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The Barkleys of Broadway (Videotape)

Title
The Barkleys of Broadway (Videotape)
Publication
1949.

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Additional Authors
  • Astaire, Fred
  • Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995
  • Alton, Robert, 1897-1957
  • Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990
  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
  • Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983
  • Sharaff, Irene
Description
1 cassette. 108 min. : sd. color (NTSC).; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1949 by Metro Goldwyn Mayer; rereleased as a videotape in 1987 by MGM/UA Home Video, Culver City, Calif. Director: Charles Walters. Producer: Arthur Freed.
  • Choreography: Robert Alton and Fred Astaire. "Shoes with wings on" choreographed by Hermes Pan with special effects by Irving G. Ries. Music: Harry Warren. Lyrics: Ira Gershwin. Music for "They can't take that away from me" by George Gershwin. Art directors: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno. Screenplay: Betty Comden, Adolph Green. Costumes: Irene Sharaff, Valles.
Performer (note)
  • Fred Astaire (Josh Barkley), Ginger Rogers (Dinah Barkley), Oscar Levant (Ezra Millar), Jacques François (Jacques Pierre Barredout), and others.
Contents
DANCE CONTENTS. - "Swing trot" (performed under credits), perf. by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. - "Bouncin' the blues," perf. by Astaire and Rogers. - "My one and only Highland fling," perf. by Astaire and Rogers. - "Shoes with wings on," perf. by Astaire. - "They can't take that away from me," perf. by Astaire and Rogers. - "Manhattan downbeat," perf. by Astaire, Rogers, and ensemble.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-755
OCLC
NYPY896024569-F
Title
The Barkleys of Broadway (Videotape)
Imprint
1949.
Cast
Fred Astaire (Josh Barkley), Ginger Rogers (Dinah Barkley), Oscar Levant (Ezra Millar), Jacques François (Jacques Pierre Barredout), and others.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Swing time.
Added Author
Astaire, Fred, choreographer.
Astaire, Fred, performer.
Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995, performer.
Alton, Robert, 1897-1957, choreographer.
Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990, choreographer.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, composer.
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.
Sharaff, Irene, costume designer.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-755
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