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If only for an hour

Title
  1. If only for an hour [videorecording] / produced and directed by Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Published by
  1. 1976.

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Additional authors
  1. Achorn, John.
  2. Raft, George.
  3. Brown, Eddie.
  4. Champion, Marge.
  5. Da Pron, Louis.
  6. Duprée, Roland.
  7. Dare, Danny.
  8. Fain, Sammy, 1902-1989.
  9. Joyce, Vicki (Vocalist)
  10. Lessey, Benny.
  11. Lewis, Sammy.
  12. Manners, Zeke.
  13. Martin, Mayris.
  14. Pressman, Esther.
  15. Reed, Jane Levy.
  16. Heller, Peggy.
  17. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  18. DHCA.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (55 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. An overview of dancing during the 1930's and its relation to the music and society of its time. Artists interviewed include: Eddie Brown, Marge Champion, Louis DaPron, Roland Duprée, Danny Dare, Sammy Fain, Vicki Joyce, Benny Lessey, Sammy Lewis, Zeke Manners, Mayris Martin, Esther Pressman, and George Raft. Among the subjects discussed are: chorus and tap dancing, auditions, the Ziegfeld Follies, and Busby Berkeley productions. Also included are film clips from various production numbers in films made during the 30's.
Subject
  1. Variety dancing > United States
  2. Video
  3. Dance > Auditions
  4. Ziegfeld follies
  5. Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932
  6. Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976
  7. Interviews
  8. Tap dancing
  9. Motion pictures > If only for an hour
  10. Dance > United States > 20th century
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Interviews.
  3. Video.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-5581
Note
  1. For full interviews of the artists, see *MGZIC 9-6238.
Performer (note)
  1. Narration by John Achorn and George Raft.
  2. Interviewers: Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Film Archive with the assistance of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
System details (note)
  1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Title
  1. If only for an hour [videorecording] / produced and directed by Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Imprint
  1. 1976.
Country of producing entity
  1. U.S.
System details
  1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Event
  1. Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Film Archive with the assistance of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Performer
  1. Narration by John Achorn and George Raft.
  2. Interviewers: Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Local note
  1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-7.
Local subject
  1. Variety dancing -- United States.
  2. Motion pictures. If only for an hour.
Added author
  1. Achorn, John. Narrator
  2. Raft, George. Narrator. Interviewee
  3. Brown, Eddie. Interviewee
  4. Champion, Marge. Interviewee
  5. Da Pron, Louis. Interviewee
  6. Duprée, Roland. Interviewee
  7. Dare, Danny. Interviewee
  8. Fain, Sammy, 1902-1989. Interviewee
  9. Joyce, Vicki (Vocalist) Interviewee
  10. Lessey, Benny. Interviewee
  11. Lewis, Sammy. Interviewee
  12. Manners, Zeke. Interviewee
  13. Martin, Mayris. Interviewee
  14. Pressman, Esther. Interviewee
  15. Reed, Jane Levy. Interviewee
  16. Reed, Jane Levy. Producer. Director. Interviewer
  17. Heller, Peggy. Producer. Director. Interviewer
  18. New York Public Library. Dance Collection.
  19. DHCA.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-5581
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