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1932 film

Girl Crazy

Directed by	William A. Seiter
Written by	Walter DeLeon Herman J. Mankiewicz Eddie Welch Tim Whelan
Based on	Based on Girl Crazy 1930 musical by Guy Bolton (book) Jack McGowan (book) George Gershwin (music) Ira Gershwin (lyrics)
Produced by	William LeBaron
Starring	Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Music by	Max Steiner
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	March 25, 1932 (1932-03-25)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$532,000
Box office	$555,000

Girl Crazy is a 1932 American pre-Code musical film adaptation of the 1930 stage play of the same name. The film was very unlike the stage play except for its score. It was tailored for the comic talents of Wheeler & Woolsey, a popular comedy team of the time. Three songs written by George and Ira Gershwin for the play were retained: "Bidin' My Time", "I Got Rhythm", and "But Not for Me". According to RKO records, the film lost $150,000. Lon Chaney Jr. appears in the film (uncredited) as a dancer in the chorus.

Plot

N.Y. playboy Danny Churchill (Eddie Quillan) is relocated to a small Arizona town to keep him from getting entangled with women. He decides to open a dude ranch with the aid of his gambler friend "Slick" (Robert Woolsey) and Slick's wife Kate (Kitty Kelly). The local bully is running for sheriff and wants to shut down Danny's ranch. Danny prompts his friend Jimmy (a cab driver) to run against the heavy for sheriff. Jimmy (Bert Wheeler) is elected sheriff. Meanwhile, Danny falls in love with a young woman named Molly (Arline Judge), but Molly heads down to Mexico accompanied by a NY conman. Danny, Jimmy, Slick and their friends all head down to Mexico to persuade Molly to come back so Danny can propose to her. Meanwhile the local bully and his friend follow them.

Cast

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

Soundtrack

"Bidin' My Time"

Music by George Gershwin

Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Sung by male quartet

"I Got Rhythm"

Music by George Gershwin

Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Performed by Kitty Kelly and chorus

"You've Got What Gets Me"

Music by George Gershwin

Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Sung by Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee

Danced by Bert Wheeler, Dorothy Lee and Mitzi Green

"But Not for Me"

Music by George Gershwin

Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Sung by Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge

Also sung by Mitzi Green

References

^ Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1 (1994), p. 39
^ Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 201. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.

External links

Girl Crazy at the TCM Movie Database
Girl Crazy at IMDb
Girl Crazy at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Films directed by William A. Seiter
The Kentucky Colonel (1920) Eden and Return (1921) Hearts and Masks (1921) The Foolish Age (1921) Passing Through (1921) Boy Crazy (1922) Gay and Devilish (1922) Up and at 'Em (1922) When Love Comes (1922) The Understudy (1922) The Beautiful and Damned (1922) Little Church Around the Corner (1923) Daddies (1924) His Forgotten Wife (1924) The White Sin (1924) Listen Lester (1924) The Family Secret (1924) Helen's Babies (1924) The Fast Worker (1924) The Mad Whirl (1925) Dangerous Innocence (1925) The Teaser (1925) Where Was I? (1925) What Happened to Jones (1926) Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) Rolling Home (1926) Take It from Me (1926) The Cheerful Fraud (1927) The Small Bachelor (1927) Thanks for the Buggy Ride (1928) Good Morning, Judge (1928) Waterfront (1928) Outcast (1928) Synthetic Sin (1929) Why Be Good? (1929) Smiling Irish Eyes (1929) Footlights and Fools (1929) The Love Racket (1929) Strictly Modern (1930) Back Pay (1930) The Truth About Youth (1930) Sunny (1930) Going Wild (1930) Kiss Me Again (1931) Big Business Girl (1931) Too Many Cooks (1931) Caught Plastered (1931) Way Back Home (1931) Girl Crazy (1932) Young Bride (1932) Is My Face Red? (1932) Hot Saturday (1932) If I Had a Million (segment "The Three Marines", 1932) Hello, Everybody! (1933) Diplomaniacs (1933) Rafter Romance (1933) Chance at Heaven (1933) Sons of the Desert (1933) Love Birds (1934) We're Rich Again (1934) The Richest Girl in the World (1934) Roberta (1935) The Daring Young Man (1935) If You Could Only Cook (1935) The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936) The Moon's Our Home (1936) Dimples (1936) Stowaway (1936) Life Begins in College (1937) This Is My Affair (1937) Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) Room Service (1938) Thanks for Everything (1938) Susannah of the Mounties (1939) Allegheny Uprising (1939) It's a Date (1940) Hired Wife (1940) Nice Girl? (1941) Appointment for Love (1941) Broadway (1942) You Were Never Lovelier (1942) Destroyer (1943) A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) Belle of the Yukon (1944) The Affairs of Susan (1945) That Night with You (1945) Little Giant (1946) I'll Be Yours (1947) Up in Central Park (1948) One Touch of Venus (1948) Borderline (1950) Dear Brat (1951) The Lady Wants Mink (1953) Champ for a Day (1953) Make Haste to Live (1954)

Films directed by William A. Seiter

The Kentucky Colonel (1920)
Eden and Return (1921)
Hearts and Masks (1921)
The Foolish Age (1921)
Passing Through (1921)
Boy Crazy (1922)
Gay and Devilish (1922)
Up and at 'Em (1922)
When Love Comes (1922)
The Understudy (1922)
The Beautiful and Damned (1922)
Little Church Around the Corner (1923)
Daddies (1924)
His Forgotten Wife (1924)
The White Sin (1924)
Listen Lester (1924)
The Family Secret (1924)
Helen's Babies (1924)
The Fast Worker (1924)
The Mad Whirl (1925)
Dangerous Innocence (1925)
The Teaser (1925)
Where Was I? (1925)
What Happened to Jones (1926)
Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)
Rolling Home (1926)
Take It from Me (1926)
The Cheerful Fraud (1927)
The Small Bachelor (1927)
Thanks for the Buggy Ride (1928)
Good Morning, Judge (1928)
Waterfront (1928)
Outcast (1928)
Synthetic Sin (1929)
Why Be Good? (1929)
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
Footlights and Fools (1929)
The Love Racket (1929)
Strictly Modern (1930)
Back Pay (1930)
The Truth About Youth (1930)
Sunny (1930)
Going Wild (1930)
Kiss Me Again (1931)
Big Business Girl (1931)
Too Many Cooks (1931)
Caught Plastered (1931)
Way Back Home (1931)
Girl Crazy (1932)
Young Bride (1932)
Is My Face Red? (1932)
Hot Saturday (1932)
If I Had a Million (segment "The Three Marines", 1932)
Hello, Everybody! (1933)
Diplomaniacs (1933)
Rafter Romance (1933)
Chance at Heaven (1933)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Love Birds (1934)
We're Rich Again (1934)
The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
Roberta (1935)
The Daring Young Man (1935)
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
The Moon's Our Home (1936)
Dimples (1936)
Stowaway (1936)
Life Begins in College (1937)
This Is My Affair (1937)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
Room Service (1938)
Thanks for Everything (1938)
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
It's a Date (1940)
Hired Wife (1940)
Nice Girl? (1941)
Appointment for Love (1941)
Broadway (1942)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Destroyer (1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
That Night with You (1945)
Little Giant (1946)
I'll Be Yours (1947)
Up in Central Park (1948)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
Borderline (1950)
Dear Brat (1951)
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)
Champ for a Day (1953)
Make Haste to Live (1954)

v t e Busby Berkeley
Broadway plays choreographed	A Connecticut Yankee (1927) Present Arms (1928) Sweet and Low (1930)
Films directed	42nd Street (musical numbers, 1933) She Had to Say Yes (1933) Footlight Parade (musical numbers, 1933) Dames (musical numbers, 1934) Fashions of 1934 (musical numbers, 1934) Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) Bright Lights (1935) I Live for Love (1935) In Caliente (musical numbers, 1935) Stars Over Broadway (musical numbers, 1935) Stage Struck (1936) Varsity Show (finale, 1937) The Singing Marine (musical numbers, 1937) Gold Diggers of 1937 (musical numbers, 1937) The Go Getter (1937) Hollywood Hotel (1937) Men Are Such Fools (1938) Gold Diggers in Paris (musical numbers, 1938) Garden of the Moon (1938) Comet Over Broadway (1938) Broadway Serenade (finale, 1939) They Made Me a Criminal (1939) Fast and Furious (1939) Babes in Arms (1939) The Wizard of Oz (scenes cut, 1939) Forty Little Mothers (1940) Strike Up The Band (1940) Blonde Inspiration (1941) Lady Be Good (musical numbers, 1941) Ziegfeld Girl (musical numbers, 1941) Babes on Broadway (1941) For Me and My Gal (1942) Born to Sing (finale, 1942) Cabin in the Sky ("Shine" sequence, 1943) The Gang's All Here (1943) Girl Crazy ("I Got Rhythm" sequence, 1943) Cinderella Jones (1946) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Annie Get Your Gun (scenes cut, 1950)
Films choreographed only	Whoopee! (1930) Kiki (1931) Palmy Days (1931) Flying High (1931) Sky Devils (1932) Girl Crazy (1932) Night World (1932) Bird of Paradise (1932) The Kid From Spain (1932) Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Roman Scandals (1933) Wonder Bar (1934) Romance on the High Seas (1948) Call Me Mister (1951) Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) Small Town Girl (1953) Rose Marie (1954) Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)

George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Guy Bolton and Jack McGowan's Girl Crazy (1930)

Adaptations

Girl Crazy (1932 film)
Girl Crazy (1943 film)
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Crazy for You (1992 musical)

Songs

1930 musical	"Bidin' My Time" "Embraceable You" "Sam and Delilah" "I Got Rhythm" "But Not for Me" "Treat Me Rough" "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!"
1992 musical	"I Can't Be Bothered Now" "Things Are Looking Up" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Slap That Bass" "The Real American Folk Song Is a Rag" "Stiff Upper Lip" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

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