker as Eagle

External links

• • • Still at silentfilmstillarchive.com

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8356/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Potters
2. http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=8928 The Potters on Broadway, at the Plymouth Theatre, beginning Dec. 8 1923, 208 performances; IBDb.com
3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The AFI, c.1971
4. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arneparamountpictures.html The Potters at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1927