Whoopee! (film)
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| Directed by | Thornton Freeland |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn Florenz Ziegfeld |
| Written by | William M. Conselman E.J. Rath (story) Robert Hobart Davis (story) Owen Davis (play) William Anthony McGuire (musical) |
| Starring | Eddie Cantor Ethel Shutta Paul Gregory Eleanor Hunt |
| Music by | Nacio Herb Brown Walter Donaldson Edward Eliscu |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes Ray Rennahan Gregg Toland (Technicolor) |
| Editing by | Stuart Heisler |
| Studio | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | September 30, 1930 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,655,000[1] |
Whoopee! (1930) is an "All-Talking All-Color" musical comedy film photographed in two-color Technicolor. The plot of the film closely followed the stage show produced by Florenz Ziegfeld in 1928.
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Production [edit]
The film was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld and Samuel Goldwyn, and directed by Thornton Freeland. Whoopee made a movie star of Eddie Cantor, already one of the leading stars of Broadway revues and musical comedies as well as being a popular recording artist in the United States. George Olsen and his Music, already well-known Victor recording artists, repeated their work from the stage version. Other stars in the film were Eleanor Hunt, Ethel Shutta (George Olsen's wife), and Paul Gregory. Future stars Betty Grable, Paulette Goddard, Ann Sothern, Virginia Bruce and Claire Dodd appeared uncredited as "Goldwyn Girls".
The film also launched the Hollywood career of Busby Berkeley and was Alfred Newman's first job in Hollywood. Richard Day did the set designs and behind the camera was Gregg Toland, who later found fame with Orson Welles.
Cast [edit]
- Eddie Cantor as Henry Williams
- Ethel Shutta as Mary Custer
- Paul Gregory as Wanenis
- Eleanor Hunt as Sally Morgan
- Jack Rutherford as Sheriff Bob Wells
- Walter Law as Jud Morgan
- Spencer Charters as Jerome Underwood
- Albert Hackett as Chester Underwood
- Chief Caupolican as Black Eagle
- Lou-Scha-Enya as Matafay
Awards [edit]
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Richard Day.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ "WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 4 March 1944. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "NY Times: Whoopee!". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- Whoopee! at the Internet Movie Database
- Whoopee! at AllRovi
- Whoopee! at the TCM Movie Database
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1930 films
- 1930s musical films
- 1930s romantic comedy films
- American musical comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American romantic musical films
- Films based on plays
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- Films shot in Technicolor
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions films
- United Artists films
