dimanche 13 septembre 2009

Daddy Long Legs




20th Century-Fox, 1955, Color, 126 minutes

Produced by: Samuel G. Engel
Directed by: Jean Negulesco
Assistant Director: Eli Dunn
Screen Play by: Phoebe and Henry Ephron
Words and Music by: Johnny Mercer
Ballets by: Roland Petit
Music Supervised and Conducted by: Alfred Newman
Dances Staged by: Fred Astaire and David Robel
Wardrobe Designed by: Kay Nelson
Ballet Costumes Designed by: Tom Keogh

Filmed in CinemaScope, Color by De Luxe

Cast:
Fred Astaire (Jervis Pendleton),
Leslie Caron (Julie Andre),
Terry Moore (Linda Pendleton),
Thelma Ritter (Miss Pritchard),
Fred Clark (Griggs)




















1 History Of The Beat
2 C-A-T Spells Cat
3 Welcome Egghead
4 Texas Millionaire, International Playboy, Guardian Angel
5 Sluefoot
6 Something's Gotta Give
7 Opéra de Paris
8 Hong Kong Café
9 Rio
10 Dream - Finale


vendredi 17 juillet 2009

Damn Yankees




Warner Bros., 1958, Color, 110 minutes

Produced and Directed by: George Abbott and Stanley Donen
Screenplay by: George Abbott
Music and Lyrics by: Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Song Score: Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Choreography: Bob Fosse and Pat Ferrier
Set Decoration: John P. Austin
Costume Design: Jean Eckart, William Eckart

Cast:
Tab Hunter (Joe Hardy),
Gwen Verdon (Lola),
Ray Walston (Applegate),
Bob Fosse (Mambo Dancer)


























1 Overture
2 Six Months Out of Every Year
3 Goodbye, Old Girl
4 Heart Damn Yankees
5 Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo
6 There's Something About an Empty Chair
7 A Little Brains, a Little Talent
8 Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
9 Those Were the Good Old Days
10 Who's Got the Pain
11 Heart
12 Two Lost Souls


lundi 22 juin 2009

Rose Of Washington Square




20th Century-Fox, 1939, Black and White, 86 minutes

Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Associate Producer: Nunnally Johnson
Directed by: Gregory Ratoff
Music Direction: Louis Silvers
Dances Staged by: Seymour Felix
Costumes: Royer

Cast:
Tyrone Power (Bart Clinton),
Alice Faye (Rose Sargent),
Al Jolson (Ted Cotter),
William Frawley (Harry Long)






















1 Main Title
2 Pretty Baby
3 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
4 Ja-da
5 The Vamp
6 Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody
7 Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye
8 Shine On, Harvest Moon
9 I'm Just Wild About Harry
10 California, Here I Come
11 I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak
12 Rose of Washington Square
13 My Mammy
14 My Man

vendredi 3 avril 2009

Pennies From Heaven



MGM, 1981, Color, 108 minutes

Produced by: Nora Kaye & Herbert Ross
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Music Arranged and Conducted by: Marvin Hamlisch and Billy May
Choreography by: Danny Daniels
Costumes Designed by: Bob Mackie

Cast:
Steve Martin (Arthur Parker),
Bernadette Peters (Eileen "Lulu"),
Christopher Walken (Tom),
Jessica Harper (Joan Parker)






























1 The Clouds Will Soon Roll By
2 I'll Never Have to Dream Again
3 Yes, Yes
4 Did You Ever See a Dream Walking ?
5 Pennies from Heaven
6 It's the Girl
7 Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You
8 It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
9 I Want to Be Bad
10 Let's Misbehave
11 Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
12 Let's Face the Music and Dance
13 Pennies from Heaven
14 The Glory of Love
15 Love Is Good for Anything That Ails You


mardi 13 janvier 2009

For Me And My Gal



MGM, 1942, Black and White, 104 minutes

Produced by: Arthur Freed
Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Screen Play by: Richard Sherman, Fred Finklehoffe, and Sid Silvers
Musical Adaptation: Roger Edens
Music Direction: Georgie Stoll
Vocals and Orchestrations: Conrad Salinger, George Bassman, Leo Arnaud
Dance Direction: Bobby Connolly
Gowns by: Kalloch

Cast:
Judy Garland (Jo Hayden),
George Murphy (Jimmy K. Metcalfe),
Gene Kelly (Harry Palmer),
Marta Eggerth (Eve Minard)















1 Main Title
2 Vaudeville Routine (Harry Palmer's Act)
3 The Doll Shop, Part 1
4 Oh, You Beautiful Doll
5 The Doll Shop, Part 1 Continued (Extended Version)
6 Don't Leave Me, Daddy
7 Oh, You Beautiful Doll (Reprise)
8 The Doll Shop, Part 2
9 By The Beautiful Sea
10 Darktown Strutters Ball (Extended Version)
11 For Me And My Gal
12 The Confession
13 When You Wore A Tulip
14 Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You (Outtake)
15 Do I Love You
16 It Started With Eve
17 A Women's Prerogative
18 After You've Gone
19 The Spell Of The Waltz (Outtake)
20 Love Song (Extended Version)
21 A Dream Crashes
22 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry (Outtake)
23 Tell Me (Outtake)
24 Tell Me (Reprise)
25 Till We Meet Again
26 We Don't Want The Bacon, What We Want Is A Piece Of The Rhine
27 Ballin' The Jack
28 The Small Time (Extended Version)
29 What Are You Going To Do About The Boys (Extended Version)
30 How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm
31 There's A Long, Long Trail
32 Where Do We Go From Here
33 Part 1 - Over There - It's A long Way To Tipperary
34 Part 2 - Y.M.C.A. Montage Continued - Goodbye Broadway, Hello France
35 Part 3 - Yankee Doodle - Smiles
36 Part 4 - Hincky Dinky Parlay Voo - Oh, Frenchy
37 Part 5 - Y.M.C.A. Montage Continued - Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag And
Smile, Smile, Smile
38 When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Extended Version)
39 Finale (For Me And My Gal Reprise)
40 Main Title (Alternate Version)
41 Dear Old Pal Of Mine (Outtake)
42 Smiles (Extended Version-Outtake)
43 Three Cheers For The Yanks (Outtake)
44 For Me And My Gal (Original Finale-Outtake)


mardi 16 décembre 2008

White Christmas



Paramount, 1954, Color, 72 min

Produced by: Robert Emmett Dolan
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Lyrics and Music by: Irving Berlin
Music Direction and Vocal Arrangements by: Joseph J. Lilley
Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by: Robert Alton
Costumes: Edith Head

Filmed in VistaVision, Color by Technicolor

Cast:
Bing Crosby (Bob Wallace),
Danny Kaye (Phil Davis),
Rosemary Clooney (Betty Haynes),
Vera-Ellen (Judy Haynes),
Dean Jagger (General Waverly)





















1 Overture
2 White Christmas
3 Medley : The Old Man / Heat Wave / Let Me Sing and I'm Happy / Blue Skies
4 Sisters
5 The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing
6 Snow
7 Minstrel Number / Mandy
8 Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
9 Choreography
10 Abraham Number
11 Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me
12 What Can You Do with a General
13 The Old Man
14 Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army
15 Finale: White Christmas