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42nd street / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. & the Vitaphone Corp. ; directed by Lloyd Bacon ; screen play by Rian James & James Seymour.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Bacon, Lloyd, 1890-1955, director.
James, Rian, 1899-1953, screenwriter.
Seymour, James, screenwriter.
Warren, Harry, 1893-1981, composer.
Dubin, Al, lyricist.
Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976, choreographer.
Baxter, Warner, 1889-1951, actor.
Daniels, Bebe, 1901-1971, actor.
Brent, George, 1904-1979, actor.
Keeler, Ruby, actor.
Kibbee, Guy, 1882-1956, actor.
Merkel, Una, 1903-1986, actor.
Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995, actor.
Powell, Dick, 1904-1963, actor.
Jenkins, Allen, 1900-1974, actor.
Ropes, Bradford.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), producer.
Vitaphone Corp., producer.
Turner Entertainment Co., distributor.
Warner Home Video (Firm), distributor.
Series:
Busby Berkeley collection.
Language:
English
French
Subjects (All):
Ropes, Bradford--Film adaptations.
Ropes, Bradford.
Theater--Production and direction.
Theatrical producers and directors.
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)--Drama.
Broadway (New York, N.Y.).
Theatrical producers and directors--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Theater--Production and direction--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Theater.
New York (State)--New York.
Genre:
Feature films.
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
monochrome
Other Title:
Forty-second street
Place of Publication:
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, Turner Entertainment Co. ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2006]
Language Note:
English with optional English or French subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
System Details:
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital stereo.
digital
optical
stereo
Dolby
video file
DVD video
region 1
Summary:
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.
Participant:
Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, Allen Jenkins, Edward J. Nugent, Robert McWade, George E. Stone.
Credits:
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.
Notes:
Originally issued in slipcase with title The Busby Berkeley collection.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1933.
Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes.
Includes: 3 vintage featurettes: Harry Warren: America's foremost composer, Hollywood newsreel, A trip through a Hollywood studio ; Notes on Busby Berkeley.
ISBN:
1419823191
OCLC:
65222579
Publisher Number:
012569678545
012569678460 set
67854 Warner Home Video
67846 Warner Home Video (Set)

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