{"product_id":"leathernecking-1930-dvd-irene-dunne-rare-pre-code-musical-comedy-rko-classic","title":"Leathernecking 1930 DVD Irene Dunne Rare Pre-Code Musical Comedy RKO Classic","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLEATHERNECKING (1930) — PREMIUM COLLECTOR DVD\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSEO TITLE\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeathernecking 1930 DVD Irene Dunne Rare Pre-Code Musical Comedy RKO Classic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLEATHERNECKING (1930)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIrene Dunne’s Film Debut • Rare Pre-Code Musical • Early RKO Talkie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRediscover a fascinating piece of early Hollywood history with \u003cstrong\u003eLeathernecking (1930)\u003c\/strong\u003e, a rarely seen Pre-Code musical comedy starring \u003cstrong\u003eIrene Dunne, Ken Murray, Louise Fazenda, Ned Sparks, Lilyan Tashman and Eddie Foy Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Irene Dunne collectors, this film is especially important: \u003cstrong\u003eLeathernecking marked Dunne’s motion-picture debut\u003c\/strong\u003e, beginning a screen career that would make her one of the great stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the colorful backdrop of the \u003cstrong\u003eUnited States Marines in Honolulu\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film follows Marine private \u003cstrong\u003eChick Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e, played by Eddie Foy Jr., who becomes infatuated with beautiful society woman \u003cstrong\u003eDelphine\u003c\/strong\u003e, played by Irene Dunne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChick realizes that being an ordinary Marine private may not be enough to impress Delphine, so he takes a decidedly questionable approach to romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe borrows his captain’s uniform and Distinguished Service Medal and uses them to pass himself off as a much more important military officer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deception initially works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChick receives an invitation to Delphine’s society party and appears to have found a way into her world—until his fellow Marines unexpectedly arrive and expose his real rank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumiliated and furious at being deceived, Delphine rejects him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Chick refuses to surrender his romantic campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA plan to bring Chick and Delphine together aboard a yacht leads to even more trouble when what is supposed to be a staged shipwreck becomes dangerously real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pair find themselves stranded together, and the situation eventually gives Delphine an opportunity to discover that there may be more to Chick than his ridiculous attempts at impersonating an officer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComedy, romance, military hijinks, music and shipwreck adventure combine in this delightful survivor from Hollywood’s earliest years of sound filmmaking. 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experimented with combining black-and-white photography with early color sequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause surviving prints vary, the amount or condition of the original color material may differ depending upon the source used for a particular surviving copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEARLY HOLLYWOOD SOUND TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film was made using the \u003cstrong\u003eRCA Photophone\u003c\/strong\u003e sound system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePictures like \u003cem\u003eLeathernecking\u003c\/em\u003e capture Hollywood at an unusual moment when filmmakers were still learning how best to combine dialogue, music, choreography and camera movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat early sound-era quality is a major part of the film’s appeal today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOSCAR LEVANT CONNECTION\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother interesting name hidden in the film’s production credits is \u003cstrong\u003eOscar 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HOLLYWOOD\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeathernecking\u003c\/em\u003e is particularly fascinating because it sits at the intersection of \u003cstrong\u003eBroadway musical theater and the first generation of Hollywood talking pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe source musical \u003cem\u003ePresent Arms\u003c\/em\u003e featured music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, while the screen version became a vehicle for a newcomer named \u003cstrong\u003eIrene Dunne\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin only a few years, Dunne would become one of Hollywood’s most respected dramatic and comedy actresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, collectors can see the very beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePUBLIC DOMAIN STATUS\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeathernecking was released in the United States in 1930.\u003c\/strong\u003e AFI records its general release date as September 22, 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