Folies Bergère
(Folies Bergère of Paris)
20th Century Pictures, 1935, B/W, 83 minutes
Released February, 1935
A nightclub entertainer (Chevalier) is hired to pose as his look-alike
(also Chevalier), a prominent aviation tycoon. The masquerade causes consternation for the
entertainer's girlfriend who, of course, has no idea what's going on, and for the tycoon's
wife, who can't understand why her cold-fish husband has suddenly become so warm and
demonstrative. With Merle Oberon and Ann Sothern.
[from back of VHS sleeve]
Very funny and thoroughly enjoyable film! Remade in 1941 as That Night in Rio and
in 1951 as On the Riviera.
Joseph M. Schenck Presents
A Darryl Zanuck Production
Associate Producers: William Goetz, Raymond Griffith
Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Assistant Direction: Fred Fox
Written by: Rudolph Lothar and Hans Adler (play "The Red Cat")
Adapted by: Jessie Ernst
Screen Play: Bess Meredyth and Hal Long
Musical Direction: Alfred Newman
Musical Numbers Created by: Dave Gould
Song Numbers: "Rhythm of the Rain," "Au Revoir L'Amour," "I Was Lucky,"
"Singing a Happy Song" by Jack Meskill and Jack Stern;
"You Took the Words Out of My Mouth" (sic) by Burton Lane and Harold Adamson;
"Valentine" by Christine and Willemetz
Musical Numbers Photographed by: Peverell Marley
Art Direction: Richard Day
Costumes: Omar Kiam
Sound: Vinton Vernon, Roger Heman
Photography: Barney McGill
Film Editors: Allen McNeil, Sherman Todd
Cast:
Maurice Chevalier [Fernand, the Baron Cassini / Eugene Charlier],
Merle Oberon [Genevieve, the Baroness Cassini],
Ann Sothern [Mimi],
Eric Blore [Francois],
Ferdinand Munier [Morrisot],
Walter Byron [Rene, the Marquis de Lac],
Lumsden Hare [Gustave],
Robert Greig [Henri],
Ferdinand Gottschalk [Perishot],
Halliwell Hobbes [Monsieur Paulet],
Georges Renavent [Premier of France],
Phillip Dare [Victor],
Frank McGlynn, Sr. [Joseph],
Barbara Leonard [Toinette],
Olin Howland [Stage Manager]
Musical Program:
[0:00] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles);
[0:01] Valentine (sung in French by Maurice Chevalier);
[0:03] Rhythm of the Rain (sung and danced by Maurice Chevalier and Ann Sothern, cuts to Chorus Girls with umbrellas in Busby Berkeley-ish kaleidoscope production number - great number!);
[0:12] Au Revoir L'Amour (sung by Maurice Chevalier);
[0:21] You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth (sung by Maurice Chevalier);
[0:37] I Was Lucky (used instrumentally as dance number, excerpt sung by Maurice Chevalier while dancing with Merle Oberon);
[1:15] Singing a Happy Song (sung by Maurice Chevalier, cuts to production number with Chorus girls with oversize straw hats, sung and danced by Chevalier and Ann Sothern);
"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (sung by Maurice Chevalier, trimmed from this print)
|
|
 |
Follow That Dream
United Artists, 1962, Color, 110 minutes, ***
Released April, 1962
Elvis Presley is at his delightful best as a naive but sexy country boy in
this lighthearted romp about a backwoods family homesteading along the Florida coast. Elvis,
whose sense of musical timing is legendary, shows himself to be a natural comic as well, with
a devastatingly deadpan delivery as a girl-shy innocent.
Two-time Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Arthur O'Connell is hilarious as head of the clan.
In hot pursuit of Elvis are Anne Helm as his adopted little sister - who feels more than
sisterly love for him - and Joanna Moore as a social worker with more than Elvis' welfare on
her mind!
The visually stunning Florida coast combines with the happy-go-lucky storyline to provide a
buoyant background for the multi-talented Elvis. The fast-paced fun is highlighted by five
songs he delivers in his own inimitable way: "Follow That Dream," "What a Wonderful Life,"
"I'm Not the Marrying Kind," "Sound Advice" and "Angel." It's pure entertainment from start to
finish! [from back of VHS sleeve]
The Elvis Presley MGM Movie Legends Collection DVD Box Set (shown right) includes this film,
Clambake,
Frankie and Johnny
and Kid Galahad.
Produced by: David Weisbart
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Assistant Director: Bert Chervin
Technical Advisor: Col. Tom Parker
Screen Play by: Charles Lederer
Based on the Novel: Pioneer, Go Home by Richard Powell
Music by: Hans J. Salter
Songs: "What a Wonderful Life" (by) Sid Wayne and Jerry Livingston, "I'm Not the Marrying Kind" (by) Sherman Edwards and Mack David, "Sound Advice" (by) Bill Giant and Anna Shaw, "Follow That Dream" (by) Bernie Weisman and Fred Wise, "Angel" (by) Sid Tepper and Roy Bennett
Art Director: Mal Bert
Set Decorator: Fred McClean
Wardrobe: Ruth Hancock, Sid Mintz
Hair Dresser: Madine Danks
Makeup: Dan Striepeke
Sound: Jack Solomon, Buddy Myers
Director of Photography: Leo Tover
Filmed in Panavision, Color by Deluxe
Filmed in the State of Florida
Film Editor: William B. Murphy
Cast:
Elvis Presley [Toby Kwimper],
Arthur O'Connell [Pop Kwimper],
Anne Helm [Holly Jones],
Joanna Moore [Alicia Claypoole],
Jack Kruschen [Carmine],
Simon Oakland [Nick],
Roland Winters [Judge],
Alan Hewitt [H. Arthur King],
Howard McNear [George],
Frank De Kova [Jack],
Herbert Rudley [Endicott],
Gavin Koon [Eddy Bascombe],
Robin Koon [Teddy Bascombe],
Robert Carricart [Al],
John Duke [Blackie],
Additional Cast:
Harry Holcombe [Governor],
Pam Ogles [Adriane Pennington],
The Jordanaires [backup vocals]
Musical Program:
[0:00] What a Wonderful Life (sung offscreen behind titles by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires);
[0:11] I'm Not the Marrying Kind (sung by Elvis Presley onscreen with The Jordanaires offscreen);
[0:30] Sound Advice (sung by Elvis Presley with Arthur O'Connell playing guitar onscreen);
[0:57] Follow That Dream (sung by Elvis Presley onscreen with The Jordanaires offscreen);
[1:44] Angel (sung by Elvis Presley onscreen with The Jordanaires offscreen)
|
|
|
Follow the Boys
Universal, 1944, B/W, 111 minutes, ***½
Released April, 1944
From Australia to New Guinea, George Raft, Vera Zorina and an impressive
parade of celebs "Follow the Boys" in this star-spangled, wartime tribute.
When screen star Tony West (Raft) is rejected for military service, he keeps the news to
himself but finds another way to serve, organizing camp shows for the enlisted men that
include such big-name stars as Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles, W. C. Fields, Dinah Shore,
The Andrews Sisters, Sophie Tucker, Jeanette MacDonald and many more. Unfortunately, his
war efforts are so all-consuming that they soon overshadow the news of his wife's (Zorina)
pregnancy, threatening to turn their relationship into another casualty of war.
This rousing drama, which showcases some of the most popular stars and musical acts of its
day, endures as a stellar collector's item rife with sheer entertainment!
[from back of VHS sleeve]
It's like a big USO variety show. Almost plays like a documentary of the formation and efforts
of the USO. Lots of great music, dancing and comedy skits!
Charles K. Feldman Group Productions present:
Produced by: Charles K. Feldman
Associate Producer: Albert L. Rockett
Directed by: Eddie Sutherland
Assistant Director: Howard Christie
Original Screen Play by: Lou Breslow, Gertrude Purcell
"Soldiers in Greasepaint" by Joe Schoenfeld
Musical Director: Leigh Harline
Musical Production Numbers Devised and Staged by: George Hale
Songs: "I'll Walk Alone," "A Better Day Is Coming" by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn
"Tonight" by Walter Donaldson
"The House I Live In" by Earl Robinson and Lewis Allan
Art Direction: John B. Goodman, Harold H. MacArthur
Set Decorations: R. A. Gausman, Ira S. Webb
Gowns: Vera West
Miss Zorina's Gowns: Howard Greer
Miss Zorina's Jewelry: Lackritz
Director of Sound: Bernard B. Brown
Technician: Robert Pritchard
Director of Photography: David Abel
Special Photography: John P. Fulton
Film Editor: Fred R. Feitshans, Jr.
Awards: Nominated for Best Song Academy Award ("I'll Walk Alone")
Cast:
George Raft [Tony West],
Vera Zorina [Gloria Vance / Bertha Lindquist],
Charley Grapewin [Nick West],
Grace McDonald [Kitty West],
Charles Butterworth [Louie Fairweather],
George Macready [Walter Bruce],
Elizabeth Patterson [Annie],
Theodore von Eltz [William Barrett],
Regis Toomey [Dr. Jim Henderson],
Ramsay Ames [Laura],
Martha O'Driscoll [Herself],
Maxie Rosenbloom [Himself],
Spooks (the Dog) [Junior],
Janet Shaw,
Jan Wiley [Telephone Operators],
Frank Jenks [Chick Doyle],
Molly Lamont [Miss Hartford, Secretary],
Mack Gray [Lt. Reynolds],
Addison Richards [McDermott, "Life" Magazine Editor],
Emmett Vogan [Harkness, "Life" Magazine Reporter],
Cyril Ring [Laughton, "Life" Magazine Photographer],
Ralph Meredith [Blind Soldier in Jeanette MacDonald's Number],
John Estes [Patient],
Ralph Gardner [Patient in Leg Cast in Jeanette MacDonald's Number],
Doris Lloyd [Nurse],
Charles D. Brown [Col. Starrett],
Nelson Leigh [Bull Fiddler],
Lane Chandler [Ship's Officer],
Frank LaRue [Mailman],
Tony Marsh [Officer],
Stanley Andrews [Australian Officer],
Leslie Denison [Reporter],
Leyland Hodgson [Australian Reporter],
Bill Healy [Ship's Officer],
Ralph Dunn [Loomis],
Billy Benedict [Joe, a Soldier],
Grandon Rhodes [George Grayson, Guild Member],
Edwin Stanley [Taylor, Film Director],
Roy Darmour [Eddie, Assistant Director],
Carl Vernell [Terry Dennis, Dance Director],
Wallis Clark [HVC Committee Man],
Charles Anthony Hughes [Man],
Richard Crane [Marine Officer],
Frank Wilcox [Capt. Williams, Army Doctor],
Bernard B. Thomas,
Jimmy Carpenter,
John Whitney,
Walter Tetley,
Joel Allen,
Carlyle Blackwell,
Mel Schubert,
Stephen Wayne,
Charles King,
Don Kramer,
Allan Cooke,
Luis Torres,
John Duane,
Clair Freeman,
Bill Meader,
Eddie Kover [Soldiers],
Carey Harrison [Colonel],
William Forrest [Colonel],
Steve Brodie [Australian Pilot],
Clyde Cook [Stooge],
Bobby Barker [Soldier in W. C. Fields' Routine],
Tom Hanlon [Announcer],
Odessa Lauren,
Nancy Brinckman [Telephone Operators],
Bob Ashley,
Lennie Smith [Jitterbug Dancers],
Duke York [MP],
Daisy (the Dog) [Fifi],
Lee Bennett [Acrobat],
Baby Marie Osborne [Nurse],
George "Shorty" Chirello [Orson Welles' Assistant],
Nicodemus Stewart [Lt. Reynolds, USAF],
George Eldredge [Submarine Officer],
Linda Brent,
Janice Gay,
Jane Smith,
Marjorie Fectean,
Doris Brenn,
Rosemary Battle,
Lolita Leighter,
Mary Rowland,
Eleanor Counts [Magic Maids],
Bill Wolfe [Man in Zoot Suit in W. C. Fields' Routine]
Guest Stars:
Louise Allbritton,
Carmen Amaya and Her Company,
The Andrews Sisters,
Evelyn Ankers,
Martin Ashe,
Louise Beavers,
Noah Beery, Jr.,
Genevieve Bell,
Turhan Bey,
Nigel Bruce,
Lon Chaney, Jr.,
Peter Coe,
Lois Collier,
Alan Curtis,
The Delta Rhythm Boys,
Andy Devine,
Marlene Dietrich,
Bill Dyer,
W. C. Fields,
Susanna Foster,
Leonard Gautier's Bricklayers,
Thomas Gomez,
Thurston Hall,
Jackie Lou Harding,
Howard Hickman,
Samuel S. Hinds,
Gloria Jean,
Louis Jordan and His Orchestra,
Michael Kirk,
Elyse Knox,
Ted Lewis and His Band,
Jeanette MacDonald,
Philo McCullough,
Don McGill,
Maria Montez,
Dennis Moore,
Clarence Muse,
Dick Nelson,
Donald O'Connor,
Robert Paige,
Franklin Parker,
George Riley,
Arthur Rubinstein,
Peggy Ryan,
Agustin Castellon Sabicas,
Randolph Scott,
Dinah Shore,
Freddie Slack and His Orchestra,
Gale Sondergaard,
Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra,
Sophie Tucker,
Anthony Warde,
Billy Wayne,
Jack Wegman,
Orson Welles (and His Mercury Wonder Show),
Jack Whitley
Musical Program:
[0:00] Overture: Follow the Boys (played by Orchestra behind titles);
[0:04] Good Night (played by Ted Lewis and His Band, vocal by Ted Lewis);
[0:19] Tonight (sung by Chorus, danced by Vera Zorina, George Raft and Chorus);
[0:28] unidentified instrumental (played by Freddie Slack and His Orchestra) (?);
[0:29] "The Bricklayers" (Leonard Gautier's Dog Act - great!);
[0:39] The Bigger the Army and the Navy (sung by Sophie Tucker);
[0:42] Medley: Bei Mir Bist du Schön /
Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Mama) /
Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) /
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy /
I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time /
Pennsylvania Polka /
Vict'ry Polka (sung by The Andrews Sisters);
[0:47] Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (played by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra);
[0:50] Kittens with Their Mittens Laced (sung and danced by Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan);
[0:53] Beyond the Blue Horizon (sung by Jeanette MacDonald and Chorus);
[1:00] Orson Welles' Mercury Wonder Show (performed by Orson Welles, Marlene Dietrich and Ensemble);
[1:08] I'll Walk Alone (sung by Dinah Shore);
[1:11] Liebestraum (played by Arthur Rubinstein at the piano);
[1:14] Besame Mucho (?) (played by Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra);
[1:16] I'll Get By (sung by Dinah Shore);
[1:19] Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma Baby) (sung and played by Louis Jordan and His Orchestra, vocal by Louis Jordan);
[1:21] Sweet Georgia Brown (sung and played by Louis Jordan and His Orchestra, danced by George Raft);
[1:23] Pool shark comedy routine (performed by W. C. Fields);
[1:32] unidenfied Flamenco number (danced by Carmen Amaya);
[1:34] I'll See You in My Dreams (sung by Jeanette MacDonald at hospital);
[1:37] The House I Live In (sung by the Delta Rhythm Boys);
[1:44] Shoo-Shoo Baby (sung by The Andrews Sisters);
[1:49] A Better Day Is Coming (sung by Chorus)
|
|
|
Follow the Boys
MGM, 1963, Color, 96 minutes, **½
Released March, 1963
Sort of a sequel to Where the Boys Are, Connie Francis and three of her friends follow four Navy officers around the Riviera, causing problems and having
a bit of fun. Extremely light-weight fare, but there's some beautiful location photography ... and Connie sings, and that's what it's all about.
Produced by: Lawrence P. Bachmann
Production Supervisor: Basil Somner
Directed by: Richard Thorpe
Assistant Director: Jack Causey
Screenplay: David T. Chantler, David Osborn
Original Story: Lawrence P. Bachmann
Music Director: Geoff Love
Musical Score by: Ron Goodwin and Alexander Courage
Conducted by: Ron Goodwin
Songs: "Italian Lullaby" by Connie Francis; "Follow the Boys," "Waiting for Billy," "Tonight's My Night," "Intrigue" by Benny Davis and Ted Murry
Songs Arranged and Conducted by: Geoff Love
Art Director: Bill Andrews
Sound Supervisor: A. W. Watkins
Director of Photography: Ted Scaife
Special Effects: Tom Howard
Filmed in Panavision and Metrocolor
Editor: John Victor-Smith
Cast:
Connie Francis [Bonnie],
Paula Prentiss [Toni],
Dany Robin [Michele],
Janis Paige [Liz],
Russ Tamblyn [Smitty],
Richard Long [Pete],
Ron Randell [Ben],
Roger Perry [Billy],
Robert Nichols [Hulldown],
Paul Maxwell [C.M.A.A.],
Eric Pohlmann [Italian Farmer],
David Sumner [Vittorio],
Sean Kelly [Duty Officer],
John McLaren [Commentator],
Roger Snowden [Italian Barman]
Musical Program:
[0:00] Follow the Boys (sung by Connie Francis behind titles);
[0:23] Italian Lullaby (sung by Connie Francis);
[0:43] Waiting for Billy (sung by Connie Francis);
[1:26] Tonight's My Night (sung by Connie Francis, danced by Connie Francis and Ensemble);
[1:34] Follow the Boys (sung by Connie Francis behind end credits)
Soundtrack Album Cover
|
|
|
Follow the Fleet
RKO, 1936, B/W, 110 minutes
Released February, 1936
All hands on deck! In the fifth of 10 Astaire / Rogers pairings, Fred
trades his top hat for a sailor's cap. Randolph Scott gets the girl (pre-Nelson Harriet
Hilliard), Ginger gets a tap solo - and viewers get the unending delight of seven sparkling
Irving Berlin numbers, including "Let Yourself Go," "We Saw the Sea," "I'm Putting All My
Eggs in One Basket" and their sublimely powerful "Let's Face the Music and Dance."
Astaire is a hoofer-turned-swabbie. Rogers is his ex-partner Sherry, now convoying the Navy
around a ballroom for 10 cents a dance. But one day the fleet returns to home port and the
partnership is renewed - at least for one more show. In small early-career roles, catch a
very blonde Lucille Ball and a very young Betty Grable.
[from back of DVD case]
The Astaire and Rogers Collection, Vol. 1 DVD Box Set (shown right) includes this film and
Top Hat,
Swing Time,
Shall We Dance
and The Barkleys of Broadway.
Produced by: Pandro S. Berman
Directed by: Mark Sandrich
Screen Play by: Dwight Taylor and Allan Scott
Founded upon the Play "Shore Leave" by Hubert Osborne
As Produced by David Belasco
Musical Director: Max Steiner
Lyrics and Music by: Irving Berlin
Ensembles Staged by: Hermes Pan
Technical Advisor: Harvey S. Haislip, Commander, U.S.N., Retired
Art Director: Van Nest Polglase
Associate: Carroll Clark
Set Dressing by: Darrell Silvera
Gowns by: Bernard Newman
Recorded by: Hugh McDowell, Jr.
Music Recorded by: P. J. Faulkner, Jr.
Sound Cutter: George Marsh
Photographed by: David Abel
Phorographic Effects by: Vernon L. Walker
Edited by: Henry M. Berman
Cast:
Fred Astaire [Bake Baker],
Ginger Rogers [Sherry Martin],
Randolph Scott [Bilge Smith],
Harriet Hilliard [Connie Martin],
Astrid Allwyn [Iris Manning],
Harry Beresford [Capt. Ezra Hickey],
Russell Hicks [Jim Nolan],
Brooks Benedict [Sullivan, Nolan's Assistant],
Ray Mayer [Dopey Williams],
Lucille Ball [Kitty Collins],
Addison Randall (aka Jack Randall) [Lt. Williams],
Maxine Jennings [Hostess],
Jane Hamilton [Waitress],
Kay Sutton [Telephone Operator],
Doris Lloyd [Mrs. Courtney],
Huntley Gordon [Touring Officer],
Jim Pierce [Bouncer],
Herbert Rawlinson [Weber, Ballroom Manager],
Gertrude Short [Dance Joint Cashier],
George Magrill [Quartermaster],
Bud Geary [Coxswain],
Eric Wilton [Butler at Party],
Betty Grable,
Joy Hodges,
Jeanne Gray [Trio],
Thelma Leeds,
Lita Chevret [Girls],
Tony Martin,
Frank Mills,
Frank Jenks,
Frank Sully,
Edmund Burns,
Frank Moran [Sailors],
Dorothy Fleisman,
Bob Cromer [Contest Dancers]
Musical Program:
[0:00] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles);
[0:01] We Saw the Sea (sung by Fred Astaire and Mens Chorus);
[0:05] We Saw the Sea (reprised by Mens Chorus);
[0:12] Let Yourself Go (sung by Ginger Rogers joined by Betty Grable, Joy Hodges and Jeanne Gray; danced by guests of the Paradise Ballroom);
[0:21] Get Thee Behind Me Satan (sung by Harriet Hilliard);
[0:25] Let Yourself Go (instrumental arrangement danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Bob Cromer and Dorothy Fleisman);
[0:46] I'd Rather Lead a Band (sung and danced by Fred Astaire, then danced by Fred Astaire and Mens Chorus);
[0:54] We Saw the Sea (reprised by Mens Chorus);
[0:58] Let Yourself Go (instrumental arrangement danced by Ginger Rogers);
[1:07] But Where Are You (sung by Harriet Hilliard);
[1:21] I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers);
[1:41] Let's Face the Music and Dance (sung by Fred Astaire, danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers);
[1:49] We Saw the Sea (short reprise sung by Fred Astaire and Mens Chorus at end of film)
|
|
|
Footlight Parade
Warner Bros. / Vitaphone, 1933, B/W, 104 minutes, ****
Released October, 1933
Footlight Parade is a sheer cinematic joy. In this Depression-era
romp, a timid stenographer (Ruby Keeler) removes her glasses and - wow! - she's a star. A
gee-whiz tenor (Dick Powell) asserts his independence. Plucky chorines tap, greedy hangers-on
get their comeuppances and an indefatigable producer / dancer (James Cagney) and his Girl
Friday (Joan Blondell) work show-biz miracles to stage live prologues for talkie houses to
keep their company afloat during hard times. "Honeymoon Hotel," "By a Waterfall," and "Shanghai
Lil" are the shows, directed by Busby Berkeley and filled with imagination-bending sets,
startling camera angles, kaleidoscopic pageantry and a 20,000-gallon-per-minute waterfall.
Curtain up!
[from back of DVD case]
The Busby Berkeley Collection DVD box set (shown right) contains this film and
Gold Diggers of 1933,
Gold Diggers of 1935,
Dames,
42nd Street
and The Busby Berkeley Disc anthology of Busby Berkeley musical numbers.
Produced by: Robert Lord
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Numbers Created and Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Screen Play by: Manuel Seff and James Seymour
Dialogue Director: William Keighley
Vitaphone Orchestra Directed by: Leo F. Forbstein
Music and Lyrics by: Harry Warren and Al Dubin, Sammy Fain and Irvin Kahal
Numbers Created and Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Art Directors: Anton Grot and Jack Okey
Gowns by: Milo Anderson
Photographed by: George Barnes
Edited by: George Amy
Cast:
James Cagney [Chester Kent],
Joan Blondell [Nan Prescott],
Ruby Keeler [Bea Thorn],
Dick Powell [Scotty Blair],
Frank McHugh [Francis],
Guy Kibbee [Silas Gould],
Ruth Donnelly [Mrs. Gould],
Hugh Herbert [Charlie Bowers],
Claire Dodd [Vivian Rich],
Gordon Westcott [Harry Thompson],
Arthur Hohl [Al Frazer],
Renee Whitney [Cynthia Kent],
Barbara Rogers [Gracie],
Paul Porcasi [George Appolinaris],
Philip Faversham [Joe Farrington],
Herman Bing [Fralick, the Music Director],
Additional Cast:
Juliet Ware [Miss Smythe],
William Granger [Doorman],
Charles Wilson [Cop],
Billy Taft [Specialty Dancer],
Marjean Rogers,
Pat Wing,
Donna La Barr,
Marlo Dwyer,
Donna Mae Roberts [Chorus Girl],
Dave O'Brien [Chorus Boy],
George Chandler [Drugstore Attendant],
Hobart Cavanaugh [Title Thinker Upper],
William V. Mong [Auditor],
Lee Moran [Mac, the Dance Director],
Billy Barty [Mouse in "Sittin' on a Backyard Fence," Little Boy in "Honeymoon Hotel"],
Harry Seymour [Joe, the Assistant Director; Desk Clerk in "Honeymoon Hotel"],
Sam McDaniel [Porter],
Fred Kelsey [Hotel Detective],
Jimmy Conlin [Uncle],
Roger Gray [Sailor-Pal in "Shanghai Lil"],
John Garfield [Sailor behind Table in "Shanghai Lil"],
Duke York [Sailor on Table in "Shanghai Lil"]
Musical Program:
[0:00] Overture (played by Orchestra behind titles);
[0:32] Ah, the Moon Is Here (rehearsal by Dick Powell, Frank McHugh and Chorus Girls);
[0:40] Sittin' on a Backyard Fence (sung and danced by Ruby Keeler, Billy Taft and chorus);
[1:08] Honeymoon Hotel (big production number performed by Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and huge Chorus);
[1:17] By a Waterfall (big production number sung by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler with dozens of swimming chorines, lots of precision formations and kaleidoscope shots culminating in a human fountain);
[1:31] Shanghai Lil (big production number performed by James Cagney, Ruby Keeler and huge Chorus);
there are also many fragments of musical numbers in rehearsals, each less than a minute long
A Busby Berkeley Work of Art
|
|
|
|
