Take the Heir

Take the Heir
Directed by	Lloyd Ingraham
Written by	Beatrice Van
Produced by	John R. Freuler C.A. Stimson
Starring	Edward Everett Horton Dorothy Devore Edythe Chapman
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Production company	Screen Story Syndicate
Distributed by	Big 4 Film Corporation
Release date	January 15, 1930 (1930-01-15)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles

Take the Heir is a 1930 American synchronized comedy sound film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Edward Everett Horton, Dorothy Devore and Edythe Chapman. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects and featured a theme song that was sung by an uncredited tenor. The film was produced during the transition to sound film and a separate silent version was also released. Location shooting took place around Broadway. A review in the Motion Picture News considered the film "very, very weak" and a waste of Everett Horton's talents.

Plot

An English aristocrat Lord Tweedham inherits property in the United States. However, when he arrives he is in such a drunken state that his valet Smithers is forced to impersonate him. At the house of the executor Smithers falls in love with Susan the maid while being pursued by his daughter Muriel under the impression that he is Tweedham.

Cast

• Edward Everett Horton as Smithers
• Dorothy Devore as Susan
• Frank Elliott as Lord Tweedham
• Edythe Chapman as Lady Tweedham
• Otis Harlan as John Walker
• Kay Deslys as Muriel Walker
• Margaret Campbell as Mrs. Smythe-Bellingham

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "I Always Knew It Would Be You" with music by J.M. Coopersmith and lyrics by Cliff Hess.

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• Take the Heir at IMDb