Sleepy Lagoon (film)

This article is about the 1943 comedy film. For other uses, see Sleepy Lagoon.

Sleepy Lagoon is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and featuring comedian Judy Canova and singer Dennis Day. The film was written by Prescott Chaplin, and Frank Gill, Jr. and George Carleton Brown wrote the screenplay. It was Canova's final feature for Republic until 1951.

Sleepy Lagoon
Directed by	Joseph Santley
Screenplay by	Frank Gill. Jr. George Carleton Brown
Story by	Prescott Chaplin
Starring	Judy Canova Dennis Day Ruth Donnelly
Cinematography	Bud Thackery
Edited by	Richard Van Enger
Music by	Mort Glickman (uncredited) Walter Scharf (uncredited) Marlin Skiles (uncredited)
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	September 5, 1943 (1943-09-05) (United States)
Running time	65 minsutes
Country	United States
Language	English

While closely coincident in time, the movie was entirely unrelated to the Sleepy Lagoon murder that led to the Zoot Suit Riots, nor to the song that lent its name to that incident.

Plot

Newly elected mayor Judy Joyner takes charge of a growing but corrupt small town.

Cast

• Judy Canova as Judy Joyner
• Dennis Day as Lancelot Hillie
• Ruth Donnelly as Sarah Rogers
• Joe Sawyer as Lumpy
• Ernest Truex as Dudley Joyner
• Douglas Fowley as J. "The Brain" Lucarno
• Will Wright as Cyrus Coates
• Forrest Taylor as Samuel
• Kitty McHugh as Mrs. Small
• Eddie Chandler as Ticket Seller
• Herbert Corthell as Sheriff Bates
• Ellen Lowe as Mrs. Simms
• Jack Raymond as Joe, the Clown
• Margaret Reid as Mrs. Crumm
• Mike Riley as Bandleader
• Rondo Hatton as Hunchback (uncredited)

External links

• Sleepy Lagoon at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Sleepy Lagoon at IMDb
• Sleepy Lagoon at the TCM Movie Database
• Sleepy Lagoon at AllMovie