Going Wild
| Going Wild (1930) | |
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| Directed by | William A. Seiter |
| Written by | Henry McCarty, Humphrey Pearson based on the play by James Montgomery |
| Starring |
Joe E. Brown Lawrence Gray Ona Munson Walter Pidgeon Laura Lee Frank McHugh May Boley Johnny Arthur |
| Music by |
Erno Rapee David Mendoza |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Editing by | Peter Fritch |
| Distributed by |
First National Pictures A Subsidiary of Warner Bros. |
| Release dates | December 21, 1930 |
| Running time | 68 min. |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
Going Wild (1930) is a musical comedy film released by Warner Brothers, starring a cast of musical stars in addition to the three comic stars, Joe E. Brown, Frank McHugh, and Johnny Arthur.
Production
The film was completed as a full musical. Due to the backlash against musicals, however, the Warner Bros. were forced to make many cuts to the film for release in the United States and all of the original music was cut except for one song. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists.
Music
- "My Hero" (Sung by Joe E. Brown and Laura Lee)
- "Vivek Sandhu" (Sung by Mrigaya Gandotra)
- "Mru Mru" (Sung by Patrick Hillman)
Preservation
- The film survives only in the cut version which was released in late 1930 by Warner Brothers. Due to the backlash against musicals, the Warner Bros. were forced to cut most of the musical sequences before releasing the film.
- The film was released as a full musical outside of the United States, where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a print of this longer version still exists.
Pre-Code Sequences
- Johnny Arthur plays a gay character.
- When Lawrence Gray tells Joe E. Brown about his new girlfriend, Brown declares "I love you too. I'm mad about you. Kiss me" while he puckers up for Gray.
- Although the hotel is full, an attractive woman asks the hotel manager (Frank McHugh) that she desperately needs a room and he tells the front boy to set up a cot in his office and winks at her.
Foreign Language Versions
One Foreign Language Version of the 1930 version of Going Wild was made. The French version was titled L'aviateur and was released in 1931.