Broadway melody of 1940
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, [2003], c1940.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf |
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Published
[Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, [2003], c1940.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
012569570825
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picuture in 1940.
General Note
Special features: All-new digital transfer; Ann Miller hosts Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine; Our Gang short The Big Premiere; theatrical trailer; behind-the-scenes notes.
Creation/Production Credits
Lyrics and music, Cole Porter.
Participants/Performers
Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Frank Morgan, Ian Hunter, Florence Rice, Lynne Carver.
Description
A backstage yarn about two hoofers, Johnny Brett and King Shaw, who are an ambitious dance team working in a dance hall for little or nothing. A mistake in names shoots King instead of Johnny into the lead of a Broadway musical. On opening night King is unable to perform due to intoxication, and Johnny is forced to perform to save his partner's reputation. The show's producers realize their mistake in identity and all is resolved.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, fullscreen, mono.
Language
English or French soundtrack; subtitles in English, French & Spanish. Closed captioned.
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