Research Catalog

Title

Thousands cheer [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, George Sidney ; producer, Joseph Pasternak.

Publication

Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1991, c1943.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996.
• Powell, Eleanor, 1912-1982.
• Loper, Don.
• Barrat, Maxine.
• Grayson, Kathryn, 1922-2010.
• Boles, John.
• Blue, Ben, 1901-1975.
• Sidney, George, 1916-2002.
• Pasternak, Joe, 1901-1991.
• Lane, Burton, 1912-1997.
• Blane, Ralph.
• Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981.
• Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960.
• Sharaff, Irene.
• Loper and Barrat.
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
• DHCA.

Description

1 videocassette (126 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Musical featuring a show-within-a-show, presenting numerous guest stars.

Genre/Form

• Musicals.
• Motion pictures.
• Video.

Credits (note)

• Choreography not credited ; music, Ralph Freed, Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg, Ralph Blane, Walter Ruick, and others ; screenplay, Paul Jarrico, Richard Collins, based on their story Private Miss Jones ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons; costumes, Irene [Sharaff].

Performer (note)

• Kathryn Grayson (Kathryn Jones), Gene Kelly (Eddy Marsh), Mary Astor, Ben Blue, John Boles, Frances Rafferty, Mary Elliott, Frank Jenks, Frank Sully, Dick Simmons, Ben Lessy, with guest stars Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Lucille Ball, Virginia O'Brien, Frank Morgan, Lena Horne, Marsha Hunt, Marilyn Maxwell, Donna Reed, Margaret O'Brien, June Allyson, Gloria De Haven, John Conte, Sara Haden, Don Loper and Maxine Barrat, Kay Kyser and his orchestra, Bob Crosby and his orchestra, Benny Carter and his band, the MGM Dancing Girls, José Iturbi.

Contents

Dance contents: "Let me call you sweetheart," perf. by Gene Kelly; tap dance perf. by Eleanor Powell; tropical number perf. by the dance team of Don Loper and Maxine Barrat and the MGM Dancing Girls; aerialist act perf. by Kelly and others.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-2810

ISBN

0792807952

OCLC

• 25666240
• NYPY896017362-F

Title

Thousands cheer [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, George Sidney ; producer, Joseph Pasternak.

Imprint

Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1991, c1943.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Cast

Kathryn Grayson (Kathryn Jones), Gene Kelly (Eddy Marsh), Mary Astor, Ben Blue, John Boles, Frances Rafferty, Mary Elliott, Frank Jenks, Frank Sully, Dick Simmons, Ben Lessy, with guest stars Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Lucille Ball, Virginia O'Brien, Frank Morgan, Lena Horne, Marsha Hunt, Marilyn Maxwell, Donna Reed, Margaret O'Brien, June Allyson, Gloria De Haven, John Conte, Sara Haden, Don Loper and Maxine Barrat, Kay Kyser and his orchestra, Bob Crosby and his orchestra, Benny Carter and his band, the MGM Dancing Girls, José Iturbi.

Credits

Choreography not credited ; music, Ralph Freed, Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg, Ralph Blane, Walter Ruick, and others ; screenplay, Paul Jarrico, Richard Collins, based on their story Private Miss Jones ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons; costumes, Irene [Sharaff].

Local Subject

Motion pictures. Thousands cheer.

Added Author

Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996. Performer

Powell, Eleanor, 1912-1982. Performer

Loper, Don. Performer

Barrat, Maxine. Performer

Grayson, Kathryn, 1922-2010. Performer

Boles, John. Performer

Blue, Ben, 1901-1975. Performer

Sidney, George, 1916-2002. Director

Pasternak, Joe, 1901-1991. Producer

Lane, Burton, 1912-1997. Composer

Blane, Ralph. Composer

Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981. Composer

Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Designer

Sharaff, Irene. Costume designer

Loper and Barrat.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-2810