42nd street

DVD 1933

The movie musical that introduced the choreography of Busby Berkeley, 42nd Street also contains the classic plot involving a tyrannical director, egotistical leading lady and wide-eyed ingenue, all set to a standout musical score.

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Theatrical producers and directors 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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ISBN:

9781419823169
9325336013434
1419823167
0790750147

Description:

1 videodisc (89 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 2.0
full screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: G

Other Title:

Forty-second street

Notes:

Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes
For specific added features see container or interactive features menu while viewing disc
Originally released as a motion picture in 1933
Special features: 3 vintage featurettes: Harry Warren: America's foremost composer, Hollywood newsreel, a trip through a Hollywood studio ; notes on Busby Berkeley
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Dances & ensembles created by Busby Berkeley ; words & music by Al Dubin and Harry Warren ; photography by Sol Polito ; edited by Frank Ware & Thomas Pratt ; Vitaphone Orchestra conducted by Leo F. Forbstein
Warner Baxter (Julian Marsh), Bebe Daniels (Dorothy Brock), George Brent (Pat Denning), Ruby Keeler (Peggy), Guy Kibbee (Abner Dillon), Uuna Merkel (Lorraine Fleming), Ginger Rogers (Ann), Ned Sparks (Barry), Dick Powell (Billy Lawler), Allen Jenkins (Mac Elroy), Edward J. Nugent (Terry), Robert McWade (Jones), George E. Stone (Andy Lee)
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0
For private home use only
Audio track in English, with optional subtitles in English, French, captions in English
Academy Award nomination: Best Picture

Control Number:

520934

UPC:

012569678521
085391922926

Other Authors:

Bacon, Lloyd, 1890-1955, film director
Baxter, Warner, 1889-1951, actor
Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976, choreographer
Brent, George, 1904-1979, actor
Daniels, Bebe, 1901-1971, actor
James, Rian, 1899-1953, screenwriter
Jenkins, Allen, 1900-1974, actor
Keeler, Ruby, actor
Kibbee, Guy, 1882-1956, actor
McWade, Robert, 1872-1938, actor
Merkel, Una, 1903-1986, actor
Nugent, Edward, 1904-1995, actor
Powell, Dick, 1904-1963, actor
Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995, actor
Seymour, James, screenwriter
Sparks, Ned, 1883-1957, actor
Stone, George E., 1903-1967, actor
Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor
Warren, Harry, 1893-1981, composer
motion picture adaptation of (work): Ropes, Bradford. 42nd Street [DVD]

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