Sunny Skies (film)
| Sunny Skies | |
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Story by | A. P. Younger (story) Earle Snell (continuity) |
| Starring | Benny Rubin Marceline Day |
| Cinematography | Arthur Reeves |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
| Music by | Will Jason Val Burton Al Short |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date | May 18, 1930 |
Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sunny Skies is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, starring Benny Rubin and Marceline Day and produced by Tiffany Pictures.[1] It is notable for a same-sex romantic subplot, involving a young man's tragically unrequited love for his football hero roommate.[2]
Cast[]
- Benny Rubin - Benny Krantz
- Marceline Day - Mary Norris
- Rex Lease - Jim Grant
- Marjorie Kane - Doris
- Harry Lee - Papa Krantz
- Wesley Barry - Stubble
- Greta Granstedt - College Widow
- Robert Livingston - Dave (credited as Robert Randall)
- James Wilcox - Smith
- Eddy Chandler - (credited as Eddie Chandler)
Preservation status[]
The film is preserved at the Library of Congress,[3] and is available from the Alpha Video label and can be viewed online at Internet Archive.
References[]
- ^ Sunny Skies details, afi.com; accessed September 13, 2015.
- ^ Sunny Skies, a Lost Gay Classic from 1930, glencram.com; accessed May 28, 2018.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.177 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
External links[]
- Sunny Skies at IMDb
- AllMovie.com
- Sunny Skies available for free download at Internet Archive
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- English-language films
- 1930 films
- Tiffany Pictures films
- Films directed by Norman Taurog
- 1930 musical comedy films
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- American black-and-white films
- American musical comedy films
- 1930s LGBT-related films
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