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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.
LIBRA DVD Judaica 246
Available from offsite location
LIBRA DVD Judaica 247
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Levien, Sonya, 1888?-1960, author.
- 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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