Let's Go Native is a 1930 American pre-Code black-and-white musical comedy film, directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures.
| Let's Go Native | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Leo McCarey |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Leo McCarey |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Jerry comments on being the only man on an island populated by women, "It was one of the Virgin Islands, but it drifted."
Promotion edit
The tagline was: "Paramount's wild, merry, mad hilarious farce!"
Cast edit
- Jack Oakie - Voltaire McGinnis
- Jeanette MacDonald - Joan Wood
- Richard "Skeets" Gallagher - Jerry, King of the Island
- James Hall - Wally Wendell
- William Austin - Basil Pistol
- Kay Francis - Constance Cook
- David Newell - Chief Officer Williams
- Charles Sellon - Wallace Wendell Sr.
- Eugene Pallette - Deputy Sheriff 'Careful' Cuthbert
- Iris Adrian - Chorus Girl
- Virginia Bruce - Chorus Girl
Soundtrack edit
- "It Seems To Be Spring"
- Lyrics by George Marion Jr.
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1930 by Famous Music Corp.
- "Let's Go Native"
- Lyrics by George Marion Jr.
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1930 by Famous Music Corp.
- "My Mad Moment"
- Lyrics by George Marion Jr.
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1930 by Famous Music Corp.
- "I've Gotta Yen For You"
- Lyrics by George Marion Jr.
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1930 by Famous Music Corp.
- Sung by Jack Oakie
- "Joe Jazz"
- Lyrics by George Marion Jr.
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1930 by Famous Music Corp.
- Sung by Jack Oakie
- "Pampa Rose"
- Lyrics by George Marion Jr.
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1930 by Famous Music Corp.
- "Don't I Do?"
- Lyrics by George Marion Jr.
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1930 by Famous Music Corp.
Release edit
The film was released on 16 August 1930 but a preview screening had taken place in April or May the same year.[1]
References edit
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
External links edit
- Let's Go Native at IMDb
- Let's Go Native at AllMovie
- Let's Go Native at the TCM Movie Database
- Let's Go Native film clip on YouTube
- Let's Go Native at the Jeannette and Nelson website
- Let's Go Native at OV Guide
- Let's Go Native at the NNDB database
- Let's Go Native at NYTimes
- Let's Go Native at Answers.com
- Let's Go Native at Google Books
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