Research Catalog

Title

The chocolate soldier [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, Roy Del Ruth ; producer, Victor Saville ; screenplay, Leonard Lee and Keith Winter, based on Ferenc Molnár's The guardsman.

Publication

United States : MGM/UA Home Video, 1989, c1941.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013
• Eddy, Nelson, 1901-1967
• Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953.
• Bates, Florence, 1888-1954.
• Del Ruth, Roy, 1893-1961
• Saville, Victor, 1895-1979
• Molnár, Ferenc, 1878-1952.
• Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954.
• Stange, Stanislaus, 1862-1917.
• Bernauer, Rudolf, 1880-1953.
• Jacobson, Leopold, 1878-
• Lee, Leonard, 1903-1964.
• Matray, Ernst
• Kahn, Gus, 1886-1941.
• Kaper, Bronislaw, 1902-1983.
• Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949.
• Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960.
• Adrian, 1903-1959.
• Steele, Gile.
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
• DHCA.

Description

1 videocassette (102 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Musical comedy about the onstage-offstage intrigues of a husband-and-wife operetta team.

Genre/Form

• Motion pictures.
• Features.
• Musicals.
• Adaptations.

Note

• Motion picture originally released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941; re-released as a videotape by MGM/UA Home Video in 1989.

Credits (note)

• Director of photography, Karl Freund ; choreography, Ernst Matray ; musical program based on The chocolate soldier (music, Oscar Straus ; English lyrics, Stanislaus Stange ; original lyrics, Rudolf Bernauer and Leopold Jacobson) ; additional music and lyrics, Gus Kahn and Bronislau Kaper ; musical adaptation and direction, Herbert Stothart and Kaper ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons ; gowns, Adrian ; men's costumes, Gile Steele.

Performer (note)

• Nelson Eddy (Karl Lang), Risë Stevens (Maria Lanyi), Nigel Bruce (Bernard Fischer), Florence Bates (Madame Helene), and others.

Contents

Dance contents: Ballet excerpts in folk costumes / performed by the corps de ballet -- "The spy" / performed by male ensemble -- Cossack dances at a cabaret / performed by ensemble -- Soldiers' dance with female ballet soloist / performed by male ensemble and unidentified female dancer.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1971

OCLC

NYPY95-F169

Title

The chocolate soldier [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, Roy Del Ruth ; producer, Victor Saville ; screenplay, Leonard Lee and Keith Winter, based on Ferenc Molnár's The guardsman.

Imprint

United States : MGM/UA Home Video, 1989, c1941.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Credits

Director of photography, Karl Freund ; choreography, Ernst Matray ; musical program based on The chocolate soldier (music, Oscar Straus ; English lyrics, Stanislaus Stange ; original lyrics, Rudolf Bernauer and Leopold Jacobson) ; additional music and lyrics, Gus Kahn and Bronislau Kaper ; musical adaptation and direction, Herbert Stothart and Kaper ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons ; gowns, Adrian ; men's costumes, Gile Steele.

Cast

Nelson Eddy (Karl Lang), Risë Stevens (Maria Lanyi), Nigel Bruce (Bernard Fischer), Florence Bates (Madame Helene), and others.

Added Author

Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013, performer.

Eddy, Nelson, 1901-1967, performer.

Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953. Performer

Bates, Florence, 1888-1954. Performer

Del Ruth, Roy, 1893-1961, film director.

Saville, Victor, 1895-1979, film producer.

Molnár, Ferenc, 1878-1952. Author

Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954. Composer

Stange, Stanislaus, 1862-1917. Lyricist

Bernauer, Rudolf, 1880-1953. Lyricist

Jacobson, Leopold, 1878- Lyricist

Lee, Leonard, 1903-1964. Screenwriter

Matray, Ernst, choreographer.

Kahn, Gus, 1886-1941. Composer. Lyricist

Kaper, Bronislaw, 1902-1983. Composer

Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949. Arranger

Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Designer

Adrian, 1903-1959. Costume designer

Steele, Gile. Costume designer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1971