No, No, Nanette (1930 film)
| No, No, Nanette | |
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| Directed by | Clarence G. Badger |
| Produced by | Ned Marin |
| Written by |
Howard Emmett Rogers Beatrice Van based on the play by Otto A. Harbach Frank Mandel |
| Starring |
Bernice Claire Alexander Gray Louise Fazenda Lilyan Tashman Zasu Pitts |
| Music by | Cecil Copping, Alois Reiser |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito (Technicolor) |
| Edited by | Frank Mandel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release dates | February 16, 1930 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
No, No, Nanette is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film with Technicolor sequences produced and released by First National Pictures. It was adapted from the play of the same title by Otto A. Harbach and Frank Mandel. No, No, Nanette was a popular show on Broadway, running for 321 performances, and was produced and directed by Harry Frazee.
Plot
Jim Smith (Lucien Littlefield), a millionaire due to his Bible publishing business, is married to the overly frugal Sue (Louise Fazenda). They desire to teach their ward Nanette (Bernice Claire) to be a respectable young lady; she, in turn, has an untapped wild side. Nanette wants to have some fun in Atlantic City, while she is being pursued by Tom Trainor (Alexander Gray).
With so much unspent income at his disposal, Jim decides to become the benefactor for three beautiful women, but soon realizes his good intentions are bound to get him in trouble. He enlists his lawyer friend Bill (Bert Roach) to help him discreetly ease the girls out of his life. Sue and Billy's wife, Lucille (Lilyan Tashman), learn about the women and assume their husbands are having affairs with them.
Eventually, Bill and Jim explain the situation and are forgiven by their wives. Likewise, Nanette and Tom sort out their difficulties and decide to get married.
Cast
- Bernice Claire - Nanette
- Alexander Gray - Tom Trainor
- Lucien Littlefield - Jim Smith
- Louise Fazenda - Sue Smith
- Lilyan Tashman - Lucille
- Bert Roach - Bill Early
- ZaSu Pitts - Pauline
- Mildred Harris - Betty
- Henry Stockbridge - Brady
Songs
- "Were You Just Pretending?" by Herman Ruby and M.K. Jerome
- "In A Japanese Garden"
- "A Trip To Mars"
- "The Dance of the Wooden Shoes"
- "As Long As I'm With You" by Harry Akst and Grant Clarke
- "King of the Air"
- "Tea For Two"
- "I Want to be Happy"
- "Dancing to Heaven"
Preservation
No film elements are known to exist. The complete soundtrack survives on Vitaphone disks.
See also
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