Hit the Deck (1930 film)

Hit the Deck
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLuther Reed
Written byHubert Osborne
Herbert Fields
Luther Reed
Based onHit the Deck
1927 musical
by book by Herbert Fields
lyrics by Leo Robin and Clifford Grey
music by Vincent Youmans
Produced byWilliam LeBaron
StarringJack Oakie
Pollie Walker
CinematographyRobert Kurrle
Edited byWilliam Hamilton
Music byVincent Youmans
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
  • January 14, 1930 (1930-01-14) (New York City)[1]
  • February 23, 1930 (1930-02-23) (United States)[1]
Running time
93 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$542,000[3]
Box office$1.1 million[3]

Hit the Deck is a 1930 American pre-Code musical film directed by Luther Reed and starring Jack Oakie and Polly Walker, with Technicolor sequences.[2] It was based on the 1927 musical Hit the Deck, which was itself based on the 1922 play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne. It was one of the most expensive productions of RKO Radio Pictures up to that time, and one of the most expensive productions of 1930.[citation needed] This version faithfully reproduced the stage version of the musical.

  1. ^ a b c "Hit the Deck: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Mordaunt (January 15, 1930). "The Screen". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56