Girl Crazy (1932 film)

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