Research Catalog

Title

Billy Rose's Jumbo [videorecording]

Publication

1962.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Day, Doris, 1922-2019
• Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980.
• Raye, Martha.
• Boyd, Stephen.
• Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943.
• Rose, Billy, 1899-1966.
• Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.
• Davis, George W., 1914-1998
• Ames, Preston, 1906-1983
• Haack, Morton.
• Walters, Charles, 1911-1982
• Pasternak, Joe, 1901-1991
• Daniels, William, 1900-1970.
• Melcher, Martin
• Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976
• Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.

Description

1 videocassette. 127 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Story of love and intrigue set in a circus. Includes numerous circus acts in rehearsal and performance, a circus parade, and a concluding number, "Stardust, spangles, and dreams," in which the four principal actors and Jumbo the elephant assume various circus roles. Day and Boyd also dance briefly to the song "The most beautiful girl in the world." The film is preceded by a trailer for the film Take me out to the ball game (approx. 4 min.).

Subject

• Acrobatics
• Clowns
• Aerialists
• Processions
• Circus
• Jugglers
• Film trailers

Note

• Motion picture originally released in 1962 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; re-released as a videotape in 1992 by MGM/UA Home Video, Culver City, California. Producers: Joe Pasternak and Martin Melcher. Director: Charles Walters. Second unit director [circus act sequences] and choreographer: Busby Berkeley. Director of photography: William H. Daniels.
• Music/lyrics: Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Screenplay: Sidney Sheldon. Book: Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Based on the musical play produced by Billy Rose. Art direction: George W. Davis and Preston Ames. Costumes: Morton Haack.

Performer (note)

• Doris Day (Kitty Wonder), Stephen Boyd (Sam Rawlins), Jimmy Durante (Pop Wonder), Martha Raye (Lulu), and others.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1579

ISBN

0792810236

OCLC

• 77790525
• NYPY936046728-F

Title

Billy Rose's Jumbo [videorecording]

Imprint

1962.

Cast

Doris Day (Kitty Wonder), Stephen Boyd (Sam Rawlins), Jimmy Durante (Pop Wonder), Martha Raye (Lulu), and others.

Local Subject

Motion pictures. Jumbo.

Animals in motion pictures.

Local Subject

Motion pictures. Take me out to the ball game.

Added Author

Day, Doris, 1922-2019, performer.

Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980. Performer

Raye, Martha. Performer

Boyd, Stephen. Performer

Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943. Lyricist

Rose, Billy, 1899-1966.

Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964.

Davis, George W., 1914-1998, art director.

Ames, Preston, 1906-1983, art director.

Haack, Morton. Costume designer

Walters, Charles, 1911-1982, film director.

Pasternak, Joe, 1901-1991, film producer.

Daniels, William, 1900-1970. Cinematographer

Melcher, Martin, film producer.

Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976, choreographer.

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Composer

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1579