Research Catalog

Title

I love Melvin [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, Don Weis ; producer, George Wells ; screenplay, George Wells.

Publication

Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1990, c1953.

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Details

Additional Authors

• O'Connor, Donald, 1925-2003.
• Reynolds, Debbie.
• Merkel, Una, 1903-1986.
• Joslyn, Allyn, -1981.
• Backus, Jim.
• Taylor, Robert, 1911-1969.
• Wells, George, 1909-2000.
• Weis, Don, 1922-2000.
• Alton, Robert, 1897-1957
• Vadnay, Laslo, 1904-1967.
• Myrow, Josef, 1910-1987.
• Gordon, Mack, 1904-1959.
• Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960.
• Smith, Jack Martin.
• Rose, Helen.
• Stoll, Georgie, 1905-1985.
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
• DHCA.

Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (77 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Musical about a romance between a magazine photographer and an aspiring Broadway dancer.

Subjects

• Tap dancing
• Child actors
• Features
• Motion pictures
• Musicals
• Comedy in dance
• Roller-skating

Genre/Form

• Features.
• Motion pictures.
• Musicals.

Note

• Motion picture originally released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1953 ; re-released as a videotape by MGM/UA Home Video in 1990.

Credits (note)

• Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; choreography, Robert Alton ; songs, Mack Gordon (lyrics) and Josef Myrow (music) ; musical direction, Georgie Stoll ; additional dialogue, Ruth Brooks Flippen ; story, Laslo Vadnay ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith, and Eddie Imazu ; costumes, Helen Rose.

Performer (note)

• Donald O'Connor (Melvin Hoover), Debbie Reynolds (Judy LeRoy), Una Merkel (Mom Schneider), Richard Anderson (Harry Flack), Allyn Joslyn (Pop Schneider), Les Tremayne (Mr. Hanneman), Noreen Corcoran (Clarabelle), Jim Backus (Mergo), Robert Taylor (guest star), and others.

Contents

Dance contents: "A lady loves" / performed by Reynolds and male ensemble -- [Football ballet] / performed by Reynolds and ensemble -- "Where did you learn to dance?" / performed by Reynolds and O'Connor -- "Life has its funny little ups and downs" / performed by Corcoran and O'Connor ; includes roller-skating and tap dancing by O'Connor -- [Spanish dance in movie-within-a-movie] / performed by ensemble -- "I wanna wander" / performed by O'Connor -- [Hollywood dream ballet] / performed by Reynolds and ensemble.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1989

ISBN

0792806786

OCLC

• 42500623
• NYPY95-F174

Title

I love Melvin [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; director, Don Weis ; producer, George Wells ; screenplay, George Wells.

Imprint

Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1990, c1953.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Cast

Donald O'Connor (Melvin Hoover), Debbie Reynolds (Judy LeRoy), Una Merkel (Mom Schneider), Richard Anderson (Harry Flack), Allyn Joslyn (Pop Schneider), Les Tremayne (Mr. Hanneman), Noreen Corcoran (Clarabelle), Jim Backus (Mergo), Robert Taylor (guest star), and others.

Credits

Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; choreography, Robert Alton ; songs, Mack Gordon (lyrics) and Josef Myrow (music) ; musical direction, Georgie Stoll ; additional dialogue, Ruth Brooks Flippen ; story, Laslo Vadnay ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith, and Eddie Imazu ; costumes, Helen Rose.

Local Subject

Comedy in dance.

Added Author

O'Connor, Donald, 1925-2003. Performer

Reynolds, Debbie. Performer

Merkel, Una, 1903-1986. Performer

Joslyn, Allyn, -1981. Performer

Backus, Jim. Performer

Taylor, Robert, 1911-1969. Performer

Wells, George, 1909-2000. Producer

Wells, George, 1909-2000. Screenwriter

Weis, Don, 1922-2000. Director

Alton, Robert, 1897-1957, choreographer.

Vadnay, Laslo, 1904-1967. Author

Myrow, Josef, 1910-1987. Composer

Gordon, Mack, 1904-1959. Lyricist

Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Designer

Smith, Jack Martin. Designer

Rose, Helen. Costume designer

Stoll, Georgie, 1905-1985. Conductor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1989