Whoopee! (film)
| Whoopee | |
|---|---|
Florenz Ziegfeld | |
| Starring | Eddie Cantor Ethel Shutta Eleanor Hunt |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes Ray Rennahan Gregg Toland |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Music by | Nacio Herb Brown Walter Donaldson Edward Eliscu |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.3 million[1] |
| Box office | $2,655,000[2] |
Whoopee! is a 1930 American
Plot
Sally Morgan loves an Indian named Wanenis, but her father forbids her to marry Wanenis, instead favoring sheriff Bob Wells. Just before marrying Wells, Sally decides that she loves Wanenis too much and tricks farmhand Henry Williams into helping her flee to the ranch of Jerome Underwood. Wells searches for Sally, causing trouble for the oblivious Henry.
Cast
- 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
- Marian Marsh as Harriett Underwood
Production
Whoopee! made a film star of
The film launched the Hollywood career of
Future stars Betty Grable, Paulette Goddard, Ann Sothern, Virginia Bruce and Claire Dodd appear uncredited as "Goldwyn Girls".
Awards
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Richard Day.[5][6]
Reception
The film has been called a "a musical western extravaganza".[7] Cecil A. Smith and Glenn Litton recalled that "Director Frank Corsaro was criticized for exaggerating the show's dramatic style.".[8]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3. p. 106
- ^ "WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?". The Argus. Melbourne. March 4, 1944. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 978-1-317-47164-6.
- ^ Whoopee! (1930) - IMDb, retrieved August 29, 2021
- ^ "NY Times: Whoopee!". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ "The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-520-20334-1.
- ISBN 978-1-136-55675-3.
External links
- Whoopee! at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Whoopee! at IMDb
- Whoopee! at AllMovie
- Whoopee! at the TCM Movie Database
- Film still of Goldwyn Girl at WalterFilm.com
- Film clip with parade of "Indian maidens" on YouTube
