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Roberta

Title
Roberta [videorecording] / RKO Radio Pictures ; directed by William A. Seiter ; produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Publication
Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1992, c1935.

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Additional Authors
  • Astaire, Fred
  • Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995
  • Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990.
  • Scott, Randolph, 1898-1987.
  • Westley, Helen, 1879-1942.
  • Dodd, Claire, 1908-1973.
  • Varconi, Victor, 1891-1976.
  • Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945.
  • Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963.
  • Scott, Allan, 1906-1995.
  • Miller, Alice Duer, 1874-1942.
  • Murfin, Jane, -1955.
  • Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990
  • Mintz, Sam.
  • Seiter, William A., 1892-1964
  • Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996
  • RKO Radio Pictures.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (106 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Motion pictures.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Dances arranged by Fred Astaire ; assistant dance director, Hermes Pan ; music, Jerome Kern ; musical director, Max Steiner ; book and lyrics, Otto Harbach ; screenplay, Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, and Allan Scott, based on the play "Roberta," and Alice Duer Miller's novel "Gowns by Roberta" ; additional dialogue, Glenn Tryon ; scenery, Thomas K. Little ; costumes, Bernard Newman.
Performer (note)
  • Fred Astaire (Huck Haines), Ginger Rogers (Lizzie Gatz/Countess Scharwenka), Irene Dunn (Stephanie), Randolph Scott (John Kent), Helen Westley, Claire Dodd, Victor Varconi.
Contents
Dance contents: "Let's begin," perf. by Astaire, Candy Candido, and Gene Sheldon; "I'll be hard to handle," perf. by Astaire and Rogers; "I won't dance," perf. by Astaire; "Smoke gets in your eyes," perf. by Astaire and Rogers; and "I won't dance" reprise, perf. by Astaire and Rogers.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2867
ISBN
0792817052
OCLC
  • 29736321
  • NYPY896014924-F
Title
Roberta [videorecording] / RKO Radio Pictures ; directed by William A. Seiter ; produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Imprint
Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1992, c1935.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Cast
Fred Astaire (Huck Haines), Ginger Rogers (Lizzie Gatz/Countess Scharwenka), Irene Dunn (Stephanie), Randolph Scott (John Kent), Helen Westley, Claire Dodd, Victor Varconi.
Credits
Dances arranged by Fred Astaire ; assistant dance director, Hermes Pan ; music, Jerome Kern ; musical director, Max Steiner ; book and lyrics, Otto Harbach ; screenplay, Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, and Allan Scott, based on the play "Roberta," and Alice Duer Miller's novel "Gowns by Roberta" ; additional dialogue, Glenn Tryon ; scenery, Thomas K. Little ; costumes, Bernard Newman.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. Roberta.
Added Author
Astaire, Fred, choreographer.
Astaire, Fred, performer.
Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995, performer.
Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990. Performer
Scott, Randolph, 1898-1987. Performer
Westley, Helen, 1879-1942. Performer
Dodd, Claire, 1908-1973. Performer
Varconi, Victor, 1891-1976. Performer
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Composer
Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963. Lyricist
Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963. Librettist
Scott, Allan, 1906-1995. Screenwriter
Miller, Alice Duer, 1874-1942. Author
Murfin, Jane, -1955. Screenwriter
Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990, choreographer.
Mintz, Sam. Screenwriter
Seiter, William A., 1892-1964, film director.
Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996, film producer.
RKO Radio Pictures.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2867
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