Half-Shot at Sunrise
Summary:
After serving as comedy relief in three big-budget RKO Radio musicals, the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were rewarded with their own starring vehicle, the dated but still delightful Half Shot at Sunrise. Set in Paris during WWI, the film casts Bert and Bob as Gilbert and Tommy, two AWOL doughboys. When not posing as officers to impress the local mademoiselle... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Bert Wheeler - (Tommy Turner)
Robert Woolsey - (Gilbert Simpson)
John Rutherford - (M. P. Sergeant)
George MacFarlane - (Col. Marshall)
Roberta Robinson - (Eileen)
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Review:
While Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey's first starring vehicle probably isn't the best introduction to their brand of manic sarcasm (look to Cockeyed Cavaliers or Hip, Hips, Hooray! for that), it still has loads of very funny moments. Wheeler and Woolsey are clearly still making the transition from vaudeville to film comedy and... Continue >>
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