Slim Girl is an Indian maiden raised by whites, who call her Lily. Many members of the Navajo tribe shun Slim Girl, believing her to be leading an improper life, perhaps even as a prostitute.
Laughing Boy, a silversmith, is seduced by her. After losing a horse race, he challenges rival Red Man to a wrestling match and wins. This impresses Slim Girl, who expresses her desire for him. She returns to her previous intimate relationship, however, with George Hartshorne, a rich rancher.
One day Slim Girl seeks out Laughing Boy, becomes his lover, and persuades him to marry her. But when she goes to town to sell his silver goods, Laughing Boy follows and finds her in Hartshorne's arms. He fires an arrow at Hartshorne but ends up killing Slim Girl instead.
laughing, film, laughing, 1934, code, film, directed, dyke, based, 1929, pulitzer, prize, winning, novel, same, name, oliver, farge, laughing, boyramon, novarro, lupe, vélezdirected, dykescreenplay, byjohn, coltonjohn, mahinbased, onlaughing, oliver, fargeprod. Laughing Boy is a 1934 pre Code film directed by W S Van Dyke and is based on the 1929 Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name by Oliver La Farge Laughing BoyRamon Novarro and Lupe VelezDirected byW S Van DykeScreenplay byJohn ColtonJohn Lee MahinBased onLaughing Boy by Oliver La FargeProduced byHunt StrombergW S Van DykeStarringRamon NovarroLupe VelezCinematographyLester WhiteEdited byBlanche SewellMusic byHerbert StothartDistributed byMetro Goldwyn MayerRelease dateApril 13 1934 1934 04 13 Running time79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Main cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditSlim Girl is an Indian maiden raised by whites who call her Lily Many members of the Navajo tribe shun Slim Girl believing her to be leading an improper life perhaps even as a prostitute Laughing Boy a silversmith is seduced by her After losing a horse race he challenges rival Red Man to a wrestling match and wins This impresses Slim Girl who expresses her desire for him She returns to her previous intimate relationship however with George Hartshorne a rich rancher One day Slim Girl seeks out Laughing Boy becomes his lover and persuades him to marry her But when she goes to town to sell his silver goods Laughing Boy follows and finds her in Hartshorne s arms He fires an arrow at Hartshorne but ends up killing Slim Girl instead Main cast EditActor RoleRamon Navarro Laughing BoyLupe Velez Slim GirlWilliam B Davidson George HartshorneHarlan Knight Wounded FaceReception EditThe film was a box office disappointment for MGM 1 References Edit D W Nov 25 1934 Taking s Look at the Record New York Times ProQuest 101193306 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laughing Boy film Laughing Boy at the American Film Institute Catalog Laughing Boy at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laughing Boy film amp oldid 1106117966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
