Sleepy Lagoon (film)
Sleepy Lagoon is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and featuring comedian Judy Canova and singer Dennis Day. The film was written by Prescott Chaplin, while Frank Gill, Jr. and George Carleton Brown wrote the screenplay. This was Canova's final feature for the Republic studios until 1951.
| Sleepy Lagoon | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Santley |
| Screenplay by | Frank Gill. Jr. George Carleton Brown |
| Story by | Prescott Chaplin |
| Starring | Judy Canova Dennis Day Ruth Donnelly |
| Music by | Mort Glickman (uncredited) Walter Scharf (uncredited) Marlin Skiles (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Edited by | Richard Van Enger |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 65 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
While closely coincident in time, the movie was entirely unrelated to the Sleepy Lagoon murder which led to the Zoot Suit Riots, nor to the song which lent its name to that incident.
Overview
The story deals with the travails of a newly elected female mayor, Judy Joyner (Canova), in a growing and mildly corrupt small town. Horror film actor Rondo Hatton had a bit part as "Hunchback."
Cast
- Judy Canova as Judy Joyner
- Dennis Day as Lancelot Hillie
- Ruth Donnelly as Sarah Rogers
- Joe Sawyer as Lumpy
- Ernest Truex as Dudley Joyner
- Douglas Fowley as J. "The Brain" Lucarno
- Will Wright as Cyrus Coates
- Forrest Taylor as Samuel
- Kitty McHugh as Mrs. Small
- Eddie Chandler as Ticket Seller
- Herbert Corthell as Sheriff Bates
- Ellen Lowe as Mrs. Simms
- Jack Raymond as Joe, the Clown
- Margaret Reid as Mrs. Crumm
- Mike Riley as Bandleader
- Rondo Hatton as Hunchback (uncredited)
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External links
- Sleepy Lagoon at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Sleepy Lagoon on IMDb
- Sleepy Lagoon at the TCM Movie Database
- Sleepy Lagoon at AllMovie
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