Broadway Melody of 1940 - Musicals & The Arts Classic Movies on DVD Starring Fred Astaire; Directed by Norman Taurog; Warner Home Video : OLDIES.com

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Snap Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

Mono 2.0 - English
Mono 2.0 - French

Product Description:

The class of the Broadway Melody series with the burnished talents of Astaire and Murphy, and the timeless tunes of Cole Porter. The plot, never the point of these exercises, pits two dancers in a friendly rivalry for the attentions of Powell. This was the only screen appearance together of Astaire and Powell and it makes you wish for more.

Plot Synopsis:

When a casting mixup results in the wrong man getting a major role in a Broadway show, it looks as if the hoofer who deserved the part has lost his shot at stardom. Then the new leading man gets smashed on opening night and someone else has to take his place...

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Music Video | Musical | Showbiz

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Fred Astaire
Directed by		Norman Taurog
Produced by		Jack Cummings
Cinematography by		Oliver T. Marsh & Joseph Ruttenberg
Writen by		Leon Gordon & George Oppenheimer
Edited by		Blanche Sewell
Composition by		Cole Porter
Production Design by		Cedric Gibbons
Choreography by		Bobby Connolly
Story by		Jack McGowan & Dore Schary
Performer		Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Frank Morgan, Douglas MacPhail, Florence Rice & Ian Hunter
Music Direction by		Alfred Newman

DVD Details:

Label: Warner Home Video
Originally Released in: 1940
Number of Discs: 1
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 43 minutes
Video: Black & White
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: April 22, 2003
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 19,792
Item UPC: 012569570825
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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