Once a Gentleman

Once a Gentleman
Once a Gentleman
Directed by	James Cruze
Written by	Maude Fulton ; Walter Woods ; George F. Worts ;
Produced by	James Cruze
Starring	Edward Everett Horton ; Lois Wilson ; Francis X. Bushman ;
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Production; company	James Cruze Productions
Distributed by	Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date	August 22, 1930;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated December 28, 2025

Once a Gentleman is a 1930 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Edward Everett Horton, Lois Wilson and Francis X. Bushman.^[1] A butler goes on vacation, where he is wrongly supposed to be a wealthy man.

Cast

Edward Everett Horton as Oliver
Lois Wilson as Mrs. Mallin
Francis X. Bushman as Bannister
King Baggot as Van Warner
Emerson Treacy as Junior
George Fawcett as Colonel Breen
Frederick Sullivan as Wadsworth
Gertrude Short as Dolly
Estelle Bradley as Gwen
William J. Holmes as Ogelthrope
Cyril Chadwick as Jarvis
Evelyn Pierce as Natalie
Drew Demorest as Timson
William H. O'Brien as Reeves
Charles Coleman as Wuggins

References

↑ Pitts p.344

Bibliography

Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

Once a Gentleman at IMDb

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[1] Pitts p.344

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v t e Films directed by James Cruze
1910s	From Wash to Washington (1914) Too Many Millions (1918) The Dub (1919) Alias Mike Moran (1919) The Roaring Road (1919) You're Fired (1919) The Love Burglar (1919) The Valley of the Giants (1919) The Lottery Man (1919) Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919) An Adventure in Hearts (1919)
1920s	A Full House (1920) Terror Island (1920) Mrs. Temple's Telegram (1920) The Sins of St. Anthony (1920) What Happened to Jones (1920) Food for Scandal (1920) Always Audacious (1920) The Charm School (1921) The Dollar-a-Year Man (1921) Gasoline Gus (1921) Crazy to Marry (1921) One Glorious Day (1922) Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922) The Fast Freight (1922) The Dictator (1922) The Old Homestead (1922) Thirty Days (1922) The Covered Wagon (1923) Hollywood (1923) Ruggles of Red Gap (1923) To the Ladies (1923) Leap Year (1924) filmed 1921 The Fighting Coward (1924) The Enemy Sex (1924) Merton of the Movies (1924) The City That Never Sleeps (1924) The Garden of Weeds (1924) The Goose Hangs High (1925) Waking Up the Town (1925) Welcome Home (1925) Beggar on Horseback (1925) Marry Me (1925) The Pony Express (1925) Mannequin (1926) Old Ironsides (1926) The Waiter from the Ritz (1926) never completed or released We're All Gamblers (1927) The City Gone Wild (1927) On to Reno (1928) The Mating Call (1928) The Red Mark (1928) Excess Baggage (1928) The Duke Steps Out (1929) A Man's Man (1929) The Great Gabbo (1929)
1930s	Once a Gentleman (1930) She Got What She Wanted (1930) Salvation Nell (1931) Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) If I Had a Million (segment "Death Cell", 1932) Racetrack (1933) Sailor Be Good (1933) I Cover the Waterfront (1933) Mr. Skitch (1933) David Harum (1934) Their Big Moment (1934) Helldorado (1934) Two-Fisted (1935) Sutter's Gold (1936) The Wrong Road (1937) Prison Nurse (1938) Gangs of New York (1938) Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

Once a Gentleman

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