The Expert

The Expert is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy-drama directed by Archie Mayo and starring Chic Sale and Dickie Moore. It is based on a 1924 Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman play, Minick, which is based on the short story "Old Man Minick" by Ferber. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. The Library of Congress holds a print. Cast Chic Sale - Grandpa John T. Minick Dickie Moore - Dickie Lois Wilson - Nettie Minick Ralf Harolde - Jim Crowley Adrienne Dore - Sadie Crowley Earle Foxe - Fred Minick Noel Francis - Daisy Elizabeth Patterson - Miss Crackenwald Dorothea Wolbert - Annie Charles E. Evans - Hard of Hearing Grant Resident Louise Beavers - Lulu Walter Catlett - Al May Boley - Mrs. Smallbridge Ben Holmes - Price William Robyns - Briggs Zita Moulton - Miss Lippencott Elsa Peterson - Miss Stack Adolph Leonard - Reception A 1932 review in TIME Magazine described the film as "a profligate adaptation of Edna Ferber's story Old Man Minick." According to a 1932 review in The New York Times, "The story of Old Man Minick's misadventures when he comes to live with his son in Chicago is told in a halting, disjointed script which seems never quite sure where it is going. By trying to tell too much of Edna Ferber's novel, the adapters have blurred the picture and made much of it unconvincing." International Photographer called the film "well worth seeing."