Half Shot at Sunrise

1930
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1h 18m

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Leni Stengel, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in 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.The stage stars Wheeler and Woolsey play two soldiers who go absent without leave in Paris, during World War I.The stage stars Wheeler and Woolsey play two soldiers who go absent without leave in Paris, during World War I.

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Bert Wheeler

Tommy Turner

Robert Woolsey

Gilbert Simpson

Dorothy Lee

Annette Marshall

George MacFarlane

Col. Marshall

Edna May Oliver

Mrs. Marshall

Leni Stengel

Olga

Hugh Trevor

Lt. Jim Reed

Roberta Robinson

Eileen

Jack Rutherford

MP Sergeant
(as John Rutherford)

Original John Tiller Girls

Performers
(as The Tiller Sunshine Girls)

William Bechtel

Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

E.H. Calvert

Gen. Hale
(uncredited)

Stanley Campbell

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

André Cheron

French Waiter
(uncredited)

Edgar De Lange

Military Policeman
(uncredited)

Alexander Ikonnikov

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

Owen Martin

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

Alan Roscoe

Capt. Jones
(uncredited)

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8/10

The old masters,

Wheeler and Woolsey are two of my favorite comedians from this era. You just never know what to expect. This takes place in France during World War I, and while there is always an expected amount of sexual innuendo in their movies, (and in a lot of movies made before the codes) this one has the most I've seen yet. Ex. Cute innocent Dorothy Lee says to the boys she's about to turn in as A.W.O.L. for reward "I expect to make $500 from both of you tonight." to which Woolsey exclaims to Wheeler, "You're in Paris now boy"! Don't even get me started on Leni Stengel as the exotic Olga. I found this movie very enjoyable, even when things invariably get silly.

waspswatter
Apr 30, 2006
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Trivia
This film was a hit at the box office, earning "RKO" a profit of $400,000 ($5.98M in 2019) according to studio records.

Goofs
After a number with Tommy and Gilbert, Annette jumps off the roof of the car, expecting to be caught by the pair, but isn't. She lands on her posterior beside the car. In the next shot, when one of the MPs run up, she's in the same position but much further from the car.