Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Directed byMark Sandrich
Written byBert Kalmar
Edward Kaufman
Harry Ruby
StarringBert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
Ruth Etting
Thelma Todd
Dorothy Lee
CinematographyDavid Abel
Edited byBasil Wrangell
Music byRoy Webb (Uncredited)
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • February 2, 1934 (1934-02-02) (U.S.)[1]
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$336,000[2]
Box office$625,000[2]

Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 American pre-Code slapstick comedy starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd and Dorothy Lee.[3][4] During its initial theatrical run, it was preceded by the two-color Technicolor short Not Tonight, Josephine, directed by Edward F. Cline.[5]

  1. ^ "Hips, Hips, Hooray!". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56
  3. ^ Variety film review; February 27, 1934, page 17.
  4. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; January 27, 1934, page 15.
  5. ^ Advertisement. Florence (Alabama) Times Daily. May 7. 1934. p 4. Web. June 23. 2010