42nd Street [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. & the Vitaphone Corp. present ; directed by Lloyd Bacon ; dances & ensembles created & staged by Busby Berkeley ; words & music by Al Dubin and Harry Warren ; screen play by Rian James & James Seymour.

Forty-second Street (other title)

Bacon, Lloyd, 1890-1955 (film director.). James, Rian, 1899-1953 (screenwriter.). Seymour, James, (screenwriter.). Baxter, Warner, 1889-1951 (actor.). Daniels, Bebe, 1901-1971 (actor.). Brent, George, 1904-1979 (actor.). Keeler, Ruby, (actor.). Kibbee, Guy, 1882-1956 (actor.). Merkel, Una, 1903-1986 (actor.). Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995 (actor.). Sparks, Ned, 1883-1957 (actor.). Powell, Dick, 1904-1963 (actor.). Jenkins, Allen, 1900-1974 (actor.). Nugent, Edward, 1904-1995 (actor.). McWade, Robert, 1872-1938 (actor.). Stone, George E., 1903-1967 (actor.). Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976 (choreographer.). Dubin, Al, (lyricist.). Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 (composer (expression)). Ware, Frank, (film editor.). Pratt, Thomas, 1898-1973 (film editor.). Okey, Jack, (art director.). Polito, Sol, 1892-1960 (director of photography.). Forbstein, Leo F., (conductor.). Ropes, Bradford. Motion picture adaptation of (work): 42nd Street. (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co., (publisher.). Vitaphone Corp., (presenter.). Warner Bros. Entertainment, (publisher.). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1419823191
ISBN: 9781419823190
ISBN: 1419823167
ISBN: 9781419823169
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Burbank, Califronia?] : Turner Entertainment Co., Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2006]
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed Warner Home Video.
Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes. Originally produced as motion picture in 1933. Special features: Cast & crew; Coda; Featurettes: "Harry Warren: America's foremost composer", "Trip through a Hollywood studio", "Hollywood newsreel"; Theatrical trailer.
Formatted Contents Note:	Main feature -- Special features: three vintage featurettes: Harry Warren: America's foremost composer ; Hollywood newsreel ; Trip through a Hollywood studio.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	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).
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Language Note:	English with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned (feature film only).