Is Zat So? (1927)
Comedy | 15 May 1927
Director:
Alfred E. GreenWriter:
Philip KleinCinematographer:
George SchneidermanProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.According to the 2 Jan 1927 FD, Arthur Housman was assigned a role in Is Zat So?, but he is not listed in credits.
The play Is Zat So? was based on the unpublished play That's That by James Gleason and Richard Taber (1921). Paramount produced another adaptation of the play in 1935. That film, entitled Two Fisted, was directed by James Cruze and starred Lee Tracy and Rosecoe Karns (see entry). On 7 Sep 1926, Is Zat So? was adapted for a Lux Radio Theatre episode starring James Cagney and Robert Armstrong. Armstrong had also starred in the hit Broadway production of the play. ...
According to the 2 Jan 1927 FD, Arthur Housman was assigned a role in Is Zat So?, but he is not listed in credits.
The play Is Zat So? was based on the unpublished play That's That by James Gleason and Richard Taber (1921). Paramount produced another adaptation of the play in 1935. That film, entitled Two Fisted, was directed by James Cruze and starred Lee Tracy and Rosecoe Karns (see entry). On 7 Sep 1926, Is Zat So? was adapted for a Lux Radio Theatre episode starring James Cagney and Robert Armstrong. Armstrong had also starred in the hit Broadway production of the play.
"Hap, a fight manager, picks up Chick to make a fighter out of him. After losing out they are befriended by Blackburn, a young millionaire, and take the place of servants who have left. After a misunderstanding, Chick wins the championship and he and Hap win the girls of their choice. Chick also proves Blackburn's brother-in-law to be a crook." ( Moving Picture World, 21 May 1927, ...
"Hap, a fight manager, picks up Chick to make a fighter out of him. After losing out they are befriended by Blackburn, a young millionaire, and take the place of servants who have left. After a misunderstanding, Chick wins the championship and he and Hap win the girls of their choice. Chick also proves Blackburn's brother-in-law to be a crook." ( Moving Picture World, 21 May 1927, p211.)
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