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Cabin in the sky

Title
Cabin in the sky [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Vincente Minnelli ; produced by Arthur Freed.
Publication
Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1992, c1943.

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Moving imageUse in library *MGZIA 4-2847Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977.
  • Bubbles, John W.
  • Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977.
  • Horne, Lena.
  • Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.
  • Bailey, Bill, -1978.
  • Ingram, Rex, 1895-1969.
  • Washington, Buck.
  • Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969.
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
  • Minnelli, Vincente
  • Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973
  • Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986.
  • Latouche, John, 1914-1956.
  • Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981.
  • Root, Lynn, 1905-1997.
  • Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960.
  • Buck and Bubbles.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (99 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Based on the musical comedy Cabin in the Sky (1940) ; choreography not credited ; music, Vernon Duke ; additional music, Harold Arlen ; lyrics, John Latouche ; additional lyrics, E.Y. Harburg ; screenplay, Joseph Schrank, based on the play by Lynn Root ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons.
Performer (note)
  • Ethel Waters (Petunia Jackson), Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (Little Joe Jackson), Lena Horne (Georgia Brown), Louis Armstrong (The Trumpeter), [John W.] Bubbles (Domino Johnson), Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, Bill Bailey (Bill), Rex Ingram (Lucius/Lucifer, Jr.), and others. Buck (Ford L. Washington), the other half of the team of Buck and Bubbles, appears as a Messenger Boy.
Contents
Dance contents: "Taking a chance on love," danced by Bill Bailey ; jitterbugging at Jim Henry's Paradise, a nightclub ; "Shine," danced by Bubbles ; and "Honey in the honeycomb," danced by Bubbles and Waters.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2847
ISBN
0792801946
OCLC
  • 25360765
  • NYPY896014809-F
Title
Cabin in the sky [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Vincente Minnelli ; produced by Arthur Freed.
Imprint
Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1992, c1943.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Cast
Ethel Waters (Petunia Jackson), Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (Little Joe Jackson), Lena Horne (Georgia Brown), Louis Armstrong (The Trumpeter), [John W.] Bubbles (Domino Johnson), Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, the Hall Johnson Choir, Bill Bailey (Bill), Rex Ingram (Lucius/Lucifer, Jr.), and others. Buck (Ford L. Washington), the other half of the team of Buck and Bubbles, appears as a Messenger Boy.
Credits
Based on the musical comedy Cabin in the Sky (1940) ; choreography not credited ; music, Vernon Duke ; additional music, Harold Arlen ; lyrics, John Latouche ; additional lyrics, E.Y. Harburg ; screenplay, Joseph Schrank, based on the play by Lynn Root ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Cabin in the sky.
Added Author
Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977. Performer
Bubbles, John W. Performer
Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977. Performer
Horne, Lena. Performer
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971. Performer
Bailey, Bill, -1978. Performer
Ingram, Rex, 1895-1969. Performer
Washington, Buck. Performer
Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Composer
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Performer
Minnelli, Vincente, film director.
Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973, film producer.
Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. Composer
Latouche, John, 1914-1956. Lyricist
Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981. Lyricist
Root, Lynn, 1905-1997.
Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Designer
Buck and Bubbles.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2847
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