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Additional authors

1. Astaire, Fred
2. Hutton, Betty
3. Young, Roland, 1887-1953.
4. Warrick, Ruth.
5. Watson, Lucile, 1879-1962.
6. MacLane, Barton, 1902-1969.
7. Strudwick, Shepperd, 1907-1983.
8. Huber, Harold, 1910-1959.
9. Cooper, Melville, 1896-1973.
10. McLeod, Norman Z., 1898-1964
11. Fellows, Robert, 1903-1969.
12. Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990
13. Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969.
14. Dolan, Robert Emmett, 1908-1972.
15. Scott, Allan, 1906-1995
16. Lussier, Dane.
17. Zolotow, Maurice, 1913-1991.
18. Dreier, Hans, 1885-1966.
19. Anderson, Roland.
20. Head, Edith.
21. Paramount Pictures Corporation.
22. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (112 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Musical about a song-and-dance man's efforts to help his former partner, a war widow, regain custody of her son.

Genre/Form

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

Contents

1. Dance contents: "Can't stop talking" / performed by Astaire and Hutton -- Piano dance / performed by Astaire -- "Jack and the beanstalk" / performed by Astaire -- "Oh them dudes" / performed by Astaire and Hutton -- "The hyacinth" / performed by Astaire and Watson -- "Why fight the feeling" [fantasy dance] / performed by Astaire and Hutton -- "The tunnel of love" / performed by Astaire, Hutton, and ensemble.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1931

Note

1. Motion picture originally released by Paramount Pictures in 1950; re-released as a videotape in 1989 by Paramount, Hollywood, CA.

Credits (note)

1. Director of photography, George Barnes ; choreography, Hermes Pan ; songs, Frank Loesser ; musical direction, Robert Emmett Dolan ; screenplay suggested by a story by Maurice Zolotow ; additional dialogue, Dane Lussier ; art direction, Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson ; gowns, Edith Head.

Performer (note)

1. Fred Astaire (Donald Elwood), Betty Hutton (Kitty McNeil), Roland Young (Edmund Pohlwhistle), Ruth Warrick (Carola Everett), Lucile Watson (Serena Everett), Gregory Moffett (Richard Everett), Barton MacLane (Larry Channock), Harold Huber (Marcel), Peggy Badey (Bubbles Malone), Melville Cooper (Charles Wagstaffe), and others.

Title

1. Let's dance [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures ; director, Norman Z. McLeod ; producer, Robert Fellows ; screenplay, Allan Scott.

Imprint

1. Hollywood, CA : Paramount, 1989, c1950.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Credits

1. Director of photography, George Barnes ; choreography, Hermes Pan ; songs, Frank Loesser ; musical direction, Robert Emmett Dolan ; screenplay suggested by a story by Maurice Zolotow ; additional dialogue, Dane Lussier ; art direction, Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson ; gowns, Edith Head.

Cast

1. Fred Astaire (Donald Elwood), Betty Hutton (Kitty McNeil), Roland Young (Edmund Pohlwhistle), Ruth Warrick (Carola Everett), Lucile Watson (Serena Everett), Gregory Moffett (Richard Everett), Barton MacLane (Larry Channock), Harold Huber (Marcel), Peggy Badey (Bubbles Malone), Melville Cooper (Charles Wagstaffe), and others.

Added author

1. Astaire, Fred, performer.
2. Hutton, Betty, performer.
3. Young, Roland, 1887-1953. Performer
4. Warrick, Ruth. Performer
5. Watson, Lucile, 1879-1962. Performer
6. MacLane, Barton, 1902-1969. Performer
7. Strudwick, Shepperd, 1907-1983. Performer
8. Huber, Harold, 1910-1959. Performer
9. Cooper, Melville, 1896-1973. Performer
10. McLeod, Norman Z., 1898-1964, film director.
11. Fellows, Robert, 1903-1969. Producer
12. Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990, choreographer.
13. Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969. Composer
14. Dolan, Robert Emmett, 1908-1972. Conductor
15. Scott, Allan, 1906-1995, screenwriter.
16. Lussier, Dane. Author of dialog
17. Zolotow, Maurice, 1913-1991.
18. Dreier, Hans, 1885-1966. Designer
19. Anderson, Roland. Designer
20. Head, Edith. Costume designer
21. Paramount Pictures Corporation.
22. DHCA.

ISBN

1. 0792110641

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1931