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The Resource Broadway melody of 1940, screenplay by Leon Gordon and George Oppenheimer ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by Norman Taurog ; produced by Jack Cummings, (videorecording)

Broadway melody of 1940, screenplay by Leon Gordon and George Oppenheimer ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by Norman Taurog ; produced by Jack Cummings, (videorecording)

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Summary
"The job - a career breakthrough - is supposed to go to hoofer Johnny Brett, but a mix-up in names gives it to his partner. Another example of Broadway hopes dashed? Not when Johnny is played by Fred Astaire. Sparkling Cole Porter songs, clever comedy and dance legends Astaire and Eleanor Powell make the final Broadway Melody (costarring George Murphy) a film to remember. Powell's nautical 'I am the Captain' and Astaire's blissful 'I've got my eyes on you' are more than enough to please any fan. But they're just a warm-up for the leads to tap one number into immortality: 'Begin the Beguine,' introduced by Frank Sinatra in That's Entertainment! with 'You can wait around and hope, but you'll never see the likes of this again'." -- From container
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 Blu-ray videodisc (102 min.)
Note
  • Title from container
  • Full-screen presentation (4x3)
  • Based on an original story by Jack McGowan and Dore Schary
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1940
  • Sparkling special features: Ann Miller hosts Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine; Our Gang Short The Big Premiere; M-G-M Cartoon: The Milky Way; Theatrical trailer
Link
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032284/
Instance
Label
Broadway melody of 1940
Title
Broadway melody of 1940
Statement of responsibility
screenplay by Leon Gordon and George Oppenheimer ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by Norman Taurog ; produced by Jack Cummings
Title variation
Broadway melody of nineteen forty
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Actor
Cinematographer
Composer
Dancer
Film director
Film editor
Film producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"The job - a career breakthrough - is supposed to go to hoofer Johnny Brett, but a mix-up in names gives it to his partner. Another example of Broadway hopes dashed? Not when Johnny is played by Fred Astaire. Sparkling Cole Porter songs, clever comedy and dance legends Astaire and Eleanor Powell make the final Broadway Melody (costarring George Murphy) a film to remember. Powell's nautical 'I am the Captain' and Astaire's blissful 'I've got my eyes on you' are more than enough to please any fan. But they're just a warm-up for the leads to tap one number into immortality: 'Begin the Beguine,' introduced by Frank Sinatra in That's Entertainment! with 'You can wait around and hope, but you'll never see the likes of this again'." -- From container
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Cataloging source
BIB
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Lyrics and music by Cole Porter
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Language note
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
PerformerNote
Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Frank Morgan, Douglas Macphail, Ian Hunter, Florence Rice, Lynne Carver
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1893-1941
  • 1889-1983
  • 1899-1981
  • 1900-1989
  • 1884-1960
  • 1891-1964
  • 1912-1982
  • 1902-1992
  • 1894-1977
  • 1900-1975
  • 1911-1974
  • 1909-1955
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Marsh, Oliver T.
  • Ruttenberg, Joseph
  • Sewell, Blanche
  • Taurog, Norman
  • Cummings, Jack
  • Gordon, Leon
  • Oppenheimer, George
  • Porter, Cole
  • Astaire, Fred
  • Powell, Eleanor
  • Murphy, George
  • McGowan, John
  • Hunter, Ian
  • Rice, Florence
  • Carver, Lynne
  • Schary, Dore
Runtime
102
Series statement
Archive collection
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Male dancers
  • Male friendship
  • Musicals
  • Man-woman relationships
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Broadway melody of 1940, screenplay by Leon Gordon and George Oppenheimer ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by Norman Taurog ; produced by Jack Cummings, (videorecording)
Link
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032284/
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Full-screen presentation (4x3)
  • Based on an original story by Jack McGowan and Dore Schary
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1940
  • Sparkling special features: Ann Miller hosts Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine; Our Gang Short The Big Premiere; M-G-M Cartoon: The Milky Way; Theatrical trailer
Bar code
  • 31223140631855
  • 31223140631863
  • 31223140631871
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in..
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 Blu-ray videodisc (102 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929727018
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
2000160180
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1246249989
System details
DVD; Dolby Digital mono.; region code 1; dual-layer format; full-screen presentation aspect ratio 1.37:1
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
Broadway melody of 1940, screenplay by Leon Gordon and George Oppenheimer ; a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by Norman Taurog ; produced by Jack Cummings, (videorecording)
Link
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032284/
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Full-screen presentation (4x3)
  • Based on an original story by Jack McGowan and Dore Schary
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1940
  • Sparkling special features: Ann Miller hosts Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine; Our Gang Short The Big Premiere; M-G-M Cartoon: The Milky Way; Theatrical trailer
Bar code
  • 31223140631855
  • 31223140631863
  • 31223140631871
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in..
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 Blu-ray videodisc (102 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929727018
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
2000160180
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1246249989
System details
DVD; Dolby Digital mono.; region code 1; dual-layer format; full-screen presentation aspect ratio 1.37:1
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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