Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934 - RKO)

Next showing:
Monday, August 30, 2010
11:30 AM Eastern Turner Classic Movies
Runtime:  67 Minutes

One of the funniest and best of Wheeler & Woolsey’s musical comedy movies, full of scantily clad dancing girls, double-entendre jokes, and the sort of high paced action and physical humor that made the team wildly popular, especially among younger men and teenage boys.

Wheeler & Woolsey play a pair of poverty-stricken street vendors one step ahead of the law. Through quick-wittedness and a lot of luck, they manage to talk their way into running a women’s lingerie firm. Even critics and nonfans agree this is one of Wheeler & Woolsey’s best movies.

Next showing:
Monday, August 30, 2010
11:30 AM Eastern Turner Classic Movies
Runtime:  67 Minutes

Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934 – RKO) is a post from: Wheeler and Woolsey

With Dorothy Lee, Noah Berry Sr., Thelma Todd.
Director: Mark Sandrich

Many critics (including Leonard Maltin) and fans alike consider this to be W & W’s greatest movie. While it’s hard to pick favorites, this is certainly among the best. It’s a rare period piece set in 17th Century England with our heroes conning their way through the local royals and romancing the prettiest girls in the kingdom. The song “The Big Bad Wolf Was Dead” is a highlight and was popular as sheet music when the movie was released as well as being very funny and fun in the way it is performed in the film. Record this one for multiple viewing if you can!

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