Edward Everett Horton

A 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Ann Harding, Mary Astor, and Edward Everett Horton. Wealthy Julia Seton (Astor) meets struggling young lawyer Johnny Case at Lake Placid and brings him home to meet her family as her future husband. But Johnny is a free spirit who wants to make enough money to retire early and enjoy life — a plan that horrifies Julia's conservative father. Julia's rebellious sister Linda (Harding) is taken with Johnny's unconventional philosophy and finds herself falling for him. Based on the 1928 play by Philip Barry, this is the first film adaptation of the story later remade in 1938 with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Edward Everett Horton reprises his role as Nick Potter in both versions.

Comedy · Drama · Romance

A district attorney, hoping to surprise his wife, disguises himself as a woman, just as his wife secretly returns home and a pair of mistaken-identity impostors descend on the house. Edward Everett Horton stars in this farcical pre-Code comedy. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.

Comedy

A 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Douglas Fairbanks and Bebe Daniels. Wall Street wizard Larry Day (Fairbanks), new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet Roger (Edward Everett Horton). He follows Vivian Benton (Daniels), an amateur aviatrix, on an ocean liner, where cocktails laced with a "love potion" work their magic. He then loses his fortune in the market crash and feels he has also lost his girl. The film features songs by Irving Berlin and an early appearance by Bing Crosby. Originally released at 91 minutes; surviving versions are typically cut to about 72 minutes.

Comedy · Musical · Romance

Anna Neagle stars as Sunny O'Sullivan, the equestrian star of a small circus, in this RKO adaptation of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II stage musical. During Mardi Gras in New Orleans she falls for Larry Warren, heir to the wealthy and snobbish Warren family, and must choose between love and her life under the big top. Ray Bolger, two years past The Wizard of Oz, leads the circus troupe and dances a memorable number. British producer-director Herbert Wilcox brought his wife Neagle to Hollywood for this and a handful of other RKO vehicles. The film entered the public domain because its copyright was not renewed.

Comedy · Musical · Romance