| Description |
1 DVD (342 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Classic musicals ; disc 6
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Classic musicals ; disc 6.
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| System Details |
DVD, double-sided. |
| Note |
The Great Gabbo (92 min.) produced in 1929. The Dancing pirate (84 min., color ) produced in 1936. Road show (97 min.) produced in 1941. Hi diddle diddle (72 min.) produced in 1943. |
| Cast |
The Great Gabbo: Eric Von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane. |
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The dancing pirate: Rita Hayworth, Frank Morgan, Charles Collins, Steffi Duna. |
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Road show: Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis, John Hubbard, Charles Butterworth, Patsy Kelly, George E. Stone, Margaret Roach, Polly Ann Young, Edward Norris. |
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Hi diddle diddle: Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri, Dennis O'Keefe, Billie Burke, June Havoc. |
| Credits |
The Great Gabbo: photography, Ira Morgan ; story, Ben Hecht ; songs, Lynn Cowan, Paul Titsworth, Donald McNames, King Zany ; music director, Howard Jackson. The dancing pirate: director of photography, William V. Skall ; editor, Archie E. Marshek ; music, Alfred Newman, Richard Rodgers. Road show: director of photography, Norbert Brodine ; editor, Bert Jordan ; music score, Georgie Stoll. Hi diddle diddle: director of photography, Charles Schoenbaum ; editor, Harvey Manger; ; music director, Phil Boutelje. |
| Summary |
The Great Gabbo: A temperamental ventriloquist who can only express himself through his dummy. He becomes tortured by the conflicting nature of his personality, which eventually drives him insane. |
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The dancing pirate: Musical about a timid dancing master mistaken for a pirate in early 19th-century Boston. One of the first live-action color films made. |
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Road show: An elusive, rich bachelor wiggles off the hook on his wedding day for the umpteenth time by begging insanity, but his strong-willed bride calls his bluff and has him committed to the loony bin. He manages to escape with another inmate and joins a traveling carnival, only to fall in love with the leggy owner and gets involved in one slapstick mishap after another. |
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Hi diddle diddle: A sailor gets married but when his con-artist father shows up for the wedding it turns the couple's honeymoon plans into screwball comedy. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Musical films.
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Comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Cruze, James, 1884-1942.
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Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.
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Compson, Betty, 1897-1974.
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Douglas, Donald, 1905-1945.
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Kane, Babe, 1909-1992.
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Corrigan, Lloyd, 1900-1969.
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Hayworth, Rita, 1918-1987.
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Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949.
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Collins, Charles, 1904-1999.
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Duna, Steffi, 1913-1992.
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Roach, Hal, 1892-1992.
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Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963.
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Landis, Carole, 1919-1948.
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Hubbard, John, 1914-1988.
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Butterworth, Charles, 1896-1946.
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Kelly, Patsy, 1910-1981.
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Stone, Andrew L., 1902-1999.
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Scott, Martha, 1914-2003.
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Negri, Pola, 1899-1987.
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O'Keefe, Dennis, 1908-1968.
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Mill Creek Entertainment.
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| Added Title |
Dancing pirate.
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Road show.
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Hi ddle diddle.
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