Babes on Broadway

DVD 2018

One of the famous old musicals that combines captivating music and lavish production numbers by the master, Busby Berkeley. The story is the standard tale of two struggling Broadway hopefuls, and is filled with 16 song and dance numbers.

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Broadway (New York, N.Y.) Fiction

Man-woman relationships New York (State) New York Fiction

Singers New York (State) New York Fiction

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Feature films Fiction Musical films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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Description:

1 videodisc (118 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital mono
full screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Notes:

"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives"--Container
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941
Special features: All-new introduction by Mickey Rooney; "Pete Smith specialty" comedy short "How to hold your husband-- back"; classic cartoon "Dance of the weed"; theatrical trailer ; Audio bonuses: 2 "Leo is on the air" radio promos; radio show adaptation of "Merton of the movies" with Rooney and Garland; "Chin up! Cheerio! Carry on!" song demo performed by Burton Lane
Title from container
Director of photography, Lester White ; film editor, Frederick Y. Smith ; music, Leo Arnaud, George Bassman
Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Richard Quine, Donald Meek, Alexander Woollcott
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono
For private home use only
In English with English subtitles ; English SDH

Control Number:

1006158

UPC:

012569796737
888574722579

Other Authors:

Bainter, Fay, 1892-1968, actor
Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976, film director
Finklehoffe, Fred F. (Fred Franklin), 1911-1977, screenwriter
Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973, film producer
Garland, Judy, actor
McDonald, Ray, actor
Meek, Donald, 1878-1946, actor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company
Quine, Richard, 1920-1989, actor
Rooney, Mickey, actor
Ryan, Elaine, screenwriter
Turner Entertainment Co., production company
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher
Weidler, Virginia, 1926-1968, actor
Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943, actor

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