Half Shot at Sunrise
About Half Shot at Sunrise
In Paris during the World War, buck privates Tommy Turner and Gilbert Simpson go absent without leave, dress as officers, and dodge the military police. They take Colonel Marshall's car. Tommy falls for Annette, who is the colonel's younger daughter. Marshall is supposed to deliver orders for an offensive, and he is hiding love notes from a French flirt named Olga.
Cast & crew
More about Half Shot at Sunrise
Paul Sloane directed it. William LeBaron produced it, with Henry Hobart as associate producer. Anne Caldwell, James Ashmore Creelman, Ralph Spence, and Roscoe Arbuckle wrote it. Nicholas Musuraca photographed it. Max Steiner wrote the music. Arthur Roberts edited it. RKO released it in the United States on 4 October 1930. It runs 78 minutes. Bert Wheeler plays Tommy. Robert Woolsey plays Gilbert. Dorothy Lee plays Annette.
Themes
Look
Nicholas Musuraca photographed the Paris streets, the stolen car, and the officer disguises.
Music
Max Steiner wrote the score.
Preservation
The copyright was not renewed. It has been in the public domain in the United States since 1958.
Notes
- It is Wheeler and Woolsey's fourth film together and their second as the stars, after The Cuckoos.
- Edna May Oliver is billed.
- The copyright was not renewed, and the film entered the public domain in the United States in 1958.
- Seattle, Portland, and St. Louis opened it in late September 1930, ahead of the general date.
Scenes
- Tommy and Gilbert take Colonel Marshall's car while they are absent.
- Tommy learns Annette is the colonel's daughter.
Also available
- Internet Archive (half_shot_at_sunrise)
- Wikimedia Commons (Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) by Paul Sloane.webm)
