The movies' greatest musicals, produced in Hollywood USA by the Freed unit / Hugh Fordin.
| Author/creator |
Fordin, Hugh, 1935-2019 |
| Other author/creator | Fordin, Hugh, 1935-2019. World of entertainment! |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st paperback edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : F. Ungar Pub. Co., ©1984. |
| Description | x, 566 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | World of entertainment! |
| Contents | The wizard of Oz -- Babes in arms -- Strike up the band -- Little Nellie Kelly -- Lady be good -- Babes on broadway -- Panama Hattie -- For me and my gal -- Cabin in the sky -- Du Barry was a lady -- Best foot forward -- Girl crazy -- Meet me in St. Louis -- Ziegfeld follies -- The clock -- The Harvey girls -- Yolanda and the thief -- Till the clouds roll by -- Summer holiday -- St. Louis woman -- The pirate -- Good news -- Easter parade -- Words and music -- Take me out to the ball game -- The Barkleys of broadway -- Any number can play -- On the town -- Annie get your gun -- Crisis -- Pagan love song -- Royal wedding -- An American in Paris -- Show boat -- Singin' in the rain -- The belle of New York -- Invitation to the dance -- The band wagon -- Brigadoon -- It's always fair weather -- Kismet -- Silk stockings -- Gigi -- The subterraneans -- Bells are ringing -- Light in the piazza -- The fall of the empire -- Postscript -- Filmography -- Arther Freed's song catalogue. |
| Abstract | The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, Easter Parade, Gigi. These and many other classics of the American musical film were the products of Arthur Freed and his incredble MGM production unit, which ruled over Hollywood's golden age like a royal family. Freed brought together the top talent of the day - actors, writers, directors, choreographers, composers, and set designers - and gave them all the freedom to express themselves creatively and without concern for the usual constraints of monet, time, location, and equipment. The results are the films that will still have people singing and dancing for generations to come. Now, in anecdotes drawn from over 500 hours of taped interviews, studio documents, and with over 300 photographs, Hugh Fordin brings the Freed Unit together again for a nostalgic and fascinating look back at what happened - and what might have happened - in the movies' greatest musicals. |
| General note | Revised edition of: The world of entertainment! 1st edition. 1975. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Filmography: p. 528-554. |
| LCCN | 85105359 |
| ISBN | 0804461686 (pbk.) : |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | PN1998.A3 F824 1984 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |