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{{short description|1929 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Honky Tonk
| name = Honky Tonk
| image =
| image = File:Honky Tonk poster.jpg

| image_size =
| caption =
| caption = theatrical film poster
| director = [[Lloyd Bacon]]
| director = [[Lloyd Bacon]]
| producer =
| producer =
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| starring = [[Sophie Tucker]]
| starring = [[Sophie Tucker]]
| music = [[Alois Reiser]]
| music = [[Alois Reiser]]
| cinematography = [[Ben F. Reynolds]]
| cinematography = Ben F. Reynolds
| editing =
| editing =
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| studio = [[Warner Bros.]]
| distributor = Warner Bros.
| released = {{Start date|1929|8|31}}
| released = {{Film date|1929|8|31}} ''(limited release)''
| runtime = 71 minutes
| runtime = 71 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = $251,000<ref name="warners">Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551</ref>
| budget =
| gross = $650,000<ref name="warners"/>
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'''''Honky Tonk''''' is a 1929 [[United States|American]] [[musical film]] starring [[Sophie Tucker]] in her film debut. The film was a flop when released and is now [[Lost film|lost]], although the soundtrack for the trailer still exists. Tucker sings a number of songs in the movie, including her theme song "[[Some of These Days]]", and "I'm the Last of the Red Hot Mamas", from which she took her billing as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas".<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HonkyTonk1929.html ''Honky Tonk'' at silentera.com]</ref> <ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute c. 1971</ref>
'''''Honky Tonk''''' is a 1929 [[United States|American]] [[Pre-Code Hollywood|Pre-Code]] [[musical film]] starring [[Sophie Tucker]] in her film debut. The film was a flop when released and is now [[Lost film|lost]], although the [[Vitaphone]] soundtrack for the film and for the trailer still exists. Tucker sings a number of songs in the movie, including her theme song "[[Some of These Days]]", and "I'm the Last of the Red Hot Mamas", from which she took her billing as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas".<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HonkyTonk1929.html ''Honky Tonk'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' American Film Institute (1971)</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Sophie Tucker plays Sophie Leonard, a singer in a nightclub who at great sacrifice sends her daughter Beth ([[Lila Lee]]) to Europe to be educated, keeping her work as an entertainer a secret from her. When the grown-up, expensively educated Beth returns to America, she is shocked to discover her mother's true profession and disowns her, breaking Sophie's heart.
Sophie Tucker plays Sophie Leonard, a [[nightclub singer|singer in a nightclub]] who at great sacrifice sends her daughter Beth ([[Lila Lee]]) to Europe to be educated, keeping her work as an entertainer a secret from her. When the grown-up, expensively educated Beth returns to America, she is shocked to discover her mother's true profession and disowns her, breaking Sophie's heart.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Sophie Tucker]] as Sophie Leonard
* [[Sophie Tucker]] as Sophie Leonard
* [[Lila Lee]] as Beth (Sophie Leonard's daughter)
* [[Lila Lee]] as Beth, Sophie daughter
* [[Wilbur Mack]] as Stuttering Valet
* [[Wilbur Mack]] as Stuttering valet
* [[Audrey Ferris]] as Jean Gilmore
* [[Audrey Ferris]] as Jean Gilmore
* [[Tom Keene (actor)|Tom Keene]] as Freddie Gilmore
* [[Tom Keene (actor)|Tom Keene]] as Freddie Gilmore
* [[Mahlon Hamilton]] as Jim Blaken
* [[Mahlon Hamilton]] as Jim Blaken
* [[John T. Murray]] as Cafe Manager
* [[John T. Murray]] as Cafe manager

==Reception==
According to Warner Bros the film earned $448,000 domestically and $202,000 foreign.<ref name="warners"/>


==Musical numbers==
==Musical numbers==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)]]
*[[List of incomplete or partially lost films]]
*[[List of incomplete or partially lost films]]


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|0019997|Honky Tonk}}
* {{IMDb title|0019997|Honky Tonk}}
* {{amg movie|95543|Honky Tonk}}
* {{TCMDb title|id=78324}}
* {{AFI film|9807}}
* [http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/honky-tonk-sophie-tucker-1929-everett.jpg lobby poster, original release]
* [https://archive.org/details/VitaphoneSoundtrackCollection ''Honky Tonk'' Soundtrack at Internet Archive]


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Latest revision as of 23:20, 21 December 2024

Honky Tonk
theatrical film poster
Directed byLloyd Bacon
Written byC. Graham Baker
Jack Yellen
StarringSophie Tucker
CinematographyBen F. Reynolds
Music byAlois Reiser
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 31, 1929 (1929-08-31)
(limited release)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$251,000[1]
Box office$650,000[1]

Honky Tonk is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical film starring Sophie Tucker in her film debut. The film was a flop when released and is now lost, although the Vitaphone soundtrack for the film and for the trailer still exists. Tucker sings a number of songs in the movie, including her theme song "Some of These Days", and "I'm the Last of the Red Hot Mamas", from which she took her billing as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas".[2][3]

Plot

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Sophie Tucker plays Sophie Leonard, a singer in a nightclub who at great sacrifice sends her daughter Beth (Lila Lee) to Europe to be educated, keeping her work as an entertainer a secret from her. When the grown-up, expensively educated Beth returns to America, she is shocked to discover her mother's true profession and disowns her, breaking Sophie's heart.

Cast

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Reception

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According to Warner Bros the film earned $448,000 domestically and $202,000 foreign.[1]

Musical numbers

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  • "I'm Doing What I'm Doing for Love" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen)
  • "He's a Good Man To Have Around" (Ager, Yellen)
  • "I'm Feathering a Nest (For a Little Blue Bird)" (Ager, Yellen)
  • "I'm the Last of the Red Hot Mamas" (Ager, Yellen)
  • "I Don't Want To Get Thin" (Ager, Yellen)
  • "Some of These Days" (Shelton Brooks)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. ^ Honky Tonk at silentera.com
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 American Film Institute (1971)
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