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If only for an hour

Title
If only for an hour [videorecording] / produced and directed by Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Publication
1976.

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Additional Authors
  • Achorn, John.
  • Raft, George.
  • Brown, Eddie.
  • Champion, Marge.
  • Da Pron, Louis.
  • Duprée, Roland.
  • Dare, Danny.
  • Fain, Sammy, 1902-1989.
  • Joyce, Vicki (Vocalist)
  • Lessey, Benny.
  • Lewis, Sammy.
  • Manners, Zeke.
  • Martin, Mayris.
  • Pressman, Esther.
  • Reed, Jane Levy.
  • Heller, Peggy.
  • New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (55 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
An overview of dancing during the 1930's and its relation to the music and society of its time. Artists interviewed include: Eddie Brown, Marge Champion, Louis DaPron, Roland Duprée, Danny Dare, Sammy Fain, Vicki Joyce, Benny Lessey, Sammy Lewis, Zeke Manners, Mayris Martin, Esther Pressman, and George Raft. Among the subjects discussed are: chorus and tap dancing, auditions, the Ziegfeld Follies, and Busby Berkeley productions. Also included are film clips from various production numbers in films made during the 30's.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Interviews.
  • Video.
Note
  • For full interviews of the artists, see *MGZIC 9-6238.
Performer (note)
  • Narration by John Achorn and George Raft.
  • Interviewers: Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Film Archive with the assistance of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5581
OCLC
NYPY787011091-F
Title
If only for an hour [videorecording] / produced and directed by Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Imprint
1976.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Event
Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Film Archive with the assistance of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Performer
Narration by John Achorn and George Raft.
Interviewers: Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-7.
Local Subject
Variety dancing -- United States.
Motion pictures. If only for an hour.
Added Author
Achorn, John. Narrator
Raft, George. Narrator. Interviewee
Brown, Eddie. Interviewee
Champion, Marge. Interviewee
Da Pron, Louis. Interviewee
Duprée, Roland. Interviewee
Dare, Danny. Interviewee
Fain, Sammy, 1902-1989. Interviewee
Joyce, Vicki (Vocalist) Interviewee
Lessey, Benny. Interviewee
Lewis, Sammy. Interviewee
Manners, Zeke. Interviewee
Martin, Mayris. Interviewee
Pressman, Esther. Interviewee
Reed, Jane Levy. Interviewee
Reed, Jane Levy. Producer. Director. Interviewer
Heller, Peggy. Producer. Director. Interviewer
New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-5581
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