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Fanny Brice in a boxing ring? The 1930s were WILD, darling.
TMDB
50
IMDb
57
Rotten Tomatoes
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Be Yourself! (1930)

pre-Code chaosYiddish theater energyslapstick with songs

Overview

ComedyMusic

Ethnic comedy of a nightclub entertainer trying to train a boxer.

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Content warning
assimilation and identityperformance vs. authenticitygender expectationsAmerican dream satire

Standout Aspects

Acting

Fanny Brice's kinetic comic timing—Broadway legend barely contained by film.

Production

Glimpses of 1930 nightclub culture before the Hays Code sanitized everything.

Best for:Solo: Late-night curiosity dive into early Hollywood weirdness.·Rewatch: Film history nerds tracking Fanny Brice's rare screen appearances.
Heads up:Triggers: Ethnic caricatures typical of 1930—Jewish stereotypes played for broad comedy.
Thornton Freeland

Director

Thornton Freeland

ReleasedFeb 7, 1930
Runtime1h 5m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Art Cinema Corporation

Top Cast

Fanny Brice

Fanny Brice

Fannie Field (as Fannie Brice)

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Jerry Moore

Harry Green

Harry Green

Harry Field

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

McCloskey

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Lillian

Budd Fine

Budd Fine

Step

Marjorie Kane

Marjorie Kane

Lola (as Marjorie 'Babe' Kane)

Rita Flynn

Rita Flynn

Jessica

Jimmy Tolson

Jimmy Tolson

Blues singer (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Club Patron (uncredited)

Anderson Lawler

Anderson Lawler

Club Patron (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released months before strict Hays Code enforcement, this captures Jewish-American comedy before Hollywood self-censored ethnic humor.

Trivia

Fanny Brice made only five feature films—she found movies 'too confining' and returned to Broadway and radio.

Gallery

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