Oh Sailor Behave (Warner Bros.) (1930)

6 “OH SAILOR BEHAVE! — A Warner Bros, Production (Review) “OH SAILOR BEHAVE!” A RIOT OF COMEDY, GAIETY. GIRLS Theatre: Warner Brothers present “Oh Sailor Behave!”, an all-talking-singing Vitaphone production based on the play by Elmer Rice. “Oh Sailor Behave!”, Warner Brothers latest all talking and singing Vitaphone special, was accorded an‘ unusually enthusiastic reception by audiences at the Theatre last night. “Olsen” and Johnson, known as “America’s Funniest Clowns,” appeared. in the leading roles, and justified their claim to this title. Irene Delroy, famous Broadway musical .comedy star, makes her sereen debut in this picture as the feminine lead, playing in support of Olsen and Johnson, and opposite Charles King. “Qh Sailor Behave!”, while primarily a riotous comedy, has many tense moments of romance and drama. It is filmed against one of the most beautiful backgrounds in the world, the city of Naples, with its. picturesque bay and _ glowing Vesuvins. i The Vitaphoning of this picture meant not only the recording of the musical accompaniment, and_ the melodious songs, but all the strange and mysterious noises of the famous Neapolitan city and its bay. The hilarious comedy touches are provided by Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, the famous vaudeville team, who make their screen debut in this film as two American gobs on leave who are looking for a wooden legged man who has stolen the ship’s stores. Irene Delroy gives a splendid rendition of the young American girl who, to save her sister from disgrace,, marries a Russian Prince and temporarily loses her sweetheart, a young American newspaperman. Charles King, as the newspaper man in Naples at the price of his job to interview a Roumanian General, gives an unusually fine performance. Lotti Loder, Viennese beauty, who was brought to Hollywood from Budapest by Warner. Brothers, is captivating in voice and manner as the native Italian girl. Noah Beery is perfectly cast as the Roumanian General and Lowell Adapted to the screen by Joseph N. Jackson. Directed by Archie Mayo. Time, the present. Place, Naples, Italy. Seon NOP a SR, Soh oe ee Oroy Irene Delroy Nig vane ater Ge ee ere EE Charles King PRPS eae Peace Skala ew sa Lowell Sherman EAM ceae Hen ........Noah Beery Sear aaa ae Oe eae Olsen and Johnson Piette yecerie h agian Winn eee A Lotti Loder Soe ig Gk RRA SD eng Vivien Oakland FEN MRP alone SME eo FS Charles Judels RAG ide wot, eee ence Lawrence Grant SOG eb aa ahah Soe enum ee Elise Bartlett PRC? Sint NEA Ne a Res WSO Gino Corrodo Sherman is the villainous villain, Prince Kosoff. Fine performances are given by every member of the supporting cast which includes Vivien Oakland, Charles Judels, Lawrenee Grant, Gino Corrodo and Elise Bartlett. Al Dubin and Joe Burke, who wrote two of last year’s most outstanding hits, “Tiptoe through the Tulips” and “Painting the Clouds with Sunshine,” wrote the songs and lyries for “Oh Sailor Behave!” They are “Love Comes in the Moonlight,” “Which One do you Love,” “Leave A Little Smile,” “Too Bad I Can’t Be Good” and “Highway to Heaven.” Once again Archie Mayo, who directed, proves his ability by the deftness and obvious ease with which he handled this picture. It is adapted to the sereen by Joseph N. Jackson. (Feature) Bean-Shooters Unusual Detective Stunt Used By Olsen & Johnson Methods that would be new and novel to such a famous sleuth as Sherlock Holmes are introduced by Ole Olsen and Chie Johnson in Warner Brothers special Vitaphone comedy now showing at the Theatre. As two American “gobs” ashore in Naples, searching for a man with a wooden leg, who has stolen the ship’s stores, these famous comedians completely discard involved and scientific methods of deduction. An old-fashioned elastic beanshooter and a generous supply of pins comprise their complete detecting paraphernalia. When they spy a man with a limp, one that might possibly have a wooden leg, they immediately put him to their own acid test. The bean-shooter is loaded with a pin and aimed at the suspicious limb. If the man jumps when hit, the leg is decidedly not wooden. “Oh Sailor Behave!” is a romantic story of Italy, with Olsen and Johnson in the starring roles. Others in the supporting cast inelude Irene Delroy, Charles King, Noah Beery, Lowell Sherman, Vivien Oakland, Lotti Loder and Charles Judels. Archie Mayo directs. ADVERTISEMENT DEA ie VTE Two Column Slug—Style E—Cut or Mat THEY LOST THEIR WATER-WINGS! Olsen & Johnson, with Lotti Loder in"Oh Sailor Behave"A Warner Bros Production Maybe They Can Swim — But We Doubt It! Production No. 5—Cut or Mat (Feature) “HOLLYWOOD A BIG SCHOOL,” SAYS LOVELY IRENE DELROY, NEW WARNER TALKIE STAR Irene Delroy, who temporarily ritzed the musical comedy stage when she signed a Warner Bros. Picture contract, has moments when she thinks that the learned educator who handed her an Illinois School diploma with the assuring words that she was ready to face the world and meet its complex problems had not reckoned with the fact that she intended to go on the stage. She finds that there are emergencies in the profession for which the Department Of; HONE a ee a eation of Illinois did not prepare her and she has learned to be on her toes when a new problem comes along, not depending too much on her scholastic training. As soon as Miss Delroy concluded her engagement in the musical comedy “Top Speed,” she packed off to Hollywood. After a day in the Warner Bros. studio rehearsing her role in “Oh Sailor Behave!” she sought seclusion and, with a _bewildered look, opened the pages of a glossary of Hollywood. The hours she formerly devoted to tap dancing are now given over to a study of this book, and there is a slight frown on the Delroy brow when she recalls how the school master fooled her. 'Talkie terms are not so hard to understand, she finds, but they must be uttered with the correct inflection else the person addressed is going to take offense. For instance, Miss Delroy might resent being called a “sizzler,” although a sizzler is merely a person whose sibilants have been retained by the sound recorder, a mistake of science rather than of actor. And if she was ignorant of talkie terms she might resent being told that her scene was “out of sink,’ when, science erring again, the synchronization of sound and scene had failed to come off. Her present course of study will prepare her to meet these emergencies with nonchalance. She will be able to identify a “patter blender” or a ALL-STAR CAST INA FIVE STAR COMEDY ‘‘OH SAILOR BEHAVE!’’ Now Showing at the Theatre “footage eater’”’ and also understand that a “fast feed” has to do with the mechanism of a dise and not a drug counter lunch. This is not the first time Miss Delroy has had to return to her study books. Her first engagement was with the Chicago Opera ballet and immediately she was plunged into the profound considerations of arabesques, pirouettes, interpretative gesticulation, ete. Then a brief whirl in vaudeville, followed by engagements in “Greenwich Village Follies,” “Ziegfeld Follies,” “Here’s How,” “Follow Thru,” and “Top Speed,” gave her a knowledge of how to behave when her associates spoke of mugging, ad libbing, acts in one, dumb acts and sleeper jumps. It just seems that each new phas of Irene Delroy’s career brings on a period of studious eoncentration. Can you blame her for wondering “what next?” (Review) SHERMAN SUPERB IN NEW ROLE Lowell Sherman, one of the screen’s most popular villains, forsakes the heavy roles for a comedy characterization in Warner Bros. new production, “Oh Sailor Behave!” which opened at the Theatre last night. Sherman, who supports Olsen and Johnson in their first screen venture, essays the role of a Russian count— Kosloff, by name—married to Irene Delroy, but only interested in his own welfare. “Oh Sailor Behave!” gives him every opportunity to indulge his little-seen flair for comedy, and he makes his role a memorable one. Irene Delroy, who plays the feminine lead in the new film, appears opposite Charles King, and others in the cast include Lotti Loder, Noah Beery, Vivien Oakland, Charles Judels and Lawrence Grant. Archie Mayo was responsible for the direction and song numbers were composed by Dubin and Burke. (Review) BRILLIANT COMEDY is So THEATRE THEATRE: Warner Bros. present “Oh Sailor Behave!” talking, singing comedy featuring Olsen and Johnson. From the stage play by Elmer Rice. Adapted to the screen by Joseph Jackson. Archie Mayo. Songs by Dubin and Burke. The cast inclureIrene Delroy, Charles King, ° Loder, Lowell Sherman, Beery, Charles Judels, Viv. Oakland and Lawrence Grant. Directed by “Oh Sailor Behave!” drew laughter and applause from a large audience which attended its premiere at the Theatre last night. The city of Naples, with its shimmer }}ing bay, smoking Vesuvius and gaily costumed people, forms the colorful background of this new Warner Brothers all-talking and singing Vitaphone special. “Oh Sailor Behave” is a picture that will appeal to both young and old. It deals with the romance be «|tween a young American newspaper man and his sweetheart and the comical adventures of two. sailors on leave, played by Olsen and Johnson. There is not a slow moment in the whole film and though it is primarily a comedy there are many tense moments of drama and exciting political intrigue. “Oh Sailor Behave!” is taken from the play*by Elmer Rice and adapted to the screen by Joseph Jackson. Trene Delroy, a Broadway star recently recruited to pictures, makes her sereen debut as the feminine singing lead, while Charles King plays opposite her. The perfectly chosen cast, which includes Lowell Sherman, Noah Beery, Lotti Loder, Vivien Oakland, Charles Judels and Lawrence Grant, assures a remarkable evening of entertainment. Five brand new songs are introduced for the first time in this film. They were written by Al Dubin and Joe Burke, who were responsible for such outstanding song hits as “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” and “Painting the Clouds With Sunshine.” Archie Mayo directs. (Review) “Oh Sailor—’Big Hit Introducing Olsen and Johnson, two superb comedians formerly associated with the vaudeville stage, “Oh Sailor Behave!” elicited round after round of applause when it was shown for the first time at the Theatre last night. This is a Warner Bros. special Vitaphone production, adapted from Elmer Rice’s stage success, by Joseph Jackson, and featuring a large cast of notables. In addition to Olsen and Johnson, who earry off laughing honors in the film, Irene Delroy and Charles King have the romantic leads. Miss Delroy is a recent recruit to pictures and comes to the talking screen direct from sensational success on the Broadway musical comedy ~* ve. Others in the cast of “Ob Behave!” are Lotti Loder, a Viennese beauty brought ove: _.m Vienna by Warner Bros., Lowell Sherman, Noah Beery, Vivien Oakland, Charles Judels and Lawrence Grant. WARNER Present One Col. Slug—Style F—Cut or Mat