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Babes in Arms (1939-10-Film)

Type de série: Film
Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
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Première Preview : Friday 13 October 1939
Première : Friday 13 October 1939
Dernière : Friday 13 October 1939
Mise en scène : Busby Berkeley •
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Commentaires longs: Older TV prints (and early video releases) of Babes In Arms run 91 minutes, and exclude the "My Day" segment of the finale, with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland spoofing Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. This segment was deleted for a 1948 reissue. "My Day" was restored in the 1990's by Ted Turner, and is included in current prints.

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Babes on Broadway (1941-12-Film)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
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Première Preview : Wednesday 31 December 1941
Première : Wednesday 31 December 1941
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Busby Berkeley • Vincente Minnelli •
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Avec : Mickey Rooney (Tommy Williams), Judy Garland (Penny Morris), Fay Bainter (Miss "Jonesy" Jones), Virginia Weidler (Barbara Josephine "Jo" Conway), Ray McDonald (Ray Lambert), Richard Quine (Morton "Hammy" Hammond), Donald Meek (Mr. Stone), Alexander Woollcott (himself), Luis Alberni (Nick), James Gleason (Thornton Reed), Emma Dunn (Mrs. Williams), Frederick Burton (Mr. Morris), Cliff Clark (Inspector Moriarity), William Post Jr. (Announcer), Donna Reed (Jonesy's Secretary (uncredited)), Will Lee (Shorty), June Preston Jitterbug dancer), Margaret O'Brien (Maxine, a little girl at an audition (uncredited))

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Connecticut Yankee (A) (1927-11-Vanderbilt Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original Broadway
Théâtre: Vanderbilt Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 11 mois 4 semaines
Nombre : 418 représentations
Première Preview : Thursday 03 November 1927
Première : Thursday 03 November 1927
Dernière : Saturday 27 October 1928
Mise en scène : Alexander Leftwich •
Chorégraphie : Busby Berkeley •
Producteur : Lew Fields •
Avec : Pour le Prologue: Gordon Burby (Albert Kay), Jack Thompson (Gerald Lake), William Norris (Merlin), William Gaxton (Martin), Paul Everton (Arthur Pendgragos), Nana Bryant (Fay Morgan), Constance Carpenter (Alice Carter, aka Sandy),William Roselle (Lawrence Lake);
Pour la pièce: Gordon Burby (Sir Kay), William Gaxton (The Yankee), Constance Carpenter (The Demoiselle Alisande le Carteloise), Paul Everton (King Arthur of Britain), William Roselle (Sir Launcelot of the Lake), Jack Thompson (Sir Galahad), William Norris (Merlin), Dorothy Roy (Maid Angela), June Cochrane (Mistress Evelyn La Belle-Ans), Nana Bryant (Queen Morgan Le Fay), Celeste Deuth (Queen Guinevere), C. Douglas Evans (Sir Bors), John Morton (Sir Sagramor), Chester Bree (Sir Tristan), Reginia Diamond (Mistress Phoebe Sauce de Pommes); Slaves, Knights, Ladies of the Court, Factory Hands: Olive Bertram, Grace Connelly, Ednor Fulling, Enes Early, Harriet Hamell, Leoda Knapp, Mareta Mackay, Margaret Miller, Dorothy Rubino, Kaye Renard, Evelyn Ruh, Valma Valentine, G. Douglas Evans, Chester Bree, Martin Denis, John Creighton, Don Donaldson, George Magis, Jack Morton, Ward Arnold, Vernon Downing, Frank Norton, Jack Baker, Leslie Cooley, Richardson Brown, Frank Bocchetta, Philip Kobe, Lew Douglas

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For Me and My Gal (1942-10-Film)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
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Première Preview : Wednesday 21 October 1942
Première : Wednesday 21 October 1942
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Busby Berkeley •
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Avec : Judy Garland (Jo Hayden), Gene Kelly (Harry Palmer), George Murphy (Jimmy K. Metcalf), Martha Eggerth (Eve Minard, singer), Ben Blue (Sid Simms, Jimmy's second banana), Stephen McNally (Mr. Waring, manager of the Palace Theatre), Robert Homans (New York Palace Doorman (uncredited)), Lucille Norman (Lily Duncan (uncredited)), Edward Peil Sr. (Jim (uncredited)), Richard Quine (Danny Hayden, Jo's brother (uncredited)), Addison Richards (France Doctor (uncredited)), Keenan Wynn (Eddie Milton, theatrical agent (uncredited))

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Girl Crazy (1943-11-Film)

Type de série: Film
Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
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Première Preview : Friday 26 November 1943
Première : Friday 26 November 1943
Dernière : Friday 26 November 1943
Mise en scène : Busby Berkeley •
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Avec : Avec: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, June Allyson, Nancy Walker
Commentaires longs: Judy Garland's character's name, Ginger Gray, is a tribute to Ginger Rogers, who played the part on Broadway when the character was named Molly Gray. Ginger Rogers wrote that one night onstage in the play, her costar Allen Kearns accidentally said: "Ginger, I love you" instead of "Molly". The mistake got such a huge laugh from the audience that they decided to continue to do that in subsequent performances, pretending it was a mistake. (Source: "Ginger: My Story". New York: Harper-Collins, 1991)

In the finale of the movie, a musical scene entitled "I Got Rhythm" Ginger Gray (played by Judy Garland) and Danny Churchill Jr. (played by Mickey Rooney) are lifted by a group of cowboys, while guns were going off around them. Garland was terribly afraid to do this shot, and Rooney had to coax her into it.

The musical play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 14 October 1930 and had 272 performances. The leads were played by Ginger Rogers and Allen Kearns, but the cast also included Ethel Merman in her first Broadway production. She was featured in the "I Got Rhythm" number.

Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):Alphonse Martell (Waiter), Barbara Bedford (Churchill's secretary), Sarah Edwards (Governor's secretary), Harry C. Bradley (Governor's crony), Spec O'Donnell (Fiddle player), Sidney Miller (Ed), and all the Committee women, Blanche Rose, Helen Dickson, Melissa Ten Eyck, Vangie Beilby, Julia Griffith, Lillian West, Sandra Morgan, Peggy Leon and Bess Flowers.

After Busby Berkeley finished directing the finale ("I Got Rhythm" number, which was filmed first), he was fired by producer Arthur Freed and replaced by Norman Taurog. The reasons vary: modern sources say he was way over budget and behind schedule. Freed himself claimed it was because of a personality clash with Judy Garland, who requested his dismissal.

"Bronco Busters" (music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin), sung by Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Nancy Walker and chorus, was prerecorded but not filmed. The song is heard on the soundtrack CD from Rhino, and also on "The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection," a Warner Home Video release.

Another number, "Ginger Dear" by Roger Edens was recorded but deleted before release.

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Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935-03-Film)

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Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
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Première Preview : Saturday 16 March 1935
Première : Saturday 16 March 1935
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Busby Berkeley •
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Avec : Dick Powell (Dick Curtis), Adolphe Menjou (Nicolai Nicoleff), Gloria Stuart (Ann Prentiss), Alice Brady (Matilda Prentiss), Hugh Herbert (T. Mosely Thorpe III), Glenda Farrell (Betty Hawes), Frank McHugh (Humbolt Prentiss), Joseph Cawthorn (August Schultz), Grant Mitchell (Louis Lampson), Dorothy Dare (Arline Davis), Wini Shaw (Winny)

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949-04-Film)

Type de série: Film
Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
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Première Preview : Wednesday 13 April 1949
Première : Wednesday 13 April 1949
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Busby Berkeley •
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Avec : Frank Sinatra (Dennis Ryan), Esther Williams (KC Higgins), Gene Kelly (Eddie O'Brien), Betty Garrett (Shirley Delwyn), Jules Munshin (Nat Goldberg), Edward Arnold (Joe Lorgan), Richard Lane (Michael Gilhuly), Tom Dugan (Slappy Burke)

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Wonder Bar (The) (1934-03-Film)

Type de série: Film
Théâtre: *** Film (*** - ***)
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Première Preview : Saturday 31 March 1934
Première : Saturday 31 March 1934
Dernière : Inconnu
Mise en scène : Busby Berkeley • Lloyd Bacon •
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Avec : Al Jolson (Al Wonder), Kay Francis (Liane), Dolores del Río (Inez), Ricardo Cortez (Harry), Dick Powell (Tommy), Guy Kibbee (Simpson), Ruth Donnelly (Mrs. Simpson), Hugh Herbert (Pratt), Louise Fazenda (Mrs. Pratt), Fifi D'Orsay (Mitzi), Merna Kennedy (Claire), Henry O'Neill (Richard - the Maitre'd), Robert Barrat (Captain Hugo Von Ferring), Henry Kolker (Mr. R.H. Renaud), Spencer Charters (Pete)