The Kibitzer

The Kibitzer
Directed byEdward Sloman
Screenplay byMarion Dix
Sam Mintz
Viola Brothers Shore
Based on
The Kibitzer
by
StarringHarry Green
Mary Brian
Neil Hamilton
Albert Gran
David Newell
Guy Oliver
CinematographyAlfred Gilks
Edited byEda Warren
Music byW. Franke Harling
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 11, 1930 (1930-01-11)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Kibitzer is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and written by Marion Dix, Sam Mintz and Viola Brothers Shore. It is based on the 1929 play The Kibitzer by Jo Swerling and Edward G. Robinson. The film stars Harry Green, Mary Brian, Neil Hamilton, Albert Gran, David Newell and Guy Oliver. The film was released on January 11, 1930, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]

Outline

A gentle comedy about a Jewish character who keeps giving people advice, i.e. kibitzing. His advice creates all kinds of complications, especially after he comes into a large sum of money to dispose of as he pleases. The character is played by Harry Green, who specialised in playing Jewish comedic characters. [4]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The Kibitzer (1930) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Sandra Brennan. "The Kibitzer (1929) - Edward H. Sloman". AllMovie. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Kibitzer". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Kibitzer (1930)".


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