The West Point story
- Title
- The West Point story [videorecording] Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by Roy Del Ruth ; produced by Louis F. Edelman ; screenplay by John Monks, Jr., Charles Hoffman and Irving Wallace, from a story by Irving Wallace.
- Published by
- Burbank, Calif : Warner Home Video, c2000, c1950.
- Format
- VHS
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| Status | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance. | AccessUse in library | Call number*MGZIA 4-5374 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Additional authors
- Cagney, James, 1899-1986
- Mayo, Virginia, 1920-2005
- Day, Doris, 1922-2019
- MacRae, Gordon
- Nelson, Gene, 1920-1996
- Del Ruth, Roy, 1893-1961
- Edelman, Louis F
- Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983
- Prinz, Eddie
- White, Al
- Boyle, Johnny
- Styne, Jule, 1905-1994
- Cahn, Sammy
- Heindorf, Ray, -1980
- Wallace, Irving, 1916-1990
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Description
- 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Summary
- Musical about a Broadway director hired to stage a show at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The feature presentation (ca. 107 min.) is preceded by a trailer (ca. 3 min.).
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Musicals.
- Dance.
- Video.
- Contents
- Dance and music numbers: [Tap dance rehearsal] / danced by male soloist, female ensemble, James Cagney -- "Kissing rock" / sung by Gordon MacRae ; danced by Gordon MacRae and male ensemble ; reprise sung and danced by James Cagney and Virginia Mayo -- "Long before I knew you..." / sung by Gordon MacRae ; danced by Gene Nelson -- [Tap dance with canes] / danced by James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, male ensemble -- [Tap dance solo with canes and straw hats] / danced by Gene Nelson -- "10,434 sheep" / sung by Doris Day and male singers -- "Military polka" / sung by Doris Day, Gordon MacRae and male ensemble ; danced by Doris Day, James Cagney, Gene Nelson, Virginia Mayo and mixed ensemble -- "You love me" / sung by Gordon MacRae -- [Speech and song about West Point] / performed by Gordon MacRae and male ensemble -- [Tap dance in dress uniform] / danced by Gene Nelson and male ensemble -- "100th Night Show" / includes a reprise of the preceding tap dance in dress uniform ; "You love me," sung by Gordon MacRae and Doris Day ; "Brooklyn," sung and danced by James Cagney with Virginia Mayo ; and "This is the finale," featuring reprises of "Kissing rock," "Military polka" and "Brooklyn."
- Call number
- *MGZIA 4-5374
- Language
- English
- Credits (note)
- Dance numbers directed by Le Roy Prinz, staged by Eddie Prinz and Al White ; James Cagney's dances created by Johnny Boyle, Jr. ; original songs, Jule Styne (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics) ; musical direction, Ray Heindorf ; art direction, Charles H. Clarke ; director of photography, Sid Hickox.
- Performer (note)
- James Cagney (Elwin Bixby) ; Virginia Mayo (Eve Dillon) ; Doris Day (Jan Wilson) ; Gordon MacRae (Tom Fletcher) ; Gene Nelson (Hal Courtland) ; others.
- Country of producing entity
- U.S.
- Local subject
- Motion pictures. The West Point story.
- ISBN
- 079075231X