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Sunny

  • 19301930
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930)
  • Musical
To be near the fella she loves, an English bareback rider dons dungarees and cap to pass as a boy stows away to America, gets caught, marries someone else...and finally ends up in the warm e... Read allTo be near the fella she loves, an English bareback rider dons dungarees and cap to pass as a boy stows away to America, gets caught, marries someone else...and finally ends up in the warm embrace of her beloved. Such fluffy foolishness is the plot of sunny, the Broadway smash br... Read allTo be near the fella she loves, an English bareback rider dons dungarees and cap to pass as a boy stows away to America, gets caught, marries someone else...and finally ends up in the warm embrace of her beloved. Such fluffy foolishness is the plot of sunny, the Broadway smash brought to screen life by the irresistible Marilyn Miller, recreating her stage success in t... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
176
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Otto A. Harbach(book of play)
    • Oscar Hammerstein II(book of play)
    • Humphrey Pearson(screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Miller
    • Lawrence Gray
    • Joe Donahue
Top credits
  • Director
    • William A. Seiter
  • Writers
    • Otto A. Harbach(book of play)
    • Oscar Hammerstein II(book of play)
    • Humphrey Pearson(screen adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Miller
    • Lawrence Gray
    • Joe Donahue
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    • 11User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Barbara Bedford, Joe Donahue, Lawrence Gray, Marilyn Miller, and Judith Vosselli in Sunny (1930)
    Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930)
    Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930)
    Barbara Bedford, Inez Courtney, Joe Donahue, June Gittelson, Marilyn Miller, and Judith Vosselli in Sunny (1930)
    Barbara Bedford, Inez Courtney, Joe Donahue, Lawrence Gray, Marilyn Miller, and Judith Vosselli in Sunny (1930)
    Lawrence Gray and Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930)
    Lawrence Gray and Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930)
    Lawrence Gray and Marilyn Miller in Sunny (1930)
    Inez Courtney in Sunny (1930)

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    Marilyn Miller
    Marilyn Miller
    • Sunnyas Sunny
    Lawrence Gray
    Lawrence Gray
    • Tom Warrenas Tom Warren
    Joe Donahue
    Joe Donahue
    • Jim Denningas Jim Denning
    O.P. Heggie
    O.P. Heggie
    • Petersas Peters
    Inez Courtney
    Inez Courtney
    • 'Weenie'as 'Weenie'
    Barbara Bedford
    Barbara Bedford
    • Margaretas Margaret
    Judith Vosselli
    Judith Vosselli
    • Sueas Sue
    Clyde Cook
    Clyde Cook
    • Samas Sam
    Mackenzie Ward
    Mackenzie Ward
    • Wendell-Wendellas Wendell-Wendell
    Harry Allen
    • Side Show Barkeras Side Show Barker
    • (uncredited)
    B.F. Blinn
    B.F. Blinn
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • First Ship's Officeras First Ship's Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Jay Eaton
    Jay Eaton
    • Man 'Weenie' Flirts with at Ballas Man 'Weenie' Flirts with at Ball
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Elliott
    Bill Elliott
    • One of Tom's War Buddiesas One of Tom's War Buddies
    • (uncredited)
    June Gittelson
    June Gittelson
    • Mrs. Hammerslaggeras Mrs. Hammerslagger
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Hendricks Jr.
    • Second Ship's Officeras Second Ship's Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert Prior
    Herbert Prior
    • Marriage officiantas Marriage officiant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Seiter
    • Writers
      • Otto A. Harbach(book of play)
      • Oscar Hammerstein II(book of play)
      • Humphrey Pearson(screen adaptation)
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    To be near the fella she loves, an English bareback rider dons dungarees and cap to pass as a boy stows away to America, gets caught, marries someone else...and finally ends up in the warm embrace of her beloved. Such fluffy foolishness is the plot of sunny, the Broadway smash brought to screen life by the irresistible Marilyn Miller, recreating her stage success in the title role. The sparkling Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein lotto hardback score includes who? and the title tune. And the lovely Miller socks' em over with her winning voice, exhilarating dancing skills band infectious good cheer. If this is your firs encounter with Marilyn Miller, prepare to be a fan.
    • dancer
    • early sound
    • singer
    • hunt
    • resort
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    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Hello Everybody - SUNNY'S HERE!
    • Genre
      • Musical
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the film Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), a biography of composer Jerome Kern, Judy Garland played Marilyn Miller and performed two songs from this show, "Sunny" and "Who?"
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Fabulous Musicals (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      The Hunt Dance
      (1925) (uncredited)

      Music by Jerome Kern

      Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II

      Danced by Marilyn Miller

    User reviews11

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Marilyn, No One But You
    Sunny was the second of three films Marilyn Miller did with First National films and the second of her Broadway hits that made it to the big screen. For that reason it should be treasured.

    Unlike the good copy I saw of Sally, the print of Sunny was really bad and you could tell portions of it were chopped out. As was the Kern- Harbach-Hammerstein score which fortunately the hit song from the show, Who, was featured. No, that's not the guy who played first base.

    The plot's an ancient one. Marilyn's a circus bareback rider who falls for a Long Island society playboy. The circus is touring the United Kingdom and while saying some goodbyes to some friends sailing from Southampton for America, she gets stranded on board. At first she does a Sylvia Scarlett number, but fools no one. In order to preserve proprieties and mores of the time, she marries Joe Donahue with the understanding that they'll divorce and she'll be able to marry her beloved Lawrence Gray.

    That sounds real silly today, but that's what people did and thought at the time. And this was even before the Code. If you care to see who she winds up with than hope you see a better copy than I got.

    If you do you will see a marvelous dancer and a decent singer. Marilyn Miller was legendary in that she wanted her audience to get the total package that included dance which was her strength. For that reason she refused to make phonograph records and even radio appearances. So her three films are our only inkling of her talent.

    Sunny came out in the midst of the Depression and flopped badly. Even though she was having one major affair with Jack Warner, after her next picture, Warner gave her the studio gate. I might have given this a better review had I seen a decent copy. A star like Marilyn Miller deserves so much better.
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    • Jun 17, 2008

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 便利な結婚
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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