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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">1927 film by Alfred E. Green</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">The Auctioneer</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Auctioneer_(film).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_Auctioneer_%28film%29.jpg/220px-The_Auctioneer_%28film%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="365" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_Auctioneer_%28film%29.jpg/330px-The_Auctioneer_%28film%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_Auctioneer_%28film%29.jpg/440px-The_Auctioneer_%28film%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alfred_E._Green" title="Alfred E. Green">Alfred E. Green</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Arthur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee Arthur (page does not exist)">Lee Arthur</a> (play)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Klein" title="Charles Klein">Charles Klein</a> (play)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Rigby" title="Gordon Rigby">Gordon Rigby</a> (novel)</li><li><a href="/wiki/John_Stone_(producer)" title="John Stone (producer)">John Stone</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Sidney_(actor)" title="George Sidney (actor)">George Sidney</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Nixon" title="Marian Nixon">Marian Nixon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Hughes" title="Gareth Hughes">Gareth Hughes</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Schneiderman" title="George Schneiderman">George Schneiderman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><a href="/wiki/Fox_Film" title="Fox Film">Fox Film</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Fox Film</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>January 16, 1927<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1927-01-16</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">60 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Silent</li><li>English <a href="/wiki/Intertitles" class="mw-redirect" title="Intertitles">intertitles</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Auctioneer</b></i> is a 1927 American <a href="/wiki/Silent_film" title="Silent film">silent</a> <a href="/wiki/Comedy_drama_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Comedy drama film">comedy drama film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Alfred_E._Green" title="Alfred E. Green">Alfred E. Green</a> and starring <a href="/wiki/George_Sidney_(actor)" title="George Sidney (actor)">George Sidney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marian_Nixon" title="Marian Nixon">Marian Nixon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Hughes" title="Gareth Hughes">Gareth Hughes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LCT_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LCT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was originally planned for <a href="/wiki/Janet_Gaynor" title="Janet Gaynor">Janet Gaynor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Farrell" title="Charles Farrell">Charles Farrell</a> to appear in supporting roles in the film, before both had become stars by that point and other actors were cast.<sup id="cite_ref-AS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was adapted from a (1901) <a href="/wiki/David_Belasco" title="David Belasco">David Belasco</a> stage play of the same name which starred <a href="/wiki/David_Warfield" title="David Warfield">David Warfield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auc_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auc-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BW_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BW-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premise">Premise</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Auctioneer_(film)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Premise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Simon Levi, a <a href="/wiki/Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish">Jewish</a> immigrant <a href="/wiki/Pawnbroker" title="Pawnbroker">pawnbroker</a> builds up a successful business.<sup id="cite_ref-Mich_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mich-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His daughter Ruth marries stockbroker Richard Eagan. They are swindled by <a href="/wiki/Stockbroker" title="Stockbroker">stockbroker</a> Paul Groode, and forced to labor in the streets to make financial ends meet. Eventually, they achieve retribution against Groode and the movie ends happily for the stockbrokers.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CDM_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CDM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Auctioneer_(film)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Sidney_(actor)" title="George Sidney (actor)">George Sidney</a> as Simon Levi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Nixon" title="Marian Nixon">Marian Nixon</a> as Ruth Levi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Hughes" title="Gareth Hughes">Gareth Hughes</a> as Richard Eagan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Lloyd" title="Doris Lloyd">Doris Lloyd</a> as Esther Levi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_Crane" title="Ward Crane">Ward Crane</a> as Paul Groode</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cohen" title="Sammy Cohen">Sammy Cohen</a> as Mo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_McDowell" title="Claire McDowell">Claire McDowell</a> as Mrs. Tim Eagan</li></ul> <dl><dd><small>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-Cast_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cast-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Auctioneer_(film)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The film was a serious financial disappointment for the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Film" title="Fox Film">Fox Film</a> company. Made on a budget of $304,000, it took $317,000 worldwide which led to a $106,000 loss once <a href="/wiki/Film_distribution" title="Film distribution">distribution</a> cost are factored in. This was the worst performance by a Fox film that year.<sup id="cite_ref-AS_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Auctioneer_(film)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Film_Daily" title="The Film Daily">The Film Daily</a></i> wrote, "The David Belasco stage play became famous more for the acting of <a href="/wiki/David_Warfield" title="David Warfield">David Warfield</a> than for the importance of the play itself and so the picture becomes entertaining because of the characterization of George Sidney rather than for the story it tells.<sup id="cite_ref-NBH_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBH-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The theme is slight and of the familiar <i><a href="/wiki/Abie%27s_Irish_Rose" title="Abie's Irish Rose">Abie's Irish Rose</a></i> variety. But Sidney's fine acting, his typical Jewish humor, plus a quantity of first class comedy incident, makes the picture satisfying. The introduction of the kangaroo offers one of the best laugh sequences of the picture. There is the usual heart interest twist and the happy ending."<sup id="cite_ref-auc_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auc-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Moving_Picture_World" class="mw-redirect" title="Moving Picture World">Moving Picture World</a></i> said, "So far as the plot interest is concerned it is considerably drawn out and moves forward rather slowly. More emphasis has been placed on the comedy but it is principally on the characterization of George Sidney that the audience appeal depends, and he certainly gives an excellent performance... This simple little story is rich in human interest and emotional appeal and George Sidney gives a performance that alternately plays upon the emotions and keeps the spectator in smiles."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> wrote, "<i>The Auctioneer</i> has enough in its favor to make it a worthwhile major house booking. It is a wholesome picture, has comedy and pathos. Photographically it is splendid [...] Sidney stands out all the way and the continuity gets a gouge here and there to permit him a few extra comedy bits. The theme is deftly handled".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Writing for <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Daily Tribune</a></i>, Mae Tinee wrote, "<i>The Auctioneer</i> is a homely, heartsome picture that will linger pleasantly in your memory" and commented that a fighting kangaroo was the funniest thing in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A review in the <i>Woodward Daily Press</i> of <a href="/wiki/Woodward,_Oklahoma" title="Woodward, Oklahoma">Woodward, Oklahoma</a> said, "Alfred E. Green, who directed the production, took advantage of every opportunity to make the picture more life-like and human, at the same time losing none of the spirit of the original play. It is, according to advance reports, one of the best pictures of its kind ever produced and promises to create as big a sensation as the play".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Auctioneer_(film)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-LCT-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LCT_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newspaperarchive.com/la-crosse-tribune-and-leader-press-apr-17-1927-p-22/">"Fine Cast Appears"</a>. 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