Let Us Be Gay
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| Let Us Be Gay | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Produced by | Robert Z. Leonard Irving Thalberg |
| Written by | Rachel Crothers(play:Let Us Be Gay) Frances Marion(dialogue) Lucille Newmark(more dialogue) |
| Starring | Norma Shearer |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Editing by | Basil Wrangel |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | July 11, 1930 (New York Premiere) August 9, 1930(USA) December 18, 1931(Denmark) April 9, 1932(Portugal) |
| Running time | 8 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Let Us Be Gay is a 1930 comedy drama produced and distributed by MGM. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starred Norma Shearer. It is based on a 1929 Broadway play by Rachel Crothers. the film is now available on dvd from the Warner Archive Collection.[1] [2]
[edit] Cast
- Norma Shearer - Mrs. Katherine Brown
- Marie Dressler - Mrs. Bouccy Bouccicault
- Rod La Rocque - Bob Brown
- Gilbert Emery - 'Towney' Townley
- Hedda Hopper - Madge Livingston
- Raymond Hackett - Bruce Keane
- Sally Eilers - Diane
- Tyrell Davis - Wallace Granger
- Wilfred Noy - Whitman, the Butler
- William H. O'Brien - Struthers, a Servant
- Sybil Grove - Perkins, a Maid
uncredited
- Elinor Flynn
- Mary Gordon - Mrs. McIntyre
- Helene Millard - Helen
- Dickie Moore - Young Bobby
[edit] References
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ^ Let Us Be Gay as produced on Broadway at the Little Theatre, February 19, 1929 to December 1929, 353 performances; IBDb.com
