SUNNY SKIES (1930) Benny Rubin, Marceline Day & Rex Lease | Comedy, Musical, Sport | B&W

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. It is notable for a same-sex romantic subplot, involving a young man's tragically unrequited love for his football hero roommate.

SYNOPSIS
Rex Lease is the football hero whose temper and drinking threaten his spot on the team, and his romantic life..but his naive comical roommate (Benny Rubin) remains his steadfast supporter. Rubin's brush with death becomes the impetus for Lease to turn his life around.

CAST & CREW
Benny Rubin as Benny Krantz
Marceline Day as Mary Norris
Rex Lease as Jim Grant
Marjorie Kane as Doris
Harry Lee as Papa Krantz
Wesley Barry as Stubble
Greta Granstedt as College Widow
Robert Livingston as Dave
James Wilcox as Smith
Eddy Chandler as Coach

Directed by Norman Taurog
Written by George Cleveland
Story by A. P. Younger
Produced by Phil Goldstone
Cinematography Arthur Reeves
Edited by Clarence Kolster
Music by Al Short
Production company Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by Tiffany Pictures
Release date: May 18, 1930
Running time: 73 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English