Research Catalog

Title

Damsel in distress / lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; music by George Gershwin. The sky\u0027s the limit / lyrics by Johnny Mercer ; music by Harold Arlen.

Author

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.

Publication

Rego Park, N.Y. : Curtain Calls, [1976?]

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Additional Authors

• Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
• Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976.
• Astaire, Fred
• Burns, George, 1896-1996
• Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964
• Noble, Ray, 1903-1978
• Leslie, Joan, 1925-2015
• Benchley, Robert, 1889-1945
• Slack, Freddie
• Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986.

Description

1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.

Series Statement

Silver screen sound track series

Uniform Title

• Damsel in distress. Selections
• Damsel in distress (Motion picture)
• Sky\u0027s the limit (Motion picture)
• Silver screen sound track series.

Alternative Title

• Damsel in distress.
• Sky\u0027s the limit

Subject

• Motion picture music > Excerpts

Note

• Songs from the motion pictures.
• Program notes and synopses printed on container verso.

Contents

A Damsel in distress. Main title ; Comedy routine (Burns and Allen) ; I can\u0027t be bothered now (Fred Astaire) ; The jolly tar and the milkmaid (Fred Astaire and chorus) ; I\u0027ve just begun to live (Put me to the test) ; Stiff upper lip (Gracie Allen) ; Things are looking up (Fred Astaire) ; A foggy day (Fred Astaire) ; Nice work if you can get it (Fred Astaire and trio) ; Ah, che a voi perdonie iddio ; Nice work if you can get it (finale) -- The Sky\u0027s the limit. Main title ; My shining hour (Joan Leslie) ; My shining hour (Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie) ; A lot in common with you (Joan Leslie and Fred Astaire) ; Dinner speech (Robert Benchley) ; One for my baby (And one more for the road) (Fred Astaire).

OCLC

• ocm12438878
• 12438878
• SCSB-5721311

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries