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Whoopee!

1930101 minUnited States
ComedyRomanceMusical
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
English
This copy runs
92:30
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Thornton Freeland · Public domain

Synopsis

Sally is expected to marry a sheriff, although she loves Wanenis, a man her father rejects because he is Native American. She escapes with the unwitting help of ranch hand Henry Williams. The pursuit turns Henry into the confused center of a musical Western filled with romantic misunderstandings and stage-style comedy.

Cast

DirectorsThornton Freeland

Behind the scenes

Adapted from the Broadway success associated with Florenz Ziegfeld, Whoopee! was photographed in two-color Technicolor. Eddie Cantor carried his stage persona into the film, while Busby Berkeley began his Hollywood choreography work on its musical numbers.

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