Dehaven, who made her screen debut in charlie chaplin. Mgm turns out a middling production with thousands cheer. Comedian gus schilling was announced for a top role, but he did not appear in the completed film. Warners, fox, rko, universal, paramount with a big parade of all their. That film, made at an impoverished studio, set the pattern for what gene would become on the screen. After marrying actor glenn ford in 1944, powell retired from films, making her final appearances in thousands cheer 1944 and sensations 1944. Judy completed her work on the film on november 7, 1945. Red skelton, the rubberfaced harlequin and pantomimist whose antics delighted stage, radio, film and television audiences with such characters as clem kadiddlehopper, freddie the freeloader and. Moss hart was an american playwright and director of plays and musical theater. Feb 25, 20 andy hardy meets debutante 1940 official trailer mickey rooney, lewis stone movie hd duration. With as thousands cheer1933, berlin reached a turning point, when he began writing lyrics and music with more meaning, taking some chances, and avoiding ethnic stereotypes. The critics who wrote for the cahiers du cinema revolutionized film criticism by launching. Dec 07, 2017 by the end of april, berlin had completed most of the this is the armys rousing score. She might have become a major movie star, but she was born 50 years too.
Born august 23, 1912, in pittsburgh, pa, he initially studied economics, funding his education by working alternately as a soda jerk and a brick layer. Watch the latest thousands cheer trailer on video detective. This is thousands cheer 1943 trailer by raphael geroni on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Judys life judy garland museum in grand rapids minnesota. In this film, insouciant pfc eddy marsh wants to put on a big show for his fellow serviceman. But in the age of talkies, hes a mere security guard for paramount studios. Thousands cheer cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Produced at the height of the second world war, the film was intended as a morale booster for american troops and their families. Thousands cheer is a 1943 american musical comedy film directed by george sidney and released by metrogoldwynmayer. Thousands cheer soldiers of 3rd battalion the rifles 3 rifles and 1st battalion the royal regiment of scotland returning from afghanistan.
Gene kelly biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Thousands cheer is a 1943 american comedy musical film released by metrogoldwynmayer. Lucille ball movies can be ranked 6 ways in this table the really cool thing about this table is that it is usersortable. Cross of lorraine original theatrical trailer youtube. Stars come out to honor gene kelly at academy tribute. This lobby card from the hollywood film while thousands cheer tells us a great deal about the limits placed on african americans in the fields of sports and entertainment in the segregated america of the 1940s. So, is very touching to watch thousands cheer again ive seen the others over fifty times each and place the film in the year it was made, 1943, with all that war climax, the studios trying to entertain the troops and all of them were making the same kind of picture. Spotlight on till the clouds roll by starring judy garland. He is probably best known today for his performances in musicals, notably an american in paris 1951 and singin in the rain 1952.
By the end of april, berlin had completed most of the this is the armys rousing score. This thin plotted film is more of an excuse to feature a plethora of mgm stars than it is to actually tell a story. While it is not a great film there is still plenty to enjoy and on the most part the cast are wellused. Its hard to decide which song title from gene kellys movies would better capture. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen.
Whilst on the train, she meets private eddie marsh played by kelly, a former trapeze artist drafted into the us army. She made a cameo appearance in duchess of idaho 1950, and after her divorce from ford in 1959 made appearances in nightclubs and on television. Meet the people 1944 passed 1h 40min comedy, musical, romance 15 march 1945 mexico a idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some important issues. May 11, 2010 thousands cheer soldiers of 3rd battalion the rifles 3 rifles and 1st battalion the royal regiment of scotland returning from afghanistan during parade down the royal mile edinburgh 8th may 2010. Eugene curran kelly august 23, 1912 february 2, 1996 was an americanirish dancer, actor of film, stage, and television, singer, film director, producer, screenwriter, comedian and choreographer. Going my way 1944, a best picture winner, with the songs swingin on a star.
As thousands cheer original cast recording original. What cheer is a short film award winner that is appearing in film festivals. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Though the broadway musical revue as thousands cheer, with songs by irving berlin and sketches by moss hart, was a 400performance hit after opening on september 30, 1933, record albums did not exist to preserve the score. Buy or rent thousands cheer movie now family video. He plays victor, whose will to fight is crushed by the torment. Laurence bergreens as thousands cheer is a detailed study of one of the greatest songwriters in musical history. An impoverished team of composer and songwriter try to secure financial backing for their new musical, with the assistance of a struggling actress working as a housemaid. The plot is based on a story by moss hart, and the music was written by composer j. Gene kelly plays eddie marsh, an army private during ww2 who falls in love with a colonels daughter named kathryn. Sort lucille ball movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost in millions. Alexanders ragtime band is a tin pan alley song by american composer irving berlin released in 1911 and is often inaccurately cited as his first global hit. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Gloria dehaven and frank sinatra in 1944s step lively.
As a movie buff it was nice to see so many stars in one film, even under such preposterous devices. It was made at ealing studios by lupinos own independent production company. Although not a traditional ragtime song, berlins jaunty melody nonetheless sold a million copies of sheet music in 1911, then another million in 1912, and continued to sell for years afterward. The future was bright, and judy was looking forward to a new baby and domestic bliss. Irving berlin comes to life on the pages of bergreens biography, a man who was quicksilver, prolific, driven, and brilliant. A musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. Dehaven also performed in numerous other movies, including best foot. Lobby card from the hollywood film while thousands cheer. Irving berlin, who wrote the music to the broadway revue as thousands cheer, which starred fred and adele astaire, was announced as a possible contributor to the 1941 thousands cheer. Hollywood reporter news items add the following information about the production. Kathleen 1940 another role allegedly suggested for judy that went to someone else, this time to shirley temple in 1941. As thousands cheer is a revue with a book by moss hart and music and lyrics by irving berlin, first performed in 1933. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Thousands cheer had a lot going for it from the get go, the biggest selling point being the amount of talent involved. Till the clouds roll by was a first for producer arthur freed. In july 1941, judy garland was announced as the star of a film entitled thousands cheer, which was to be produced by arthur freed. Thousands cheer 1943 starring gene kelly was made using the very best of mgms actor and movie technician talent in color, and is well done in those areas. The third picture he completed was a coproduction between mgm and himself, a cheapie bfilm, the happy road 1957, set in his beloved france, his first foray in a new role as producerdirectoractor. The screenplay by beverley cross is adapted from his book for the stage musical of the same name, which was based on kipps. As thousands cheer original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city sep 30, 1933 and played through sep 8, 1934. Although garland did appear in thousands cheer, she was not the star, and it is not known if the arthur freed project was related to the film released in 1944. Along the way, eddy falls in love with kathryn jones, the daughter of colonel william jones.
Both eleanor powells boogie woogie routine and lena hornes rendition of honeysuckle rose were interpolated into thousands cheer 1943 when mgm abandoned its production of broadway melody of 1943 before it was completed. Since thousands cheer was designed as a patriotic wartime moralebooster, it is indeed ironic that the film was written by paul jarrico and richard collins, both of whom would be blacklisted during the redbaiting 1950s. In cover girl, costarring with rita hayworth in 1944 on loan to. Soon after thousands cheer, gene kelly set aside his musical prowess to showcase his dramatic talents in this wartime morale booster.
Thousands cheer 1943 john boles and kathryn grayson in thousands. Hart grew up at 74 east 105th street in manhattan, a neighborhood not of carriages and hansom cabs, but of dray wagons, pushcarts, and immigrants bach 1. Music music score of a dramatic or comedy picture victor young. Thousands cheer 1940 judy appeared in the allstar finale of the 1943 version starring kathryn grayson, but the project was originally touted at judys first glamour role in 1940. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing thousands cheer near you. The 1940 film, a socalled race movie because of its low budget, nearly allblack cast and an audience producers intended to be nearly exclusively african american. I am guessing this film was in the can before the metro brass saw what gene and stanley did on loan out to columbia for cover girl. Half a sixpence is a 1967 british musical film directed by george sidney and choreographed by gillian lynne. Along with fred astaire, gene kelly was the most successful songanddance man in film history, a towering figure in the development and enduring success of the movie musical. It was the first time the studio would make a musical biography based on the life. In fact, the plot is so thin that it becomes difficult for me to write anything cogent about it. Although the songwriter had no official rank in the army and was technically a civilian, he trembled before senior officers as though he were an enlisted man.
William webster victor moore was once a bigtime silent film star. The only dancer in the movies at that time with any success was fred astaire. Hart recalled his youth, early career and rise to fame in his autobiography, act one, adapted to film in 1963, with george hamilton portraying hart. He also performed many song and dance numbers with jane powell, including. Singeractress gloria dehaven, a star of mgm musical throughout the 1940s has died. Authors sketches have always been full of jokes, subtle irony, and humor that came out to the people and still is widely spread. Film and tv seth rudetsky education cast recordings. Thousands cheer is een amerikaanse musicalfilm in technicolor uit 1943, onder regie van george sidney. Gene kelly 19121996 was an american dancer, actor, singer, director, producer and choreographer whose work in motion pictures spans from 1942 to 1996.
As thousands cheer synopsis broadway musical the musical was performed for a first time on broadways stage back in 1933. He is probably best known today for his performances in musicals, notably an american in paris 1951 and singin in the rain 1952 kelly made his hollywood film debut in for me and my gal 1942, costarring with judy garland. She would stay off the pills until after her pregnancy. It is a very lucky thing for us all that they loaned him out. Brigade, directed by michael slavens, written by matthew goldenberg and michael slavens. The revue contained satirical sketches and witty or poignant musical numbers, several of which became standards, including heat wave, easter parade and harlem on my mind. Cheer up is a 1936 british comedy film directed by leo mittler and starring stanley lupino, sally gray and roddy hughes. Thousands cheer 1943 starring gene kelly is all actor and movie tech quality, but lacking good writing and good songs. Although kathleen hedrick, kathryn graysons fouryearold niece, was to play graysons character as a child in the 1944 film, that role was not included in the completed film. Actress and singer lena horne was one of the most popular performers of her time, known for films such as cabin in the sky and the wiz as well as her trademark song, stormy weather.
Andy hardy meets debutante 1940 official trailer mickey rooney, lewis stone movie hd duration. Kelly ever choreographed for film, from thousands cheer 1943. Thousands cheer would have been more aptly named thousands cameo. Thousands cheer is a 1943 american musical comedy film directed by george sidney and. As thousands cheer original cast recording original cast. Thousands cheer begins as kathryn jones played by grayson leaves jose iturbis orchestra due to her military father, colonel bill jones played by boles being transferred. The music and lyrics are by david heneker this was the final film made by sidney, director of such films.