| Description |
1 DVD 333 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 5
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Classic musicals ; disc 5.
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| System Details |
DVD, double-sided. |
| Note |
Second chours (87 min.) originally produced in 1940. Trocadero (74 min.) produced in 1944. People are funny (93 min.) produced in 1946. Doll face (79 min.) produced in 1946. |
| Cast |
Second chorus: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Artie Shaw and his orchestra. |
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Trocadero: Rosemary Lane, Johnny Downs, Ralph Morgan, Dick Purcell, Sheldon Leonard. |
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People are funny: Jack Haley, Helen Walker, Rudy Vallee, Ozzie Nelson, Art Linkletter, Frances Langford. |
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Doll face: Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como, Carmen Miranda. |
| Credits |
Second chorus: director of photography, Theodor Sparkuhl ; music, Artie Shaw ; editor, Jack Dennis. Trocadero: musical director, Jay Chernis ; photography, Jackson Rose; editor, Robert Crandall. People are funny: director of photography, Fred Jackman, Jr. ; editor, Howard Smith. Doll face: director of photography, Joseph LaShelle ; editor, Norman Colbert ; music and lyrics, Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson. |
| Summary |
Second chorus: Two trumpeters compete for the same girl and a job with the Artie Shaw Orchestra. |
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Trocadero: Two young people a nightclub that's on the brink of bankruptcy in this musical from the 1940's. Resolved to bring the nightclub back as a success, the duo instill some of their youthful energy into the place. They start signing a variety of entertaining acts and some exciting jazz performers. Through their efforts, the young couple makes a success of the club and save it from closing. |
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People are funny: Comedy about Hollywood's idea of big-time radio. Battling radio producers vie to land the big sponsor with an original radio idea, but when one of them steals a great idea from a local station, comic stituations develop. |
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Doll face: A burlesque dancer wanting to "clean up" her act tries to make it big on Broadway as a musical comedy star, struggling her way to the top with the help of her boyfriend. |
| 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 |
Potter, H. C. (Henry C.), 1904-1977.
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Astaire, Fred.
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Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990.
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Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997.
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Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004.
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Nigh, William, 1881-1955.
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Lane, Rosemary, 1913-1974.
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Downs, Johnny, 1913-1994.
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Morgan, Ralph, 1883-1956.
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Purcell, Dick, 1908-1944.
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Leonard, Sheldon, 1907-1997.
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White, Sam, 1906-2006.
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Haley, Jack, 1897-1979.
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Walker, Helen, 1920-1968.
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Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986.
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Linkletter, Art, 1912-2010.
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Seiler, Lewis, 1891-1964.
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Blaine, Vivian, 1921-1995.
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O'Keefe, Dennis, 1908-1968.
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Como, Perry, 1912-2001.
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Miranda, Carmen, 1909-1955.
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Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970.
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Mill Creek Entertainment.
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| Added Title |
Trocadero.
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People are funny.
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Doll face.
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