Tanned Legs

19291929
PassedPassed
1h 11min

Peggy and Bill are high society lovebirds, but their marriage plans are put on hold while Peggy spends most of her summer straightening out her wayward parents and her unlucky-in-love sister... Read allPeggy and Bill are high society lovebirds, but their marriage plans are put on hold while Peggy spends most of her summer straightening out her wayward parents and her unlucky-in-love sister Janet. Mama and Papa are set to rights fairly quickly, but Janet's the one with real prob... Read allPeggy and Bill are high society lovebirds, but their marriage plans are put on hold while Peggy spends most of her summer straightening out her wayward parents and her unlucky-in-love sister Janet. Mama and Papa are set to rights fairly quickly, but Janet's the one with real problems. It seems she sent some compromising love letters to a worthless cad, and now the bou... Read all

5.5/10

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Director
- Marshall Neilan(uncredited)
Writers
- Thomas J. Geraghty(adaptation)
- Louis Sarecky(story)
Stars

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Sally Blane, June Clyde, Albert Gran, Arthur Lake, and Nella Walker in Tanned Legs (1929)

Allen Kearns and Ann Pennington in Tanned Legs (1929)

Sally Blane and Edmund Burns in Tanned Legs (1929)

Director
- Marshall Neilan(uncredited)
Writers
- Thomas J. Geraghty(adaptation)
- Louis Sarecky(story) (uncredited)
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Peggy and Bill are high society lovebirds, but their marriage plans are put on hold while Peggy spends most of her summer straightening out her wayward parents and her unlucky-in-love sister Janet. Mama and Papa are set to rights fairly quickly, but Janet's the one with real problems. It seems she sent some compromising love letters to a worthless cad, and now the bounder wants to use the letters for blackmail. Peggy's friend Roger and his flapper sweetheart Tootie hatch an elaborate plan to retrieve the incriminating letters and salvage Janet's reputation. —Dan Navarro <daneldorado@yahoo.com>

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Taglines
- DRAMA GAY AND DARING AS A BEACH PETTING PARTY
Genres
- Comedy
- Musical
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
The $50,000 check Mr. Reynolds writes out for the "mahogany" would equal over $700,000 in 2016.

Goofs
In the scene after the bridge game, when the girls run onto the beach in long shot, the microphone is seen coming down over the two girls speaking. It's a flash of a couple of seconds, but quite visible.

Quotes
Bill: What is this mission you're talking about?
Peggy Reynolds: My father and mother.
Bill: Well, what's the matter with them?
Peggy Reynolds: Oh, Bill, they're playing with fire.
Bill: Who doesn't now days? They're just havin' some harmless fun.
Peggy Reynolds: Harmless for us maybe, because we're young enough to know better.
Bill: I wouldn't worry about it. They're mature!
Peggy Reynolds: I know it. But, that's the trouble. They're too old to understand the present day technique.
Bill: I'll say you understand it, all right.

Connections
Referenced in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)

Soundtracks
With You, With Me
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Oscar Levant
Lyrics by Sidney Clare
Played during the opening credits
Sung by June Clyde and Arthur Lake
Reprised by Allen Kearns
Reprised again by June Clyde at the benefit

Top review

6/10

Mom and Dad don't exactly set the highest standards for their daughters in this one!

This is a very old fashioned musical, though I certainly expected this and cut the film some slack. After all, 1929 was still very early for talking pictures and the musicals of the era are a tad stilted and the production numbers a bit...well...much. And, compared to most of the musicals of the time, this one isn't bad at all.

The plot involves a family that is on vacation. However, Peggy (June Clyde) isn't about to pitch woo with Bill (Arthur Lake) because she's too worried about her family. After all, her daddy is out chasing a younger woman and mom isn't any better. As for her sister, there are some incriminating letters...and Peggy is determined to get them.

The film has a few cute songs, though the singing varies tremendously. A few of the actors (such as Lake) should NOT be singing! Interestingly enough, one of the co-writers of the songs was the very clever raconteur, Oscar Levant. Overall, it's harmless fluff. Folks that love older talking pictures will enjoy it...others might find it a bit tough to finish. The film also has one of the most abrupt and unsatisfying endings...it makes we wonder if the whole ending might actually be missing.

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