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Additional authors

1. Champion, Marge.
2. Champion, Gower, 1919-1980
3. Reynolds, Debbie.
4. Wood, Helen, 1917-
5. Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987
6. Kasznar, Kurt, 1913-1979.
7. Donen, Stanley
8. Cummings, Jack, 1900-1989
9. Lane, Burton, 1912-1997.
10. Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983
11. Hackett, Albert.
12. Goodrich, Frances.
13. Caspary, Vera, 1899-1987.
14. Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960.
15. Rose, Helen.
16. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
17. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (82 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Musical about the complications that ensue when three collaborators on a Broadway production each back a different candidate for leading lady.

Subject

1. Tap dancing
2. Auditions

Genre/Form

1. Motion pictures.
2. Features.
3. Musicals.
4. Dance.

Contents

1. Dance contents: "Give a girl a break" / performed by Marge Champion, Reynolds, and Wood -- "Nothing is impossible" / performed by Gower Champion, Fosse, and Kasznar -- "In our united state" / performed by Fosse and Reynolds -- [Challenge dance] / performed by Marge Champion and Gower Champion -- [Audition dances] / performed by Reynolds, Wood, and Marge Champion -- [Fantasy dance, including the song] "It happens every time" / performed by Reynolds and Fosse, Wood and Kasznar, and Marge Champion and Gower Champion, with ensemble -- "Applause, applause" / performed by Reynolds, Gower Champion, and ensemble.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1964

Note

1. Motion picture originally released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1953; re-released as a videotape in 1991 by MGM/UA Home Video, Culver City, CA.

Credits (note)

1. Director of photography, William Mellor ; choreography, Stanley Donen and Gower Champion ; music, Burton Lane ; lyrics, Ira Gershwin ; story, Vera Caspary ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse ; costumes, Helen Rose (women) and Herschel McCoy (men).

Performer (note)

1. Marge Champion (Madelyn Corlane), Gower Champion (Ted Sturgis), Debbie Reynolds (Suzy Doolittle), Helen Wood (Joanna Moss), Bob Fosse (Bob Dowdy), Kurt Kasznar (Leo Belney), Richard Anderson (Burton Bradshaw), William Ching (Anson Pritchett), Lurene Tuttle (Mrs. Doolittle), Larry Keating (Felix Jordan), and others.

Title

1. Give a girl a break [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, Stanley Donen ; producer, Jack Cummings ; screenplay, Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich.

Imprint

1. Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1991, c1953.

Credits

1. Director of photography, William Mellor ; choreography, Stanley Donen and Gower Champion ; music, Burton Lane ; lyrics, Ira Gershwin ; story, Vera Caspary ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse ; costumes, Helen Rose (women) and Herschel McCoy (men).

Cast

1. Marge Champion (Madelyn Corlane), Gower Champion (Ted Sturgis), Debbie Reynolds (Suzy Doolittle), Helen Wood (Joanna Moss), Bob Fosse (Bob Dowdy), Kurt Kasznar (Leo Belney), Richard Anderson (Burton Bradshaw), William Ching (Anson Pritchett), Lurene Tuttle (Mrs. Doolittle), Larry Keating (Felix Jordan), and others.

Added author

1. Champion, Marge. Performer
2. Champion, Gower, 1919-1980, choreographer.
3. Champion, Gower, 1919-1980, performer.
4. Reynolds, Debbie. Performer
5. Wood, Helen, 1917- Performer
6. Fosse, Bob, 1927-1987, performer.
7. Kasznar, Kurt, 1913-1979. Performer
8. Donen, Stanley, film director.
9. Donen, Stanley, choreographer.
10. Cummings, Jack, 1900-1989, film producer.
11. Lane, Burton, 1912-1997. Composer
12. Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.
13. Hackett, Albert. Screenwriter
14. Goodrich, Frances. Screenwriter
15. Caspary, Vera, 1899-1987. Author
16. Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Designer
17. Rose, Helen. Costume designer
18. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
19. DHCA.

ISBN

1. 0792806778

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1964