Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s

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The 1930s saw the newly born genre of the Hollywood musical bloom with artistry and variety never before imagined. For many filmgoers, the Hollywood musical gave them escape and hope during the troubled years of the Great Depression. Highlights of this 2-part program include the magic of director/choreographer Busby Berkeley, musical child stars such as Jane Withers, Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney and the biggest, little-star of the decade, Shirley Temple, the musical ladies of 20th-Century Fox including Sonja Henie, Betty Grable and that superstar of song, Alice Faye, dancers such as Eleanor Powell, Bill `Bojangles` Robinson, the Nicholas Brothers, and James Cagney, singing cowboys like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers and musical fantasies such as the crowned jewel of the decade, The Wizard of Oz.
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An amazing era for musicals
Features selections from
BILLBOARD GIRL (1932)
"For You" - Bing Crosby
PIE, PIE BLACKBIRD (1932)
"Black Maria" - The Nicholas Brothers
DAMES (1934)
"I Only Have Eyes for You" - Ruby Keeler
PALOOKA (1934)
"Inka Dinka Doo" - Jimmy Durante
365 NIGHTS IN HOLLYWOOD (1934)
"My Future Star" - Alice Faye
FASHIONS OF 1934 (1934)
"Spin a Little Web of Dreams" danced by the
Busby Berkeley chorus girls
THE LITTLE COLONEL (1935)
Staircase dance - Shirley Temple and Bill
"Bojangles" Robinson
GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935 (1935)
"Lullaby of Broadway" - Ramon & Rosita and
chorus
SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT (1937)
"Out of the Blue" - James Cagney
THE DUKE IS TOPS (1938)
"I Know You Remember" - Lena Horne
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
"We're Off to See the Wizard" - Judy Garland
THE LITTLE PRINCESS (1939)
"Wot' Cher!" - Arthur Treacher and Shirley Temple
SECOND CHORUS (1940)
"Poor Mr. Chisholm" - Artie Shaw's band with
Fred Astaire
"Concerto for Clarinet" - Artie Shaw's band
... and many more!

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