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A damsel in distress / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; directed by George Stevens ; screen play by P.G. Wodehouse, Ernest Pagano, S.K. Lauren ; a Pandro S. Berman production.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Stevens, George, 1904-1975, director.
Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996, producer.
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975, screenwriter.
Pagano, Ernest, screenwriter.
Lauren, S. K., 1892-1979, screenwriter.
Astaire, Fred, actor.
Burns, George, 1896-1996, actor.
Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964, actor.
Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013, actor.
Gardiner, Reginald, 1903-1980, actor.
Noble, Ray, 1903-1978, actor.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, composer.
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, lyricist.
Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990, choreographer.
RKO Radio Pictures, producer.
Warner Home Video (Firm), distributor.
Series:
Archive collection
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975--Film adaptations.
Wodehouse, P. G.
Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.
Upper class--Great Britain--Drama.
Upper class.
Household employees--Great Britain--Drama.
Household employees.
Great Britain.
Genre:
Romantic comedy films.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
monochrome
Edition:
Fullscreen.
Place of Publication:
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2010]
System Details:
DVD; Dolby Digital, mono.
digital
optical
mono
Dolby
video file
DVD video
Summary:
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the servants at Tottney Castle have a betting pool on who Lady Alyce will choose. Features the Academy Award-winning dance number "Fun house" with Astaire, Burns and Allen.
Participant:
Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner, Ray Noble.
Credits:
Cinematography, Joseph H. August ; editor, Henry Berman ; music, George Gershwin ; lyrics, Ira Gershwin ; musical director, Victor Baravalle ; orchestral arrangements, Russell Bennett ; dance director, Hermes Pan.
Notes:
Title from container.
4x3, 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Based on a story by P.G. Wodehouse.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1937.
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'play only' devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container.
Academy Award for Best Dance Direction, Hermes Pan, 1938.
OCLC:
754804728
Publisher Number:
883316261569

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