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Good News (1930 film)
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Nick Grinde
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| writer = Frances Marion (scenario)
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| starring = Bessie Love
Cliff Edwards
Penny Singleton
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| cinematography = Percy Hilburn(*French)
| editing = William LeVanway
| studio = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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| runtime = 78 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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'Good News' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Nick Grinde, and starring Bessie Love, Cliff Edwards, and Penny Singleton. The film was shot in black-and-white, although the finale was in Multicolor.
The film is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. The surviving print lacks the color finale; no footage is known to survive.
The film was based on the 1927 stage production of the same name. Another film based on the musical, also called 'Good News', was released in 1947. By the 1940s, the 1930 production was not shown in the United States due to its Pre-Code content, which included sexual innuendo and lewd suggestive humor.
Plot
College student Connie Lane (Lawlor) falls for campus football star Tom Marlowe (Smith), but his bad grades threaten to make him miss the big game. Professor Kenyon (McGlynn) helps Tom academically, and Tom is able to play in the big game and lead the team to victory.
Cast
Songs
* "He's a Lady's Man" by Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva, and Ray Henderson
* "The Best Things in Life Are Free" by Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva, and Ray Henderson
* "Varsity Drag" by Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva, and Ray Henderson
* "Good News" by Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva, and Ray Henderson
* "Tait Song" by Lew Brown
* "Students Are We" by Lew Brown
* "If You're Not Kissing Me" by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
* "Football" by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
* "I Feel Pessimistic" by J. Russel Robinson and George Waggner
* "I'd Like to Make You Happy" by Reggie Montgomery
Reception
Although it received mixed reviews deemed "trivial and unreal" by one reviewer and "inferior to the stage production" by another the cast received positive reviews, particularly Bessie Love.
See also
* List of early color feature films
* List of incomplete or partially lost films
References
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