Finn and Hattie

Finn and Hattie
Directed byNorman Taurog
Written byJoseph L. Mankiewicz
Based onnovel Mr and Mrs Haddock Abroad by David Ogden Stewart
StarringLeon Errol
ZaSu Pitts
CinematographyDev Jennings
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 28, 1931 (1931-02-28)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250,000[1]

Finn and Hattie is a 1931 American comedic pre-Code film directed by Norman Taurog, starring Leon Errol, Mitzi Green and ZaSu Pitts.[2]

Plot

Production

The film was based on a book Mr and Mrs Haddock Abroad by David Ogden Stewart. He later said "the first thing I knew about it was Joe [Mankiewicz] coming to me to apologize for it because it wasn’t Mr. and Mrs. Haddock Abroad as I had written it or as I saw it, but largely a vehicle for Leon Errol to do the many very funny things he used to do with his legs and with dialogue. They had just ruined the whole spirit of the Haddocks, and when I saw it I quietly tiptoed out of the theatre."[3]

References

  1. ^ Michael A. Hoey, Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52-Film Career of Norman Taurog, Bear Manor Media, 2013.
  2. ^ McLeod, Norman Z.; Taurog, Norman (February 28, 1931), Finn and Hattie (Comedy), Paramount Pictures, retrieved October 13, 2022
  3. ^ Eyles, Allen; Gillet, John (1986). "David Ogden Stewart: Politically Conscious". In McGilligan, Patrick (ed.). Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age. p. 340.


Stub icon

This 1930s comedy film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.