Description |
1 DVD (337 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
monochrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
Series |
Classic musicals ; disc 2
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Classic musicals ; disc 1.
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System Details |
DVD, double-sided. |
Note |
Dixiana (83 min.) produced in 1930. Palooka (89 min.) produced in 1934. Glorifying the American girl (88 min.) produced in 1929. Check and double check (77 min.) produced in 1933. |
Cast |
Dixiana: Bebe Daniels, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey. |
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Palooka: Jimmy Durante, Lupe Velez, Stuart Erwin. |
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Glorifying the American girl: Mary Eaton, Dan Healy, Eddie Cantor, Helen Morgan, Rudy Vallee. |
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Check and double check: Freeman Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Sue Carol, Irene Rich, Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra. |
Credits |
Dixiana: music, Harry Tierney ; dialogue and lyrics, Anne Caldwell ; director of photography, Roy Hunt ; editor, William Hamilton. Palooka: photography, Arthur Edeson ; film editor, Grant Whytock ; music director, Bakaleinikoff. Glorifying the American girl: photographer, George Folsey ; music and lyrics by Walter Donaldson, Irving Berlin, Dave Stamper, Larry Spier. Check and double check: story, dialogue and music by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby ; photography, William Marshall ; editor, Claude Berkeley. |
Summary |
Dixiana: The son of the owner of a cotton plantation and a singer fall in love, but a gambler interferes with their plans. |
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Palooka: Boxing manager Knobby Walsh cons Joe Palooka into a middleweight fight with champion Al McSwatt. After knocking the champ out with luck, Joe enjoys the perks of living as a prizefighter until his manager schedules another match with McSwatt. |
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Glorifying the American girl: A department store song-girl dances her way to the Ziegfeld Follies, but loses her boyfriend in the process. |
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Check and double check: Cab drivers Amos 'n' Andy are trying to make a success of their taxi service when they get mixed up in some nonsense while driving musicians to a high society ball. |
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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Sports films.
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Sports films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Added Author |
Reed, Luther.
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Daniels, Bebe, 1901-1971.
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Wheeler, Bert, 1895-1968.
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Woolsey, Robert, 1888-1938.
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Stoloff, Ben, 1895-1960.
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Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980.
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Vélez, Lupe, 1906-1944.
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Erwin, Stuart, 1903-1967.
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Webb, Millard, 1893-1935.
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Eaton, Mary, 1901-1948.
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Healy, Dan, -1969.
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Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964.
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Morgan, Helen, 1900-1941.
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Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986.
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Brown, Melville, 1888-1938.
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Gosden, Freeman F., 1899-1982.
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Correll, Charles J., 1890-1972.
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Carol, Sue, 1907-1982.
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Rich, Irene, 1891-1988.
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
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Mill Creek Entertainment.
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Added Title |
Palooka.
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Glorifying the American girl.
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Check and double check.
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