Main Cast: Joe E. Brown, Bernice Claire, Jack Whiting, Frank McHugh, Laura Lee
Release Year: 1930
Country: US
Run Time: 80 minutes
Plot
In this musical comedy, a bored office clerk finds much-needed excitement by masquerading as a millionaire. To do so, he borrows the speedboat of his girl friend's father. Slapstick mayhem ensues on the water until the lad ends up winning the big race. Songs include: "Goodness Gracious," "I'll Know and She'll Know," "Keep Your Undershirt On," "What Would I Care," "Sweeter Than You" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby), "As Long as I Have You and You Have Me" (Al Dubin, Joe Burke), and "Reaching For the Moon" (Irving Berlin). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Anton Grot - Art Director, Larry Ceballos - Choreography, Mervyn LeRoy - Director, Harold Young - Editor, Erno Rapee - Musical Direction/Supervision, Sidney Hickox - Cinematographer, Henry McCarty - Screenwriter, Humphrey Pearson - Screenwriter, Guy Bolton - Play Author, Bert Kalmar - Play Author, Harry Ruby - Play Author
The film was completed as a full musical. However, due to the backlash against musicals, Warner Brothers was forced to make many cuts to the film and much of the original music is missing or severely truncated.
The film survives only in the cut version which was released in late 1930 by Warner Brothers, with most of the musical numbers removed. Due to the backlash against musicals, the Warner Bros. were forced to cut most of the musical sequences before releasing the film.
The film was released as a full musical outside of the United States, where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a print of this longer version still exists.
The complete soundtrack to the "International Version" (which includes all of the original songs) survives at the UCLA Film and Television Archive on Vitaphone disks.
Music
"If You Were a Traveling Salesman and I Were a Chambermaid" (Performed by Joe E. Brown and Laura Lee)
"Knock Knees" (Performed by Joe E. Brown, Laura Lee and chorus)
"Looking for the Lovelight in the Dark" (Performed by Bernice Claire, Jack Whiting and chorus)
"As Long as I Have You and You Have Me" (Cut from film; originally performed by Bernice Claire and Jack Whiting)
"Goodness Gracious" (Cut before release in the United States)
"I'll Know and She'll Know" (Cut before release in the United States)
"Keep Your Undershirt On" (Cut before release in the United States)
"What Would I Care?" (Cut before release in the United States)
"Sweeter Than You" (Cut before release in the United States)
"Reaching For the Moon" (Cut before release in the United States)
