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The Potters is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Fred C. Newmeyer released in USA on 15 january 1927 with W. C. Fields

The Potters (1927)

The Potters
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Released in USA 15 january 1927
Length 1h11
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating27% 1.3765751.3765751.3765751.3765751.376575

The Potters is a lost 1927 silent 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. McElvoy which had a respectable run on Broadway in the 1923-24 season.

Actors

W. C. Fields

(Pa Potter)Mary Alden

(Ma Potter)Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

(Red Miller)Bradley Barker

(Eagle)Joseph Smiley

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