See America Thirst

See America Thirst
Directed by	William James Craft
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Written by	Jerry Horwin; Edward Ludwig; Vin Moore
Starring	Harry Langdon; Slim Summerville; Bessie Love
Music by	Sam Perry (silent version); Heinz Roemheld (silent version)
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Harry W. Lieb
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 23, 1930;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

See America Thirst is a 1930 American comedy film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and directed by William James Craft. Silent comics Harry Langdon and Slim Summerville star along with silent actress Bessie Love. Though released late in 1930, it nevertheless had a silent version.^[1]^[2]

In the film, Bessie Love introduced the type of sandals later known as "flip-flops" to American audiences. The title is a parody of the Cole Porter musical See America First.

Cast

Harry Langdon as Wally
Slim Summerville as Slim
Bessie Love as Ellen
Mitchell Lewis as Screwy O'Toole
Matthew Betz as Insect McGann
Stanley Fields as Spumoni
Lloyd Whitlock as O'Toole's Henchman
Richard Alexander as McGann's Henchman
Tom Kennedy as Shivering Smith
Lew Hearn as Inventor
Leroy Mason as Attorney
Walter Brennan as Spumoni Bodyguard (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Pat Harmon as Waiter (uncredited)
Tom London as Spumoni Hood (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie as Waiter, Sign changer (uncredited)
Hal Price as Cop (uncredited)

Preservation status

Copies are preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Library of Congress.^[3]

References

↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921–30 by The American Film Institute (1971)
↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:See America Thirst
↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p. 162 by The American Film Institute (1978)

External links

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See America Thirst at AllMovie

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[1] The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921–30 by The American Film Institute (1971)

[2] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:See America Thirst

[3] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p. 162 by The American Film Institute (1978)