An old yet spry man comes to Chicago to live with his son and daughter-in-law. Despite the old fellow's good intentions, he becomes a useless irritation to the couple. However, Grandpa ...
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Title: The Expert (1932)
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| Charles 'Chic' Sale | ... | Grandpa John T. Minick | |
| Dickie Moore | ... | Dickie | |
| Lois Wilson | ... | Nettie Minick | |
| Ralf Harolde | ... | Jim Crowley (as Ralf Harold) | |
| Adrienne Dore | ... | Sadie Crowley | |
| Earle Foxe | ... | Fred Minick | |
| Noel Francis | ... | Daisy | |
| Elizabeth Patterson | ... | Miss Crackenwald | |
| Dorothea Wolbert | ... | Annie (as Dorothy Wolbert) | |
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Charles E. Evans | ... | Hard of Hearing Grant Resident (as Charles Evans) |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Lulu | |
| Walter Catlett | ... | Al | |
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An old yet spry man comes to Chicago to live with his son and daughter-in-law. Despite the old fellow's good intentions, he becomes a useless irritation to the couple. However, Grandpa befriends a young orphan boy, whom he helps to set upon the straight and narrow path. He finds solace in this relationship and also in the company of elderly men who live in a home nearby. But the orphan boy's step-father hatches an evil plan that will soon upset the apple cart . . . Written by Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>
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(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
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The photo of his wife, "Ma," that Grampa Minick has in his watch is that of Margaret Mann. See more »Soundtracks
Auld Lang Syne(1788) (uncredited)
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5 March 1932 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The Expert is the story of two outcasts coming together. Chic Sale plays an old man who is more of a nuisance to his family than he wants to be. Dickie Moore plays a young boy without good parents who is taught to steal. The two meet and begin a friendship in which Dickie is instructed to be a good boy. He calls Sale "Grandpa" and Sale treats the boy like his own grandson, showering him with gifts.
This emotional film is done with class. Although the story could have been lifted from a Lifetime or Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-TV movie, it is done so well, that anyone could be entertained by it. Sale is highly effective as the sympathetic old man and Dickie Moore is unbelievably good in his part despite Moore's own assumptions that he couldn't act. Moore could charm anyone and his crying scenes are heartbreakingly realistic. This is truly a remarkable, forgotten gem.