Hit the Deck (1930 film)
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Hit the Deck is a 1930 musical film
directed by Luther Reed, starred Jack Oakie
, and featured Technicolor
sequences. It was based on the musical Hit the Deck. It was one of the most expensive productions of RKO Radio Pictures up to that time, and one of the most expensive productions of 1930. This version faithfully reproduced the stage version of the musical. The film is also considered a lost film
. The last known copy was destroyed in an RKO fire in the 1950s.
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Luther Reed, starred Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.-Early life:...
, and featured Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
sequences. It was based on the musical Hit the Deck. It was one of the most expensive productions of RKO Radio Pictures up to that time, and one of the most expensive productions of 1930. This version faithfully reproduced the stage version of the musical. The film is also considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. The last known copy was destroyed in an RKO fire in the 1950s.
Cast
- Jack OakieJack OakieJack Oakie was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television.-Early life:...
- Bilge - Polly Walker - Looloo
- Roger Gray - Mat
- Franker Wood - Bat
- Harry SweetHarry SweetHarry Sweet was an American actor, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 57 films between 1919 and 1932. He also directed 54 films between 1920 and 1933.He was born in Colorado and died in Big Bear, California in a plane crash....
- Bunny - Marguerita Padula - Lavinia
- June ClydeJune ClydeJune Clyde was an American actress, singer and dancer. She was a niece of actress ....
- Toddy - Wallace MacDonaldWallace MacDonaldWallace Archibald MacDonald was an Canadian silent film actor, and film producer....
- Lieutenant Allen - George OveyGeorge OveyGeorge Ovey was an American film actor. He appeared in 207 films between 1915 and 1951. He was born in Trenton, Missouri, and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:...
- Clarence - Ethel ClaytonEthel ClaytonEthel Clayton was an American actress of the silent film era.-Career:Clayton's screen debut came in 1909, in a short called Justified. She jockeyed her early film appearances with a burgeoning stage career. Her pretty blond looks were reminiscient of the famous Gibson Girl drawings by Charles Dana...
- Mrs. Payne - Nate D. Slott - Dan (as Nate Slott)
- Andy Clark - Dinty
- Dell HendersonDell HendersonGeorge Delbert Henderson was a Canadian actor, director and writer in films from the early silent days.-Biography:Henderson was a frequent associate of film pioneer D.W. Griffith and, on a less prolific basis, Mack Sennett...
- Admiral - Charles Sullivan - Lieutenant Jim Smith