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5.5/10 • 6

1941-05-301h 38m

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Sunny is a 1941 film American film directed by Herbert Wilcox. It was adapted by Sig Herzig from the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical play Sunny. It stars Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Frieda Inescort, and Helen Westley.

Directors
Herbert Wilcox
Editors
Elmo Williams

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Anna Neagle

    Anna Neagle

    Sunny O'Sullivan

  2. Ray Bolger

    Ray Bolger

    Bunny Billings

  3. John Carroll

    John Carroll

    Larry Warren

  4. Edward Everett Horton

    Edward Everett Horton

    Henry Bates

  5. Grace Hartman

    Grace Hartman

    Juliet Runnymede

  6. Paul Hartman

    Paul Hartman

    Egghead

  7. Frieda Inescort

    Frieda Inescort

    Elizabeth Warren

  8. Helen Westley

    Helen Westley

    Aunt Barbara

  9. Benny Rubin

    Benny Rubin

    Maj. Montgomery Sloan

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CinemaSerf

Feb 28, 2023

6/10

I wasn't quite sure about the casting of Anna Neagle in the early WWII remake of the 1930 song and dance romance, but she does ok. She's the eponymous circus star who falls hook, line and sinker for "Larry" (John Carroll). He's from nouveau riche (car-dealership) stock, and his family had far greater aspirations for their son than this big-top performer. Their relationship is not helped by the fact that her fellow artistes don't take to him much either, and so we embark on a rather routine all-singing and dancing, light-hearted and uncomplicated, "can the guy get the gal" exercise. Like so many stage actors of her day, Neagle was a better than competent dancer, a useful singer and is very much at ease here - if completely unchallenged by the rather unremarkable writing and the somewhat formulaic story. It's really only got the two notable songs - and these "Sunny" and "Who" - written by Oscar Hammerstein II , Otto Harbach & Jerome Kern appear in various refrains as the story trundles along to it's predestined conclusion. It's too long and is probably not a film you will ever recall watching. Indeed, I doubt those who made it would have recalled it for long either - but it does showcase the considerable versatility of the star and for that, is just about worth a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
musical