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The night they raided Minsky's

Title
The night they raided Minsky's [videorecording] / United Artists ; a Bud Yorkin-Norman Lear production ; director, William Friedkin ; producer, Norman Lear ; screenplay, Arnold Schulman, Sidney Michaels, and Norman Lear.
Publication
Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1990, c1968.

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Additional Authors
  • Robards, Jason
  • Ekland, Britt, 1942-
  • Wisdom, Norman.
  • Tucker, Forrest, 1919-1986.
  • Elliott, Denholm.
  • Gould, Elliott
  • Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967.
  • Barrett, Ernestine
  • Collins, Kelsey
  • D'Honau, Marilyn
  • Doby, Kathryn
  • Lehmann, JoAnn
  • MacFarland, Dorothea
  • Mahoney, Billie
  • Morris, Carolyn
  • Story, June Eve
  • Wood, Helen, 1917-
  • Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986
  • Yorkin, Bud, 1926-2015
  • Lear, Norman
  • Friedkin, William
  • Daniels, Danny, 1924-2017
  • Strouse, Charles.
  • Adams, Lee, 1924-
  • Eckart, William.
  • Eckart, Jean.
  • Johnstone, Anna Hill, 1913-
  • Barber, Rowland.
  • Schulman, Arnold.
  • Michaels, Sidney.
  • United Artists Corporation.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (99 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Musical about an ingenuous Amish girl, seeking a career as a dancer, who finds herself at Minsky's burlesque theater.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Features.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Dance.
  • Musicals.
Note
  • Motion picture originally released by United Artists in 1968 ; re-released as a videotape by MGM/UA Home Video in 1990.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, Andrew Laszlo ; choreography, Danny Daniels ; music, Charles Strouse ; lyrics, Lee Adams ; screenplay based on the book by Rowland Barber ; production design, William and Jean Eckart ; art direction, John Robert Lyon ; costumes, Anna Hill Johnstone.
Performer (note)
  • Jason Robards (Raymond Paine), Britt Ekland (Rachel Schpitendavel), Norman Wisdom (Chick Williams), Forrest Tucker (Trim Houlihan), Harry Andrews (Jacob Schpitendavel), Joseph Wiseman (Louis Minsky), Denholm Elliott (Vance Fowler), Elliott Gould (Billy Minsky), Bert Lahr (Professor Spats), Dexter Maitland (Duffy), and others ; the Minsky Girls: Ernestine Barrett, Kelsey Collins, Marilyn D'Honau, Kathryn Doby, JoAnn Lehmann, Dorothea MacFarland, Billie Mahoney, Carolyn Morris, June Eve Story, and Helen Wood ; opening narration, Rudy Vallée.
Contents
Dance contents: Numerous brief scenes from stage shows at Minsky's / performed by the Minsky Girls and male performers -- [Audition dance] / performed by Ekland -- "Take ten terrific girls but only nine costumes" / performed by Maitland and the Minsky Girls -- Striptease / performed by Ekland.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1787
ISBN
0792809831
OCLC
  • 83817592
  • NYPY95-F129
Title
The night they raided Minsky's [videorecording] / United Artists ; a Bud Yorkin-Norman Lear production ; director, William Friedkin ; producer, Norman Lear ; screenplay, Arnold Schulman, Sidney Michaels, and Norman Lear.
Imprint
Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1990, c1968.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Credits
Director of photography, Andrew Laszlo ; choreography, Danny Daniels ; music, Charles Strouse ; lyrics, Lee Adams ; screenplay based on the book by Rowland Barber ; production design, William and Jean Eckart ; art direction, John Robert Lyon ; costumes, Anna Hill Johnstone.
Cast
Jason Robards (Raymond Paine), Britt Ekland (Rachel Schpitendavel), Norman Wisdom (Chick Williams), Forrest Tucker (Trim Houlihan), Harry Andrews (Jacob Schpitendavel), Joseph Wiseman (Louis Minsky), Denholm Elliott (Vance Fowler), Elliott Gould (Billy Minsky), Bert Lahr (Professor Spats), Dexter Maitland (Duffy), and others ; the Minsky Girls: Ernestine Barrett, Kelsey Collins, Marilyn D'Honau, Kathryn Doby, JoAnn Lehmann, Dorothea MacFarland, Billie Mahoney, Carolyn Morris, June Eve Story, and Helen Wood ; opening narration, Rudy Vallée.
Local Subject
Variety dancing.
Added Author
Robards, Jason, actor.
Ekland, Britt, 1942- act, dancer.
Wisdom, Norman. Actor
Tucker, Forrest, 1919-1986. Actor
Elliott, Denholm. Actor
Gould, Elliott, actor.
Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967. Performer
Barrett, Ernestine, dancer.
Collins, Kelsey, dancer.
D'Honau, Marilyn, dancer.
Doby, Kathryn, dancer.
Lehmann, JoAnn, dancer.
MacFarland, Dorothea, dancer.
Mahoney, Billie, dancer.
Morris, Carolyn, dancer.
Story, June Eve, dancer.
Wood, Helen, 1917- dancer.
Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986, narrator.
Yorkin, Bud, 1926-2015, film producer.
Lear, Norman, film producer.
Lear, Norman, screenwriter.
Friedkin, William, film director.
Daniels, Danny, 1924-2017, choreographer.
Strouse, Charles. Composer
Adams, Lee, 1924- Lyricist
Eckart, William. Set designer
Eckart, Jean. Set designer
Johnstone, Anna Hill, 1913- Costume designer
Barber, Rowland. Author
Schulman, Arnold. Screenwriter
Michaels, Sidney. Screenwriter
United Artists Corporation.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1787
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