Whoopee!

Synopsis: Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others.
Director(s): Thornton Freeland
Production: MGM
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
TV-G
Year:
1930
93 min
148 Views


ALL:
Whoopee! Whoopee!

Whoopee! Whoopee!

(ALL WHOOPING)

(ALL CLAMORING)

Quiet, folks.

We've ridden 20 miles

today to see

Sally Morgan and Sheriff Bob Wells

get married!

ALL:
Whoopee!

Whoopee!

What a wild man

you are, Bill!

Wild enough

to tame you!

Oh, yeah!

Yeah!

(ALL LAUGHING)

Oh!

A cowboy's a wild man

But, oh, what a mild man

the wildest of cowboys can be

One girl can subdue him

If she'll bill and coo him

Then goodbye

to his liberty

I'm married, so take it

from me, gee!

MEN:
Cowboy, you're

gone from the start

With the lassie who

lassoes your heart

Oh, she takes

just one look at you

And, cowboy, your wild days

are through

WOMEN:
You go out and buy her

the tiniest size in rings

She ties you tight

to the end of her apron strings

MEN:
And cowboy you're branded

right from the start

By the lassie who

lassoes your heart

ALL:
Whoopee!

Whoopee!

(ALL CHEERING)

(LIVELY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

ALL:
Whoopee! Whoopee!

ALL:
Cowboy, you're

gone from the start

With the lassie who

lassoes your heart

Oh, she takes

just one look at you

And, cowboy,

your wild days are through

You go out and buy her

the tiniest size in rings

She ties you tight

to the end of her apron strings

And cowboy you're branded

right from the start

By the lassie who

lassoes your heart!

(LAUGHING)

Hey, Sheriff Bob,

how do you like these

outfits we rented for your wedding?

You look like a bunch of

scared coyotes.

Why, that sick cuss

Henry Williams

told us this is

the right way to dress.

Henry Williams did, eh?

Yeah!

Well, he was kidding you,

you dumb critters!

Well, if he was, we're

gonna do a little kidding ourselves

when we catch

hold of him!

Come on, fellas.

Let's go on.

Let's go get him.

(MISS CUSTER HUMMING)

Here's that stuff from the drugstore,

Miss Custer!

Thank you, Bud.

Costs 15 bucks.

Why, that's cheap.

Here's your change.

Thank you.

Say, is that guy

Henry Williams

really as sick as

he thinks he is?

He's so full of pills,

they can't operate on him.

He keeps rolling

off the table!

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Come on, sweetheart.

Come on, little girl.

Come on, darling!

There you are! Come on in!

There you go!

There you are!

Henry Williams,

what's that?

Condensed milk.

What are you going

to do with the calf?

Miss Custer, remember, I'm lonesome,

and I need a companion.

Well, if you want

a companion,

why don't you

get a nice girl?

Well, that's

a good idea, too.

But I don't know,

I feel so safe with a calf.

Give me that.

Well, I don't mean that.

Miss Custer, leave my baby go!

Oh, please leave her go.

Go on,

you troublemaker!

Miss Custer,

I don't think I'll be troubling

you much longer!

Don't talk like

that, Henry.

Why, when you came west a year ago,

you may have been sick then,

but now you're as

healthy as I am!

Is that good?

There's really nothing

the matter with you.

Nothing the...

What about the pain

around my heart?

That'll go away.

Yeah, and I'll

go with it.

And then how

about my stomach?

Just a little

indigestion.

A little

indigestion!

My stomach is so bad

when my grandfather died,

he left me $20,000,

and in six weeks,

I'd spent it all on milk of magnesia.

Would you

believe that?

And what about

my lungs?

The doctor says your lungs are

practically brand new.

They should be.

I've never used them.

For nine years,

I've been breathing with my liver.

Henry, you are just

a hypochondriac!

Yes, am I?

How would you like

to see my operation?

No, no, sit down.

Poor Henry, let me

hold your hand.

It's not heavy. I can manage.

Hold your own hand.

Oh, Henry, when I

do hold your hand, like this,

and put my arm

around you

and kind of snuggle

up to you like that,

doesn't it suggest

anything to you?

Yes, it does,

but with my health,

I'd better not

think about it.

Sit down.

(ALARM RINGING)

Henry,

I've been your nurse

for three years now, haven't I?

(MUMBLING)

Nurse for three years.

Do you know why I

studied nursing?

No, why?

Because I'm romantic.

No.

Most girls like big,

strong, healthy men.

Husky, husky.

Yeah, but not me.

No?

I like weak men.

Oh.

I have a positive

passion for a weak man.

I suppose if I was paralyzed,

you'd be cuckoo about me, huh?

(ALARM RINGING)

Silly.

Henry.

I'll bet you don't

know what today is.

(GROANS)

What is today?

Today is Sally's

wedding day.

Can't you feel it, Henry?

It's in the air!

It's all around us.

Romance!

Look in my eyes,

Henry!

I'm looking.

You know I love you.

Oh, Miss Custer!

And you know that

I'm sure that you love me!

Oh, please, Miss Custer!

Oh, Henry, don't you

know how I feel?

Henry, marry me!

Put me down!

Put me down! Put me down.

Listen, darling!

Get away with

your passion.

You give me

goose pimples.

Will you go away?

Go away.

Oh, Henry, please.

Please, marry me.

Why, I'd take such good care of you.

I'd keep you

comfy and warm!

But it would be much cheaper

for me to get a hot water bottle.

Go ahead, will you,

Miss Custer?

Oh, how can you hurt a person's feeling?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry if

I've offended you.

But you work me up to

such a pitch with your lovemaking.

Why do you do it?

You know I'm not well.

Why do you make

overtures to me

when I need intermissions

so badly?

Besides, Miss Custer, I couldn't marry you.

I'm too delicate.

But I love you

that way.

Yes, but it wouldn't be fair to our children

to be born without vitamins.

Oh, Miss Custer.

(WHEEZING)

Oh, Henry,

you must love me.

You're breathing

so heavily.

That's not love, you fool.

That's my asthma.

Now, wait a minute.

What are you doing that for?

Aren't you supposed

to be my nurse?

What do you say,

boys?

How are you,

Wanenis?

Hello, Dick.

I'm glad to see you!

We ain't seen much

of you around here

since you graduated

from college.

Where you been?

Why, I've been down in Montana,

laying out

copper mines!

Oh, that's right.

You're a regular mining engineer

now, ain't you?

(CHUCKLES)

I'm working at it.

How come you're

here today?

Oh, got kind of lonesome for the

old stamping grounds

and all the friends

I left here.

Sure tough that Wanenis

came back here today.

Why?

Well, the poor galoot's

been in love

with Sally ever since

they were kids.

He's part Indian,

and her old man wouldn't let them

get hitched.

That's why

he went away!

What are you

doing here?

Who invited you?

Invited me?

Why, I didn't know I

needed an invitation, Mr. Morgan.

I've always been

welcome here before.

Sally is marrying

Bob Wells today.

I shouldn't think that you would

want to be at her wedding.

If I were you,

I'd go.

Your father will tell

you that I'm right.

Him right.

Maybe you come

now, huh?

Best for you.

Black Eagle know.

Black Eagle,

I must see Sally.

No.

I'm going to her.

No.

Oh, hello, fellas.

How are you? Hello.

How's every...

How have you... Hello.

Hello.

(WHISTLING)

You know,

when I was a kid...

Nobody cares about

when you was a kid.

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William Anthony McGuire

William Anthony McGuire (July 9, 1881 - September 16, 1940) was a playwright, theatre director, and producer and screenwriter, including The Kid From Spain (1932) starring Eddie Cantor. McGuire earned an Oscar nomination for the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld, the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1936. Born in Chicago, Illinois, McGuire made his Broadway debut in 1910 as author of the play The Heights. He went on to write, direct, and produce Twelve Miles Out (1925) and If I Was Rich (1926) and write and direct Rosalie (1928), Whoopee! (1928), The Three Musketeers (1928), and Show Girl (1929). McGuire is quoted by the gossip columnist Sidney Skolsky as saying of his profession and milieu, "Broadway's a great street when you're going up. When you're going down -- take Sixth Avenue."McGuire died of uremia in Beverly Hills, California. more…

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