So This Is Harris is a 1933 American pre-Code short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It won an Oscar in 1934 for Best Short Subject (Comedy).[1][2] The Academy Film Archive preserved So This Is Harris in 2012.[3]

So This Is Harris
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Directed byMark Sandrich
Written byBen Holmes
Mark Sandrich
Produced byLou Brock
StarringPhil Harris
Walter Catlett
CinematographyBert Glennon
Edited byJohn Lockert
Music byWill Jason
Val Burton
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • August 13, 1933 (1933-08-13)
Running time
28 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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The film is a series of comical musical numbers and skits following Phil Harris around, starting with him performing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, which is listened to by Dorothy on the radio whose homebrewing husband Walter hates Harris. The action then moves to the country club where Walter unknowingly encounters Harris while being aggravated by his music. Walter then pretends to be Phil to meet a woman while Harris "entertains" her friend, Dorothy.

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References

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  1. ^ "The 6th Academy Awards (1934) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "New York Times: So This Is Harris". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
  3. ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
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