Whoopee! (Film)
- Eleanor Hunt: Sally Morgan
- Eddie Cantor: Henry Williams
- Paul Gregory: Wanenis
- Jack Rutherford: Bob Wells
- Walter Law: Judd Morgan
- Ethel Shutta: Mary
- Spencer Charters: Jerome Underwood
- Lou damage Enya: Matafay
- Chief Caupolican: Black Eagle
- Albert Hackett: Chester Underwood
- Marian Marsh: Harriett Underwood
Whoopee! is an American musical film released in 1930. The screenplay is based on a story by William Anthony McGuire, Robert Hobart Davis and EJ Rath and the stage play The Nervous Wreck by Owen Davis, that of Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn for the Broadway musical Whoopee! has been rewritten.
Action
Although Sally Morgan the Indians Wanenis, who lives near the farm of her father, loves, Judd Morgan is convinced that he can bring his daughter with Sheriff Bob Wells together, as long as Wanenis 's gone to study the lives of Whites. However, Sally does not want to marry Wells. She hopes to be able to burn with Wanenis. She orders Henry Williams, a hypochondriac farm workers, they continue with his car.
Her father and the sheriff give chase. Henry's car is out of gas. But Henry steals petrol from the car Herom Underwood. Meanwhile Ranch search it on later to get something to eat. As Morgan and Wells arrive at the ranch, Henry, who now works as a cook here, as a black man in disguise. Later, he can escape the sheriff and take refuge in an Indian reservation.
Wanenis believes his origin make a marriage with Sally impossible and has decided to leave the whites. Sally is coming to be returned to his native farm. Matafay, an Indian woman who is to marry Wanenis, forcing Chief Black Eagle to unveil Wanenis true origin. Wanenis was adopted by the tribe. He is the child of a white couple who died. Now Sally's father 's wedding can agree. Even Henry makes his beloved nurse Mary, to marry him.
Reviews
Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times described the film as excellent fun. He praised the wise direction and the melodious music.
Awards
In 1931 Richard Day was nominated for Best Art Direction Academy Award in the category.
Background
The premiere was held in New York on September 30, 1930.
Worldwide, the film played a 2.3 million U.S. dollars.
By Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn came the songs, cowboys, Makin ' Whoopee, Today's the Day, A Girl Friend of a Boy Friend of Mine, makin ' Waffles, My Baby Just Cares for Me, Stetson and The Song of the Setting Sun. The song I'll Still Belong to You came by Nacio Herb Brown and Edward Eliscu.
Associate producer Florenz Ziegfeld was also the producer of the Broadway show, which started in his roll of film on December 4, 1928 Eddie Cantor. In the 1929 stock market crash Ziegfeld lost his fortune. After 407 performances, the show was set. Ziegfeld sold the film rights to Samuel Goldwyn.
In the film the " Goldwyn Girls" appeared. They included Paulette Goddard, Virginia Bruce, Betty Grable and Ann Sothern. In small supporting roles are seen Paul Panzer as Indians and Dean Jagger as Deputy.
The dance choreography took over Busby Berkeley, who first worked for the film here.