The Potters

"Ma, Pa, Mamie, Red and Bill - those funny characters come to life!"

1927 1h 11m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Pa Potter invests four thousand dollars in worthless oil stock. Or is it worthless?

“Ma, Pa, Mamie, Red and Bill - those funny characters come to life!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
Writers: J. Clarkson Miller

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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99 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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W.C. Fields and Mary Alden and Ivy Harris carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Ma, Pa, Mamie, Red and Bill - those funny characters come to life!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0018274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Fred C. Newmeyer directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
299 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4W.C. Fields and Mary Alden and Ivy Harris carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Ma, Pa, Mamie, Red and Bill - those funny characters come to life!".
6IMDB entry: tt0018274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.