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A damsel in distress Cover Image DVD DVD

A damsel in distress / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents ; directed by George Stevens ; screen play by P.G. Wodehouse, Ernest Pagano, S.K. Lauren ; a Pandro S. Berman production.

Stevens, George, 1904-1975 (film director., Director). Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975 (screenwriter., Screenwriter). Pagano, Ernest, (screenwriter., Screenwriter). Lauren, S. K., 1892-1979 (screenwriter., Screenwriter). Berman, Pandro S., 1905-1996 (film producer., Producer). Astaire, Fred, (actor,, performer., Actor). Burns, George, 1896-1996 (actor., Actor). Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964 (actor., Actor). Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013 (actor., Actor). Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (composer., Composer). Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 (lyricist., Lyricist). Pan, Hermes, 1905-1990 (choreographer., Choreographer). Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975 Motion picture screenplay based on (work): Damsel in distress. (Added Author). RKO Radio Pictures, (production company.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner, Ray Noble, Constance Collier, Montagu Love, Harry Watson. (Cast).

Summary:

Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the servants at Tottney Castle have a betting pool on who Lady Alyce will choose. Features the Academy Award-winning dance number "Fun house" with Astaire, Burns and Allen.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on a story by P.G. Wodehouse.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1937.
"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video 'play only' devices, and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, George Gershwin ; lyrics, Ira Gershwin ; cinematography, Joseph H. August ; editor, Henry Berman ; musical director, Victor Baravalle ; orchestral arrangements, Russell Bennett ; dance director, Hermes Pan.
Participant or Performer Note:
Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine, Reginald Gardiner, Ray Noble, Constance Collier, Montagu Love, Harry Watson.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.; full screen (4x3, 1.33:1 aspect ratio).
Awards Note:
Academy Award for Best Dance Direction, Hermes Pan, 1938.

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