I won't play!
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Original title | I won't play! |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1944 |
length | 18 minutes |
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Director | Crane Wilbur |
script | James Bloodworth |
production | Gordon Hollingshead |
music | William Lava |
camera | Carl E. Guthrie |
cut | Harold McLernon |
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I won't play! is an American short film from the year 1944 , that of Warner Bros. produced a story by Laurence Schwab. Directed by Crane Wilbur. The film received an Oscar .
action
Joe Fingers served as a Marine during World War II . He and his company are stationed on a small island in the South Sea that was captured by the US troops. Fingers entertains his comrades with stories in which he describes himself as an important man in show business. He pretends to be a virtuoso piano player who has paved the way for other artists into show business. He allegedly helped George Gershwin with the composition of Rhapsody in Blue .
So far, his comrades have believed his stories to be true, but the Gershwin episode leaves some doubt. When a piano is delivered to the island, they want Fingers to play for them. But he refuses, saying that he has told them lies all along. When a well-known singer is flown to the island to entertain the troops and she tells the soldiers that thanks to her fingers she has become what she is now, the attitude of the soldiers changes again.
publication
The premiere took place on November 11, 1944.
Award
Gordon Hollingshead was honored with the Oscar in the category “Best Short Film” (2 film roles) at the Academy Awards in 1945 .
Web links
- I won't play! in the Internet Movie Database (English)