Research Catalog

Title

Second fiddle [videorecording] / Twentieth Century-Fox ; director, Sidney Lanfield ; Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production ; screenplay, Harry Tugend.

Publication

Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Video, 1994, c1939.

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Additional Authors

• Henie, Sonja, 1912-1969.
• Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958.
• Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986.
• Healy, Mary, 1918-2015
• Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942.
• Talbot, Lyle.
• Dinehart, Alan, -1944.
• Reburn, Stewart.
• Lanfield, Sidney, 1898-1972
• Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979
• Markey, Gene, 1895-1980.
• Losee, Harry
• Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
• Tugend, Harry, 1898-
• Day, Richard, 1894-1972.
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
• DHCA.

Description

1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Comedy about a Minnesota schoolteacher who wins a coveted role in a Hollywood movie and becomes embroiled in a studio publicity stunt. The film is preceded by a trailer (ca. 3 min.).

Subjects

• Comedies
• Film trailers
• Motion pictures
• Skating
• Trailers and promo's
• Features

Genre/Form

• Motion pictures.
• Features.
• Comedies.
• Trailers and promo's.

Note

• Motion picture originally released by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1939; re-released as a videotape in 1994 by Fox Video, Beverly Hills, CA.

Credits (note)

• Associate producer, Gene Markey ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; skating ensembles, Harry Losee ; music and lyrics, Irving Berlin ; screenplay based on a story by George Bradshaw ; art direction, Richard Day and Hans Peters ; costumes, Royer.

Performer (note)

• Sonja Henie (Trudi Hovland), Tyrone Power (Jimmy Sutton), Rudy Vallée (Roger Maxwell), Mary Healy (Jean Varick), Edna May Oliver (Aunt Phoebe), Lyle Talbot (Willie Hogger), Alan Dinehart (George "Whit" Whitney), Stewart Reburn (skating partner), the Brian Sisters (specialty), and others.

Contents

Dance contents: [Skating scene] / performed by Henie and children -- "Back to back" / performed by Healy, Oliver, Power, Henie, Vallée, and others -- "If winter comes" / performed by Henie and Reburn -- [Skating solo] / performed by Henie.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1932

ISBN

0793918146

OCLC

• 29813101
• NYPY94-F16

Title

Second fiddle [videorecording] / Twentieth Century-Fox ; director, Sidney Lanfield ; Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production ; screenplay, Harry Tugend.

Imprint

Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Video, 1994, c1939.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Cast

Sonja Henie (Trudi Hovland), Tyrone Power (Jimmy Sutton), Rudy Vallée (Roger Maxwell), Mary Healy (Jean Varick), Edna May Oliver (Aunt Phoebe), Lyle Talbot (Willie Hogger), Alan Dinehart (George "Whit" Whitney), Stewart Reburn (skating partner), the Brian Sisters (specialty), and others.

Credits

Associate producer, Gene Markey ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; skating ensembles, Harry Losee ; music and lyrics, Irving Berlin ; screenplay based on a story by George Bradshaw ; art direction, Richard Day and Hans Peters ; costumes, Royer.

Added Author

Henie, Sonja, 1912-1969. Performer

Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958. Performer

Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986. Performer

Healy, Mary, 1918-2015, performer.

Oliver, Edna May, 1883-1942. Performer

Talbot, Lyle. Performer

Dinehart, Alan, -1944. Performer

Reburn, Stewart. Performer

Lanfield, Sidney, 1898-1972, film director.

Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979, film producer.

Markey, Gene, 1895-1980. Producer

Losee, Harry, choreographer.

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Composer. Lyricist

Tugend, Harry, 1898- Screenwriter

Day, Richard, 1894-1972. Designer

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1932