Story of movie Girl Crazy 1932 Film : Girl Crazy is a 1932 American pre-Code musical film adaptation of the 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. 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.
| Girl Crazy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William A. Seiter |
| Produced by | William LeBaron |
| Written by | Walter DeLeon Herman J. Mankiewicz Eddie Welch Tim Whelan Guy Bolton (play) Jack McGowan (play) |
| Starring | Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | March 27, 1932 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $532,000 |
| Box office | $555,000 |
Screenplay
- Bert Wheeler - Jimmy Deagan
- Robert Woolsey - Slick Foster
- Eddie Quillan - Danny Churchill
- Dorothy Lee - Patsy
- Mitzi Green - Tessie
- Brooks Benedict - George Mason
- Kitty Kelly - Kate Foster
- Arline Judge - Molly Gray
- Stanley Fields - Lank Sanders
- Lita Chevret - Mary
- Chris-Pin Martin - Pete
- Monte Collins - Bartender
- "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
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