The Hottentot (1922 film)

The Hottentot
Film poster
Directed byJames W. Horne
Del Andrews
Written byDel Andrews
Tay Garnett
Based onThe Hottentot
by William Collier, Sr. and Victor Mapes
Produced byThomas H. Ince
StarringDouglas MacLean
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Distributed byAssociated First National
Release date
  • December 25, 1922 (1922-12-25)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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.

Scene from the film

Plot

Cast

Preservation status

It survives incomplete.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Hottentot
  2. ^ The Hottentot on Broadway at George M. Cohan's Theatre, March to June 1920; IBDb.com (played at George M. Cohan's Theatre)
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Hottentot
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Hottentot at silentera.com
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