Sunny (1941 film)
Sunny is a 1941 American musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Frieda Inescort, and Helen Westley. It was adapted by Sig Herzig from the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical play Sunny.
It is the second film version of the musical; the first was Sunny made in 1930.Cast
- Anna Neagle as Sunny O'Sullivan
- Ray Bolger as Bunny Billings
- John Carroll as Larry Warren
- Edward Everett Horton as Henry Bates
- Grace Hartman as Juliet Runnymede
- Paul Hartman as Egghead
- Frieda Inescort as Elizabeth Warren
- Helen Westley as Aunt Barbara
- Benny Rubin as Maj. Montgomery Sloan
- Muggins Davies as Muggins
- Richard Lane as Reporter
- Martha Tilton as Queen of Hearts
- Torben Meyer as Jean
Soundtrack
- Anna Neagle and John Carroll - "D'ye Love Me?"
- "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms"
- Anna Neagle and Ray Bolger - "Jack Tar and Sam Gob"
- Martha Tilton and chorus - "The Lady Must Be Kissed"
- Danced by Ray Bolger - "Ringmaster"
- Anna Neagle - "Sunny"
- Danced by Grace Hartman and Paul Hartman - "Two Little Love Birds"
- Danced as "The Mohache"' by Grace Hartman and Paul Hartman - "Bolero"
- Bolger also sung by Anna Neagle and John Carroll - "Who?"
Reception
The film made a profit of $7,000.Awards and honors
