Featuring famous jazz drummer gene krupa, this film boasts a number of songs, including leave us leap, i want to be a drummer in the band, and scandals. George whites scandals on dvd 883316205419 from warner bros. With rudy vallee, jimmy durante, alice faye, adrienne ames. The best known of these was 1934s george whites scandals written by jack yellen, which marked the film debut of alice faye. George white s 1935 scandals writer 1935 george white s scandals writer 1934 flying high producer 1931.
Reporter miss lee gertrude michael is looking for a story and approaches white as hes assembling the latest edition of his famous revue. George whites scandals 1945 movie clip opening, krupa. Broadway producer george white, who was the title character of 1934s george whites scandals, heads for florida following his latest hit. George whites scandals is a 1945 american film starring joan davis, jack haley, phillip terry, and glenn tryon. Cast included ann pennington, lou holtz, george doc rockwell, ethel. Staring joan davis, ethel smith, phillip terry and glenn tryon. His notable works included the composition rhapsody in blue and the. For his first scandals score, gershwin was reteamed with lyricist arthur jackson, the pair already having worked together on gershwins first full. George whites scandals 1931 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city sep 14, 1931 and played through mar 5, 1932. Find george gershwin composition information on allmusic. The main story concerns the romance between stage comedienne joan mason joan davis and backbay bostonite jack williams jack haley, which is staunchly opposed by jack s spinsterish sister clarabelle margaret hamilton, who of. Cast included winnie lightner, jack mcgowan, george white, w. A followup to george whites scandals 1934, the film stars alice faye, james dunn, ned sparks and eleanor powell.
Short film on visuals concerning george white s scandals. George whites scandals was a broadway sensation, a series of revues bursting with comedy, music and longstemmed american beauties. Stairway to paradise often referred to by the first line of its refrain, ill build a stairway to paradise instead of the shorter, published title was written for the 1922 edition of the musical revue george white s scandals, which opened on broadway, august 28, 1922, and closed, november 11, of the same year, running for eightynine. In this musical comedy, joan mason joan davis, jack williams jack haley, jill martin martha holliday, and tom mcgrath phillip terry make up two couples in show business who struggle to. Another george white musical production in film which is based on the george whites scandals stage extravaganzas that played broadway for years. George whites 1935 scandals dvdr twentieth century fox. George whites scandals trailer 1935 video detective. Short film on visuals concerning george whites scandals. White was an american theatrical producer and director who also was an actor, choreographer, composer, dancer, dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter, as well as a broadway theater owner. George white danced in the 1911 and 1915 editions of the follies before producing a series of thirteen lavish scandals plus two film versions.
But ill lay dollars to donuts you didnt know who this george white was. George whites scandals 1936 original broadway cast. Enjoyable scandals, but this was one where the story got in the way of a good show. George whites scandals 1934 alice faye made her film debut with george whites scandals 1934, and, as these things often work in hollywood, it happened because she was in the right place at the right time. George whites scandals 1922 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new. Ill build a stairway to paradise, song from george whites scandals of 1922 george gershwin. George whites scandals 1926 broadway musical original. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Mar 12, 2011 if youre a show biz buff, you no doubt know all about george whites scandals, one notch below ziegfelds follies, and one above earl carrolls vanities in the heyday of broadway revues. George white, a featured dancer in the ziegfeld follies of 1911 and 1915, broke off to create his own revues in 1919 and hired george gershwin based on his breakthrough hit, swanee. Stairway to paradise often referred to by the first line of its refrain, ill build a stairway to paradise instead of the shorter, published title was written for the 1922 edition of the musical revue george whites scandals, which opened on broadway, august 28, 1922, and closed, november 11, of the same year, running for eightynine.
His notable works included the composition rhapsody in blue and the opera porgy and bess. Faye had been working as a chorus girl and dancer on the east coast for a couple of years and had recently changed her name from alice. Directed by thornton freeland, harry lachman, george white. George whites scandals 1922 broadway musical original ibdb. Opened at the globe theatre, new york on june 7, 1920. George whites scandals the movie celebrates that tradition with knockabout comic joan davis and songandjoke man jack haley playing scandals stars and lovebirds separated by haleys sourpuss sis margaret hamilton, the wicked witch to haleys tin man in the. The romance between the wealthy british jill martin and tom mcgrath, the assistant to. White not only stars in the film as himself, but is also credited as director though one suspects that musical stager harry lachman handled most of the megging. He makes it to georgia where he sees an advertisement for. The romance between the comedienne joan mason and jack evans of boston is easily disturbed by jack s cynical sister, clara belle evans, who is against their relationship. Two struggling vaudevillians james dunn and alice faye are discovered when broadway impresario george white gets off a florida bound train and discovers a small town.
Earlier, she had been married to george holtrey, a broker. Streetswings dance archives george white scandals of. That said, george white s scandals of 1935 is basically fox films before they were 20th century fox version of mgm s the ziegfeld follies, but with a different story line. The film was released on march 16, 1934, by fox film corporation. George white s scandals 1936 broadway, george white s scandals 1936 original cast list, original cast, current cast. In vaudeville, she appeared at the palace on broadway, the nation.
Broadway producer george white, who was the title character of 1934 s george white s scandals, heads for florida following his latest hit. George whites scandals 1934 harry lachman, george white. Opening title sequence for george whites scandals, 1945, followed by patti nelson singing how did you get out of my dreams by jack yellen and sammy fain, and gene krupa drumming and mcing. George whites 1935 scandals 1935 returning home to new york after a vacation, producer george white george white stops in a small town where he sees his name on a marquee for a musical show. George whites scandals 1945 letterboxd social film.
George whites scandals george whites scandals of 1945. She would appear with judy garland again in babes in arms 1939, with jack haley in george whites scandals 1945, and with ray bolger in the daydreamer 1966. Margaret hamilton had previously played with oz castmate frank morgan in by your leave and theres always tomorrow both 1934 and saratoga 1937. George whites scandals 1926 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city jun 14, 1926 and played through jun 18, 1927. George whites scandals 1945 wishing will make it so. As it turns out, she has lots of backstage gossip to choose from.
The plot is a romance between stage comedienne joan mason davis and jack williams haley, which is staunchly opposed by jacks spinster sister clarabelle. George gershwin, one of the most significant and popular american composers of all time. Like the samenamed 1934 and 1935 films, rko radio s 1945 musical george white s scandals uses the eponymous broadway revue as a framework for a fabricated plotline. Mar 20, 2020 george gershwin, one of the most significant and popular american composers of all time. The film stars rudy vallee, jimmy durante, alice faye, adrienne ames, gregory ratoff, cliff edwards and dixie dunbar. The romance between the comedienne joan mason and jack evans of boston is easily disturbed by jacks cynical sister, clara belle evans, who is against their relationship. Appearing in the ziegfeld follies of 1915, he popularized the turkey trot dance.
She sang nasty man in the first one and that was the film i really wanted but it is unavailable at this time. After seeing the play, he falls for one of its star singers and offers her a chance to come to new york city to work for him. Fields, lester allen, and paul whitemans orchestra. Tom patricola also sings somebody loves me with joan leslie in the gershwin biopic rhapsody in blue, 1946 recording artists and club performers regularly change lyrics around to customize them for their own particular needs. The romance between the wealthy british jill martin and tom mcgrath, the assistant to the. Widely regarded as one of the finest composers of both popular and classical music in the 20th century, george gershwin wrote for broadway musicals and the concert hall, creating many american standards in. Opening title sequence for george white s scandals, 1945, followed by patti nelson singing how did you get out of my dreams by jack yellen and sammy fain, and gene krupa drumming and mcing. Maybe what leads many to believe that she was a follies girl are the photos taken by alfred cheney johnston who is known for his artistic pictures of the follies girls.
Nov 05, 2007 short film on visuals concerning george whites scandals. George whites scandals the movie celebrates that tradition with knockabout comic joan davis and songandjoke man jack haley playing scandals stars and lovebirds separated by haleys sourpuss sis margaret hamilton, the wicked witch to haleys tin man in the wizard of oz. This 1934 fox musical represented broadway impresario george whites first foray into filmmaking. George weitz march 12, 1892 new york, usa some sources say toronto, canada. According to ruth leon, one of george s biographers, gershwin had felt a revue format like george white s scandals was the right showcase for his talents, and a song as good and lasting as somebody loves me seems to bear that out. The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified. With joan davis, jack haley, phillip terry, martha holliday. George whites scandals is a 1934 american precode musical film directed by george white and written by jack yellen. Soon after it was completed she was married to roy del ruth, the film director, and retired. Rudy vallee, star of the most recent stage edition of the scandals, is cast as entrepreneur jimmy martin, who pins his hopes on. Feist on allmovie like the samenamed 1934 and 1935 films, rko.
Faye had been working as a chorus girl and dancer on the east coast for a couple of years and had recently changed her name from alice jeanne leppert to alice faye. George whites scandals 1936 broadway, george whites scandals 1936 original cast list, original cast, current cast. He wrote primarily for the broadway musical theatre, but his orchestral and piano compositions were also important. These scandals productions would help many future stars obtain their careers such as alice faye, ann miller, ann pennington, eleanor powell, frances williams, ray bolger and rudy vallee were in his. George white s scandals is a 1934 american precode musical film directed by george white and written by jack yellen. Joan davis and jack haley in george whites scandals 1945 fritz feld in.
George white s scandals 1931 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city sep 14, 1931 and played through mar 5, 1932. The plot is a romance between stage comedienne joan mason davis and jack williams haley, which is staunchly opposed by jacks spinster sister clarabelle hamilton. His 1934 screen edition of his famed broadway revue scandals. George white s scandals 1928 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city jul 2, 1928 and played through jan 19, 1929. Mar 06, 1971 perhaps her biggest success was in george whites scandals of 1923. The scandals of 1922 included george gershwins first attempt at a semioperatic work, blue monday, which he wrote with buddy desylva over the course of five days shortly before opening night. George whites scandals 1931 broadway musical original. Hot on the heels of the previous year s george white s scandals, they rushed this one before the cameras, and it suffered the fate that most sequels sufferit wasnt as good as the first one. Born this day in 1892, white was a hoofer who got his start in burlesque. This would eventually lead him to solo as well as partnered dance work on the broadway stage picture on left is of george white and unknown dancer doing the flirtation dance.
At the reunion of the scandals club women entertainers who performed in producer george white s scandal shows comedienne joan mason joan davis announces her engagement to performer jack. The 1934 version of george whites scandals is one of those films i. George whites scandals 1924 broadway musical revue original. Streetswings dance archives george white scandals of 1945. George whites scandals is also the name of several movies set within the scandals, all of which focus primarily on the shows acts, with a thin backstage plot. At the reunion of the scandals club women entertainers who performed in producer george whites scandal shows comedienne joan mason joan davis announces her engagement to performer jack. George white s scandals the movie celebrates that tradition with knockabout comic joan davis and songandjoke man jack haley playing scandals stars and lovebirds separated by haley s sourpuss sis margaret hamilton, the wicked witch to haley s tin man in the. George white was originally a dancer and part of a dance troupe on burlesque stages in the early 1900s. George white s scandals was a broadway sensation, a series of revues bursting with comedy, music and longstemmed american beauties. Legendary broadway impresario george white made his hollywood debut with this musical, which he wrote, codirected, and starred in as himself. If youre a show biz buff, you no doubt know all about george whites scandals, one notch below ziegfelds follies, and one above earl carrolls vanities in the heyday of broadway revues. Winnie lightner, 71, of stage and films the new york times.