Finn and Hattie
{{short description|1931 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Finn and Hattie
| image =
| caption =
| director = Norman Z. McLeod (as Norman McLeod)
Norman Taurog
| writer = Joseph L. Mankiewicz
|based_on = novel Mr and Mrs Haddock Abroad by David Ogden Stewart
| starring = Leon Errol
ZaSu Pitts
|cinematography = Dev Jennings
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1931|2|28}}
| runtime = 78 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $250,000Michael A. Hoey, Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52-Film Career of Norman Taurog, Bear Manor Media, 2013.}}
Finn and Hattie is a 1931 American comedic pre-Code film directed by Norman Taurog, starring Leon Errol, Mitzi Green and ZaSu Pitts.{{Citation |last=McLeod |first=Norman Z. |title=Finn and Hattie |date=1931-02-28 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021867/ |type=Comedy |publisher=Paramount Pictures |access-date=2022-10-13 |last2=Taurog |first2=Norman}}
Plot
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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."{{cite book|page=340|title= Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age|editor-first=Patrick|editor-last= McGilligan|year=1986|chapter=David Ogden Stewart: Politically Conscious |first1=Allen|last1=Eyles|first2=John|last2=Gillet}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0021867}}
{{Norman Z. McLeod}}
{{Norman Taurog}}
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American comedy films
Category:English-language comedy films
Category:Films directed by Norman Taurog
Category:Films directed by Norman Z. McLeod
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