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The Cotton Club. [Rehearsal footage]

Title
  1. The Cotton Club. [Rehearsal footage] [videorecording] / directed by Francis Ford Coppola ; produced by Robert Evans ; tap choreography by Henry Le Tang ; tap improvography by Gregory Hines.
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  1. [1983?]

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Additional authors
  1. Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-
  2. Evans, Robert, 1930-2019
  3. Le Tang, Henry
  4. Hines, Gregory
  5. McKee, Lonette.
  6. Gere, Richard, 1949-
  7. Coles, Honi, 1911-1992
  8. Hines, Maurice
  9. Gaines, Bubba.
  10. Duncan, Arthur
  11. Sims, Sandman.
  12. Hillman, George.
  13. Slyde, Jimmy.
  14. Brown, Ralph.
  15. Roberts, Henry.
  16. Brown, Buster, 1913-2002.
  17. Cromer, Harold.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (25 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Various takes of rehearsals for the hoofers' club scene in Francis Ford Coppola's film The Cotton Club, which was released in early 1984. This recording contains three 6-min. versions of a scene that begins as Sandman (played by Gregory Hines) introduces Lila Rose (Lonette McKee) and Dixie (Richard Gere) to Sugar (Honi Coles) and the other hoofers; the first of these takes starts at the beginning of the tape, and the other two respectively at 8 and 14 min. into the tape. Wearing rehearsal clothes, the performers take turns dancing for one another, concluding by dancing together. Gere's character dances in this footage but not in the completed film. Shorter takes capture snatches of dialogue or close-up shots of Coles, Gere, McKee, and others.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Pamela Koslow.
Subject
  1. Tap dancing
  2. Dance
  3. Video
  4. Motion pictures > The Cotton Club
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Video.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-7673
Note
  1. For the completed version of The Cotton Club, see: *MGZIA 4-433.
  2. Performers identified by Jane Goldberg.
Performer (note)
  1. Gregory Hines (Sandman Williams); Lonette McKee (Lila Rose Oliver); Richard Gere (Dixie Dwyer); Charles "Honi" Coles (Sugar Coates); Leslie "Bubba" Gaines, Arthur Duncan, Howard "Sandman" Sims, Maurice Hines, Jr., George Hillman, Jimmy Slyde, Ralph Brown, Henry "Phace" Roberts, Buster Brown, Harold Cromer (hoofers); Henry Le Tang (pianist).
Event (note)
  1. Filmed on the set of The Cotton Club in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Title
  1. The Cotton Club. [Rehearsal footage] [videorecording] / directed by Francis Ford Coppola ; produced by Robert Evans ; tap choreography by Henry Le Tang ; tap improvography by Gregory Hines.
Imprint
  1. [1983?]
Cast
  1. Gregory Hines (Sandman Williams); Lonette McKee (Lila Rose Oliver); Richard Gere (Dixie Dwyer); Charles "Honi" Coles (Sugar Coates); Leslie "Bubba" Gaines, Arthur Duncan, Howard "Sandman" Sims, Maurice Hines, Jr., George Hillman, Jimmy Slyde, Ralph Brown, Henry "Phace" Roberts, Buster Brown, Harold Cromer (hoofers); Henry Le Tang (pianist).
Event
  1. Filmed on the set of The Cotton Club in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Local subject
  1. Motion pictures. The Cotton Club.
Added author
  1. Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- film director.
  2. Evans, Robert, 1930-2019, film producer.
  3. Le Tang, Henry, choreographer. Performer
  4. Hines, Gregory, choreographer.
  5. Hines, Gregory, performer.
  6. McKee, Lonette. Performer
  7. Gere, Richard, 1949- Performer
  8. Coles, Honi, 1911-1992, performer.
  9. Hines, Maurice, performer.
  10. Gaines, Bubba. Performer
  11. Duncan, Arthur, performer.
  12. Sims, Sandman. Performer
  13. Hillman, George. Performer
  14. Slyde, Jimmy. Performer
  15. Brown, Ralph. Performer
  16. Roberts, Henry. Performer
  17. Brown, Buster, 1913-2002. Performer
  18. Cromer, Harold. Performer
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-7673
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