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Title

The Cotton Club. [Outtakes] [videorecording] / directed by Francis Ford Coppola ; produced by Robert Evans ; tap choreography by Henry Le Tang ; tap improvography by Gregory Hines ; original music by John Barry.

Publication

[1983?]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-
• Evans, Robert, 1930-2019
• Le Tang, Henry
• Hines, Gregory
• Barry, John, 1933-2011.
• Sylbert, Richard.
• Canonera, Milena.
• McKee, Lonette.
• Gere, Richard, 1949-
• Coles, Honi, 1911-1992.
• Hines, Maurice
• Slyde, Jimmy.
• Brown, Ralph.
• Roberts, Henry.
• Brown, Buster, 1913-2002.
• Cromer, Harold.
• Cook, Charles, 1917-1991.
• Verdon, Gwen.
• Clory, Benny.
• Manners, Bernard.

Description

1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (51 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Outtakes of scenes from Francis Ford Coppola's film The Cotton Club, which was released in early 1984. Some of these scenes do not appear in the completed film.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Pamela Koslow.

Subjects

• Motion pictures
• Outtakes
• Dance
• Motion pictures > The Cotton Club
• Tap dancing
• Video

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Outtakes.
• Motion pictures.
• Video.

Note

• For the completed version of The Cotton Club, see: *MGZIA 4-433.
• Performers identified by Jane Goldberg.
• Letterbox format. Time codes and take numbers on frame.

Credits (note)

• Principal choreographer, Michael Smuin ; production design, Richard Sylbert ; costumes, Milena Canonero.

Performer (note)

• Gregory Hines (Sandman Williams); Lonette McKee (Lila Rose Oliver); Richard Gere (Dixie Dwyer); Charles "Honi" Coles (Sugar Coates); Gwen Verdon (Tish Dwyer); Ralph Brown, Buster Brown, Harold Cromer, Jimmy Slyde, Maurice Hines, Jr., Charles "Cookie" Cook, Henry "Phace" Roberts (hoofers); Benny Clory, Bernard Manners (dancers); others.

Contents

• [Hoofers' club scene] (ca. 3 min.) / no take number on frame; challenge dance performed (in order of appearance) by Honi Coles, Ralph Brown, unidentified man, Lonette McKee, Buster Brown, Harold Cromer, Gregory Hines, Jimmy Slyde, Maurice Hines and Gregory Hines. Charles "Cookie" Cook and Henry "Phace" Roberts look on but do not dance solos. The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 46 min. into the film.
• [Hoofers' club scene] (ca. 3 min.) / no take number on frame; see cast above.
• [Take #0016-004] (ca. 40 sec.) / brief dialogue by Gregory Hines and Lonette McKee; view of children tap dancing.
• [Take #0022-001] (ca. 3 min.) / song and dance solo by Gregory Hines, accompanied by pianist.
• [Take #0023-001] (ca. 2 min.) / tight shot of the song and dance solo by Gregory Hines; see above.
• [Take #828A-004] (ca. 1 min.) / view of the exterior of the Cotton Club, with marquee and neon sign; man dances on sidewalk. The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 42 min. into the film.
• [Takes #0300-001 and 0301-001] (ca. 2 min.) / foreshortened views of a male dancer (Gregory Hines?), filmed from below, possibly through a glass floor; in the first take, he wears a dark suit; in the second, a pale suit. The footage in the dark suit appears under the closing credits of the completed film.
• [Take #506B-005] (ca. 2 min.) / Gregory Hines and an ensemble of six women perform the song and dance number "Copper colored gal of mine."
• [Take #0517-007] (ca. 40 sec.) / conclusion of the number "Copper colored gal of mine," performed by Gregory Hines and a six-woman ensemble. At the end, Hines kicks away a gun silhouetted in the foreground. The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 111 min. into the film.
• [Take #533A-001] (ca. 7 min.) / solo dance by Gregory Hines, beginning upstage and moving down; includes stair dance. The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 112 min. into the film.
• [Take #787A-007] (ca. 1 min.) / scene at Grand Central Terminal; begins with a silhouetted man dancing on a stack of suitcases; Dixie Dwyer (played by Richard Gere) says good-by to his mother Tish (Gwen Verdon); after he leaves, Tish begins to dance with a child dancer. The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 122 min. into the film.
• [Take #493A-001] (ca. 2 min.) / male duet including splits in the style of the Nicholas Brothers, performed by Benny Clory and another dancer. Clory died in an accident while rehearsing for the film.
• [Exterior scene] (ca. 1 min.) / no take number on frame. Sandman (Gregory Hines) dances down the stoop of a brownstone; followed by dialogue between him and his brother Clay (played by his real-life brother Maurice). The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 12 min. into the film.
• [Take #293A-009] (ca. 1 min.) / song and dance by a male trio in pale-colored top hats, tails, and canes; cast includes Bernard Manners.
• [Take #295A-002] (ca. 3 min.) / dance, including acrobatic tricks, by the male trio above.
• [Take #451B-003] (ca. 3 min.) / stair dance to "New low down," in the style of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, by Gregory Hines and an ensemble of six women. The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 97 min. into the film.
• [Take #303A-002] (ca. 3 min.) / finale of a performance at the Cotton Club, including performers in various costumes; among them are Gregory Hines and Maurice Hines in dark suits.
• [Take #320A-006] (ca. 3 min.) / one-man dance by six identically-dressed men in a file, moving as a single body; cast includes Bernard Manners. This dance was made famous by Henry "Phace" Roberts' group the Rockets
• [Take #330A-002] (ca. 2 min.) / duet to "Breaking in a new pair of shoes," danced by Gregory Hines and Maurice Hines, costumed in the dark suits they wear in Take #303A-002 above. The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 38 min. in the film.
• [Take #616A-002] (ca. 4 min.) / Clay Williams (Maurice Hines) sings "Crazy rhythm," then pauses to introduce his brother Sandman (Gregory Hines); both dance. The finished version of this scene appears at ca. 85 min. into the film.
• [Take #615A-003] (ca. 4 min.) / tight shot of the "Crazy rhythm" scene above.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-7674

OCLC

NYPY05-F8

Title

The Cotton Club. [Outtakes] [videorecording] / directed by Francis Ford Coppola ; produced by Robert Evans ; tap choreography by Henry Le Tang ; tap improvography by Gregory Hines ; original music by John Barry.

Imprint

[1983?]

Credits

Principal choreographer, Michael Smuin ; production design, Richard Sylbert ; costumes, Milena Canonero.

Cast

Gregory Hines (Sandman Williams); Lonette McKee (Lila Rose Oliver); Richard Gere (Dixie Dwyer); Charles "Honi" Coles (Sugar Coates); Gwen Verdon (Tish Dwyer); Ralph Brown, Buster Brown, Harold Cromer, Jimmy Slyde, Maurice Hines, Jr., Charles "Cookie" Cook, Henry "Phace" Roberts (hoofers); Benny Clory, Bernard Manners (dancers); others.

Local Subject

Motion pictures. The Cotton Club.

Added Author

Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- film director.

Evans, Robert, 1930-2019, film producer.

Le Tang, Henry, choreographer.

Hines, Gregory, choreographer.

Hines, Gregory, performer.

Barry, John, 1933-2011. Composer

Sylbert, Richard. Designer

Canonera, Milena. Costume designer

McKee, Lonette. Performer

Gere, Richard, 1949- Performer

Coles, Honi, 1911-1992. Performer

Hines, Maurice, performer.

Slyde, Jimmy. Performer

Brown, Ralph. Performer

Roberts, Henry. Performer

Brown, Buster, 1913-2002. Performer

Cromer, Harold. Performer

Cook, Charles, 1917-1991. Performer

Verdon, Gwen. Performer

Clory, Benny. Performer

Manners, Bernard. Performer

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-7674