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Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)The stage stars Wheeler and Woolsey play two soldiers who go absent without leave in Paris, during World War I. Director:Paul Sloane |
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The stage stars Wheeler and Woolsey play two soldiers who go absent without leave in Paris, during World War I.
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Country:
USARelease Date:
4 October 1930 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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(1917) (uncredited)
Music by Isham Jones
Lyrics by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen
Played during the opening credits
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Three songs by Harry Tierney have been cut from the movie: "Kiss Me, Cherie" (sung by Dorothy Lee and Bert Wheeler), "Riviera Moon", and "On Parade" (danced by Original John Tiller Girls). See more »Connections
Featured in Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008) See more »Soundtracks
You're In The Army Now(1917) (uncredited)
Music by Isham Jones
Lyrics by Tell Taylor and Ole Olsen
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Paris - 1918. Two zany American doughboys are AWOL and on the run from the Army MP's. When one of them falls in love with the youngest daughter of a philandering colonel, lunacy really erupts. If they're not careful, the Boys may find themselves HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE.
This was Wheeler & Woolsey's fourth film teaming, but actually the first in which they are the solo stars. (Bert Wheeler is the short, curly-haired one; Robert Woolsey is the skinny one with the glasses.) They are always fun to watch and know how to give a gag its full worth. Dorothy Lee, their frequent co-star, is still kewpie doll cute. The inimitable Edna May Oliver, generally so excellent, is given little more to do here than give an occasional disapproving sniff.
The Boys were unusually fortunate in having good musical numbers in their films - their songs & dances are always a highlight. This movie is no exception. Besides the Wheeler & Lee duet (`Whistling the Blues Away'), Woolsey gets to spoof Nijinsky (`Nothing But Love'), while dancing in his underwear. A bit bizarre, but effective.