Girl Crazy (1932)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

William A. Seiter

Writers:

Guy Bolton (play)
Walter DeLeon (writer)

Release Date:

27 March 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Sensational Gershwin Song Hits

Plot:

New York playboy Danny Churchill is sent to a small town in Arizona, where being sheriff is very dangerous...

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Small Town | Beautiful Woman | Based On Play

Cast

Bert Wheeler	...	Jimmy Deegan
Robert Woolsey	...	Slick Foster
Dorothy Lee	...	Patsy
Eddie Quillan	...	Danny Churchill
Mitzi Green	...	Tessie Deegan
Brooks Benedict	...	George Mason
Kitty Kelly	...	Kate Foster
Arline Judge	...	Molly Gray
Stanley Fields	...	Lank Sanders
Lita Chevret	...	Mary
Chris-Pin Martin	...	Pete
Monte Collins	...	Bartender

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

Norman Taurog was the uncredited director of the retakes. Subsequently, he would oversee MGM's 1943 version starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Providing new choreography for the "I Got Rhythm" retake with Kitty Kelly in 1932 was Busby Berkeley (also uncredited), who then would stage the Mickey-Judy number 11 years later. Originally tapped to direct, Mr. Berkeley was taken off the Metro production when Roger Edens expressed unhappiness with Mr. Berkeley's "I Got Rhythm" treatment, which Mr. Edens felt overloaded his arrangement. In addition, Miss Garland had complained that Mr. Berkeley's demanding work technique had exhausted her.

Quotes:

Slick Foster: You were elected 800 to 1.
Jimmy Deagan: How did that one get in there?
Slick Foster: I don't know, but I have demanded a recount.

Movie Connections:

Version of Girl Crazy (1943)

Soundtrack:

You've Got What Gets Me

A Genuine Hoot

I saw this early RKO musical-comedy only for the music. The tagline, "Sensational Gershwin Songs", intrigued me so I wanted to see it. Though it has two Gershwin songs, including the memorable "I Got Rhythm", "Girl Crazy" is less a full-fledged musical than an endearingly riotous comedy, one of the funniest I have seen. IT is so funny, it hurts! The last time I laughed so hard in a movie was a Laurel & Hardy Two-Reeler called "Two Tars"(1928).

It has one hilarious gag after another. I wouldn't spoil the fun, but the "hypnotism" scene involving Woolsey & Wheeler and the buffoonish cowboy is priceless.

If you like Marx Bros, you will definitely like "Girl Crazy".