So This Is Harris is a 1933 American pre-Code short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It won an Oscar in 1934 for Best Short Subject (Comedy).[1][2] The Academy Film Archive preserved So This Is Harris in 2012.[3]
| So This Is Harris | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Mark Sandrich |
| Written by | Ben Holmes Mark Sandrich |
| Produced by | Lou Brock |
| Starring | Phil Harris Walter Catlett |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Edited by | John Lockert |
| Music by | Will Jason Val Burton |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe film is a series of comical musical numbers and skits following Phil Harris around, starting with him performing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, which is listened to by Dorothy on the radio whose homebrewing husband Walter hates Harris. The action then moves to the country club where Walter unknowingly encounters Harris while being aggravated by his music. Walter then pretends to be Phil to meet a woman while Harris "entertains" her friend, Dorothy.
Cast
edit- Phil Harris as himself
- Walter Catlett as himself
- Helen Collins as Dorothy
- June Brewster as Lillian
- James Finlayson as Golf Pro
References
edit- ^ "The 6th Academy Awards (1934) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ "New York Times: So This Is Harris". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.