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Whoopee!

Play trailer Poster for Whoopee! 1930,  1h 33m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 67% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
In this zany musical, Sally (Eleanor Hunt) loves Wanenis (Paul Gregory), a Native American man, but her father has forbidden her to marry him. Instead, she has been convinced to marry Sheriff Bob Wells (John Rutherford). At the last minute, however, Sally decides she loves Wanenis too much and tricks farmhand Henry Williams (Eddie Cantor) into helping her run away to the ranch of Jerome Underwood (Spencer Charters). When Wells comes looking for Sally, it proves trouble for the oblivious Henry.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 1, 2015
B-
Snappy stage-bound musical comedy. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Aug 1, 2005
5/5
Absolutely charming--and gloriously dated--Cantor vehicle. In two-strip Tech...and Cantor recreating his Broadway sensation. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Nov 5, 2004
3/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Mar 12, 2004
4/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Aug 24, 2003
4.5/5
Probably as close as we'll ever get to seeing what a 1920s Broadway stage musical was like. Go to Full Review
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Apr 28, 2019 The best musical comedy movie ever made!
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Cast & Crew

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Thornton Freeland

Director

Eddie Cantor

Henry Williams

Eleanor Hunt

Sally Morgan

Paul Gregory

Wanenis

Jack Rutherford

Sheriff Bob Wells

Ethel Shutta

Mary Custer

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Whoopee!

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Movie Info

Synopsis In this zany musical, Sally (Eleanor Hunt) loves Wanenis (Paul Gregory), a Native American man, but her father has forbidden her to marry him. Instead, she has been convinced to marry Sheriff Bob Wells (John Rutherford). At the last minute, however, Sally decides she loves Wanenis too much and tricks farmhand Henry Williams (Eddie Cantor) into helping her run away to the ranch of Jerome Underwood (Spencer Charters). When Wells comes looking for Sally, it proves trouble for the oblivious Henry.
Director
Thornton Freeland
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn, Florenz Ziegfeld
Production Co
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 1930, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 9, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
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