The Life of the Party (1930 film)
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Darryl F. Zanuck Arthur Caesar |
| Music by | Earle Crooker Sidney D. Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Devereaux Jennings Frank B. Good (Technicolor) |
| Editing by | William Holmes |
| Studio | First National Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | October 25, 1930 (US) |
| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Life of the Party is a 1930 American musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. The musical numbers of this film were cut out before general release in the United States because the public had grown tired of musicals by late 1930. Only one song was left in the picture. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists. The film only survives in a black and white copy (of the United States release print) made in the 1950s for television.
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[edit] Plot
The girls try to find a millionaire in Havana but end up finding a male "gold-digger" who is looking for a rich woman to help pay his bills. Eventually, the dressmaker arrives in Havana.
[edit] Cast
- Winnie Lightner as Flo
- Irene Delroy as Dorothy 'Dot' Stottsbury
- Jack Whiting as Jerry 'A.J.' Smith
- Charles Butterworth as Colonel Joy
- Charles Judels as Monsieur LeMaire (the Dressmaker)
- John Davidson as Mr. A.J. Smith
- Arthur Hoyt as Jerry's secretary
also the Our Gang kids did appear in the film
[edit] Songs
- "Poison Ivy"
- "Can It Be Possible?"(Cut from United States release print)
- "One Robin Doesn't Make A Spring" (Cut from United States release print)
- "Somehow" (Cut from United States release print)
[edit] Preservation
Only a black and white copy of the cut print released in the United States (without most of the musical numbers) seems to have survived. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists.
[edit] Production
The music heard of the credits at the beginning of the film was added in the 1950s. These credits are also not original but have been redrawn, removing all indication that the film was photographed in Technicolor. The original music survives on Vitaphone disks. The rest of the film, beginning with the first title card ("New York was originally purchased from the Indians..."), has the original sound.
