Girl Crazy is a 1932 American pre-Code musical film adaptation of the 1930 stage play of the same name. The film was very unlike the stage play except for its score. It was tailored for the comic talents of Wheeler & Woolsey, a popular comedy team of the time. Three songs written by George and Ira Gershwin for the play were retained: "Bidin' My Time", "I Got Rhythm", and "But Not for Me". According to RKO records, the film lost $150,000. Lon Chaney Jr. appears in the film (uncredited) as a dancer in the chorus.
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Plot
New York playboy Danny Churchill is relocated to a small Arizona town to keep him from getting entangled with women. He decides to open a dude ranch with the aid of his gambler friend "Slick" and Slick's wife Kate. The local bully is running for sheriff and wants to shut down Danny's ranch. Danny prompts his friend Jimmy, a cab driver, to run against the villain for sheriff. Jimmy is elected.
Meanwhile, Danny falls in love with a young woman named Molly, but Molly heads down to Mexico accompanied by a New York conman. Danny, Jimmy, Slick and their friends all head down to Mexico to persuade Molly to come back so Danny can propose to her. Meanwhile the local bully and his friend follow them.
Cast
Bert Wheeler as Jimmy Deagan
Robert Woolsey as Slick Foster
Eddie Quillan as Danny Churchill
Dorothy Lee as Patsy
Mitzi Green as Tessie
Brooks Benedict as George Mason
Kitty Kelly as Kate Foster
Arline Judge as Molly Gray
Stanley Fields as Lank Sanders
Lita Chevret as Mary
Chris-Pin Martin as Pete
Monte Collins as Bartender
Lon Chaney Jr. as a chorus dancer
Soundtrack
"Bidin' My Time"
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Sung by male quartet
"I Got Rhythm"
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Kitty Kelly and chorus
"You've Got What Gets Me"
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Sung by Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee
Danced by Bert Wheeler, Dorothy Lee and Mitzi Green
"But Not for Me"
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Sung by Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge
Also sung by Mitzi Green