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Additional authors

1. Astaire, Fred
2. Charisse, Cyd
3. Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972
4. Buchanan, Jack
5. Fabray, Nanette
6. Mitchell, James, 1920-
7. Daniels, Leroy
8. Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990
9. Dietz, Howard, 1896-1983
10. Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984
11. Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007
12. Minnelli, Vincente
13. Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973
14. Comden, Betty
15. Green, Adolph
16. Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994.
17. Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960.
18. Ames, Preston, 1906-1983
19. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
20. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (113 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Musical about a song-and-dance man who reluctantly agrees to take part in a Broadway show.

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.
2. Motion pictures.
3. Video.

Contents

1. Dance numbers: When there's a shine on your shoes (Astaire and Leroy Daniels), Gabrielle's ballet, Dancing in the dark, New sun in the sky, I lost the one girl I found, Louisiana hayride, Triplets, Girl hunt.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-2844

Credits (note)

1. Dances and musical numbers staged by Michael Kidd ; songs, Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz ; story and screenplay, Betty Comden and Adolph Green ; musical numbers designed by Oliver Smith ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames.

Performer (note)

1. Fred Astaire (Tony Hunter), Cyd Charisse (Gabrielle "Gaby" Girard), Oscar Levant (Lester Marton), Nanette Fabray (Lily Marton), Jack Buchanan (Jeffrey Cordova), James Mitchell (Paul Byrd), Leroy Daniels (shoe shine boy), Ava Gardner (herself), Robert Gist (Hal Benton), and others.

Title

1. The band wagon [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Vincente Minnelli ; produced by Arthur Freed.

Imprint

1. Culver City, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, 1992, c1953.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Cast

1. Fred Astaire (Tony Hunter), Cyd Charisse (Gabrielle "Gaby" Girard), Oscar Levant (Lester Marton), Nanette Fabray (Lily Marton), Jack Buchanan (Jeffrey Cordova), James Mitchell (Paul Byrd), Leroy Daniels (shoe shine boy), Ava Gardner (herself), Robert Gist (Hal Benton), and others.

Credits

1. Dances and musical numbers staged by Michael Kidd ; songs, Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz ; story and screenplay, Betty Comden and Adolph Green ; musical numbers designed by Oliver Smith ; art direction, Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames.

Local subject

1. Motion pictures. The band wagon.

Added author

1. Astaire, Fred, performer.
2. Charisse, Cyd, performer.
3. Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972, performer.
4. Buchanan, Jack, performer.
5. Fabray, Nanette, performer.
6. Mitchell, James, 1920- performer.
7. Daniels, Leroy, performer.
8. Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990, performer.
9. Dietz, Howard, 1896-1983, lyricist.
10. Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984, composer.
11. Kidd, Michael, 1915-2007, choreographer.
12. Minnelli, Vincente, film director.
13. Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973, film producer.
14. Comden, Betty, screenwriter.
15. Green, Adolph, screenwriter.
16. Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994. Set designer
17. Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Designer
18. Ames, Preston, 1906-1983, art director.
19. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
20. DHCA.

ISBN

1. 0792812050

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-2844