Sunny Skies is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, starring Benny Rubin and Marceline Day and produced by Tiffany Pictures.[1] It is notable for a same-sex romantic subplot, involving a young man's tragically unrequited love for his football hero roommate.[2]

Sunny Skies
Directed byNorman Taurog
Written byGeorge Cleveland
Story byA. P. Younger
Produced byPhil Goldstone
StarringBenny Rubin
Marceline Day
Marjorie Kane
CinematographyArthur Reeves
Edited byClarence Kolster
Music byAl Short
Production
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Distributed byTiffany Pictures
Release date
  • May 18, 1930 (1930-05-18)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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Preservation status

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The film is preserved at the Library of Congress,[3] and is available from the Alpha Video label and can be viewed online at Internet Archive.

References

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  1. ^ Sunny Skies details, afi.com; accessed September 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Sunny Skies, a Lost Gay Classic from 1930, glencram.com; accessed May 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.177 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
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