Whoopee 1930 film completion

The film focuses on two new york street hustlers, jake okeefe and barney rodriguez who head down to palm springs, florida to escape the cold of the north. Its plot closely follows the 1928 stage show produced by florenz ziegfeld. The title of the film is much more interesting when we keep in mind that whoopee is a euphemism as per the films title song for sex or having sex. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals makin whoopee.

Unfortunately, ziegfeld lost everything in the stock market crash of 1929. Source came from a loonic video tape back in the eighties. John barrymore was dominating headlines with moby dick in 1930. Bing crosby was in his fair share of films as well. Notable for being busby berkeleys first film as dance choreographer as well as being one of the top grossing films of 1930 depending on which metric you use.

What sets this short apart is that one of the victims is a teenage, prefame jean harlow. Wouldnt it have been a riot if, in 1930, the marquee had readeddie cantor in fucking. On sunday, we watched the great otto premingerdirected film of 1959, anatomy of a murder. Whoopee opened at the new amsterdam theatre in new york on monday, december 4th, 1928 and ran for 407 performances. This was 1930 and hollywood was in the famed transitional stage between. Overall, the dance numbers have indicated just how modern this film truly is, not just for its time but even. Although the plot followed the stage version closely, much of the music was changed. Art director richard day received an academy award nomination for the film. There is an incredible amount of action on the screen. James cagney, paul muni, humphrey bogart, and edward g. He gave the world the exploitation classics narcotic 1933, marihuana 1936, and sex madness 1938 the latter two also have nude scenes and are available in this archive along with the complete maniac and devil monster. Mar 01, 2015 and this is where double whoopee comes into the picture. The rhythm is so catchy that the furniture, household items, and even cops sent to quiet. Cantor sings his signature song whoopee here in grand style.

The studio thrived with director michael curtiz, and famous tough guy stars including. People loved their musicals and fred estaire made a few bucks from it. And although eddie cantor made two silent films and two shorts prior to whoopee. Abraham lincoln 1930 full movie captioned by described and captioned media. Eddie cantors radio and vaudeville routine isnt translated to film that well, resulting in lugubrious and repetitive bits. Before eddie cantor starred in the musical version of whoopee on broadway which ran for 407 performances in the 192829 season, it had been a straight comedy play the nervous wreck which ran for 279 shows in the 192324 season. This page was last edited on 26 september 2018, at 21.

All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. O ver the weekend, a couple of tv experiences converged to drive this song into my head on sunday, we watched the great otto. Both etting and the song are missing from the film. Check another category if you do not find the film by release date. At the time of its showing, this surrealistic, disjointed historicallysignificant bunuel film coscripted by salvador dali was. The film focuses on two new york street hustlers, jake okeefe and barney rodriguez who head down.

Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. At the time, whoopee was still playing to full houses on. Journeys end is a 1930 britishamerican war film directed by james whale. The film version of course could never match the stage version, and this one was no different,though it is quite similar.

Later, when the party starts to jump, every single inch of picture is filled with dancing figures. Category classic, straight, 1998 avn award winner director jace rocker. Western sheriff bob wells is preparing to marry sally morgan. With eddie cantor, ethel shutta, paul gregory, eleanor hunt. O ver the weekend, a couple of tv experiences converged to drive this song into my head. What the two of them did have in common was that before they became. One of the rare shorts from the aesops sound fables series. He stars with michael okeefe in 1986s the whoopee boys. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Director dwain esper was pretty much the ed wood of the 30s. For makin whoopee a lot of shoes, a lot of rice the groom is nervous, he answers twice its really killin that hes so willin for makin whoopee picture a little love nest down where the roses cling picture that same sweet love nest think what a year can bring hes washin dishes and baby clothes hes so ambitious he even sews. The shedd institutes classical music series, featuring both selfproduced local and national artists.

But todays film, which didnt get a very big release, has him as one of the leads. The picture was completed by latejune, only seven days behind. List of 1930 s movies that are not listed in any of my other playlist categories. After a buffet supper, mickey and the gang engage in a redhot treatment of running wild. What the two of them did have in common was that before they became hollywood stars, they both made it big on broadway in ziegfelds follies. Cantor sings his signature songwhoopee here in grand style. Join the voluptuous davia ardell, brittany andrews and a whole carload of supersluts as they show us just how sordid it was when gas was cheapand the women were. At the time, whoopee was still playing to full houses on broadway. The biggest change were the musical numbers,parring them down to an acceptable few. The film, like the play before it, was an enormous critical and commercial success and launched the film careers of whale and several of its stars.

The musical libretto was written by william anthony mcguire, with. Title sequences and typography from movies produced and released from 1930 to 1934. Jimmy stewart plays a defense attorney for a confessed killer, an army lieutenant played by ben gazzara. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. On 23 march 1930, broadway patrons opened the new york times entertainment section to discover. The musical libretto was written by william anthony mcguire, with music by walter donaldson and lyrics by gus kahn. Every time i hear that dear old wedding march i feel rather glad i have a broken arch i have heard a lot of people talk and i know that marriage is a long long walk to most people weddings mean romance but i prefer a picnic or a dance another bride, another groom whoopee. Jun 17, 2016 but todays film, which didnt get a very big release, has him as one of the leads. Sherriff, the film tells the story of several british army officers involved in trench warfare during the first world war. The plot of the short is just a skeleton intended to give our nincompoop heroes an excuse to start destroying the entire casts wardrobe. Eddie cantor my baby just cares for me 1930 duration. Cinema dance unm digital repository university of new mexico. Every time i hear that dear old wedding march i feel rather glad i have a broken arch i have heard a lot of people talk and i know that marriage is a long long walk to most people weddings mean romance but i prefer a picnic or a dance another bride, another groom film, with its little caesar 1930, the public enemy 1931, scarface 1932, and the roaring twenties 1939. Otherwise, this is a pretty wretched film for a host of reasons.

In this musical, wealthy hypochondriac henry williams eddie cantor travels to arizona for the sake of his health and finds himself drawn into the romantic dilemmas of the lovely sally morgan. Shedd classical touches on the full extent of the european art music tradition, with a special interest in the americas and 20th c. The late 1930s were unbelievable in both quality and quantity. The musical premiered on broadway in 1928, starring eddie cantor, and introduced the hit song love me or leave me, sung by ruth etting. The musicals bright lights and i live for love completed a very busy 1935 for berkeley. May 28, 2018 one of the rare shorts from the aesops sound fables series. Favorites playlist of over 600 movies was too large to maintain so i am trying to make finding movies a little easier. For that effort whoopee got an academy award nomination for best art direction. Two different prints and a camera negative of whoopee.