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The merry widow (Videotape)

Title
The merry widow (Videotape)
Publication
1934.

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Additional Authors
  • Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972.
  • MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965.
  • Rasch, Albertina
  • Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.
  • Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947
  • Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936.
Description
1 cassette. 98 min. : sd. b&w NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Note
  • Motion picture originally released in 1934 by Metro Goldwyn Mayer; rereleased in 1989 by MGM/UA Home Video. Director: Ernst Lubitsch. Producer: Irving Thalberg.
  • Choreography: Albertina Rasch. Music: Franz Lehár. Lyrics: Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Gus Kahn. Screenplay by Ernest Vajda and Samson Raphaelson, based on the book and lyrics by Victor Leon and Leo Stein. Art directors: Cedric Gibbons, Frederick Hope. Costumes: Adrian.
Performer (note)
  • Maurice Chevalier (Danilo), Jeanette MacDonald (Sonia), Edward Everett Horton (Ambassador), Una Merkel (Queen), George Barbier (King), and others.
Contents
DANCE CONTENTS. - Cancan and ballroom dancing at Maxim's restaurant, perf. by ensemble. - "Merry widow waltz," perf. by MacDonald and Chevalier. - Ballroom dancing and Marsovian dance at the embassy ball. - "Merry widow waltz" reprise, perf. by MacDonald, Chevalier, and ensemble.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-738
OCLC
NYPY896024874-F
Title
The merry widow (Videotape)
Imprint
1934.
Cast
Maurice Chevalier (Danilo), Jeanette MacDonald (Sonia), Edward Everett Horton (Ambassador), Una Merkel (Queen), George Barbier (King), and others.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. The merry widow.
Added Author
Chevalier, Maurice, 1888-1972. Performer
MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965. Performer
Rasch, Albertina, choreographer.
Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948. Composer
Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947, film director.
Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936. Producer
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-738
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