Laughing Boy (film)
Laughing Boy | |
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Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke |
Screenplay by | John Colton John Lee Mahin |
Produced by | Hunt Stromberg W.S. Van Dyke |
Starring | Ramón Novarro Lupe Vélez |
Cinematography | Lester White |
Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
Music by | Herbert Stothart |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Laughing Boy is a 1934 pre-Code film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and is based on the 1929 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Oliver La Farge.
Plot
Slim Girl is an Indian maiden raised by whites, who call her "Lily." Many members of the Navajo tribe shun her, believing Slim Girl to be leading an improper life, perhaps even as a prostitute.
A silversmith, Laughing Boy, is seduced by her. After losing a horse race, he challenges rival Red Man to a wrestling match and wins. This impresses Slim Girl, who expresses her desire for him. She returns to her previous intimate relationship, however, with George Hartshone, a rich rancher.
One day, Slim Girl seeks out Laughing Boy, becomes his lover and persuades him to marry her. But when she goes to town to sell his silver goods, Laughing Boy follows and finds her in Hartshone's arms. He aims a bow and arrow at Hartshone, but ends up killing Slim Girl instead.
Cast
Actor | Role |
Ramón Navarro | Laughing Boy |
Lupe Vélez | Slim Girl |
Reception
The film was a box office disappointment for MGM.[1]
References
- ^ By, D. W. (1934, Nov 25). TAKING A LOOK AT THE RECORD. New York Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/101193306?accountid=13902
External links
- 1934 films
- 1930s romantic drama films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American romantic drama films
- English-language films
- Films about Native Americans
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- Films scored by Herbert Stothart
- Films set in Arizona
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1930s romantic drama film stubs