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The West Point story

Title
The West Point story [videorecording] Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by Roy Del Ruth ; produced by Louis F. Edelman ; screenplay by John Monks, Jr., Charles Hoffman and Irving Wallace, from a story by Irving Wallace.
Publication
Burbank, Calif : Warner Home Video, c2000, c1950.

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Additional Authors
  • Cagney, James, 1899-1986
  • Mayo, Virginia, 1920-2005
  • Day, Doris, 1922-2019
  • MacRae, Gordon
  • Nelson, Gene, 1920-1996
  • Del Ruth, Roy, 1893-1961
  • Edelman, Louis F.
  • Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983
  • Prinz, Eddie
  • White, Al
  • Boyle, Johnny
  • Styne, Jule, 1905-1994
  • Cahn, Sammy
  • Heindorf, Ray, -1980
  • Wallace, Irving, 1916-1990
  • Warner Bros. Pictures.
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., b&w NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Musical about a Broadway director hired to stage a show at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The feature presentation (ca. 107 min.) is preceded by a trailer (ca. 3 min.).
Subject
Tap dancing
Genre/Form
  • Musicals.
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Dance numbers directed by Le Roy Prinz, staged by Eddie Prinz and Al White ; James Cagney's dances created by Johnny Boyle, Jr. ; original songs, Jule Styne (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics) ; musical direction, Ray Heindorf ; art direction, Charles H. Clarke ; director of photography, Sid Hickox.
Performer (note)
  • James Cagney (Elwin Bixby) ; Virginia Mayo (Eve Dillon) ; Doris Day (Jan Wilson) ; Gordon MacRae (Tom Fletcher) ; Gene Nelson (Hal Courtland) ; others.
Contents
Dance and music numbers: [Tap dance rehearsal] / danced by male soloist, female ensemble, James Cagney -- "Kissing rock" / sung by Gordon MacRae ; danced by Gordon MacRae and male ensemble ; reprise sung and danced by James Cagney and Virginia Mayo -- "Long before I knew you..." / sung by Gordon MacRae ; danced by Gene Nelson -- [Tap dance with canes] / danced by James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, male ensemble -- [Tap dance solo with canes and straw hats] / danced by Gene Nelson -- "10,434 sheep" / sung by Doris Day and male singers -- "Military polka" / sung by Doris Day, Gordon MacRae and male ensemble ; danced by Doris Day, James Cagney, Gene Nelson, Virginia Mayo and mixed ensemble -- "You love me" / sung by Gordon MacRae -- [Speech and song about West Point] / performed by Gordon MacRae and male ensemble -- [Tap dance in dress uniform] / danced by Gene Nelson and male ensemble -- "100th Night Show" / includes a reprise of the preceding tap dance in dress uniform ; "You love me," sung by Gordon MacRae and Doris Day ; "Brooklyn," sung and danced by James Cagney with Virginia Mayo ; and "This is the finale," featuring reprises of "Kissing rock," "Military polka" and "Brooklyn."
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5374
ISBN
079075231X
OCLC
  • 82470845
  • NYPY02-F3
Title
The West Point story [videorecording] Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by Roy Del Ruth ; produced by Louis F. Edelman ; screenplay by John Monks, Jr., Charles Hoffman and Irving Wallace, from a story by Irving Wallace.
Imprint
Burbank, Calif : Warner Home Video, c2000, c1950.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Credits
Dance numbers directed by Le Roy Prinz, staged by Eddie Prinz and Al White ; James Cagney's dances created by Johnny Boyle, Jr. ; original songs, Jule Styne (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics) ; musical direction, Ray Heindorf ; art direction, Charles H. Clarke ; director of photography, Sid Hickox.
Cast
James Cagney (Elwin Bixby) ; Virginia Mayo (Eve Dillon) ; Doris Day (Jan Wilson) ; Gordon MacRae (Tom Fletcher) ; Gene Nelson (Hal Courtland) ; others.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. The West Point story.
Added Author
Cagney, James, 1899-1986, performer.
Mayo, Virginia, 1920-2005, performer.
Day, Doris, 1922-2019, performer.
MacRae, Gordon, performer.
Nelson, Gene, 1920-1996, performer.
Del Ruth, Roy, 1893-1961, film director.
Edelman, Louis F., film producer.
Prinz, Le Roy, 1895-1983, choreographer.
Prinz, Eddie, choreographer.
White, Al, choreographer.
Boyle, Johnny, choreographer.
Styne, Jule, 1905-1994, composer.
Cahn, Sammy, lyricist.
Heindorf, Ray, -1980, conductor.
Wallace, Irving, 1916-1990, screenwriter.
Warner Bros. Pictures.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5374
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