Research Catalog

Title

Playmates [videorecording]

Publication

1941.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Kyser, Kay
• Velez, Lupe
• Barrymore, John, 1882-1942
• Crosby, Jack
• Butler, David, 1894-1979

Description

1 cassette. 96 min. : sd. b&w NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Shakespearean actor John Barrymore, playing himself, teams up with swing bandleader Kay Kyser and his band, also playing themselves, in an attempt to solve his professional and romantic problems.

Uniform Title

Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work)

Subjects

• Tap dancing
• Conga (Dance)
• Motion pictures > Playmates

Note

• Motion picture originally released by RKO Radio Pictures in 1941; re-issued as a videocassette in 1990 by Turner Home Entertainment. Producer/director: David Butler.
• Choreography: Jack Crosby. Music: James Van Keusen. Lyrics: Johnny Burke. Screenplay: James V. Kern, after a story by Kern and M. M. Musselman. Art direction: Albert S. D'Agostino and Carroll Clark. Costumes: Edward Stevenson.
• Performed by Kay Kyser and his band, including Ginny Simms and Peter Lind Hayes; John Barrymore; Lupe Velez (Carmen del Toro); and others.

Contents

DANCE CONTENTS: "Lucky stars and stripes" musical number includes tap dancing by Kyser. -- "Qué chica" (conga), performed by Velez. -- Brief glimpses of Latin American social dances performed by Kyser, Velez, Barrymore, and others. -- Swing version of "Romeo and Juliet" includes some dancing by members of Kyser's band and the ensemble.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1051

OCLC

NYPY916033044-F

Title

Playmates [videorecording]

Imprint

1941.

Local Subject

Motion pictures. Playmates.

Tap dancing.

Added Author

Kyser, Kay, performer.

Velez, Lupe, actor.

Barrymore, John, 1882-1942, actor.

Crosby, Jack, choreographer.

Butler, David, 1894-1979, film producer.

Butler, David, 1894-1979, film director.

Added Title

Romeo and Juliet (Choreographic work)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1051