| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Language |
English with optional English or French subtitles ; closed-captioned (feature film only). |
| Performer |
Warner Baxter (Julian Marsh), Bebe Daniels (Dorothy Brock), George Brent (Pat Denning), Ruby Keeler (Peggy), Guy Kibbee (Abner Dillon), Una Merkel (Lorraine Fleming), Ginger Rogers (Ann), Ned Sparks (Barry), Dick Powell (Billy Lawler), Allen Jenkins (Mac Elroy), Edward J. Nugent (Terry), Robert McWade (Jones), George E. Stone (Andy Lee). |
| Credits |
Dances & ensembles created & staged by Busby Berkeley ; words & music by Al Dubin and Harry Warren ; edited by Frank Ware & Thomas Pratt ; art director, Jack Okey ; photography by Sol Polito ; gowns by Orry-Kelly ; Vitaphone Orchestra conducted by Leo F. Forbstein. |
| Note |
Originally produced as motion picture in 1933. |
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Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes. |
| Summary |
The movie musical that introduced the choreography of Busby Berkeley, 42nd Street also contains the classic plot involving a tyrannical director, egotistical leading lady and wide-eyed ingenue, all set to a standout musical score. |
| Note |
Special features: 3 Vinage featurettes: "Harry Warren: America's foremost composer", "Trip through a Hollywood studio", "Hollywood newsreel"; Theatrical trailer. Notes on Busby Berkeley. |
| Subject |
Theatrical producers and directors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Theater -- Production and direction -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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New York (State) -- Drama.
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Forty-second Street (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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Forty-second Street (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction.
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| Collection |
DVD
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Ex libris Department of English, University College Cork
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| Alt Author |
Bacon, Lloyd, 1890-1955, film director.
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James, Rian, 1899-1953, screenwriter.
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Seymour, James, screenwriter.
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Baxter, Warner, 1889-1951, actor.
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Daniels, Bebe, 1901-1971, actor.
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Brent, George, 1904-1979, actor.
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Keeler, Ruby, actor.
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Kibbee, Guy, 1882-1956, actor.
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Merkel, Una, 1903-1986, actor.
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Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995, actor.
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Sparks, Ned, 1883-1957, actor.
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Powell, Dick, 1904-1963, actor.
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Jenkins, Allen, 1900-1974, actor.
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Nugent, Edward, 1904-1995, actor.
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McWade, Robert, 1872-1938, actor.
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Stone, George E., 1903-1967, actor.
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Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976, choreographer.
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Dubin, Al, lyricist.
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Warren, Harry, 1893-1981, composer (expression)
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Ware, Frank, film editor.
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Pratt, Thomas, 1898-1973, film editor.
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Okey, Jack, art director.
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Polito, Sol, 1892-1960, director of photography.
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Forbstein, Leo F., conductor.
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Ropes, Bradford.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company.
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Vitaphone Corp., presenter.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment, film distributor.
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Turner Entertainment Co., film distributor.
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Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.
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| Add Title |
Forty-second Street |
| ISBN |
1419823191 (set) |
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9781419823190 (set) |
| ISBN/ISSN |
012569678545 |
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012569678460 |
| Music # |
67854 Warner Home Video |
| Description |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Content type |
two-dimensional moving image |
| Media type |
video |
| Carrier type |
videodisc |
| Descript |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. |
| Sound characteristics |
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Descript |
laser optical NTSC rda |
| Digital file characteristics |
video file DVD video region 1 |
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