Aside from the black face and VERY bad Native American stereotypes, the song and dance numbers are a lot of fun and there are some fun lines of dialogue. It’s the stage play with a camera, so if you’ve ever wondered what late 20s stage plays looked like, this is a great film to give you an idea.
Whoopee!
90 Blazing Boistrous minutes of the Funniest Guy that ever made a camera crack wide open with Laughter
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
9/26/1930Runtime
93 minsOverview
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.
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A raucous silent-era comedy romp through the Old West where mistaken identities and romantic mix-ups cascade into escalating chaos. It's knockabout slapstick fun with surprisingly progressive undercurrents about prejudice.
Mood
PlayfulAbsurdRomantic
Themes
LoveComing of ageRace
Tone
Comedic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genrePractical effects
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Racial violence
Eddie Cantor
Henry Williams
Ethel Shutta
Mary Custer
Paul Gregory
Wanenis
Eleanor Hunt
Sally Morgan
Jack Rutherford
Sheriff Bob Wells
Walter Law
Jud Morgan
Spencer Charters
Jerome Underwood
Albert Hackett
Chester Underwood
Chief Caupolican
Black Eagle
Lou-Scha-Enya
Matafay
Claire Dodd
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
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