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. It was Canova's final feature for the Republic studios until 1951.
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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 |
Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
Edited by | Richard Van Enger |
Music by | Mort Glickman (uncredited) Walter Scharf (uncredited) Marlin Skiles (uncredited) |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minsutes |
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.
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."
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