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Whoopee! (1930)Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks... See full summary » Director:Thornton Freeland |
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Wanenis
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Sheriff Bob Wells
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Jud Morgan
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Jerome Underwood
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Chester Underwood
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Lou-Scha-Enya | ... |
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Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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5 October 1930 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
'Whoopee' (Alles ...nur nicht heiraten!) See more »Company Credits
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Henry Williams: It's not heavy. I can manage. Hold your own hand.
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(1927) (uncredited)
from the stage musical "Show Boat"
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung a bit a cappella by Eddie Cantor with modified lyrics (Old Black Eagle)
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Originally premiered in the U.S. on September 30, 1930. See more »Quotes
Mary Custer: Oh, poor Henry. Let me hold your hand.Henry Williams: It's not heavy. I can manage. Hold your own hand.
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"Ol' Man River"(1927) (uncredited)
from the stage musical "Show Boat"
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Sung a bit a cappella by Eddie Cantor with modified lyrics (Old Black Eagle)
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I just watched Whoopee! on an excellent laserdisc print, and my nostalgia conceit was fed yet again. The world seemed happier and lazier, the chorus girls sweeter and prettier, the tunes bouncier and brighter. Viewers' comments about Eddie Cantor prancing in blackface miss the point: it is not racism that is projected, but a society in which racism is meaningless. My conceit, of course, is absurd; there are no "good old days", and it was no bed of roses to be an average Joe or Jane in 1930 when Whoopee! was made. But movies like these are my escape to Happyland, and while a steady diet of the same would be cloying, a dip into an old musical guarantees me a dreamy uplift.