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Babes on Broadway (Videotape)

Title
  1. Babes on Broadway (Videotape)
Published by
  1. 1941.

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Additional authors
  1. Garland, Judy.
  2. Rooney, Mickey.
  3. McDonald, Ray.
  4. Quine, Richard, 1920-1989.
  5. Weidler, Virginia, 1926-1968.
  6. Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942.
  7. Miranda L., Carmen.
  8. Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976.
  9. Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976
  10. Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973.
Description
  1. 1 cassette. 118 min. : sd. b&w NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
  1. Aspiring young actors put on a show to aid children in a settlement house. Preceded by a 4-1/2 min. trailer for Ziegfeld girl.
Subject
  1. Motion pictures > Babes on Broadway
  2. Minstrel shows
  3. Tap dancing
Contents
  1. DANCE CONTENTS. - "Anything can happen in New York," perf. by Rooney, McDonald, and Quine. "How about you," perf. by Garland and Rooney. "Hoe down," perf. by Garland, Rooney, and ensemble, with solo tap dance by McDonald. Impressions of actors and actresses of the past, including George M. Cohan in Yankee doodle dandy, perf. by Garland and Rooney. "Bombshell from Brazil" (Carmen Miranda parody), perf. by Rooney and ensemble. Minstrel show production number, perf. by Garland, Rooney, Weidler, McDonald, and Quine, with tap dance solo by McDonald.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-1055
Note
  1. Motion picture originally released in 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; re-released as a videotape in 1989 by MGM/UA Home Video, Culver City, California. Producer: Arthur Freed. Director: Busby Berkeley.
  2. Choreography: Busby Berkeley. Music: E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane, Ralph Freed, Roger Edens, Harold J. Rome. Screenplay by Fred Finklehoff and Elaine Ryan after an original story by Finklehoff. Art direction: Cedric Gibbons. Costumes: Kalloch, Gile Steele.
Performer (note)
  1. Judy Garland (Penny Morris), Mickey Rooney (Tommy Williams), Virginia Weidler (Barbara Jo), Ray McDonald (Ray Lambert), Richard Quine (Morton Hammond), Fay Bainter (Miss Jones), Donald Meek (Mr. Stone), and others.
Title
  1. Babes on Broadway (Videotape)
Imprint
  1. 1941.
Cast
  1. Judy Garland (Penny Morris), Mickey Rooney (Tommy Williams), Virginia Weidler (Barbara Jo), Ray McDonald (Ray Lambert), Richard Quine (Morton Hammond), Fay Bainter (Miss Jones), Donald Meek (Mr. Stone), and others.
Local subject
  1. Motion pictures. Babes on Broadway.
Local subject
  1. Minstrel shows.
Added author
  1. Garland, Judy. Performer
  2. Rooney, Mickey. Performer
  3. McDonald, Ray. Performer
  4. Quine, Richard, 1920-1989. Performer
  5. Weidler, Virginia, 1926-1968. Performer
  6. Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942.
  7. Miranda L., Carmen. Performer
  8. Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976. Director
  9. Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976, choreographer.
  10. Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973. Producer
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-1055
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