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On the town

Title
On the town [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; produced by Arthur Freed.
Publication
Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1992, c1949.

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Additional Authors
  • Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998
  • Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996
  • Munshin, Jules, 1915-1970
  • Vera-Ellen, 1921-1981
  • Garrett, Betty, 1919-2011
  • Miller, Ann, 1923-2004
  • Pearce, Alice
  • Bates, Florence, 1888-1954
  • Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
  • Donen, Stanley
  • Edens, Roger, 1905-1970
  • Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973.
  • Comden, Betty
  • Green, Adolph
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960.
  • Smith, Jack Martin.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (98 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
Musical based on the ballet Fancy free (1944) (choreography, Jerome Robbins ; music, Leonard Bernstein).
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Adaptations.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography, Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; music, Leonard Bernstein and Roger Edens ; lyrics, Adolph Green, Betty Comden, and Leonard Bernstein ; screenplay, Adolph Green and Betty Comden, based on the musical play, from an idea by Jerome Robbins ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith.
Performer (note)
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Alice Pearce, and Florence Bates (Mme. Dilyovska).
Contents
Dance numbers include New York, New York; Miss Turnstiles ballet; Prehistoric man; Main Street; On the town; You can count on me; and A day in New York ballet.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2837
ISBN
0792812069
OCLC
  • 42251014
  • NYPY857027176-F
Title
On the town [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; produced by Arthur Freed.
Imprint
Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1992, c1949.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Cast
Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Alice Pearce, and Florence Bates (Mme. Dilyovska).
Credits
Choreography, Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; music, Leonard Bernstein and Roger Edens ; lyrics, Adolph Green, Betty Comden, and Leonard Bernstein ; screenplay, Adolph Green and Betty Comden, based on the musical play, from an idea by Jerome Robbins ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. On the town.
Added Author
Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, performer.
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996, choreographer.
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996, film director.
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996, performer.
Munshin, Jules, 1915-1970, performer.
Vera-Ellen, 1921-1981, performer.
Garrett, Betty, 1919-2011, performer.
Miller, Ann, 1923-2004, performer.
Pearce, Alice, performer.
Bates, Florence, 1888-1954, performer.
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, composer.
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, lyricist.
Donen, Stanley, choreographer.
Donen, Stanley, film director.
Edens, Roger, 1905-1970, composer.
Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973. Producer
Comden, Betty, screenwriter.
Comden, Betty, lyricist.
Green, Adolph, screenwriter.
Green, Adolph, lyricist.
Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.
Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Designer
Smith, Jack Martin. Designer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2837
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