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Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaud...

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Uniform Title:Broadway melody of 1938 (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Brown, Nacio Herb, 1896-1964 (Composer), Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973 (Composer), Pye, Merrill, 1901-1975 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Del Ruth, Roy, 1893-1961 (Director), Cummings, Jack, 1900-1989 (Producer), McGowan, John, 1894-1977 (Screenwriter), Silvers, Sid, 1901-1976 (Screenwriter), Daniels, William, 1900-1970 (Cinematographer), Sewell, Blanche (Film editor), Stoll, Georgie, 1905-1985 (Musical director), Edens, Roger, 1905-1970 (Arranger), Arnaud, Leo, 1904-1991 (Arranger), Cutter, Murray, 1902-1983 (Arranger), Gould, Dave, 1899-1969 (Choreographer), Shearer, Douglas, 1899-1971 (Sound designer), Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960 (Artistic director), Adrian, 1903-1959 (Costume designer), Vorkapich, Slavko (Photographer), Taylor, Robert, 1911-1969 (Actor), Powell, Eleanor, 1912-1982 (Actor), Murphy, George, 1902-1992 (Actor), Barnes, Binnie, 1903-1998 (Actor), Ebsen, Buddy, 1908-2003 (Actor), Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966 (Actor), Garland, Judy (Actor), Gorin, Igor, 1904-1982 (Actor), Walburn, Raymond, 1887-1969 (Actor), Benchley, Robert, 1889-1945 (Actor), Howard, Willie, 1886-1949 (Actor), Grapewin, Charles, 1869-1956 (Actor), Wildhack, Robert, 1881-1940 (Actor), Gilbert, Billy, 1894-1971 (Actor), Parker, Barnett, 1886-1941 (Actor), Troy, Helen, 1903-1942 (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:In English or dubbed French soundtracks with optional French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2008.
Edition:Standard version.
Series:Classic musicals from the dream factory ; vol. 3.
Subjects:
Theater > Production and direction > Drama.
Theater > Finance > Drama.
Horse racing > Drama.
Horse racing.
Theater > Finance.
Theater > Production and direction.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
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Summary:Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1937.
Special features: "That mothers might live" Oscar winning short; "Pipe dreams" clasic cartoons; Alternate audio cues; Audio outtakes; "Leo is on the air" radio promo; "Good news of 1938" radio program broadcast November 4, 1937; Theatrical trailers.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual layer.
Production Credits:Photographed by William Daniels ; film editor, Blanche Sewell ; music and lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed ; musical presentations, Merrill Pye ; musical direction, Georgie Stoll ; musical arrangements, Roger Edens ; vocal and orchestral arrangements, Leo Arnaud and Murray Cutter ; dance ensembles, Dave Gould ; recording director, Douglas Shearer ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; gowns by Adrian ; montage effects by Slavko Vorkapich.
ISBN:141986324X (set)
9781419863240 (set)