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Rhapsody in blue : the story of George Gershwin / Warner Bros. Pictures, inc. presents ; a Warner Bros., First National picture ; screen play by Howard Koch and Elliot Paul ; produced by Jesse L. Lasky ; directed by Irving Rapper.

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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Levien, Sonya, 1888?-1960, author.
Contributor:
Rapper, Irving, 1898-1999, director.
Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958, producer.
Paul, Elliot, 1891-1958, screenwriter.
Koch, Howard, 1902-1995, screenwriter.
Alda, Robert, actor.
Leslie, Joan, 1925-2015, actor.
Smith, Alexis, 1921-1993, actor.
Coburn, Charles, actor.
Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972, actor.
Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967, actor.
White, George, 1890-1968, actor.
Scott, Hazel, actor.
Brown, Anne, 1912-2009, actor.
Jolson, Al, 1886-1950, actor.
Polito, Sol, 1892-1960, director of photography.
Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983, associated name.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, composer, lyricist.
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, composer, lyricist.
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), producer.
First National Pictures, Inc., producer.
Harvey Sheldon Jewish American Music Video Research Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937--Drama.
Gershwin, George.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Composers--Biography--Drama.
Composers.
Composers--Biography.
Genre:
Drama.
Musical films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Biographies.
Penn Provenance:
Sheldon, Harvey (donor)
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
monochrome
Other Title:
Story of George Gershwin
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 2000 and 2009]
System Details:
DVD-R.
digital
optical
mono
video file
DVD video
Summary:
Biographical film about George Gershwin; his rise from music hall pianist to revered composer.
Participant:
Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn, Oscar Levant, Paul Whiteman, George White, Hazel Scott, Anne Brown, Al Jolson.
Credits:
Dance numbers created and directed by Le Roy Prinz ; music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin ; director of photography, Sol Polito ; original story by Sonya Levien.
Notes:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945.
Local Notes:
Presented to the Penn Libraries by Harvey Sheldon.

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