The Kibitzer (1930)
In this comedy, a Yiddish fellow cannot keep from kibitzing into other people's lives. Trouble ensues when he is mistakenly given a huge fortune in stocks that he can spend any way he pleases. At the same time, his daughter has fallen in love with an impoverished, but good hearted boy. When the kibitzer suggests he bet all his money on a dog of a racehorse, the lad does it. Against all odds, the horse wins, and suddenly the young man is quite wealthy.
- Date of release
- 1930-01-11
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Edward Sloman
Casting
- Harry Green — Ike Lazarus
- Mary Brian — Josie Lazarus
- Neil Hamilton — Eddie Brown
- Albert Gran — James Livingston
- David Newell — Bert Livingstone
- Guy Oliver — McGinty
- Tenen Holtz — Meyer
- Henry Fink — Kikapoupolos
- Lee Kohlmar — Yankel
- E.H. Calvert — Westcott
- Thomas A. Curran — Briggs
- Eddie Kane — Phillips
Interesting facts
The Kibitzer is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and written by Marion Dix, Sam Mintz and Viola Brothers Shore. It is based on the 1929 play The Kibitzer by Jo Swerling and Edward G. Robinson. The film stars Harry Green, Mary Brian, Neil Hamilton, Albert Gran, David Newell and Guy Oliver. The film was released on January 11, 1930, by Paramount Pictures.
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