Ginger Rogers: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts)

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GINGER ROGERS A Bio-Bibliography JOCELYN FARIS

Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts, Number 49 James Robert Parish, Series Adviser

GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut • London

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Faris, Jocelyn. Ginger Rogers : a bio-bibliography / Jocelyn Faris. p. cm. —(Bio-bibliographies in the performing arts, ISSN 0892-5550 ; no. 49) Filmograpriy: p. Discography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-313-29177-2 (alk. paper) 1. Rogers, Ginger, 1911- . 2. Rogers, Ginger, 1911- Bibliography. 3. Motion picture actors and actresses—United States—Biography. I. Title. II. Series. PN2287.R72F37 1994 791.43'028'092-dc20 93-41435 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1994 by Jocelyn Faris All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-41435 ISBN: 0-313-29177-2 ISSN: 0892-5550 First published in 1994 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America

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Contents Preface Biography

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Chronology

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Plays and Personal Appearances

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Filmography

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Radio

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Television

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Discography

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Awards and Honors

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Song Sheets

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Annotated Bibliography

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Appendix A: Magazine Covers

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Index

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Preface "Ginger Rogers has glamour, acting ability and a pair of lyric legs. But her outstanding quality as a movie star is a frank and homegrown air which both U. S. and foreign audiences recognize as essentially American. In spite of her two marriages (moderate for Hollywood) she represents the American girl, 1939 model -- alert, friendly, energetic, elusive. Less eccentric than Carole Lombard, less worldly-wise than Myrna Loy, less impudent than Joan Blondell, she has a careless self-sufficiency which they lack . . . She now has no screen rivals." (B-59) Ginger Rogers -- dancer, singer, comedienne, and Academy Award winning dramatic actress. Few actresses have shown Miss Rogers' versatility on the screen nor have they had Miss Rogers' abilities and long track record in the fields of stage performances, television, and radio. Ginger Rogers began as a vaudeville dancer in 1925. Through talent, hard work, and the astute management of Lela Rogers, her gifted mother, Ginger Rogers became one of the most famous actresses in the United States. In 1942 she was also the highest paid Hollywood star. With the demise of the Hollywood studio system in the 1950s, the versatile Miss Rogers successfully branched her career into television and revived her stage career which gave her a performing career that actively spanned over sixty years. It is unfortunate for Miss Rogers' historical image that she is so firmly entrenched in the minds of America as Fred Astaire's dancing partner. Miss Rogers was so much more. Not only could she sing and dance in the

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Rogers/Astaire musicals, she also was a thriving comedienne with enough dramatic ability to win the Academy Award for Best Actress of 1940. This book is an overview of Miss Rogers' life and career. It is divided into ten sections: (1) a biography. (2) a chronology listing the significant dates in Ginger Rogers' life and career. (3) a listing of Miss Rogers' plays and personal appearances. Cities played, performance dates, production and cast credits, a short synopsis, and reviews are included. (4) a filmography of the movies in which Ginger Rogers appears. Entries are arranged chronologically by date of release. Entries include studio, year of release, production and cast credits, a short synopsis, reviews, and other information of interest. (5) a listing of Miss Rogers' radio appearances. Entries include episode title, air date, cast, a brief synopsis, and selected reviews. (6) a listing of Miss Rogers' television appearances including the name of the show, episode title, air date, cast, brief synopsis, and selected reviews. (7) a discography of recordings made by Miss Rogers or records which have a connection to her such as movie soundtrack recordings. (8) a listing of awards and honors (9) a list on song sheets from Miss Rogers' films. (10) an annotated bibliography of writings by and about Ginger Rogers. In addition, this book contains an appendix of magazine covers featuring Miss Rogers. Miss Rogers is much loved by her fans in the movie collecting community; she is one of the seventy most collected stars -- ironically, perhaps, Fred Astaire does not place in this group. Miss Rogers has also been the recipient of many awards and honors during the past ten years as the breath and longevity of her career has been rediscovered by movie historians.

Biography "Ginger has become an American favorite - - a s American as apple pie -- because Americans can identify themselves with her. She could easily be the girl who lives across the street. She is not uncomfortably beautiful. She is just beautiful enough. She is not an affront to other women. She gives them hope that they can be like her. She can wisecrack from the side of her mouth, but she is clearly an idealist. Her green eyes shine with self-reliance. She believes in God and love and a hard day's work. She is a living affirmation of the holiest American legend: the success story." (B-287) On July 16, 1911, Virginia Katherine McMath was born in Independence, Missouri, to William Eddins and Lela Emogen (Owens) McMath. Virginia had her first name changed to Ginger by a young cousin who could not pronounce Virginia. Lela McMath, a very independent and resourceful woman, left her husband and supported Virginia first as a secretary in Independence and then as a writer in Hollywood and New York where she wrote for Theda Bara, Gladys Brockwell, and Baby Marie Osborne. Lela was one of the first women to join the Marines in 1918. During Lela's careers in Hollywood, New York, and Washington, D.C., Ginger lived with Walter and Saphrona Owens, her maternal grandparents, in Kansas City, Missouri. In May 1920 Lela, now a widow, married John Logan Rogers, an ex-Marine, at Liberty, Missouri. The family moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas where Mr. Rogers worked for an insurance company. Lela Rogers

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obtained employment as a theatrical reviewer for the Fort Worth Record. Ginger used the last name of Rogers though she was never formally adopted by John Rogers. Though Ginger's goal as a child was to become a schoolteacher, early events show that Ginger had both the sense of presence and performing capabilities needed for stage work. A photograph of Lela and Ginger Rogers taken when Ginger was a baby was so captivating that it was hung in the Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City. She appeared in a silent, filmed commercial for a Kansas City optician as a small child. While living in Texas, she starred in school plays and appeared on the Dallas stage with the theatrical Foy family. On November 9, 1925, Ginger won the title of Texas State Charleston Champion. Her prize was a vaudeville tour which started her show business career. For four years Ginger appeared as a song and dance act throughout the United States including Chicago, Phoenix, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Boston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York as well as small towns in Wisconsin, Indiana, California, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Massachusetts. Lela Rogers was Ginger's manager throughout her career. "The closeness of Lela and Ginger Rogers is legendary. Ginger's professional respect for her mother has already lasted for a quarter of a century, starting when Ginger won a Charleston contest at the age of fifteen. And today, with Ginger a mature, successful woman, every movie is okayed by Mama. And personally and politically, mother and daughter are of the same mind on everything. You can bet Ginger says, 'Mother knows best'!" (B-127) During Ginger's vaudeville career, Lela not only managed Ginger's career -- she was also able to write Ginger's material and tackle such tasks as making her daughter's costumes. Using her considerable writing talents, Lela provided excellent script changes free of charge for 42nd Street -- changes which enlarged and enhanced her daughter's role as Anytime Annie. "Ginger Rogers is a singer, a dancer, a dramatic actress, and the winner of an Academy Award . . . But do not assume that such virtue always brings their own rewards and that the only thing responsible for Ginger's success is her talent. She did not rise to her present eminence simply because she was endowed with such abundant natural gifts. She got

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there because she did what her mother told her to do." (B-43) Lela's primary role as Ginger's personal manager during the 193 0s was to help Ginger plan and control her career. Lela was noted for her "people skills" in solving problems that arose at the studio. Her foresight in the business area of movie making can be noted by her request in 1938 for a clause in her daughter's contract for television royalties. Ginger's longevity as a star was due to Lela's continually expanding her daughter's movie roles and persona instead of allowing her daughter to be stereotyped into one type of role. One magazine article described Lela's managerial attributes as "(1) unbounded faith in the daughter, (2) a shrewd business head, (3) iron nerves, (4) colossal assurance, and (5) indestructible intestinal fortitude." (B-43) On March 29, 192 9, Ginger married Edward Jackson Culpepper, a vaudeville performer known as Jack Pepper, in New Orleans. This short-lived marriage briefly interrupted Ginger's stage career. On December 25, 1929, Ginger began her Broadway career in a major role in Top Speed. The show ran through March 31, 1930. In August 193 0 Ginger started rehearsals for the Gershwin Broadway musical Girl Crazy. Though only nineteen, Ginger was the star of the show. She earned $1,00 0 a week. The show opened on October 14 and ran through June 6, 1931. Said the critics of Ginger in this production (P-3): "Miss Rogers has come right along as an ingenue, who can sing even with her small, highly controlled voice better than she can dance, but dialogs very well and looks so nice the girl had better find a substitute for that 'Ginger' handle. It doesn't fit anymore and she's not doing a single." Ginger Rogers met Fred Astaire during the rehearsals for Girl Crazy; he choreographed "Embraceable You." Spotted on Broadway by movie director Walter Wanger, she signed a seven-year movie contract with Paramount. Ginger, a workaholic, filmed movies during the day at the Paramount Long Island Studios while appearing on Broadway at night. Ginger played the comic relief or friend of the film's female star in Young Man Of Manhattan (1930), Queen High (1930), The Sap From Syracuse (1930), Follow The Leader (1930), and Honor Among Lovers (1930). Often she'd sing a song in the production.

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In June 1931 Paramount canceled Ginger's movie contract at her request. RKO-Pathe signed her to a three-movie contract and Ginger and Lela immediately traveled to Hollywood where Ginger filmed The Tip-Off (1931) . The other two films made under this contract were Suicide Fleet (1931) and Carnival Boat (1932) . Ginger began a three-year stint in a variety of "B" movies in which she either starred in the movie or had a major role. Ginger's most prevalent character parts were those of flapper, singer/actress, heiress, or "other woman." Ginger was effective from her first movie role and able to handle them with ease, and though critics withheld their major praise for the superstars of film, Ginger always rated a good review: "Ginger Rogers, in the part of Puff, is attractive and bright and sings well." (F-l) "Miss Rogers does nicely by her role . . . " (F-2) "Ginger Rogers . . . she is pretty and does very well . . . " (F-3) In 1932 Ginger made four movies: The Tenderfoot (Warner Bros.), The Thirteenth Guest (Monogram), Hat Check Girl (Fox), and You Said A Mouthful (First National/Warner Bros.). Her first two big budget films were the musicals 4 2nd Street (1933), and Golddiggers Of 1933 (1933) for which she received her first rave reviews: "Dialog is crisp and flip without being out of order. Those who get it will enjoy such punctuations in the wordage as 'Anytime Annie,' a soubriquet ascribed to the chorine whom Miss Rogers impersonates so well." (F-13) "Ginger Rogers makes her numbers count for their full worth." (F-15) One of the unfortunate side effects of Ginger playing a chorus girl in the backstage musicals of 42nd Street and Golddiggers of 1933 is that she was so effective in the roles that most people believe that she started as an extra chorus girl. Ginger has had a major role in every musical and movie that she ever appeared in. In 1933 Ginger also filmed Broadway Bad (Fox), Professional Sweetheart (RKO), A Shriek In The Night (Allied), Don't Bet On Love (Universal), and Sitting Pretty (Paramount).

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Ginger's first twenty-seven films were made for numerous studios including Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros., RKO-Pathe, First National, Fox, Allied, and Monogram. She could sing, dance, and act which made her a principal character in all her films (she was never an extra in any film), however, no one studio groomed her for stardom. On July 11, 1932, Ginger divorced Edward Jackson Culpepper in Dallas, Texas. Ginger became a composer in 1932 with the publication of two songs she wrote: "Used To Be You" and "I Can't Understand." While visiting relatives in 1932, Ginger decided that Helen Nichols, her cousin who had nicknamed her Ginger, should become a movie star. Helen came to live with Ginger and Lela Rogers. Ginger gave Helen the stage name of Phyllis Fraser. Phyllis eventually retired from films to marry Bennett Cerf, famed New York publisher. RKO placed Ginger under contract for Professional Sweetheart in April 1933. Her contract included a three-picture option in case RKO found her to be movie star material. Ginger continued to make "B" films during 1933 and 1934 including Chance At Heaven (RKO), Rafter Romance (RKO), Finishing School (RKO), 20 Million Sweethearts (First National, 1934), Change Of Heart (Fox, 1934), and Upperworld (Warner Bros., 1934). Meanwhile RKO paired Ginger Rogers with Fred Astaire in Flying Down To Rio. Though playing only secondary leads, they captured the audiences attention with their dancing rendition of the Carioca. "Miss Rogers is actually in the picture on a rain check, although directly responsible for its fast start through the delivery of 'Music Makes Me' at the opening." (F-20) In May 1934 RKO exercised Ginger's option and her salary rose to $1,100 per week. Filming began on The Gay Divorcee, her second film with Fred Astaire. Ginger and Fred formed the most admired movie dance team in motion picture history. They made ten movies together whose plots consisted of boy wooing girl via song and dance through Art Deco soundstages. RKO "discovered" Ginger to be star material. She made films exclusively for RKO until the expiration of her contract in 1942. A critic discussed the Broadway pairing of Fred and Adele Astaire versus the new film pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as follows (B-189): "Ginger for all her fun-loving, has dignity. Adele Astaire never had any, and never wanted any. Ginger's stature -- she

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Ginger Rogers looks like a tall girl when she dances with Astaire -- helps her with this quality . . . This difference in size between the two girls changes the entire pattern, the silhouette design, of the Astaire dancing . . . exalts the beautiful, creates that atmosphere of symmetry and grace in which romance is born."

Unfortunately, Ginger's income did not soar as much the salary of Fred Astaire. During the filming of Top Hat in 1935, Ginger's salary was $1,550 per week. In May 1936, Ginger had to strike for higher pay; she declined to work on Swing Time until her salary rose t $2,635 per week. The public loved the Rogers/Astaire teaming and exhibitors clamored for more movies. "Mr. Astaire is an urbane delight, and Miss Rogers keeps pace with him even in his rhythmic flights over the furniture." (F-27) "But the most pleasant moments in Roberta arrive when Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers turn the story upside down and dance on it." (F-29) "Fred Astaire, the dancing master, and Miss Rogers, his ideal partner, bring all their joyous gifts to the new song and dance show . . . " (F-31) "In case you haven't heard, Rogers and Astaire dance, sing and have the knack . . . " (F-39) "To say that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are well fitted to fill the Castles' dancing slippers is an understatement. Astaire and Rogers symbolize their era quite as completely as the Castles symbolized theirs . . . " (F-40) RKO announced in December 193 8 that the Ginger Rogers/Fre d Astair e serie s of film s ha d mad e aprofi t of $18 million for the studio. Said Ginger about the Rogers/Astaire films (B-114) : "The first picture Fred and I did together was 'Flying Down To Rio,' and the team worked like magic. I adore the man.

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I always have adored him. It was the most fortunate thing that ever happened to me, being teamed with Fred: He's everything a little starry-eyed girl from a small town dreamed of. "The pictures we did were romantic. We had fantasy . . . " In 193 9 the Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire RKO pairing ended with the completion of The Story of Vernon And Irene Castle. Ginger branched into comedy and later into drama. Between Rogers/Astaire musicals, RKO placed Ginger in light comedies including: Romance In Manhattan (1934), Star Of Midnight (1935), In Person (1935), Stage Door (1937), Having Wonderful Time (1938), and Vivacious Lady (1938). On November 14, 1934, Ginger married Lew Ayres. They separated on May 14, 1936, citing a conflict of careers as the difficulty. The couple did not divorce until March 13, 1940. Ginger was the victim of two extortion attempts. The first occurred in 1936 when RKO received a note threatening the life of both Ginger and her mother unless $5,000 was paid. James F. Hall, a sailor on the naval plane carrier Lexington, was convicted of the crime. A second extortion attempt occurred in 1941 when Charles R. Parsons, a Pennsylvania farmhand, sent Ginger a letter demanding $25,000. On September 5, 1939, Ginger placed her hand and footprints in the cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. With the end of the RKO Rogers/Astaire musicals, RKO continued to place Ginger in light comedies such as Bachelor Mother (1939) and Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) before giving her the very dramatic film Primrose Path (194 0) (for which Ginger won a National Board Of Review Award For Acting). RKO next starred Ginger in the light comedy Lucky Partners (1940) before placing her in Kitty Foyle (1940), another drama. In 1941 Ginger received an Oscar as Best Actress for her dramatic role in Kitty Foyle. "'Kitty Foyle' is a sentimentalist's delight. Ginger Rogers plays her with as much forthright and appealing integrity as one can possibly expect." (F-45) In 1940 Ginger purchased an 1,800-acre farm near Medford, Oregon, in order to have a quiet retreat away from Hollywood. It was a dairy farm which also produced corn, wheat, oats, pears, plums, and apples. At the completion of Tom, Dick, And Harry (1941) for RKO, Ginger decided to freelance between the various

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studios, a risky undertaking before the 1950s. She became the highest paid movie actress of 1942. When asked at this time what a girl needs to become a movie star, Ginger responded (B-346): "Intelligence, adaptability and talent. And by talent I mean capacity for hard work. Lots of girls come here with little but good looks. Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese." In 1941 Ginger received her second National Board Of Review Award For Acting for both Kitty Foyle and Tom, Dick, And Harry. She received a third National Board Of Review Award For Acting in 1942 for both Roxie Hart and The Major And The Minor. Ginger triumphed as the wisecracking Roxie Hart in the movie by the same name. Two lighthearted tales followed -- Tales Of Manhattan (1942) and The Major And The Minor (1942) -- before Ginger starred in a series of dramas including Once Upon A Honeymoon (1942), Tender Comrade (1943), Lady In The Dark (1944), I'll Be Seeing You (1944), and Weekend At The Waldorf (1945). Lady In The Dark (1944) was Ginger's first Technicolor film. The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949) was the only color production of the Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire films. Out of seventy-three films, Ginger made only six color films. Lela Rogers made her only screen performance as Ginger's mother in The Major And The Minor. The Barkleys Of Broadway (194 9) once again teamed Ginger with Fred Astaire in a musical. "Next to the patching of relations between Russia and the United States, there is probably no rapproachment that has been more universally desired than the bringing back together of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire . . . Ginger and Fred have the talent to make us feel young and gay . . . No team has ever been able to give light comedy the lilting, lovely style that these two can manage in a picture. And, plainly, they haven't lost their touch." (F-58) In March 1950 Ginger presented Fred Astaire with an honorary Oscar at the Academy Award Presentations. Astaire's Oscar was for his contributions to musical picture techniques. Fred accepted his award via cable hook-up from New York. Ginger also made extensive radio broadcasts and did numerous recordings during the 1930s and 1940s. Most of these had a tie-in with her movies of the period. Her

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major work of this era involved movies with these two arenas being areas in which to advertise her films. Radio appearances included adaptations of Stage Door, Bachelor Mother, Vivacious Lady, Fifth Avenue Girl, Lucky Partners, Kitty Foyle, Tom, Dick, And Harry, The Manor And The Minor, and Lady In The Dark. Recordings included selections from In Person, Carefree, Follow The Fleet, T O P Hat, Lady In The Dark, The Barkleys Of Broadway, and Roberta. Throughout the 1930s and early 1940s, Ginger played the perennial girl-next-door and her publicity followed the same pattern with comments concerning the energy she expended on her career and her shining personality (B-12) : "She has the vitality of the man. She has sensitivity tempered by a sense of humor that can turn a joke, no matter how the tense the situation, upon herself. She is extremely honest. And direct. And she never inflicts her emotions upon others." Look said the following concerning Ginger's publicity (B-319): "Her studio shields its big star at home as well as when she is working. Interviews are limited, and so are photographic sittings. All this is fine with Ginger, a quiet unassuming girl who doesn't like publicity as well as most stars do." Hobbies such as sketching, sculpting, painting, pottery, and reading were publicized as well as Ginger's love of tennis, bowling, golfing, swimming, horseback riding, and fishing. Ginger's house parties consisted of such activities as parlor games with ice cream concoctions made in her own ice cream fountain which also assisted with providing wholesome publicity. Her dogs and mother completed the subjects covered by the press. One of Ginger's most publicized romances was with billionaire Howard Hughes. Ginger and Howard had dated in 1931 and 1932. They resumed their romance in the late 193 0s and scheduled their wedding for March 14, 1941. Ginger canceled it; she found Hughes to be too possessive. In September 1942 Ginger toured military bases for the USO. On September 3 0 she met Marine Private First Class John Calvin Briggs II. Ginger announced her engagement to Briggs on January 15, 1943, stating (B-107), "He's everything I've ever dreamed about -- companionable, intelligent, a grand sense of humor, and a six-foot,

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two-inch, brown-haired, brown-eyed American." The couple married on January 16, 1943, in Pasadena, California. They separated on July 30, 1949, and divorced on March 23, 1950. On October 19, 1951, Ginger returned to Broadway in the short-lived play Love And Let Love. Ginger received rave reviews and her fourth Life cover though the play ran for only 51 performances. Critics praised Ginger's acting, citing story problems as the cause of the productions problems: " . . . it is easy to admire her [Ginger Rogers] today. For she is beautiful and alive and has a sunny sense of humor. She can also act with bounce and animation. . . . No one that gorgeous can be entirely overwhelmed by a playwright's dullness . . . Miss Rogers' personal splendor and gifts as an actress. They are considerable, and it would be exhilarating to see them at work on a real play." (P-4) While vacationing in France in 1952, Ginger met Jacques Bergerac. The couple married in Palm Springs, California, on February 7, 1953. They separated on May 3, 1957, and divorced on July 9, 1957, in Santa Monica, California. Ginger's film career in the 1950s and 1960s was shaped by the caliber of the scripts that were available to her. While her acting was as superb as ever, it could not overcome some of the scripts or poor production values of such films as The Groom Wore Spurs (1951), Twist Of Fate (1954), The First Traveling Saleslady (1956), The Confession (1965), and Harlow (1965); the critics did not fault her acting which often was the high point of these films. Some of her better films of the 1950s were We're Not Married (1952), Dreamboat (1952), Monkey Business (1952), Forever Female (1953), and Oh Men! Oh Women! (1957). Among the film projects rejected by Ginger through the years were Hollywood Hotel (1937), Toast Of New York (1937), It All Came True (1940), His Girl Friday (1940), Ball Of Fire (1942), To Each His Own (1946), It's A Wonderful Life (1946), and The Snake Pit (1948). Ginger almost rejected Kitty Foyle, the 1940 film in which she won an Oscar, but accepted on her mother's advice. Ginger sought the starring role in Annie Get Your Gun (1950), however, MGM first cast Judy Garland and later Betty Hutton. She also requested the role played by Bette Davis in Now, Voyager (1942). Ginger will always be associated in the minds of the public with movies; she was prolific in that area, having appeared in seventy-three of them -- in the majority of which she was the star. As film roles

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became more sparse with the break-up of the movie studios in the 1950s, Ginger branched into other mediums including television, plays, and nightclubs at which she was equally talented and prolific. On October 18, 1954, Ginger made her television debut on the show Producer's Showcase in a dramatic episode entitled "Tonight At 8:30 -- Three By Coward" for which she received much critical acclaim (T-l): "Nevertheless, the evening can be put down as a personal triumph for Miss Rogers in her first time before the tv cameras. For her it was no mean accomplishment, as she changed mood and characters in three diverse roles within the 90-minute span." However, Ginger became more popular with television audiences over the years as a light comedienne on such shows as The Jack Benny Program (1957), The Bob Hope Buick Special (1960), and Vacation Playhouse (1963) or as a singer and dancer on variety shows including The Bob Hope Show (1956, 1959), Pontiac Star Parade (1958, 1959), and All-Star Salute to Mother's Day (1981). The television role for which Ginger will be most remembered was the Queen in Cinderella, a 1965 television musical. Ginger has made regular appearances to present awards on televised programs including the Bob Hope Buick Sports Award Show (1961) and the Academy Awards (1963, 1967, 1986); she was the recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor during televised ceremonies in 1992. Ginger appeared in the short-lived play The Pink Jungle in 1959. It ran three months with performances in San Francisco, Detroit, and Boston. The show was undercapitalized which caused it to close before playing Philadelphia and New York. In 1960 Ginger began a three-year New England summer stock career with Annie Get Your Gun (1960), Bell, Book, and Candle (1961), and Calamity Jane (1962). Additional plays were performed throughout the United States in 1963 and 1964 including The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Tovarich. She specialized in musicals. On March 16, 1961, Ginger married G. William Marshall at the First Methodist Church in North Hollywood, California. She divorced him in 1970. Ginger had no children. On July 23, 1964, Independence, Missouri, held a "Ginger Rogers Day." Ginger and ex-President Harry Truman broke ground for a new electrical plant for Independence. Ginger returned to Broadway in 1965 in Hello, Dolly! Garson Kanin wrote the following concerning her stardom at this time (B-171):

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Ginger appeared in 1,116 performances of Hello, Dolly! over a period of eighteen months. One of Ginger's greatest honors occurred while she was in New York performing in Hello, Dolly! During the week of January 30, 1967, the Manhattan Gallery of Modern Art honored her by showing twelve of her films as a tribute to her artistry. On February 20, 1969, Ginger began her run in the musical Mame in London. She appeared in this play until April 1970. She opened to rave reviews (P-8): "Her work was easy to admire

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"Miss Rogers looked great and, . . ., her talent is great." "Miss Rogers is adorable in her own well-known secret manner." During the fall of 1971, Ginger starred in a New England tour of the musical Coco. During the early 1970s, Ginger acted as a fashion consultant for the J. C. Penney Company. She suggested lines of merchandise that the company should offer and also acted as a spokesperson to interest consumers in the fashions offered by this company. Ginger performed in additional plays before starring for four years in The Ginger Rogers Show (1975-1980), a song and revue of music which she made famous over the years. On May 27, 1977, Lela Rogers died. Ginger continued to dance professionally well into the 1980s. Her last major stage performance was A Rockette Spectacular which played Radio City Music Hall from February 4 through May 26, 1980, to critical acclaim (P-19) : "Twenty of her films had played at the Music Hall, but Miss Rogers had never appeared there in person. It was worth the wait. The 'impudent young thing,' as one Broadway reviewer called her in 192 9, is still her sassy self. And the intervening years have turned her into a

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star who can fill the vast Music Hall stage and turn it into an intimate, allAmerican boite." Additional stage productions occurred in 1980 (Anything Goes), 1983 (Miss Moffat), and 1984 (Charley's Aunt). In January 1982 Radio City Music Hall honored Ginger as the female movie star who had starred in the most number of films that had opened at that theater; Ginger starred in twenty-three. She was presented with a glass ornament. In May 1984 the Smithsonian Institution held a luncheon in Ginger's honor. The dress that Ginger wore in Top Hat while dancing "The Piccolino" was donated to the museum at this time by Paul Becker. In 1985 Ginger directed Babes In Arms in Tarrytown, New York. This was her first directing job. In 1991 Ginger published her autobiography entitled Ginger: My Story. She thoroughly covered both her personal and professional life in rich detail. Although an injury from a fall on a yacht has sidelined Ginger's dancing career, she is associated with various charitable endeavors at this time. She has been honored with numerous awards throughout 1991 and 1992. In 1991 Ginger received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Houston International Film Festival. Friends of Childhelp also presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award. On December 5, 1992, Ginger received a Kennedy Center Honor. Ginger has been a star for over fifty years during which she has starred in musical-comedy, comedy, and dancing roles in films, television, radio, recordings, musical plays, dramatic plays, and nightclub and stage appearances. The variety of entertainment forms in which she excels has kept her a star long after rival stars were forgotten. Her clean-cut image as the girl-next-door has provided wholesome family entertainment for the world. Ginger, a prolific workaholic, displayed her talents in multiple mediums of entertainment for over fifty years. Said The New York Times of Ginger's drive (B-56): "Nobody knows why she drives herself the way she does. She isn't trying to get elected to something; she has already been elected the nation's favorite ballroom dancer, but she does anyway."

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Ginger Rogers is still very popular and has an active fan club in 1993. She presently maintains homes near both Palm Springs, California, and Medford, Oregon.

Chronology The following is a list of significant dates in Ginger Rogers' life and career. 1911

July 16: Virginia Katherine McMath (aka Ginger Rogers) is born in Independence, Missouri, to William Eddins and Lela Emogen (Owens) McMath.

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May: Lela McMath, now a widow, marries John Logan Rogers in Liberty, Missouri. The family moves to Dallas, Texas, where Mr. Rogers works for an insurance company.

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Virginia and her family move to Fort Worth, Texas.

1925

November 9: Ginger (Virginia) becomes the Texas State Charleston Champion (A-l). Her vaudeville career begins.

1929

March 29: Ginger marries Edward Jackson Culpepper in New Orleans. December 25: Ginger Rogers debuts in the Broadway play Top Speed (P-2). It runs through March 31, 1930.

1930

January 22: Ginger Rogers signs a 7-year contract with Paramount. October 14: Ginger Rogers opens in the Broadway musical Girl Crazy (P-3). It runs through June 6, 1931.

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June: Paramount cancels Ginger Rogers' contract at her request. RKO-Pathe signs Ginger to a three-

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Ginger Rogers movie contract; her first movie is The Tip-Off (F-6). July 11: Ginger divorces Edward Jackson Culpepper in Dallas, Texas.

1932

Ginger's three-movie contract ends. She signs with Warner Bros, on a one-picture deal (The Tenderfoot (F-9)). She also makes a second movie (You Said A Mouthful (F-12)) before freelancing for the rest of 1932.

1933

April: RKO places Ginger Rogers under contract to make Professional Sweetheart (F-16). RKO is granted a three-picture option.

1934

May: RKO picks up the option on Ginger's contract. She makes $1,100 a week. November 14: Ginger Rogers marries Lew Ayres.

1935

During the filming of Top Hat (F-31), Ginger's weekly salary is $1,550.

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May: Ginger strikes for higher pay from RKO. She refuses to film Swing Time (F-34) until her salary is raised to $2,635 a week. May 14: Lew Ayres and Ginger separate.

1937

May: Ginger's RKO salary jumps to $3,000 a week.

1938

Spring: Ginger's salary is raised to $4,000 a week. December: RKO announces that the Rogers/Astaire film series has made $18 million for the studio.

1939

September 5: Grauman's Chinese Theatre holds a ceremony for the placement of Ginger's hand and footprints in the cement outside the theatre (A-3) .

1940

March 13: Ginger Rogers obtains a divorce from Lew Ayres. Ginger purchases an 180 0-acre farm in Oregon. This dairy farm also produces corn, wheat, oats, pears, plums, and apples.

1941

February 27: Ginger receives an Oscar as Best Actress for her role in Kitty Foyle (F-45).

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After the completion of her RKO contract with Tom, Dick, And Harry (F-46), Ginger decides to freelance. She is one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood for the next two years. 1942

Ginger Rogers is the highest paid actress in the U.S.

1943

January 16: Ginger Rogers weds John Calvin Briggs II in Pasadena, California. Reverend Edwin Day officiates. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Katz, parents of Briggs, and Lela Rogers attend.

1949

July 30: Ginger Rogers and Jack Briggs II separate. September 6: Ginger receives an uncontested divorce from Jack Briggs II in Los Angeles.

1951

October 19: Ginger Rogers returns to the Broadway stage in Love And Let Love (P-4) after twenty years of motion picture work.

1953

February 7: Ginger Rogers marries Jacques Bergerac in Palm Springs, California.

1954

October 10: Ginger Rogers debuts on television in "Tonight At 8:30 -- Three By Coward" (T-l).

1957

May 3: Ginger Rogers and Jacques Bergerac separate. July 9: Ginger and Jacques Bergerac divorce in Santa Monica, California.

1959

October 14: The Pink Jungle (P-7) opens. through December 12.

1960

Summer: Ginger appears in Annie Get Your Gun (P-8), a musical, in a five-city summer stock tour of New England.

1961

March 16: Ginger Rogers marries G. William Marshall in North Hollywood, California, at the First Methodist Church.

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Summer: Ginger appears in Bell, Book, And Candle (P-9) in a summer stock tour of New England. 1962

Summer: Ginger appears in Calamity Jane (P-10), a musical, in a summer stock tour of New England.

1964

Ginger stars in a five-month United States tour in the musical version of Tovarich (P-12).

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1965

August 9: Ginger Rogers replaces Carol Channing in the Broadway version of Hello, Dolly! (P-13). Ginger gives 1,116 performances.

1969

February 20: Ginger Rogers stars in the London version of Mame (P-14). The show runs through April 1970.

1970

April: Ginger Rogers and G. William Marshall separate while living in Paris, France. Ginger files for divorce upon returning to Oregon.

1971

Fall: Ginger stars in Coco (P-15), a musical, which tours New England.

1975

Spring: Ginger appears in 40 Carats (P-16) which plays in Chicago for three months. Summer: Ginger tours the United States with the play 4 0 Carats (P-16).

1977

May 27: Lela Rogers dies.

1980

February 4: Ginger appears at Radio City Music Hall (P-18) until May 26. July: Ginger begins a tour of the United States in Anything Goes (P-19), a musical.

1983

Ginger appears in Miss Moffat (P-20), a musical, in Indianapolis, Indiana, for two weeks.

1984

Gingers appears in Charley's Aunt (P-22) in Edmonton, Canada.

1992

December 5: Ginger receives a Kennedy Center Honor for her contributions to the performing arts.

Plays and Personal Appearances Included in this section are Ginger Rogers' plays and personal appearances. Miss Rogers was as prolific in her stage and nightclub appearances as she was in her movie appearances. Regarding stage appearances versus films, Ginger had the following thoughts (B-65): "I don't know which I like best. I love the applause on the stage. But pictures are so fascinating -- you reach so many millions through them. And you make more money, too." P-l

Vaudeville PLAYED: South (Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma area), Midwest (Missouri, Illinois, Ohio), New York (1925-1929)

NOTES: As Texas State Charleston Champion, Ginger received a four-week stage engagement in six Texas towns. Ginger next played in an act known as "Ginger Rogers And The Redheads" consisting of herself and two runners-up from the Charleston contest (Earl Leach and Josephine Butler); the trio appeared in vaudeville for a year and a half. Ginger then appeared as a single until her debut on the Broadway stage in Top Speed. P-2

Top Speed PLAYED: Chanin Theatre in New York City, NY (December 25, 1929 through March 31, 1930)

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Ginger Rogers CREW: PRODUCERS: Guy Bolton, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby DIRECTOR: John Harwood WRITERS: Guy Bolton, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby CHOREOGRAPHERS: John Boyle, LeRoy Prinz SETTINGS: Raymond L. Sovey MUSIC/LYRICS: Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby "Hot And Bothered" "Sweeter Than You" "What Would I Care?" CAST: Harland Dixon (Ted Jordan), Sunny Dale (Daisy Parker), Ginger Rogers (Babs Green), Irene Delroy (Virginian Rollins), Paul Frawley (Elmer Peters), Lester Allen (Gerry Brooks), Elaine Blaire (Molly), Lon Hascall (Pete Schoonmaker), Shirley Richards (Shirley), Theodore Babcock (Mr. Rollins), Sam Critcherson (Vincent Colgate), John T. Dwyer (Spencer Colgate), Lloyd Pedrick (Bellows), Ken Williams (Chauffeur), George Del Drigo (Waiter), William Hale (Storekeeper), Hermes Pan (Chorus Boy)

SYNOPSIS: Primary plot concerns a summer romance in the resort area of Thousand Islands. Ted Jordan and Daisy Parker fall in love only to have the girl become jealous of the boy's relationship with other females. The pair reunite at the end of the play followed by a climax centered on a motor boat race. REVIEWS: Variety 01.01.30: "'Top Speed' looks like 12 weeks with the main thing in its favor the scarcity of musicals this season." SEE ALSO: F-l NOTES: Ginger played an immoral flapper in this two-act play. She sang "Hot And Bothered." Adolph Zukor and Walter Wanger came from the Long Island Paramount Studios to see Ginger in Top Speed; they asked her to screen test. She filmed Young Man Of Manhattan at the Paramount Studios in Long Island during the day while she performed in this musical at night. Hermes Pan, the choreographer who became famous from his association on the Rogers/Astaire musicals, was a singer in the chorus of this musical.

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Ginger was discovered and cast in this show when Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, the composer and lyricist, saw her in vaudeville. The tune "Sweeter Than You" was recycled from a 192 6 musical. P-3

Girl Crazy PLAYED: Alvin Theatre in New York City, NY (October 14, 1930 through June 6, 1931) CREW: PRODUCERS: Alex Aarons, Vinton Freedley DIRECTOR: Alexander Leftwich WRITERS: Guy Bolton, John McGowan CHOREOGRAPHER: George Hale SETTINGS: Alexander Leftwich MUSIC/LYRICS: George and Ira Gershwin "Boy, What Love Has Done To Me" "But Not For Me" "Cactus Time In Arizona" "Could You Use Me" "Embraceable You" "I Got Rhythm" "Sam And Delilah" CAST: Allan Kearns (Danny Churchill); Ginger Rogers (Molly Gray); Clyde Veaux (Pete); Carlton Macy (Lank Sanders); Willie Howard (Gieber Goldfarb); Eunice Healy (Flora James); Peggy O'Connor (Patsy West); Ethel Merman (Kate Fothergill); William Kent (Slick Fothergill); Donald Foster (Sam Mason); Olive Brady (Tess Parker); Lew Parker (Jake Howell); Chief Rivers (Eagle Rock); Jack Classon (Hotel Proprietor); Starr Jones (Lariat Joe); Marshall Smith, Ray Johnson, Del Porter, Dwight Snyder (The Foursome); Antonio and Renne Demarco (Dancers); Al Siegel (Pianist); Red Nichols And His Orchestra

SYNOPSIS: Danny Churchill is a rich, young alcoholic sent by his family to a Arizona ranch to dry out. Danny turns his ranch prison into a dude ranch for women. Danny falls in love with Molly Gray, the postmistress for the area.

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REVIEWS: Variety 10.22.30: "Miss Rogers has come right along as an ingenue, who can sing even with her small, highly controlled voice better than she can dance, but dialogs very well and looks so nice the girl had better find a substitute for that 'Ginger' handle. It doesn't fit anymore and she's not doing a single." NOTES: Ginger played Molly Gray, the lovelorn postmistress of a western town. She sang "But Not For Me," "Embraceable You," and "Cactus Time In Arizona." Ginger also danced with Allen Kearns to "Embraceable You" which Fred Astaire choreographed. Ethel Merman sang "I Got Rhythm," "Sam And Delilah," and "Boy, What Love Has Done To Me." MGM made the film version of this two-act Broadway musical in 1943 with Judy Garland, whom they named Ginger after Miss Rogers. A 1965 remake was entitled When The Boys Meet The Girls; it starred Connie Francis and Harve Presnell. Ginger, who was nineteen at the time, earned $1,000 a week. Rehearsals started in August 1930 with the first performance on October 14. The orchestra for this show was Red Nichols and His Five Pennies. Members included music notables Gene Krupa, Roger Edens, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and Jack Teagarden. P-4

Love And Let Love PLAYED: Plymouth Theatre in New York City, NY (October 19, 1951 for 51 performances) CREW: PRODUCER: Anthony Farrell DIRECTOR: Louis Verneuil WRITER: Louis Verneuil STAGED BY: Louis Verneuil SETTINGS: Ralph Alswang COSTUMES: Jean Louis CAST: Ginger Rogers (Valerie King and Ruth Gage), Paul McGrath (Charles Warren), Helen Marcy (Shirley), Tom Helmore (Dr. Fred Stevens), David Perkins (Harlan)

SYNOPSIS: The sister of a famous actress marries a man whom her sister has been dating. The actress proposes to a wealthy middle-aged admirer who helps her marry the doctor with whom she really is in love.

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REVIEWS: New York Times 10.20.51: ". . . it is easy to admire her [Ginger Rogers] today. For she is beautiful and alive and has a sunny sense of humor. She can also act with bounce and animation. There are one or two moments when, by golly, you think there may be the merest suggestion of something worthwhile in the current vehicle. No one that gorgeous can be entirely overwhelmed by a playwright's dullness . . . Miss Rogers' personal splendor and gifts as an actress. They are considerable, and it would be exhilarating to see them at work on a real play. 'Love and Let Love' is a polite bore." Variety 10.24.51: "In the dual part of the actress and her sister, Miss Rogers brings good looks, captivating animation and stage personality, and an attractive gleam of humor. But even an actress with much greater legit experience and infinite technical resources would have difficulty making much of such a preposterous yarn, so the film actress is defeated by it. Moreover, since her range of expression is limited and she lacks the feel of an audience, her voice and mannerisms presently become a bit monotonous." SEE ALSO: B-20, B-33, B-49, B-69, B-146, B-342 NOTES: Ginger played twin sisters in this two-act play. For one she was billed as Ginger Rogers; she played the twin credited as Virginia McMath (her real name). The play opened in San Francisco. After four weeks on the road, it opened on Broadway. Ginger was given her fourth Life cover in honor of this production. P-5

Bob Hope USO Christmas Tour of 1956 PLAYED: Alaska (December 1956) CREW: PRODUCER: Jack Hope DIRECTOR: Jack Shea WRITERS: Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin, John Rapp, Lester White, Charles Lee, Gig Henry CAST: Bob Hope, Ginger Rogers, Mickey Mantle, Jerry Colonna, Peggy King, Hedda Hopper, Miss Universe (Carol Morris), Del Rubio Triplets, The Purdue University Glee Club, Les Browne Band, Milton Frome, Peter Leeds

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SYNOPSIS: Ginger Rogers sings, dances, and acts in skits. In one skit, she plays a golddigger in an Alaska saloon. REVIEWS: Variety 01.02.57: "This was a stanza naturally gaited for the wolfcalls, especially in the sleek and slinky salon chick makeup of Ginger Rogers, . . . " SEE ALSO: T-3 NOTES: A television special of this personal appearance tour was shown on December 28, 1956. P-6

Riviera Hotel PLAYED: Las Vegas, NV (January 28, 1958 through February 25, 1958) CREW: PRODUCER: Sammy Lewis CONDUCTOR: Peter Matz STAGING CREDIT: Louis da Pron SPECIAL MATERIAL: Stephen Sondheim CAST: Ginger Rogers; The Novelties (Art Terry, Frankie Carr, and Don Santora); The Cavanaughs; Joe Kirchen; Ray Sinatra Orchestra; Mark Alden, Buff Shurr, Dom Salinaro Dancers; Riviera Dancing Dolls (19 Chorus Girls)

SYNOPSIS: Ginger Rogers sings "The Night Is The Best Part Of The Day," You Can't Take That Away From Me," "New Fangled Tango." She dances to "Shall We Dance," "Day And Night," "Fine Romance," "Carioca," and "The Continental." She also does several dramatic pieces from her movies including Kitty Foyle and Tom, Dick, And Harry. The Novelties, a trio consisting of a guitar, accordion, and bass, sing while entertaining the audience with comedy bits. The Cavanaughs, a pair of ice skaters, appears. Joe Kirchen sings while the Riviera Dancing Dolls perform. REVIEWS: Variety 02.05.58: "Miss Rogers is most attractive, and wears gorgeous gowns. Her act is at its best when she's singing and dancing, and wisely she does a lot of it. She does several dramatic bits from her hit films . . ."

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NOTES: This was Miss Rogers' Las Vegas debut. The show was ninety minutes in length which was a bit long for most critics. P-7

The Pink Jungle PLAYED: Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco, CA (October 14, 1959 through November 14, 1959) Shubert Theatre in Detroit, MI (November 16, 1959 through November 30, 1959) Shubert Theatre in Boston, MA (December 2 through December 12, 1959) CREW: PRODUCER: Paul Gregory DIRECTOR: Joseph Anthony WRITER: Leslie Stevens SETTINGS/LIGHTING: Donald Oenslager COSTUMES: Jean Louis CHORAL ARRANGEMENTS: Jack Lattimer ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS: Albert Sendrey MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Sherman Frank CHOREOGRAPHER: Matt Mattox MUSIC/LYRICS: Vernon Duke "Brian" "Chic Talk" "Finale" "Free As The Air" "A Hundred Women In One" "It's Tough To Be A Girl" "It's Tough To Be A Man" "Just Like Children" "Nobody But Tess" "Paris In New York" "Persian Room-Ba" "There I Was" "Where Do You Go When You Arrive?" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Tess Jackson); Agnes Moorehead (Eleanor West); Leif Erickson (Brian West); Ray Hamilton (David West); Margaret Hayes (Chris Taylor); Gavin Gordon (Harvey West); Buck Class (Simon West); Marilyn Watson (Suzy Harkness); Lisa Johnson (Annette); Rene Paul (Pierre Aubusson); Louis Nye (Dr. Prescott Alcot);

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SYNOPSIS: Females compete in the business world. Eleanor West is the head of a cosmetics company while Tess Jackson serves as her assistant who does such unpleasant chores as firing people. REVIEWS: Variety 12.09.59: "Ironically, the production has been a hot entry on the road, but it's been booked mostly under conditions applicable to an expensive straight play. Thus, although business has been good, it hasn't been commensurate with the requirements of a bigtime musical. Indicative of the show's drawing power, which is attributed mainly to the star, is its current sellout status in Boston." SEE ALSO: B-169 NOTES: The show did not make its scheduled Philadelphia showing at the Erlanger Theatre. William Goldman, the theater manager, threatened to sue the company unless they honored their contract; the theater had advance sales in excess of $100,000. It was scheduled to play there for four weeks starting December 14. It never played New York where it was scheduled to open on January 14 at the 54th Street Theatre. Originally, the production was a comedy-musical. It was well-received as such and made money. While in Boston, additional songs were added to make it a musical-comedy. The original production was capitalized at $180,000 but it was found that the investment would have to have been doubled to finance a musical-comedy. P-8

Annie Get Your Gun PLAYED: New England States (Summer 1960)

SYNOPSIS: Annie Oakley, a hillbilly sharpshooter, joins a traveling Wild West Show. A romance ensues between Annie and the owner of the traveling Wild West show. NOTES: Miss Rogers played a five-city summer stock tour in this Irving Berlin musical based on the life of Annie Oakley. This musical had previously been filmed by MGM

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in 1950 with Betty Hutton in the starring role. P-9

Bell, Book, and Candle PLAYED: New England States (Summer 1961)

SYNOPSIS: A publisher discovers that his girlfriend is a witch. NOTES: Columbia Pictures filmed this comedy in 1958; the movie starred Kim Novak. P-10

Calamity Jane PLAYED: New England States (Summer 1962)

SYNOPSIS: Calamity Jane helps a saloon keeper friend find talent for his shows while vying for and winning the love of Wild Bill Hickok. NOTES: Miss Rogers' co-star was Larry Douglas in this musical patterned after Annie Get Your Gun. In 1953 Warner Bros, produced a film version of this story starring Doris Day. P-ll

The Unsinkable Molly Brown PLAYED: Dallas (1963)

SYNOPSIS: A poor Colorado girl becomes a member of Denver society through persistence. NOTES: Sandy Duncan, an unknown actress at the time, also played in this Dallas summer theater production of the Meredith Wilson musical. MGM filmed this musical in 1962; it starred Debbie Reynolds. P-12

Tovarich PLAYED: United States Tour (1964)

SYNOPSIS: Russian nobility flee the revolution to Paris where they take jobs as servants. NOTES: Ginger toured for five months with this musical written by Lee Pockriss and Anne Croswell. Warner Bros, produced a film version of this story in 1937 which starred Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer.

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Ginger Rogers Hello, Dollv! PLAYED: St. James Theatre in New York, NY (August 9, 1965 through February 26, 1967) National Touring Company: San Francisco, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; St. Louis, MO; Omaha, NE; Des Moines, IA; Minneapolis, MN; Madison, WI; Cincinnati, OH; Milwaukee, WI; Dallas, TX; Shreveport, LA; Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; and Boston, MA (1967-1968) CREW: PRODUCERS: David Merrick, Champion-Five, Inc. DIRECTOR: Gower Champion WRITER: Michael Stewart BASED ON The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder SETTINGS: Oliver Smith COSTUMES: Freddy Wittop LIGHTING: Jean Rosenthal ORCHESTRATIONS: Philip J. Lang VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Shepard Coleman CHOREOGRAPHER: Gower Champion CAST: Ginger Rogers (Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi); Mary Jo Catlett (Ernestina); Charles Kavel (Ambrose Kemper); Patti Pappathatos and Beverly Baker (Horse); David Burns (Horace Vandergelder); Joan Kail (Ermengarde); Will Mackenzie (Cornelius Hackl); Jerry Dodge (Barnaby Tucker); Patte Finley (Irene Molloy); Sondra Lee (Minnie Fay); Amelia Haas (Mrs. Rose); David Hartman (Rudolph); Gordon Connell (Judge); Keith Kaldenberg (Court Clerk); Nicole Barth, Monica Carter, Joyce Dahl, Joyce Devlin, Diane Findlay, Lee Hooper, Joan Buttons Leonard, Anne Nathan, Yolanda Poropat, Bonnie Schon, Mary Ann Snow, Pat Trott, Ted Agress, Joel Craig, Dick Crowley, Hamp Dickens, David Evens, Gene Gebauer, Joe Helms, Richard Hermany, Woody Hurst, Neil Jones, Vernon Lusby, Jim Maher, John Mineo, Dan Merriman, Tony Falco, Paul Solen, George Tregre, Ronnie Young; Bibi Osterwald (Miss Rogers' Standby)

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SYNOPSIS: Matchmaker Dolly Levi is hired by Horace Vandergelder to find a husband for Ernestina, his niece. While in the process of matchmaking, Dolly falls in love with Horace. She pursues and wins him. REVIEWS: New York Times 08.10.65: "You can just uncross those fingers. Last-night at the St. James Theater in 'Hello, Dolly!' she [Ginger Rogers] was a sweet and wonderful Dolly Gallagher Levi in her first performance of that role before an audience. The audience put on a pretty good performance itself, greeting her with such a loving ovation that she could have lived on it for the rest of the evening. But she didn't have to. The audience kept it up and she kept giving them good reason." Variety 08.11.65: "It will be interesting to go back and see 'Hello, Dolly!' when Ginger Rogers has had a chance to settle down in the title role and without a cheering section on hand. When she took over Monday night (the 9th) for Carol Channing, the claques demonstration suggested the arrival of a combination Joan Of Arc, Florence Nightingale and Sophia Loren bringing a cure for taxation, poverty and old age . . . With all due allowances for a first performance in an established show and the realization that Miss Rogers will improve greatly with continued playing, she simply isn't in the same league with Miss Channing as a galvanizing musical comedy personality." SEE ALSO: A-10, B-40, B-41, B-68, B-89, B-129, B-132, B-158, B-184, B-351 NOTES: Ginger Rogers won the role of Dolly Levi in New York when Carol Channing moved to the West Coast company of Hello, Dollv! Ginger sang "I Put My Hand In," "Dancing," "Before The Parade Passes By," "Hello, Dolly!," "Motherhood," "So Long, Dearie," and "Put On Your Sunday Clothes." Martha Raye replaced Ginger Rogers on Broadway in the role of Dolly Levi on February 27, 1967. Ginger then toured with the National Touring Company of Hello, Dollv! Ginger performed in a total of 1,116 performances of Hello, Dollv!. P-14

Mame PLAYED: The Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England (February 20, 1969 through April 1970)

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Ginger Rogers CREW: PRODUCERS: Bernard Delfont, Harold Fielding DIRECTOR: Lawrence Kasha WRITERS: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Patrick Dennis AND THE PLAY Auntie Mame BY Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee COSTUMES: Robert Macintosh SETTINGS: William and Jean Eckart LIGHTING: Tharon Musser CONDUCTOR: Ray Cook VOCAL ARRANGER: Donald Pippin DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS: Roger Adams ORCHESTRATIONS: Philip J. Lang CHOREOGRAPHER: Onna White ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER: Patrick Cummings CHORAL DIRECTOR: John McCarthy MUSIC/LYRICS: Jerry Herman CAST: Ginger Rogers (Mame Dennis); Ann Beach (Agnes Gooch); Margaret Courtenay (Vera Charles); Garry Warren (Patrick Dennis); David Wright (Ralph Devine); Chris Dyson (Bishop); Brian Jackson (M. Lindsay Woolsey); Burt Kwouk (Ito); Wallace Stephenson (Doorman); George May (Elevator Boy); Bruce Harris (Messenger); Guy Spaull (Dwight Babcock); Betty Winsett (Art Model); Carolyn Gray (Dance Teacher); David Wright (Leading Man); Victor Woolf (Stage Manager); Sheila Keith (Mme. Branislowski); John Raymon (Gregor); Barry Kent (Beauregard); Ted Gilbert (Uncle Jeff); Eve Tunstall (Cousin Fan); Betty Winsett (Sally Cato); Tony Adams (Mother Burnside); Ken Walsh (Junior Babcock); Sheila Keith (Mrs. Upson); Norman MacLeod (Mr. Upson); Julia McKenzie (Gloria Upson); Jill Howard (Pegeen Ryan); Geraldo Davis (Peter Dennis); Wendy Lampard (Gloria Upson); Bernice Adams, Annie Bee, Sheila Coxhill, Alison Ingram, and Christine Artemis (Mame's Friends); Honor Lewis, Mary Murphy, Eve Tunstall, Lindybeth Wiles, Roy Durbin, Brian Edwards, Franklin Fox, Simon Gilbert, Eric Greenall, George May, Donald McLennan, Rhys Nelson, Alan Page, John Raymon, Wallace Stephenson, Ken Walsh, and David Wright (Singers/Dancers); India Adams (Ginger Rogers' Standby)

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SYNOPSIS: In 1928 Patrick Dennis, a ten-year-old boy, goes to New York to live with his very eccentric Aunt Mame after his conservative stockbroker father dies. Mame is a hyperactive, wealthy person who practices a Bohemian lifestyle complete with all the unusual practices of the 1920s. Meanwhile, the will of Patrick's deceased father places a conservative trustee in charge of Patrick's schooling. After Mame loses her money in the 1929 stock crash, she tries several occupations unsuccessfully before meeting a millionaire from Georgia. The couple happily travels around the world while leaving Patrick in the care of the conservative trustee. When the millionaire dies, Mame returns to New York to find that Patrick now holds the conservative views and practices the lifestyle of the stuffy rich. Mame saves Patrick from this unhappy lifestyle and the pair resume their madcap life. REVIEWS: The London Daily Express 02.21.69: "Miss Rogers looks stunning and dances with vigor and delight. I wish I could say the same about her acting performance. Her work was easy to admire but hard to love . . . but the show still has a lot going for it." The London Daily Mirror 02.21.69: "Ginger radiates unflagging zest in a show which leans heavily on her personality to project a story that at times seems awfully small." The London Daily Sketch 02.21.69: "'Mame' the most lamebrained and ridiculous musical since a generation before Astaire and Rogers. It falls on all levels. The show contains not one nudge of humor. But Miss Rogers looked great and, though her voice is small, her talent is great." The London Daily Telegraph 02.21.69: "What you get is not so much a show as a show-package . . . Miss Rogers tackled the role with a wary polish that comes across as less Mame than tame. However, she looks stunning. . ." The London Times 02.21.69: ". . . nothing a reviewer says can do the slightest harm to this show as long as Ginger Rogers stays in the cast." Manchester Guardian 02.21.69: "Miss Rogers is adorable in her own well-known secret manner." Variety 02.26.69: "The much-ballyhooed 'Mame' is a showcase for the Drury Lane and should keep the boxoffice busy long after the present lengthy advance bookings. It centers, of course, around the star's personality and Ginger Rogers, not only evoking

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nostalgia, brings radiance to her role. with her from her first appearance."

Audiences are

SEE ALSO: A-12, A-13 NOTES: Ginger sang "Bosom Buddies," "If He Walked Into My Life," "It's Today," "The Man In The Moon," "My Best Girl," "Open A New Window," "That's How I Feel," and "We Need A Little Christmas." During August 1969, Juliet Prowse played Mame for two weeks while Ginger Rogers vacationed. Ginger Rogers was to have appeared in a French version in Paris, but it was cancelled. Ginger appeared in a version of Mame in the round in Houston, Texas, in late 1971. P-15

Coco PLAYED: New England States (Fall 1971)

NOTES: Ginger toured through eight cities with this musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Andre Previn based on the life of French designer Coco Chanel. P-16

40 Carats PLAYED: Drury Lane East Theatre in Chicago, IL (Spring 1975) United States Tour (Summer 1975)

SYNOPSIS: A forty-year-old woman vacations in Greece where she has an affair with a twenty-two-year-old man. NOTES: Ginger played in Chicago with this play for three months after which she toured the United States. This story was filmed in 1973 by Columbia Pictures; the movie version starred Liv Ullmann. P-17

The Ginger Rogers Show PLAYED: Throughout the world including Oklahoma City, OK; Dallas, TX; San Francisco, CA; Las Vegas, NV; London, England; Mexico City, Mexico; Ottawa, Canada; Sydney, Australia; Paris, France; Buenos Aires, Argentina (1975-1980)

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CREW: CONDUCTOR: Hal Borne CHOREOGRAPHER: Onna White COSTUMES: Jean Louis CAST : Ginger Rogers, Michael Cody, Jeff Parker, Ron Steinbeck, Jim Taylor SYNOPSIS: This song and dance revue features songs and dances made famous by Ginger Rogers. P-18

A Rockette Spectacular PLAYED: Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY (February 4, 1980, through May 26, 1980) CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Robert F. Janl EXECUTIVE MUSIC DIRECTOR: Donald Pippin CONDUCTOR: Elman Anderson ROCKETTES' CHOREOGRAPHER: Violet Holmes ROGERS' CHOREOGRAPHER: Howard Parker PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: Nell Miller SETTINGS John W. Keck COSTUMES Frank Spencer LIGHTING Ken Billington CAST: Ginger Rogers and the Rockettes, Billy Roy (Pianist), Twelve Male Chorus Boys

SYNOPSIS: This backstage musical shows Ginger Rogers and the Rockettes preparing to open a new show. Violet Holmes, director of the Rockettes, rehearses her troupe. The Rockettes discuss their careers as they dress. Ginger dances with a male chorus line and then reminisces about her career. REVIEWS: The New York Times 02.05.80: "Twenty of her films had played at the Music Hall, but Miss Rogers had never appeared there in person. It was worth the wait. The 'impudent young thing,' as one Broadway reviewer called her in 1929, is still her sassy self. And the intervening years have turned her into a star who can fill the vast Music Hall stage and turn it into an intimate, ail-American boite." SEE ALSO: B-32, B-71, B-83

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Anything Goes PLAYED: United States Tour: New York, NY; New Orleans, LA; Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL (July 1980 through September 1980)

SYNOPSIS: Reno Sweeney, a tough but religious nightclub owner, meets Moonface Martin, a mobster pretending to be a priest, while on an ocean voyage. Romance ensues and Reno becomes a religious revivalist. REVIEWS: The Detroit News 07.09.80: "Ginger Rogers at the age of 6 9 looks great. Not only that, she's a much finer actress than you probably remember." NOTES: Ginger's co-star was Sid Caesar for this elevenweek tour. Songs included "Your The Top," "It's Delovely," "Friendship," and "Blow, Gabriel, Blow." This musical was filmed twice by Paramount (1936 and 1956); both versions starred Bing Crosby. It was also a Broadway musical starring Ethel Merman. P-2 0

Miss Moffat PLAYED: Indianapolis, IN (January 1983)

SYNOPSIS: A Southern schoolteacher finds talented student among her poor students whom she helps to obtain a higher education. NOTES: Director/writer Josh Logan asked Ginger Rogers to star in his musical version of The Corn Is Green. This play ran two weeks. P-21

Charley7 s Aunt PLAYED: Edmonton, Canada (1984)

SYNOPSIS: A student at Oxford impersonates his rich aunt from Brazil. NOTES: This Victorian farce was filmed in 1941; it starred Jack Benny and Kay Francis.

Filmography This chapter lists credits, synopses, reviews, and other pertinent data relating to all of Ginger Rogers films including the short films she made at the beginning of her career. The films are in chronological order by their release date though divided into two categories: feature films and film shorts. All films are in color unless the entry specifies black and white (B/W). Miss Rogers was a very prolific actress having starred in seventy-three films. Though this seems like a large number of films, there were other stars who made more films than Ginger Rogers including Lon Chaney Jr. (159), John Wayne (154), Myrna Loy (117), Mickey Rooney (116), Buster Crabbe (99), Robert Mitchum (91), Gary Cooper (91), Bette Davis (84), Barbara Stanwyck (84), and Henry Fonda (81). Ginger Rogers was a movie veteran even before she worked in Flying Down To Rio with Fred Astaire. She had already performed in nineteen movies. According to Quigley Publications, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire were the sixth most popular box office stars of the 1930s with only Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Joan Crawford, Will Rogers, and Wallace Beery topping them. The Rogers/Astaire team rated third in the box office ratings of 1936 behind Shirley Temple and Clark Gable. In 1937, the dance team placed seventh. Other dancing partners that Fred Astaire had include Joan Crawford (Dancing Lady, 1933), Eleanor Powell (Broadway Melody of 1940, 1940), Paulette Goddard (Second Chorus, 1940), Rita Hayworth (You Were Never Lovelier, 1942), Judy Garland (Easter Parade, 1948), Betty Hutton (Let's Dance, 1950), Vera-Ellen (Three Little Words, 1950) , Cyd Charisse (The Band Wagon, 1953), and Leslie Caron (Daddy Long Legs, 1955).

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While the plot of the Rogers/Astaire films is the most prevalent one that her fans remember (boy meets girl and they romance through song and dance), there are two other themes in Ginger Rogers' films which were used multiple times. Many of Ginger Rogers' movies were based on psychiatry and psychoanalysis including, Carefree, Lady In The Dark, Oh Men! Oh Women!, and In Person. The theme about Ginger having to decide between multiple suitors to marry is also common with such entries as Carefree, Tom, Dick, And Harry, It Had To Be You, Lady In The Dark, Magnificent Doll, and Lucky Partners. Miss Rogers can also be seen in such major film clip compilations as That's Entertainment (1974), That's Entertainment II (1976), and That's Dancin' (1985). FEATURE FILMS: F-l

Young Man Of Manhattan (Paramount, 1930) 75 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Monta Bell SCREENPLAY: Robert Presnell, Daniel Reed BASED ON A STORY BY Katherine Brush MUSICAL DIRECTOR: David Mendoza EDITOR: Emma Hill CINEMATOGRAPHER: Larry Williams ART DIRECTOR: William Saulter COSTUMES: Caroline Putnam MUSIC/LYRICS: Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman, and Sammy Fain "Good 'n' Plenty" "I'd Fall In Love All Over Again" "If You Can Just Forgive And Forget" "I've Got IT But IT Don't Do Me No Good" Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman, Sammy Fain, and W. Raskin "I'll Bob Up With The Bob-O-Link" CAST: Claudette Colbert (Ann Vaughn); Norman Foster (Toby McLean); Charles Ruggles (Shorty Ross); Ginger Rogers (Puff Randolph); Leslie Austin (Dwight Knowles); H. Dudley Hawley (Doctor); Tom Reilly (Referee); John MacDowall; Lorraine Aalbu, Aileen Aalbu, Fern Aalbu, and Harriet Aalbu (Sherman Sisters)

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SYNOPSIS: Toby McLean marries Ann Vaughn, a fellow reporter. At first the pair is very happy until Ann becomes a successful magazine writer. Toby becomes jealous and has an affair with Puff Randolph, a St. Louis socialite. Ann becomes jealous and throws Toby out of their apartment. She then drinks some bootleg Scotch and temporarily goes blind. Toby reunites with his wife. REVIEWS: New York Times 04.19.30: "Ginger Rogers, in the part of Puff, the young girl who chases Toby about with 'irritating regularity,' as Shorty puts it, is attractive and bright and sings well." Variety 04.23.30: "Ginger Rogers appears as the ultramodern flapper who pursues our hero, playing it trimly and without excess, and singing two special numbers, one a good travesty on tin pan alley product called 'I've Got 'It,' But 'It' Don't Do Me No Good.'" ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 04.20.30, The Film Spectator 06.07.38, Judge 05.17.38, Life 05.09.30, The New York Times 02.09.30, The New York Times 03.16.30, The New York Times 04.27.30, The New Yorker 04.26.30, Outlook And Independent 04.20.30, Time 04.28.30 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, P-2, S-l NOTES: This was a romantic comedy about a newspaper woman. Ginger played a society flapper. She sang "I've Got IT But IT Don't Do Me No Good." F-2

Queen High (Paramount, 1930) 85 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCERS: Lawrence Schwab, Frank Mandel DIRECTOR: Fred Newmeyer DIALOGUE DIRECTOR: Daniel Reed SCREENPLAY: Frank Mandel BASED ON A PLAY A Pair of Sixes BY Edward H. Peple ADAPTED FROM THE MUSICAL COMEDY BY Laurence Schwab, Lewis Gensler, and B. G. DeSylva MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: Johnny Green MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Al Goodman EDITOR: Barney Rogan CINEMATOGRAPHER: William Steiner

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Ginger Rogers ART DIRECTOR: William Saulter SOUND: C. A. Tuthill COSTUMES: Caroline Putman HAIR STYLES: Fred Graf MUSIC/LYRICS: B. G. DeSylva and Lewis Gensler "Everything Will Happen For The Best" Ralph Rainger and Alfred Schwartz "Brother, Just Laugh It Off" Ralph Rainger and Dick Howard "I'm Afraid Of You" "It Seems To Me" E. Y. Harburg and Henry Souvain "I Love The Girls In My Own Peculiar Way" CAST: Charles Ruggles (T. Boggs Johns), Frank Morgan (George Nettleton), Ginger Rogers (Polly Rockwell), Stanley Smith (Dick Johns), Helen Carrington (Mrs. Nettleton), Theresa Maxwell Conover (Mrs. Rockwell), Betty Garde (Florence Cole), Nina Olivette (Coddles), Rudy Cameron (Cyrus Vanderholt), Tom Brown (Jimmy), Edith Sheldon (Dancer)

SYNOPSIS: T. Boggs Johns and George Nettleton are partners in the female garter business who fight constantly. Johns hires his nephew over Nettleton's objections, while Nettleton hires his niece over Johns' objections; the niece and nephew become a romantic item. The partners decide to settle their dispute through a game of poker; the winner runs the business independently for one year while the loser becomes the valet of the winner. REVIEWS: New York Times 08.09.30: "Miss Rogers does nicely by her role and Stanley Smith serves his part satisfactorily. The singing of these two is a good deal better than the average musical film." Variety 08.13.30: "Incidental to the principals, Smith and Ginger Rogers, the relatives in jobs, carry on in a light, entertaining way." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: The New York Times 03.3 0.30, The New York Times 08.17.3 0

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SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-2 NOTES: Ginger Rogers and Stanley Smith played sweethearts in this film; they sang two duets. Ginger also sang two songs with Frank Morgan. This movie was originally scheduled to be filmed in Technicolor. F-3

The Sap From Syracuse (Paramount, 1930) 68 Minutes, B/W CREW: DIRECTOR: A. Edward Sutherland SCREENPLAY: Gertrude Purcell DIALOGUE DIRECTOR: Daniel Reed BASED ON A PLAY BY John Wray, Jack O'Donnell, John Hayden MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: Johnny Green EDITOR: Helene Turner CINEMATOGRAPHER: Larry Williams SOUND: Edwin Schabbehar ART DIRECTOR: William Saulter COSTUMES: Aileen Hamilton MUSIC/LYRICS: Vernon Duke, E. Y. Harburg and Johnny Green "Ah, What's The Use" "Capitalize That Thing Called IT" "How I Wish I Could Sing A Love Song" CAST: Jack Oakie (Littleton Looney), Ginger Rogers (Ellen Saunders), Granville Bates (Hycross), George Barbier (Senator Powell), Sidney Riggs (Nick Pangolos), Betty Starbuck (Flo Goodrich), Veree Teasdale (Dolly Clark), J. Malcolm Dunn (Captain Barker), Bernard Jukes (Bells), Walter Fenner (Henderson), Jack Daley (Hopkins)

SYNOPSIS: Ellen Saunders, a wealthy heiress, is on board an ocean liner bound for Europe. Also aboard is Littleton Looney, a crane operator, who is mistaken as a famous engineer. Ellen and Littleton develop a shipboard romance based on the mistaken identity. A secondary plot has Littleton Looney protecting Ellen from thieves.

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REVIEWS: New York Times 07.26.30: "Ginger Rogers -- also a recently late arrival on the screen. She is pretty and does very well by things as they are. . ." Variety 07.30.30: "Ginger Rogers is here in a new field for her, playing a straight heroine and bringing to the part all the vital energy she has successfully applied in singing and dancing roles. She does extremely well in this strictly dramatic role, thanks to an effervescent style that is entirely captivating." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: The New York Times 04.2 9.4 0 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-3 NOTES: Filming started in April 1930. Ginger played an heiress who had a shipboard romance with Jack Oakie in this musical comedy. Ginger did not sing in this film. It was released in Great Britain as The Sap From Abroad. F-4

Follow The Leader (Paramount, 1930) 76 Minutes, B/W CREW: DIRECTOR: Norman Taurog DIALOGUE DIRECTOR: Al Parker ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Richard Blaydon SCREENPLAY: Gertrude Purcell, Sid Silvers BASED ON THE PLAY Manhattan Mary BY William K. Wells, George White, B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson MUSIC: Max Manne, Adolph Deutsch MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: Johnny Green EDITOR: Barney Rogan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Larry Williams SOUND: Ernest Zatorsky ART DIRECTOR: William Saulter COSTUMES: Caroline Putnam MUSIC/LYRICS: Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, and Ray Henderson "Broadway, The Heart Of The World" Irving Kahal and Sammy Fain "Satan's Holiday"

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E. Y. Harburg, Arthur Swartz, and Ralph Rainger "Brother, Just Laugh It Off" CAST: Ed Wynn (Cricketts), Ginger Rogers (Mary Brennan), Stanley Smith (Jimmy Moore), Lou Holtz (Sam Platz), Lida Kane (Ma Brennan), Ethel Merman (Helen King), Bobby Watson (George White), Donald Kirke (R. C. Black), William Halligan (Bob Sterling), Holly Hall (Fritzie Devere), Preston Foster (Two-Gun Terry), James C. Morton (Mickie), Tammany Young (Bull), Jack LaRue (Hood), William Gargan (Chuck) SYNOPSIS: Cricketts, a meek waiter, is mistaken for a gangster. He allows the misunderstanding to continue as he wants to impress Mary Brennan. Helen King, a musical performer, is kidnapped at the opening of a musical; Cricketts takes credit for this feat as he wishes to impress Mary. Mary Brennan replaces Helen King and becomes famous. REVIEWS: New York Times 12.06.30: "Miss Rogers is attractive in her part." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: The New York Times 12.14.30 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-4 NOTES: Filming of this musical started in July 1930. This was Ethel Merman's first film. She replaced Ruth Etting at the last minute. F-5

Honor Among Lovers (Paramount, 1931) 76 Minutes, B/W CREW: DIRECTOR: Dorothy Arzner ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Arthur Jacobson SCREENPLAY: Austin Parker, Gertrude Purcell BASED ON A STORY BY Austin Parker MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: Johnny Green EDITOR: Helene Turner CINEMATOGRAPHER: George Folsey SOUND: C. A. Tuthill

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Ginger Rogers ART DIRECTORS: Charles Kirk, J. Franklin Whitman COSTUMES: Caroline Putnam CAST : Claudette Colbert (Julia Traynor), Fredric March (Jerry Stafford), Charles Ruggles (Monty Dunn), Ginger Rogers (Doris Blake), Monroe Owsley (Philip Craig), Avonne Taylor (Maybelle), Pat O'Brien (Conroy), Janet McLeary (Margaret), John Kearney (Inspector), Ralph Morgan (Riggs), Jules Epailly (Louis)

SYNOPSIS: Jerry Stafford, a Wall Street stockbroker, wants to romance Julia Traynor, his secretary, on a world cruise but she refuses. Julia immediately marries Philip Craig, a securities broker, as she's afraid that she might not be able to continue to resist Stafford's proposal. Stafford then offers to marry Julia, not realizing that she has just married. When he discovers the marriage, he fires her. Meanwhile, Julia's husband embezzles from Stafford, his employer, to play the stock market and loses all his money in the stock market crash. Julia goes to Stafford for financial help which he gives with no strings attached. Her husband believes that she has been unfaithful to him and shoots Stafford. Stafford tells the police that the wound was selfinflicted; however, Philip Craig tells the police that Julia did it. Stafford refuses to press charges. Julia understands that she married the wrong man. She divorces Philip Craig and marries Jerry Stafford. REVIEWS: Variety 03.04.31: "Miss Rogers has little to do but Ruggles makes all his items click." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: The New York Times 02.28.31, The New York Times 03.08.31 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This drama was filmed at the Paramount Studios in Long Island, New York. Ginger Rogers and Charles Ruggles played the secondary, comic relief roles. This movie had three working titles before becoming Honor Among Lovers including Another Man's Wife, Strictly Business, and Sex In Business.

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The Tip-Off (RKO Pathe, 1931) 70 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Charles R. Rogers ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Harry Joe Brown DIRECTOR: Albert Rogell DIALOGUE DIRECTOR: Ralph F. Murphy SCREENPLAY: Earl Baldwin BASED ON A STORY BY George Kibbe Turner MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Arthur Lange EDITOR: Charles Craft CINEMATOGRAPHER: Edward Synder SOUND: Charles O'Loughlin, T. Carman (Both Uncredited) ART DIRECTOR: Carroll Clark COSTUMES: Gwen Wakeling CAST: Eddie Quillan (Tommy Jordan), Robert Armstrong (Kayo McClure), Ginger Rogers (Baby Face), Joan Peers (Edna Moreno), Ralf Harolde (Nick Vatelli), Charles Sellon (Pop Jackson), Mike Donlin (Swanky Jones), Ernie Adams (Slug McGee), Cupid Ainsworth (Miss Waddams)

SYNOPSIS: Tommy Jordan plays a radio repairman who saves boxer Kayo McClure from the mob. Jordan becomes friends with McClure and his girlfriend Baby Face. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Edna Moreno, the girlfriend of a gangster. Edna offers to marry the gangster she doesn't love in exchange for Tommy's life. Tommy and Kayo rescue Edna at the last moment and Edna marries Tommy. REVIEWS: New York Times 10.26.31: "Ginger Rogers makes a clever foil for the comedians in the role of Baby Face." Variety 10.27.31: "As the mug's girl, Ginger Rogers hasn't much of a part and doesn't do much with it." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Life 11.13.31 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This was the first movie that Ginger made in Hollywood. In Great Britain it was released as Looking For Trouble.

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Ginger Rogers Suicide Fleet (RKO Pathe, 1931) 84 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Charles R. Rogers ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Harry Joe Brown DIRECTOR: Albert Rogell ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Jay Marchand (Uncredited) SCREENPLAY: Lew Lipton, F. McGrew Willis BASED ON THE STORY Mystery Ship by Commander Herbert A. Jones, U.S.N. MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Arthur Lange EDITOR: Joseph Kane CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sol Polito SOUND: D. A. Cutler ART DIRECTOR: Carroll Clark TECHNICAL ADVISORS: Capt. W. L. Friedell, Walter Fritzsche (Uncredited) COSTUMES: Gwen Wakeling (Uncredited) CAST: Bill Boyd (Baltimore Clark), Robert Armstrong (Dutch Herman), James Gleason (Skeets O'Riley), Ginger Rogers (Sally), Harry Bannister (Commander), Frank Reicher (Captain Holtzmann), Henry Victor (Captain Von Schlettow), Ben Alexander (Kid), Hans Joby (Schwartz)

SYNOPSIS: Sally sells salt-water taffy at Coney Island for a living. Three men, a Coney Island photographer (Dutch Herman), the proprietor of the shooting gallery (Baltimore Clark), and a tour guide (Skeets O'Riley), court Sally. The three men join the Navy at the outbreak of World War I in an effort to please Sally whom they all want to marry. Baltimore Clark is made a Chief Petty Officer as he has had prior service in the Navy. Dutch and Skeets become his subordinates. Sally loves Baltimore but refuses to tell him. Baltimore spends his time in the Navy pining for Sally while Sally pines for Baltimore, though neither of the pair will admit it to each other. The Navy plot centers around a Norwegian schooner which is actually a German spy ship. The Navy destroys the original spy ship. They then send a "duplicate" copy of the ship back to the same area manned by Baltimore, Dutch, and Skeets. The three men gather intelligence for the American Navy. When their ship is

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attacked and it appears that the men will die, Dutch and Skeets tell Baltimore about Sally's love for him. The three men return to Coney Island after the war. Baltimore and Sally marry and run the shooting gallery. REVIEWS: Hollywood 04.32: "A rapid-fire action thriller featuring Bill Boyd, James Gleason, and Robert Armstrong, who join the navy and help win the World War while making love to Ginger Rogers in between times. Lots of wise-cracking and a real plot full of suspense." New York Times 11.23.31: "Messrs. Boyd, Armstrong, and Gleason make the most of the comic incidents and Miss Rogers is attractive and competent." Variety 12.01.31: "Miss Rogers is not an especially intriguing film personality. Neither has she been too well photographed here." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: The New York Times 11.26.31 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This was Ginger's second film for RKO Pathe. Ginger sang "Cream Kisses, Cream Kisses, Only A Dime." It was filmed in New York City and Coney Island. Critics and viewers were particularly impressed by the rare footage of submarines incorporated into the movie. F-8

Carnival Boat (RKO Pathe, 1932) 61 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Charles R. Rogers ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Harry Joe Brown DIRECTOR: Albert Rogell ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Frank Shaw (Uncredited) SCREENPLAY: James Seymour BASED ON A STORY BY Marion Jackson, Don Ryan MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max R. Steiner EDITOR: John Link CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ted McCord SOUND: L. J. Meyers ART DIRECTOR: Carroll Clark COSTUMES: Gwen Wakeling

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SYNOPSIS: Jim Gannon is a logging foreman who is about to retire. He wants Buck, his son, to succeed him as the new logging foreman. Buck Gannon, a logger, falls in love with Honey, a singer on a boat. Buck's interest in Honey causes him to quarrel with his father and to threaten to quit logging. In an effort to increase production and thus secure the supervisor position for Buck, Jim becomes the engineer of an overloaded logging train. Due to the bad brakes and the overloaded condition of the train, it becomes a runaway. Buck saves the day by jumping on the runaway train from a cliff above it and repairing the brakes. Buck has learned about his father's severe health problems and his father's wish that Buck become the next boss. Buck applies himself to logging at the expense of his romance with Honey. Honey decides that their engagement is over. She is about to leave town when Buck risks his life in order to clear a log jam which threatens to burst a dam and flood the logging town. The movie ends with Honey and Buck becoming engaged. Jim Gannon finally accepts Buck's choice of a bride. REVIEWS: New York Times 03.21.32: "There are some thrilling episodes of a runaway train with deficient air brakes and the hairbreadth escapes from falling trees, bursting dams and fisticuffs among lumberjacks." Variety 03.22.32: "Ginger Rogers is seen to better advantage as the girl from the boat than in her earlier screen efforts." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268

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NOTES: This overacted logging melodrama was filmed at Sugar Pine Hill in the Sierra Nevadas. Ginger played a carnival boat entertainer with dark hair and a "Betty Boop" voice who sang, "How I Could Go For You." Her part was incidental to the main story. Critics were most impressed by the logging action sequences consisting of buzzing saws, falling trees, the freeing of a log jam, and the stopping of a runaway train. The working titles for this film were How I Could Go For You and Timber Beast. F-9

The Tenderfoot (First National/Warner Bros., 1932) 73 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Ray Griffith DIRECTOR: Ray Enright SCREENPLAY: Earl Baldwin, Monty Banks, Arthur Caesar BASED ON THE STORY BY Richard Carle FROM THE PLAY The Butter And Egg Man BY George S. Kaufman EDITOR: Owen Marks CINEMATOGRAPHER: Gregg Toland ART DIRECTOR: Esdras Hartley MAKEUP: Perc Westmore CAST: Joe E. Brown (Peter Jones), Ginger Rogers (Ruth), Lew Cody (Joe Lehman), Vivien Oakland (Miss Martin), Robert Grieg (Mack), Spencer Charters (Oscar), Ralph Ince (Dolan), Marion Byron (Kitty), Lee Kohlmar (Waiter, Richard Cramer (Racketeer), Douglas Gerrard (Stage Director)

SYNOPSIS: Peter Jones, a Texan, travels to New York where a shootout with gangsters occur. Jones becomes a Broadway producer and produces Her Golden Sin in which he stars Ruth, his girlfriend. The production is a success. REVIEWS: New York Times 05.23.32: "Ginger Rogers impersonates the loyal and loving stenographer in an acceptable fashion." Variety 05.24.32: "Ginger Rogers does well by the part of the stenographer."

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SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This comedy was remade in 193 7 as Dance Charlie Dance and again in 1940 as An Angel From Texas. F-10

The Thirteenth Guest (Monogram, 1932) 70 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: M. H. Hoffman DIRECTOR: Albert Ray ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Gene Anderson PRODUCTION MANAGER: Sidney Algier SCREENPLAY: Frances Hyland BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Armitage Trail EDITOR: Leete R. Brown CINEMATOGRAPHER: Harry Neumann, Tom Galligan SOUND: Balsley and Phillips (Uncredited) ART DIRECTOR: Gene Hornbostel CAST: Ginger Rogers (Marie Morgan/Lela), Lyle Talbot (Phil Winston), J. Farrell MacDonald (Captain Ryan), James Eagles (Harold Morgan), Eddie Phillips (Thor Jensen), Erville Alderson (John Adams), Paul Hurst (Grump), Robert Klein (John Barksdale), Crauford Kent (Dr. Sherwood), Frances Rich (Marjorie Thornton), Ethel Wales (Joan Thornton), Phillips Smalley (Dick Thornton)

SYNOPSIS: Marie Morgan returns to her family's home on her twenty-first birthday to solve a murder mystery. Her father died thirteen years earlier just as a dinner party started. He provided for his wife, son, and daughter in his will but left the bulk of his estate to the thirteenth guest at the party. A number of murders are committed on Miss Morgan's return as her greedy relatives vie for the remainder of the estate. Marie Morgan is found to be the thirteenth guest and the heiress; her father left her the money in this fashion so that she would see the greediness of her relatives. REVIEWS: Variety 09.06.32: ". . . at no time is overshadowed with morbidity . . . Others are in comparatively minor roles,

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including Ginger Rogers, although she is proven to be the occupant of the title chair." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: The credits on this film included an unusual one for moustaches by Ince of London. This movie was remade in 1943 as The Mystery Of The Thirteenth Guest. This mystery movie has been re-released several times because of Miss Rogers' popularity. In Great Britain, it was released as Lady Beware. F-ll

Hat Check Girl (Fox, 1932) 63 Minutes, B/W CREW: DIRECTOR: Sidney Lanfield SCREENPLAY: Barry Connors, Philip Klein BASED ON A NOVEL BY Rian James MUSIC: Arthur Lange MUSICAL DIRECTOR: George Lipschulta EDITOR: Paul Weatherwax CINEMATOGRAPHER: Glen MacWilliams ART/SET DIRECTOR: Gordon Wiles COSTUMES: Rita Kaufman MUSIC/LYRICS: L. Wolfe Gilbert and James Hanley "You're Worth Waiting For" CAST: Sally Eilers (Gerry Marsh), Ben Lyon (Buster Collins), Arthur Pierson (Felix Cornwall), Ginger Rogers (Jessie King), Monroe Owsley (Tod Reese), Noel Madison (Dan McCoy), Dewey Robinson (Tony Carlucci), Harold Goodwin (Walter Marsh), Eulalie Jensen (Mrs. Marsh), Purnell Pratt (Collins), Richard Tucker (Mr. Reynolds), Hooper Atchley (Detective Monahan)

SYNOPSIS: Gerry Marsh is a hat check girl at a night club patronized by gangsters. She falls in love with a playboy millionaire named Collins, who is accused of murder but later cleared. REVIEWS: New York Times 10.08.32: "Those interested in the experiences of girls employed to look after men's hats

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in night clubs or at gay parties may find a measure of entertainment in the present feature . . . Ginger Rogers does effective work as Jessie King, another hat-check girl, who undertakes a little bootlegging on the side." Variety 10.11.32: "The story is the chief handicap. That Director Sidney Lanfield knew what he was up against in the way of plot is clearly evidenced in his handling of Miss Eilers. When things get slow she starts stripping . . . It's a help each time, but only momentary . . . Monroe Owsley and Ginger Rogers have their customary assignments of villain and wise cracking girl friend of the heroine respectively." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: The New York Times 10.16.32 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-5 NOTES: This was a comedy gangster film with low production values. The story was punctuated with night club acts such as the "Radium Ballet" and Willie Mauss riding trick bicycles. F-12

You Said A Mouthful (First National/Warner Bros., 1932) 75 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Ray Griffith DIRECTOR: Lloyd Bacon SCREENPLAY: Robert Lord, Bolton Mallory BASED ON A STORY BY William B. Dover EDITOR: Owen Marks CINEMATOGRAPHER: Richard Towers ART DIRECTOR: Jack Okey TECHNICAL ADVISOR: Harold Kruger MAKEUP: Perc Westmore CAST: Joe E. Brown (Joe Holt), Ginger Rogers (Alice Brandon), Preston Foster (Ed Dover), Farina (Sam), Sheila Terry (Cora), Guinn Williams (Joe Holt), Oscar Apfel (Armstrong), Harry Gribbon (Harry Daniels), Bert Morehouse (Office Manager), Edwin Maxwell (Dr. Vorse), Frank Hagney (Holt's Manager), Selmer Jackson (Jones), Mia Marvin (Armstrong's Secretary), William Burress (Colby), Harry Seymour (Announcer), Arthur S. Byron (Elliott),

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Anthony Lord (Bookkeeper), Walter Walker (Tom Brandon), Don Brodie (Judge's Assistant), Wilfred Lucas (Official), James Eagles (Messenger) SYNOPSIS: Joe Holt invents an unsinkable swimsuit. While testing it, he meets Alice Brandon, an heiress, who mistakes him for a swimming champion. Holt, who is afraid of water, becomes a contestant in a swimming competition in order to impress Alice. REVIEWS: New York Times 11.18.32: "Ginger Rogers is lively as Alice Brandon, the girl who is fully in sympathy with Joe. " Variety 11.22.32: "Ginger Rogers does nicely with a lively flapper role, working with a more subdued technique but still conveying the idea of a breezy young thing in her sometimes delirious romance sequences." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Ginger's role was originally cast with actress Gloria Shea. The swimming sequences were filmed on Catalina Island. F-13

42nd Street (Warner Bros./Vitaphone Pictures Corp., 1933) 89 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Hal B. Wallis DIRECTOR: Lloyd Bacon ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Gordon Hollingshead (Uncredited) SCREENPLAY: Rian James, James Seymour BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Bradford Ropes MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Leo F. Forbstein CHOREOGRAPHER: Busby Berkeley EDITORS: Frank Ware, Thomas Pratt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sol Polito ART DIRECTOR: Jack Okey COSTUMES: Orry-Kelly, Cheney Brothers MAKEUP: Perc Westmore (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Harry Warren and Al Dubin "42nd Street" "Getting Out Of Town"

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SYNOPSIS: Dorothy Brock has a rich admirer who offers to finance a Broadway musical in which she can star. This backstage musical show revolves around the auditions and rehearsals for the musical. Action is interspersed with short personal stories concerning the actors/actresses. The first half of the movie shows the group preparing for the stage production of Pretty Lady which is to star Dorothy Brock. The musical opens in Philadelphia. Dorothy sprains her ankle; she retires from the stage to marry the man she left to become a star. Peggy Sawyer, a talented chorus girl, takes Dorothy's part and becomes a big star. REVIEWS: Esquire 10.70: "The backstage musical par excellence." The New Yorker 1977: "It gave new life to the cliches that have kept parodists happy." Picturegoer 09.02.33: "This song and dance show, which has brought back song and dance shows 'has everything' - - a fine cast, tuneful song numbers (which I am afraid have been done to death by the dance bands now), spectacular ensembles, and a story that has always been sure-fire." Variety 03.14.33: "Dialog is crisp and flip without being out of order. Those who get it will enjoy such punctuations in the wordage as 'Anytime Annie,' a soubriquet ascribed to the chorine whom Miss Rogers impersonates so well. 'Anytime Annie' comes back with a

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monocle, a Park avenue address and a grand manner, but still a chorine." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 02.04.33, Film News 10.73, Films And Filming 01.62, Hollywood Reporter 01.12.33, Journal Of Popular Film 1975, Life 05.33, Motion Picture 03.33, Motion Picture Herald 03.33, Movie Spring 1977, Movie Classic 03.33, The New York Times 03.10.33, The New York Times 03.19.33, The New Yorker 03.18.33, Newsweek 03.18.33, Rob Wagner's Script 02.11.33, Rob Wagner's Script 03.25.33, Time 02.13.33, Vanity Fair 04.33, The Velvet Light Trap 06.71, The Velvet Light Trap Winter 1977 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, D-26, S-6 NOTES: Little of the original Bradford Ropes novel was used. The book contained large amounts of sex, drunkenness, blackmail, and homosexuality. In the book, the characters played by Warner Baxter and Dick Powell were gay lovers who lived happily ever afterward. The production numbers cost $120,000 of the $379,000 budget. This was Ruby Keeler's first motion picture. Al Dubin, the lyricist, and Harry Warren, the composer, made an appearance in the film as a lyricist and a composer. This movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for 1933 but lost to Cavalcade. The story was revived on the Broadway stage fifty years later. Warner Bros, released the film on March 4, 1933. F-14

Broadway Bad (Fox, 1933) 61 Minutes, B/W CREW: DIRECTOR: Sidney Lanfield ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Lester Selander SCREENPLAY: Arthur Kober, Maude Fulton BASED ON A STORY BY William R. Lipman, A. W. Pezet MUSIC: Arthur Lange ORCHESTRATIONS: Hugo Freidhofer EDITOR: Paul Weatherwax CINEMATOGRAPHER: George Barnes SOUND: Donald Flick ART DIRECTOR: Gordon Wiles COSTUMES: Earl Luick

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SYNOPSIS: Tony Landers divorces her husband after he accuses her of infidelity. When he attempts to gain custody of their son, Tony tells him that the father of the child is another man. She ruins her reputation using this ploy but manages to keep her child. REVIEWS: New York Times 03.06.33: "The new picture at the Palace is mediocre enough to persuade the disinterested visitor that the title would be a more accurate description if read backwards . . . Ginger Rogers appears as a chorus girl with a sentimental streak." Variety 03.07.33: "Practically all of the acting falls to Joan Blondell and Ricardo Cortez, both coming through with strong contributions . . . No one pulls the story out of shape, but no one gets much of a chance to come through with a score. Ginger Rogers comes closet to attracting secondary attention." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-216, B-267, B-268, S-7 NOTES: In Great Britain, this dramatic film was released as Her Reputation. Interestingly, the child whose custody was in question in this movie was never shown on screen. This made it difficult for the audience to sympathize and relate to the mother's plight. F-15

Golddiggers Of 1933 (Warner Bros./Vitaphone Pictures Corp., 1933) 96 Minutes, B/W

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CREW: PRODUCER: Jack L. Warner (Uncredited) ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Robert Lord (Uncredited) DIRECTOR: Mervyn LeRoy SCREENPLAY: Erwin Gelsey, James Seymour, David Boehm, Ben Markson BASED ON A PLAY Golddiggers Of Broadway BY Avery Hopwood MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Leo F. Forbstein CHOREOGRAPHER: Busby Berkeley EDITOR: George Amy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sol Polito ART DIRECTOR: Anton Grot COSTUMES: Orry-Kelly MAKE-UP: Perc Westmore (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Harry Warren and Al Dubin "I've Got To Sing A Torch Song" "Pettin In The Park" "Remember My Forgotten Man" "The Shadow Waltz" "We're In The Money" CAST: Warren William (J. Lawrence Bradford), Joan Blondell (Carol King), Aline MacMahon (Trixie Lorraine), Ruby Keeler (Polly Parker), Dick Powell (Brad Roberts aka Robert Treat Bradford), Guy Kibbee (Faneuil H. Peabody), Ned Sparks (Barney Hopkins), Ginger Rogers (Fay Fortune) SYNOPSIS: Barney Hopkins is a Broadway producer with a new show but no money with which to produce it. Brad Roberts is a songwriter who comes from a rich family; he is in love with Polly Parker, who wants a part in the new show. Brad finances the production to impress Polly; he also sings his own songs as part of the show. Brad's rich family sends J. Lawrence, his brother, from Boston to stop the revue; instead he falls in love with Carol King. Brad marries Polly. The movie ends with Carol and J. Lawrence engaged. REVIEWS: New York Times 06.08.33: "Ginger Rogers makes her numbers count for their full worth." The New Yorker 1979: "It sums up what is meant by the phrase 'pure thirties' . . . "

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Variety 06.18.33: "Some good trouping, especially where expert playing is necessary, to bolster the loose assignments . . . Ned Sparks and Ginger Rogers also score." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 05.25.33, Hollywood Reporter 05.19.33, Journal Of Popular Film Summer 1981, Journal Of Popular Film Winter 1975, Judge 07.33, Motion Picture 07.33, Motion Picture Herald 05.27.33, Movie Classic 06.33, New Outlook 07.33, The New York Times 06.04.33, The New York Times 06.18.33, The New York Times 03.10.35, The New Yorker 06.17.33, Photoplay 08.33, Rob Wagner's Script 06.03.33, Time 06.05.33, The Velvet Light Trap 06.71 SEE ALSO: A-10, B-23, B-36, B-44, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-171, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, B-330, D-18, S-8 NOTES: This musical comedy was a remake of Golddiggers of Broadway (1929). Warner Bros, filmed it during the spring of 1933. Publicity for the film announced, "Your dream of perfect beauty come true." Due to the unavailability of extras, Busby Berkeley appeared briefly as a stagehand callboy. The movie had an adequate plot although it was remembered for its spectacular production numbers. Ginger Rogers sang "We're In The Money" while leading a chorus of girls dressed in gold coins. She also sang a second number which was deleted from the final version because of the excessive length of the film. "Pettin' In The Park" showed men using can openers on their girlfriends who were dressed in protective armor. In "Shadow Waltz" chorus girls played electric violins outlined in neon lights on a staircase. This film finished with "My Forgotten Man," a song about World War I veterans on whom a major share of the Depression unemployment burden fell. This was one of the first movies to spawn sequels (The Golddiggers Of 1935 and The Golddiggers Of 193 7). The film was remade in 1951 as Painting The Clouds With Sunshine. F-16

Professional Sweetheart (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1933) 68 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Merian C. Cooper ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: H. N. Swanson DIRECTOR: William A. Seiter

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SCREENPLAY: Maurine Watkins BASED ON A STORY BY Maurine Watkins MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Roy Webb EDITOR: James B. Morley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Edward Cronjager SOUND: Clem Portman ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Edward Eliscu and Harry Akst "My Imaginary Sweetheart" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Glory Eden), Norman Foster (Jim Davey), ZaSu Pitts (Elmerada De Leon), Frank McHugh (Speed), Allen Jenkins (O'Connor), Gregory Ratoff (Ipswich), Edgar Kennedy (Kelsey), Sterling Holloway (Stu), Franklin Pangborn (Herbert), Lucien Littlefield (Announcer), Theresa Harris (Maid), Frank Darien (Appleby) SYNOPSIS: Glory Eden is a radio singer known as "The Purity Girl." It is important to her sponsor that Glory have a pure image but Glory rebels. So the public relations man suggests that they invent a sweetheart and husband for Glory so that it will be acceptable to the public that she's not pure. They choose a "professional sweetheart" for Glory by selecting his letter from the fan mail and marrying them on the radio. Glory decides that she likes living in his little cabin in the Kentucky mountains but she finds that her husband thinks women on the radio are more exciting. The couple return to New York where they star on their own show. REVIEWS: New York Times 07.14.33: "Ginger Rogers has rarely been more entertaining." Variety 07.18.33: "Ginger Rogers demonstrates again, as she has before, that light comedy is her apple pie. She looks it, plays it and does everything else the part called for. It's Miss Rogers' first good opportunity in any cast's clean-up position, and she makes the grade." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 05.2 7.33, Hollywood Reporter 05.23.33, Judge 09.33, Motion Picture Herald 06.03.33, New Outlook 08.33, Newsweek 07.22.33, Time 02.10.36, Vanity Fair 10.33

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SEE ALSO: A-10, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-9 NOTES: William A. Seiter directed Ginger Rogers in several other films including "Chance At Heaven," "Rafter Romance," and "Roberta." Other names considered for this film included Careless and The Purity Girl. Ginger's only song in this movie, "My Imaginary Sweetheart," was dubbed by another singer. In Great Britain the title was Imaginary Sweetheart. F-17

A Shriek In The Night (Allied, 1933) 66 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: M. H. Hoffman ASSISTANT PRODUCER: M. H. Hoffman, Jr. DIRECTOR: Albert Ray SCREENPLAY: Frances Hyland BASED ON A STORY BY Kurt Kempler EDITOR: Leete R. Brown CINEMATOGRAPHERS: Harry Neumann, Tom Galligan SOUND: Homer C. Ellmaki ART DIRECTOR: Gene Hornbostel COSTUMES: Alfreda CAST: Ginger Rogers (Patricia Morgan), Lyle Talbot (Ted Rand), Purnell Pratt (Inspector Russell), Arthur Hoyt (Wilfred), Harvey Clark (Petey Peterson), Lillian Harmer (Augusta), Louise Beavers (Maid), Clarence Wilson (Editor Perkins)

SYNOPSIS: Patricia Morgan is a newspaper reporter who takes the job of secretary to Harker, the town's leading citizen, in order to investigate his ties into organized crime. Harker and Patricia live in the penthouse of an apartment building along with Augusta, a housekeeper who likes detective novels. Harker appears to jump to his death from the penthouse while Bea Colby, the woman in the apartment beneath his, is found strangled. Mr. Colby is found drowned in the river. Apartment 8 04 houses the prime suspect named Joe Martini, a racketeer. Joe is also Patricia's suspect as to Harker's underworld connection. A policeman is

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killed in Joe Martini's apartment when he is mistaken for Mr. Martini. Patricia goes to the basement trunk room to get her luggage as all the killings have let her unnerved. The janitor renders Patricia unconscious and then places her in the furnace. The police save her before the janitor has the chance to cremate her alive. It is discovered that the janitor gassed all the victims except for Mr. Colby in revenge for his brother's execution for murder. Joe and Harker had planned the murder for which his brother was convicted while Bea Colby was Harker's lover. Mr. Colby had killed himself when he discovered that Bea and Harker were lovers. When Patricia Morgan and Ted Rand, another newspaper reporter, become engaged, she leaves newspaper reporting. REVIEWS: New York Times 07.24.33: "Ginger Rogers screams but once, and the scream is a subdued one." Variety 07.25.33: "Mild programmer along formula lines threading the murder mystery theme with a boy and a girl reporter romance . . . Miss Rogers handles an ingenue role attractively and without too much skipping." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 07.22.33, Hollywood Reporter 03.17.33, Motion Picture Herald 03.25.33, Rob Wagner's Script 04.01.33 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This comedy spoof of a murder mystery was wellreceived by the public. It was filmed at Western Service Studios, Inc. F-18

Don't Bet On Love (Universal, 1933) 58 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Carl Laemmle, Jr. ASSISTANT PRODUCER: E. M. Asher DIRECTOR: Murray Roth SCREENPLAY: Howard Emmett Rogers, Ben Ryan BASED ON A STORY BY Murray Roth EDITOR: Robert Carlisle CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jackson Rose

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SYNOPSIS: Bill McCaffery, a plumber, is engaged to Molly Gilbert, a manicurist. Molly breaks their engagement after discovering that Bill is addicted to betting on horses. Pop McCaffery also tries to warn Bill about the evils of gambling. Bill can't quit gambling until he loses all his money after which he returns to Molly. REVIEWS: New York Times 07.31.33: "Lew Ayres, as the plumber, and Ginger Rogers, as the manicurist, make a pleasant team." Variety 07.31.33: "A race track picture, mildly entertaining and of ordinary program classification . . . Story is light and bromidic. Has all the stock track shots, but none of the action and intrigue usually in such pictures." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This comedy/romance featured film clips of horse racing. F-19

Sitting Pretty (Paramount, 1933) 85 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Charles R. Rogers DIRECTOR: Harry Joe Brown ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: David Garber SCREENPLAY: Jack McGowan, S. J. Perlman, Lou Breslow BASED ON A STORY BY Nina Wilcox Putnam ORCHESTRATIONS: Howard Jackson CHOREOGRAPHER: Larry Ceballos CINEMATOGRAPHER: Milton Krasner

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ART DIRECTOR: David Garber COSTUMES: Travis Banton MUSIC/LYRICS: Mack Gordon and Harry Revel "And Then We Wrote" "Ballad Of The South Lowdown Lazy Liza" "Blond, Blase And Beautiful" "Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?" "Good Morning Glory" "I Wanna Meander With Miranda" "Lights, Action, Camera, Love" "Lucky Little Extra" "Many Moons Ago" "There's A Bluebird At My Window" "You're Such A Comfort To Me" CAST: Jack Oakie (Chick Parker), Jack Haley (Pete Pendleton), Ginger Rogers (Dorothy), Thelma Todd (Gloria Duval), Gregory Ratoff (Tannenbaum), Lew Cody (Jules Clark), Harry Revel (Pianist), Mack Gordon (Song Publisher), Halo Hamilton (Vinton), Walter Walker (George Wilson), Jerry Tucker (Buzz), Kenneth Thomson (Norman Lubin), William B. Davidson (Director), Lee Moran (Assistant Director) SYNOPSIS: Chick Parker and Pete Pendleton are New York songwriters who travel to Hollywood to seek their fortune. On the way to Hollywood, they meet Dorothy, who owns a cafe; she joins them in their adventures. The songwriters get a job at the motion picture studio where Gloria Duval stars. Gloria becomes infatuated with Chick and he leaves Pete, his partner, and Dorothy, his girlfriend. When Gloria tires of him, the studio fires him. Pete refuses to turn his back on his expartner and once again they become successful songwriters in Hollywood. Dorothy becomes a star who sings their songs in films; she also marries Pete. REVIEWS: New York Times 12.02.33: "Miss Rogers is competent and ingratiating." Variety 12.05.33: "Miss Rogers hasn't an opportunity to get a good lick at the ball, being hemmed in by story limitations, but she looks good and it's getting to be a habit with Miss Rogers to show consistent improvement."

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ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 11.22.33, Hollywood Reporter 11.13.33, Literary Digest 12.16.33, Motion Picture Herald 12.02.33, The New York Times 10.15.33, Rob Wagner's Script 10.15.33, Time 10.11.33 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, R-2, R-3, S-10 NOTES: The title Sitting Pretty was reused in 194 8 for < movie which had no connection to this one. It starred Clifton Webb. Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, in addition to writing the music and lyrics for this movie, also appeared in the movie as a composer and a lyricist. F-2 0

Flying Down To Rio (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1933) 89 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Merian C. Cooper ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Lou Brock DIRECTOR: Thornton Freeland ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: George Nicholls, Jr. SCREENPLAY: Cyril Hume, H. W. Hanemann, Erwin Gelsey BASED ON A PLAY BY Anne Caldwell BASED ON AN ORIGINAL STORY BY Lou Brock MUSIC: Vincent Youmans MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner CHOREOGRAPHER: Dave Gould EDITOR: Jack Kitchin CINEMATOGRAPHER: J. Roy Hunt SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: P. J. Faulkner, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark COSTUMES: Walter Plunkett MUSIC/LYRICS: Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, and Gus Kahn "The Carioca" "Flying Down To Rio" "Music Makes Me" "Orchids In The Moonlight" CAST: Dolores Del Rio (Belinda De Rezende); Gene Raymond (Roger Bond); Raul Roulien (Julio Rubeiro); Ginger Rogers (Honey Hale); Fred Astaire (Fred Ayres); Eric Blore

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(Headwaiter); Blanche Friderici (Dona Elena De Rezende); Walter Walker (Senor De Rezende); Etta Moten (Singer); Paul Porcasi (Mayor); Reginald Barlow (Banker); Roy D'Arcy, Maurice Black, and Armand Kaliz (Three Greeks) SYNOPSIS: Roger Bond, bandleader, falls in love with Belinda de Rezende. Julio Rubeiro is Roger Bond's best friend and Belinda's fiance. The band travels from Miami to Brazil where the exotic locale is used to provide native color while musical numbers are performed for the opening of the hotel owned by Senor De Rezende. Due to Rio municipal regulations, the hotel in unable to feature live entertainment for its guests. Roger and Julio organize planes to fly over with women dancing on the wings for entertainment. Belinda now loves Roger but insists that she must marry Julio for her family's honor. Julio has her marry Roger as he wants her to be happy. REVIEWS: New York Times 12.22.33: "An impressive series of scenes are devoted to a dance known as the Carioca. During this interlude that nimbled-toed Fred Astaire and the charming Ginger Rogers give a performance of this Carioca. The music is delightful, and besides Mr. Astaire and Miss Rogers many other persons dance the extraordinarily rhythmic Carioca, one feature of which happens to be that of the couples pressing their foreheads together as they glide around the floor." Variety 12.26.33: "Miss Rogers is actually in the picture on a rain check, although directly responsible for its fast start through her delivery of 'Music Makes Me' at the opening. After that she's merely on and off, with nothing pertinent to say when she's on, and only that dance with Astaire left." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 12.20.33, Films In Review 01.66, Hollywood Reporter 12.07.33, The Journal Of Popular Film And Television Fall 1980, Motion Picture Herald 12.16.33, Movie Classic 01.34, The New Yorker 12.30.33, Newsweek 12.30.33, Rob Wagner's Script 12.30.33, Time 01.01.34, Vanity Fair 02.34 SEE ALSO: A-10, B-5, B-6, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-60, B-61, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-205, B-206, B-213, B-219, B-267, B-268, B-279, B-281, B-296, B-298,

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B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-324, B-352, D-15, S-ll NOTES: This was the first movie in which Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers appeared together. Filming started in September 1933. Primary filming locations included RKO Studios, Los Angeles, and Malibu Beach with background shots filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Merian C. Cooper, the producer of this epic, had an ulterior motive in producing the film. He was the director of Pan American Airways and was trying to promote air travel. Pan American Airways provided Sikorsky clippers for the film. Another advertisement occurred when Dolores Del Rio and Gene Raymond sent radiograms to Rio. RKO Corporation was an affiliate of RCA Communications, Inc. The original star of this film was to have been Fred Astaire but he was moved to fifth place in the credits because of his lack of ability to draw crowds as he was as yet an unproven commodity for the movies. His costar was to be Helen Broderick who was replaced by Dolores Del Rio, the top billed performer in the film. Ginger Rogers was not cast until Dorothy Jordan married Merian C. Cooper and decided to honeymoon during the scheduled production. The musical finale of women performing on airplane wings was filmed inside an airplane hangar. The planes were suspended from the ceiling with wind machines simulating motion. In the original print of the movie, the scene in which Raul Roulien sang "Orchids In The Moonlight" to Dolores Del Rio was color-tinted. Ginger Rogers sang "Music Makes Me" while Fred Astaire tap danced to it. Then three ladies sang "The Carioca" while Rogers and Astaire danced. Fred Astaire sang "Flying Down To Rio." The song "The Carioca" received an Academy Award nomination. The movie was produced in four weeks and released on December 29, 1933. The flimsy plot was little more than a starting point for the musical number extravaganza. It was the Christmas attraction at Radio City Music Hall in 1933. F-21

Chance At Heaven (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1933) 71 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Merian C. Cooper ASSISTANT PRODUCER: H. N. Swanson DIRECTOR: William A. Seiter

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SCREENPLAY: Julian Josephson, Sarah Y. Mason BASED ON A STORY BY Vina Delmar MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner EDITOR: James B. Morley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Musuraca SOUND: Forrest Perley ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Perry Ferguson MAKE-UP: Mel Berns CAST: Ginger Rogers (Marje Harris), Joel McCrea (Blacky Gorman), Marian Nixon (Glory Franklyn), Andy Devine (Al), Lucien Littlefield (Mr. Harris), Ann Shoemaker (Mrs. Harris), Virginia Hammond (Mrs. Franklyn), George Meeker (Sid Larrick), Herman Bing (Chauffeur), Betty Furness (Betty) SYNOPSIS: Blacky Gorman, a gas station attendant, marries Glory Franklyn, a rich society girl. Mrs. Franklyn breaks-up the pair which causes Blacky to return to Marje Harris, his faithful girlfriend. REVIEWS: New York Times 12.26.33: "Ginger Rogers, who dances so nicely in 'Flying Down to Rio,' the Radio City Music Hall picture, assumes here the role of Marje, and she acts the part better than it deserves." Variety 12.26.33: "'Chance At Heaven' has little to recommend it to the boxoffice outside its cast names. Longer than it should be . . . Little substance to the story and much slack in telling it . . . It's a film in which nearly nothing happens." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 12.23.33, Hollywood Reporter 09.22.33, Motion Picture Herald 10.14.33, Rob Wagner's Script 04.22.33 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: The locale of this movie was a small town in New England with some footage of New York. F-22

Rafter Romance (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1934) 72 Minutes, B/W

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SYNOPSIS: Mary Carroll and Jack Bacon unknowingly share a Greenwich apartment. Mary sells refrigerators during the day and uses the apartment at night. Jack is a night watchman who uses the apartment during the day. The pair have never met each other but each thinks that the other is a disgusting person based on their living habits. The pair eventually meet in the street one day and fall in love -- unaware that they are roommates. REVIEWS: Variety 01.16.34: "This entertainment has barely enough strength to stand in the rear rank of a double feature bill despite a fair group of cast names." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This movie was originally written for Joel McCrea and Dorothy Wilson. William Seiter also directed Ginger Rogers in Professional Sweetheart and Chance At Heaven. F-23

Finishing School (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1934) 73 Minutes, B/W

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CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Merian C. Cooper ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Kenneth MacGowan DIRECTOR: Wanda Tuchock, George Nicholls, Jr. SCREENPLAY: Wanda Tuchock, Laird Doyle BASED ON THE PLAY These Days BY Katherine Clugston AND A STORY BY David Hempstead MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner (Uncredited) EDITOR: Arthur P. Schmidt CINEMATOGRAPHER: J. Roy Hunt SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: John L. Cass ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Al D'Agostino COSTUMES: Walter Plunkett (Uncredited) MAKE-UP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) CAST: Frances Dee (Virginia Radcliffe), Billie Burke (Mrs. Helen Crawford Radcliffe), Ginger Rogers (Cecelia "Pony" Ferris), Bruce Cabot (Ralph McFarland), John Halliday (Mr. Frank Radcliffe), Beulah Bondi (Miss Van Alstyne), Sara Haden (Miss Fisher), Marjorie Lytell (Ruth Wallace), Adalyn Doyle (Madeline Kelly), Dawn O'Day [later known as Anne Shirley] (Billie), Rose Coghlan (Miss Garland), Ann Cameron (Miss Schmidt), Caroline Rankin (Miss Weber), Irene Franklin (Aunt Jessica) SYNOPSIS: Virginia Radcliffe is sent to a socially elite girls school by her rich and uncaring parents. While in New York one weekend, Virginia falls in love with McFarland, a hospital intern. Miss Van Alstyne, the finishing school head mistress, spends the majority of the film trying to keep these two lovers apart, but she doesn't quite succeed. Virginia becomes pregnant. Ralph McFarland discovers through a phone call from "Pony" Ferris of Virginia's plight. He arrives at the school just as Mrs. Radcliffe and Miss Van Alstyne try to mentally torture Virginia into having an abortion. Ralph rescues Virginia and they marry. REVIEWS: New York Times 04.30.34: "'Finishing School' . . . can scarcely be classed as intelligent entertainment . . . Although this venture has several competent players it is dubious whether they are suitably cast. Frances Dee,

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Ginger Rogers, and Adalyn Doyle appear as three pupils at Crockett Hall." Variety 05.01.34: "Ginger Rogers' role is much more acceptable. As Miss Dee's roommate, Miss Rogers is the unconventional type. Regarding the school's rules and regulations, Miss Rogers says, 'You can do anything you like, as long as you don't get caught.' Miss Rogers proceeds to break the rules, wise-cracking all the while, and classes as the picture's one and only comic." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This film was not well-received by either critics or the public. F-24

20 Million Sweethearts (First National/Vitaphone Pictures Corp., 1934) 89 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Sam Bischoff DIRECTOR: Ray Enright DIALOGUE DIRECTOR: Stanley Logan ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Gordon Hollinghead SCREENPLAY: Warren Duff, Harry Sauber BASED ON A STORY BY Paul Finder Moss, Jerry Wald MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Leo Forbstein EDITOR: Clarence Kolster CINEMATOGRAPHER: Sid Hickox SOUND: Gordon M. Davis, George R. Grooves ART DIRECTOR: Esdras Hartley TECHNICAL ADVISOR: William Ray COSTUMES: Orry-Kelly MAKE-UP: Perc Westmore MUSIC/LYRICS: Harry Warren and Al Dubin "Fair And Warmer" "I'll String Along With You" "Out For No Good" "What Are Your Intentions?" Ted Eastwood "Man On The Flying Trapeze" CAST: Pat O'Brien (Rush Blake), Dick Powell (Buddy Clayton), Ginger Rogers (Peggy), Four Mills Brothers (Themselves),

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Allen Jenkins (Pete), Grant Mitchell (Sharpe), Ted Fiorito And His Band (Themselves), The Three Radio Rogues (Themselves), Joseph Cawthorne (Brockman), Johnny Arthur (Secretary), Joan Wheeler (Marge), Henry O'Neill (Tappan), The Debutantes (Themselves), Muzzy Marcellino (Himself), Grace Hayle (Mrs. Brockman), Oscar Apfel (Manager) SYNOPSIS: Agent Rush Blake discovers singer Buddy Clayton; he takes him to New York to make him a star. On the way, he becomes betrothed to Peggy, an actress. Although the couple is separated for awhile due to Rush's conniving on behalf of his career, they get back together in time for a happy ending. REVIEWS: Variety 05.01.34: "Miss Rogers is away from comedy on this stint and appears more pleasantly placed as a straight ingenue. A versatile young lady, she looks exceptionally well and plays pleasantly." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-12 NOTES: The working title of this movie was Hot Air. Dick Powell sang "I'll String Along With You." The Mills Brothers also sang two songs. This movie was a spoof about radio programming which gave Dick Powell and the Mills Brothers plenty of opportunity to sing. This movie was remade in 194 9 as My Dream Is Yours starring Doris Day. F-2 5

Change of Heart (Fox, 1934) 76 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Winfield Sheehan DIRECTOR: John G. Blystone DIALOGUE DIRECTOR: James Gleason SCREENPLAY: Sonya Levien, Samuel Hoffenstein BASED ON THE NOVEL Manhattan Love Song BY Kathleen Norris MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Louis De Francesco EDITOR: James B. Morley CINEMATOGRAPHER: Hal Mohr SOUND: Joseph Aiken

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SYNOPSIS: Four friends graduate from college together and they decide to move to New York. Catherine Furness wants to be a newspaper reporter, Chris Thring a lawyer, Mack McGowan a radio singer, and Madge Roundtree an actress. In the end Catherine Furness and Chris Thring marry, Mack McGowan becomes a radio crooner, while Madge Roundtree inherits enough money so that she no longer has to work. REVIEWS: New York Times 05.11.34: "Besides Miss Gaynor and Mr. Farrell, there are in the cast James Dunn and Ginger Rogers, who are fortunate in having more virile roles than their colleagues . . . Miss Rogers is attractive as the careless young woman." Variety 05.15.34: "'Change of Heart' also boasts a supporting team in James Dunn and Ginger Rogers, but they, too, are on the backs of a nag that never quite started." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: The New York Times 05.20.34 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-163, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-13 NOTES: This romance was the last of the twelve Janet Gaynor/Charles Farrell movies made. The title Change Of Heart was also used for unrelated movies in 1937 and 1943.

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Upperworld (Warner Bros., 1934) 75 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Robert Lord DIRECTOR: Roy Del Ruth ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Lee Katz SCREENPLAY: Ben Markson BASED ON A STORY BY Ben Hecht MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Leo F. Forbstein EDITOR: Owen Marks CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tony Gaudio SOUND: Gordon M. Davis ART DIRECTOR: Anton Grot COSTUMES: Orry-Kelly MAKEUP: Perc Westmore CAST: Warren William (Alexander Stream), Mary Astor (Mrs. Hettie Stream), Ginger Rogers (Lily Linder), Andy Devine (Chauffeur), Dickie Moore (Tommy Stream), J. Carrol Naish (Lou Colima), Henry O'Neill (Banker), Sidney Toler (Officer Moran), Theodore Newton (Rocklen), Robert Barrat (Commissioner Clark), Ferdinand Gottschalk (Marcus), Robert Grieg (Caldwell), Willard Robertson (Captain Reynolds), Mickey Rooney (Jerry), John M. Qualen (Chris) , Frank Sheridan (Inspector Kellogg)

SYNOPSIS: Alexander Stream is a neglected, rich husband who supports Burlesque queen Lily Linder on the side of his marriage. Lou Colima, Lily's employer, wants to use the situation to blackmail Stream. Colima comes to the apartment to shoot Stream but kills Lily Linder instead. Stream kills Colima and then flees. Officer Moran, angry at Stream for getting him transferred when he presented Stream with a speeding ticket, tries to get revenge by prosecuting Stream. Mrs. Stream stands by her husband and he is acquitted. REVIEWS: New York Times 05.25.34: "It is all a bit fuzzy thematically, to be sure, and yet it is an interesting story, with color, speed, and humor . . . It is impossible to dislike either Mary Astor, as the thoughtless wife, or Ginger Rogers as the show girl."

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Variety 05.29.34: "For Warren William, as the husband, Mary Astor, as the wife, and Ginger Rogers, as the girl, the assignments were naturals." SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Ginger sings "Shake Your Powder Puff." This was the only film in which Ginger Rogers' character died. Because of the Hayes Code, Warner Bros, was required to go to great lengths to show that the William/Rogers affair was totally platonic. F-2 7

The Gay Divorcee (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1934) 107 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE: Zion Myers DIRECTOR: Mark Sandrich SCREENPLAY: Dorothy Yost, Edward Kaufman, George Marion, Jr. BASED ON THE BOOK Gay Divorce BY Dwight Taylor MUSICAL ADAPTATIONS: Kenneth Webb, Samuel Hoffenstein MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner CHOREOGRAPHER: Dave Gould (Credited) and Fred Astaire and Hermes Pan (Uncredited) EDITOR: William Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Abel SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Hugh McDowell, Jr. MUSIC RECORDING: Murray Spivack, P. J. Faulkner, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark COSTUMES: Walter Plunkett MUSIC/LYRICS: Cole Porter "Night And Day" Con Conrad and Herb Magidson "The Continental" "Needle In A Haystack" Harry Revel and Mack Gordon "Don't Let It Bother You" "Let's K-nock K-nees"

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CAST: Fred Astaire (Guy Holden), Ginger Rogers (Mimi Glossop), Alice Brady (Hortense Ditherwell), Edward Everett Horton (Egbert Fitzgerald), Erik Rhodes (Rodolfo Tonetti), Eric Blore (Waiter), Lillian Miles (Hotel Guest), Charles Coleman (Valet), William Austin (Cyril Glossop), Betty Grable (Hotel Guest) SYNOPSIS: Mimi Glossop wants to get a divorce from her husband. Her aunt arranges for a paid correspondent to slip into her Brightbourne hotel room in the middle of the night to manufacture the needed evidence. Mimi mistakes Guy Holden, a dancer on vacation, as the correspondent due to his infatuation for her. The pair fall in love while Rodolfo Tonetti, the real paid correspondent, appears to provide humor to the situation. The movie ends with Mimi and Guy Holden planning to marry as soon as her divorce becomes final. REVIEWS: New York Times 11.16.34: "Mr. Astaire is an urbane delight, and Miss Rogers keeps pace with him even in his rhythmic flights over the furniture." The New Yorker 1977: "The plot is a trivial French farce, but the dances are among the wittiest and most lyrical expressions of American romanticism on the screen." Variety 11.20.34: "This picture unquestionably will set the musical comedy star for the celluloid firmament . . . Patently, Astaire's manner, style, and personality and terpsichorean brilliance, which impressed him so favorably upon Broadway and West End audiences, are likewise a cinch for the picture patrons . . . Ginger Rogers is also excellent." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 10.03.34, Hollywood Reporter 10.01.34, Life 01.35, Literary Digest 12.01.34, Motion Picture Herald 10.13.34, The New Republic 11.21.34, Rob Wagner's Script 10.20.34, Time 10.22.34, Vanity Fair 12.34 SEE ALSO: B-5, B-6, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-60, B-61, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-205, B-206, B-213, B-219, B-267, B-268, B-279, B-296, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-324, B-330, B-352, D-17, R-5, S-14

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NOTES: The film was based on the 1932 Broadway musical The Gay Divorce. Fred Astaire starred with Claire Luce in this Broadway production at the Shubert Theatre. All new songs appeared in the movie version except for the Cole Porter number "Night And Day." The Hollywood censors disapproved of the original title of the play as a divorce was not a matter to be taken lightly. The production number "The Continental" lasted for seventeen and one-half minutes. Ginger Rogers, Erik Rhodes, and Lillian Miles sang the song after which Rogers and Astaire and one hundred extras danced. Lillian Miles sang a new verse after ten minutes and Rogers and Astaire varied the dance into a Spanish dance, a Hungarian dance, a Viennese waltz, a jazz version, and ended with a waltz. This movie won an Oscar for the song "The Continental." It also received Academy Award nominations for best picture and for musical adaptation (Ken Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein). Venetian blinds became popular because of this movie. Filming started in June 1934. The film was released on October 12, 1934. The plot was a flimsy excuse for musical numbers. F-2 8

Romance In Manhattan (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1934) 78 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: Stephen Roberts SCREENPLAY: Jane Murfin, Edward Kaufman BASED ON A STORY BY Norman Krasna, Don Hartman MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Al Colombo EDITOR: Jack Hively CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nick Musuraca SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: John Tribby ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Charles Kirk MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) CAST: Francis Lederer (Karel Novak), Ginger Rogers (Sylvia Dennis) Arthur Hohl (Attorney Pander), Jimmy Butler (Frank Dennis), J. Farrell MacDonald (Officer Murphy), Eily Malyon (Miss Evans), Donald Meek (Minister), Helen Ware (Miss

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Anthrop), Oscar Apfel (Judge), Lillian Harmer (Landlady), Sidney Toler (Sergeant) SYNOPSIS: Sylvia Dennis, a struggling showgirl, befriends Karel Novak, an illegal immigrant in New York. Karel sells newspapers, drives a truck, and then becomes a New York cab driver. He pools financial resources with Sylvia and her brother Frank so that the three of them have enough money to survive during the Depression. Karel falls in love with Sylvia and wants to marry her but is afraid that the authorities will discover that he is an illegal alien and deport him. Officer Murphy, a policeman, calls the Immigration Department and corrects the situation for him. Sylvia and Karel then marry. REVIEWS: New York Times 01.18.35: ". . . romantic comedy . . . tells of a lonely and unwanted immigrant whose incorrigible optimism enables him to rise above such minor metropolitan annoyances as starvation, unemployment and the brickbats of striking cab drivers . . . Miss Rogers continues to be among the most pleasing of the younger Hollywood actresses." Variety 01.22.35: "By expert trouping, Ginger Rogers and Francis Lederer, co-starred, lend considerable credibility to otherwise shallow roles. Story, basically a lemon . . . " ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 11.21.34, Hollywood Reporter 11.05.34, The New York Times 02.24.35, Photoplay 02.35, Vanity Fair 02.35 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Critics said that this comedy/romance was dreamtup by the studio in order for them to have a plausible story for Francis Lederer who spoke with an unintelligible accent. F-29

Roberta (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1935) 105 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE: Zion Myers DIRECTOR: William A. Seiter SCREENPLAY: Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, Glenn Tyron, Allan Scott

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Ginger Rogers BASED ON THE MUSICAL PLAY Roberta BY Otto Harbach AND Jerome Kern. BASED ON THE NOVEL Gowns By Roberta BY Alice Duer Miller MUSIC: Jerome Kern MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner CHOREOGRAPHER: Fred Astaire, Hermes Pan EDITOR: William Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Edward Cronjager SOUND: John Tribby MUSIC RECORDING: P. J. Faulkner, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Thomas Little COSTUMES: Bernard Newman MUSIC/LYRICS: Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach "Let's Begin" "Yesterdays" "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" Jerome Kern and Bernard Dougall "I'll Be Hard To Handle" Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II (Screen Lyrics by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh) "I Won't Dance" Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields, and Jimmy McHugh "Lovely To Look At" James Hanley and Ballard MacDonald "Back Home Again In Indiana" Jerome Kern "Don't Ask Me Not To Sing" "The Touch Of Your Hand" "You're Devastating" CAST: Irene Dunne (Stephanie), Fred Astaire (Huck Haines), Ginger Rogers (Countess Scharwenka aka Lizzie Gatz), Randolph Scott (John Kent), Helen Westley (Roberta aka Aunt Minnie), Claire Dodd (Sophie), Victor Varconi (Ladislaw), Torben Meyer (Albert), Luis Alberni (Voyda), Ferdinand Munier (Lord Delves), Adrian Rosley (Professor), Bodil Rosing (Fernando)

SYNOPSIS: John Kent and Huck Haines have a jazz band named "The Wabash Indianians." They travel to Paris where John Kent's aunt is a dress designer. John Kent falls in love with Stephanie, a White Russian princess, while Huck Haines meets Lizzie Gatz, his former Indiana

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REVIEWS: New York Times 03.08.35: "Mr. Astaire and 'Roberta' have dashed right along and established a model for lavishness, grace and humor in the musical film. If there is a flaw in the photoplay, it is the unfortunate circumstances that Mr. Astaire and his excellent partner, Miss Rogers, cannot be dancing during every minute of it." Time 03.18.35: "But the most pleasant moments in Roberta arrive when Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers turn the story upside down and dance on it." Variety 03.13.35: "In Ginger Rogers, and as long as he can continue dancing on the screen, Astaire has found an ideal partner. Miss Rogers dances well enough to be able to hold her own in the stepping numbers, which is something when dancing with Astaire. Besides which she looks better and works better with each succeeding picture. In 'Roberta' Miss Rogers makes an authoritative bid for the title of No. 1 Hollywood ingenue." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 02.12.35, Hollywood Reporter 02.09.35, Hollywood Reporter 03.15.35, Liberty 03.30.35, Literary Digest 03.23.35, Motion Picture Herald 02.23.35, The Nation 03.27.35, The New Statesman And Nation 06.08.35, The New York Times 03.17.35, The New Yorker 03.16.35, Rob Wagner's Script 03.09.35, The Spectator 05.31.35, Stage 04.35 SEE ALSO: B-2, B-5, B-6, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-46, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-60, B-61, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-119, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-141, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-205, B-206, B-213, B-219, B-220, B-226, B-254, B-267, B-268, B-279, B-296, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-324, B-352, D-10, D-20, R-6, S-15 NOTES: This movie was based on a 1933 Broadway musical with Bob Hope, George Murphy, and Lyda Roberti. Two new songs were added for the movie by Jerome Kern: "I Won't Dance" and "Lovely To Look At." "I Won't Dance" came from the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II show Three Sisters with the lyrics being changed for this movie; the movie lyrics are now considered to be the standard ones. The song "Lovely To Look At" received an Academy Award nomination.

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Irene Dunne sang "Russian Song," "Yesterdays," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," and "Lovely To Look At." Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire sang and danced to "I Won't Dance," and "Lovely To Look At." They also danced to "I'll Be Hard To Handle." This musical offered something to a variety of audiences. Not only did it offer great dancing and singing, it also had a fashion show for the ladies. Lucille Ball was one of the models in the fashion show. Since audiences applauded at the end of each dance number in The Gay Divorcee, spaces were left at the end of all the dance numbers in Roberta for this occurrence. The audience in the film cued the real audience by applauding. Bob Hope performed this story twice on television. In 1952 the movie was remade as Lovely To Look At starring Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, and Red Skelton. The Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire roles were played by Marge and Gower Champion. The movie was released on March 8, 1935. F-3 0

Star Of Midnight (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1935) 90 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: Stephen Roberts SCREENPLAY: Howard J. Green, Anthony Veiller, Edward Kaufman BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Arthur Somers Roche MUSIC: Max Steiner MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner EDITOR: Arthur Roberts CINEMATOGRAPHER: J. Roy Hunt ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Charles Kirk COSTUMES: Bernard Newman MAKEUP: Mel Berns MUSIC/LYRICS: Jack Scholl and Max Steiner "Midnight In Manhattan" CAST: William Powell (Clay Dalzell), Ginger Rogers (Donna Mantin), Paul Kelly (Jim Kinland), Gene Lockhart (Horatio Swayne), Ralph Morgan (Roger Classen), Leslie Fenton (Tim Winthrop), J. Farrell MacDonald (Inspector Doremus), Vivien Oakland (Gerry Classen), Russell Hopton

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(Tommy Tennant), Frank Reicher (Abe Ohlman), Robert Emmett O'Connor (Sergeant Cleary), Paul Hurst (Corbett) SYNOPSIS: Clay Dalzell is a lawyer who is also a detective. He is asked to find a Broadway star who has been kidnapped but is reluctant to become involved in the case until he is implicated. He has to solve the crime to clear himself. Donna Mantin is Dalzell's girlfriend who helps him solve the crime. They discover that the kidnapper is Roger Classen. REVIEWS: Movie Classic 06.35: ". . . the closest approach yet to a duplication of The Thin Man. It's that amusing, human, and intelligent . . . William Powell again is an amateur detective with a murder to solve, and again is mellowly inebriated and quick with the quips. But he has a new partner -- pert Ginger Rogers. And if she keeps this up, she'll soon have no equal as a screen comedienne. As a persistent young modern with her mind set on marriage, she does her bit to turn mild hysteria into convulsions." New York Times 04.12.35: "Myrna Loy, of course, will always be the perfect partner for Mr. Powell, but Ginger Rogers makes a gallant consort for him here as the persistent lady who is determined to become his wife in spite of his determination to keep their friendship platonic." Variety 04.17.35: "Too bad the title isn't a more attractive one, but the picture is excellent otherwise and should be a snappy grosser . . . Miss Rogers . . . looks like a million, troupes splendidly and wears a picture full of class clothes." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 04.11.35, Hollywood Reporter 03.25.35, Hollywood Reporter 04.18.35, Literary Digest 04.20.35, Motion Picture Herald 04.6.35, The New York Times 08.25.35, The New Yorker 04.20.35, Rob Wagner's Script 05.11.35, The Spectator 08.16.35, Time 04 .22.35 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-159, B-196, B-198, B-253, B-267, B-268, S-16 NOTES: This movie was considered to be a comedy crime thriller. The movie character played by Powell closely resembled his character (Nick Charles) in The Thin Man. It was released in April 1935.

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Ginger Rogers Top Hat (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1935) 101 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: Mark Sandrich SCREENPLAY: Dwight Taylor, Allan Scott BASED ON A STORY BY Dwight Taylor MUSIC: Irving Berlin ORCHESTRATIONS: Edward B. Powell (Uncredited) MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner CHOREOGRAPHER: Hermes Pan (Credited), Fred Astaire (Uncredited) EDITOR: William Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Abel SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Hugh McDowell, Jr. MUSIC RECORDING: P. J. Faulkner, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Thomas Little COSTUMES: Bernard Newman MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Irving Berlin "Cheek To Cheek" "Isn't This A Lovely Day" "No Strings" "The Piccolino" "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails" CAST: Fred Astaire (Jerry Travers), Ginger Rogers (Dale Tremont), Edward Everett Horton (Horace Hardwick), Erik Rhodes (Alberto Beddini), Eric Blore (Bates), Helen Broderick (Madge Hardwick), Edgar Norton (London Hotel Manager), Gino Corrado (Venice Hotel Manager), Leonard Mudie (Flower Salesman), Lucille Ball (Flower Clerk), Donald Meek (Curate), Florence Roberts (Curate's Wife)

SYNOPSIS: Jerry Travers, an American dancer, travels to London for an engagement. While tap dancing in his hotel room, he wakes Dale Tremont, who is staying in the room below his. When she knocks on his door to complain, Jerry falls in love with her. Jerry romantically courts Dale with flowers and dancing. Dale receives a letter from Madge Hardwick, a friend, and

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suddenly believes that Jerry is Madge's husband. Dale promptly leaves for Venice. Jerry chases Dale to Venice. Jerry proposes to Dale who still thinks he's married. Dale marries Alberto Beddini, her Italian dress designer, in an effort to forget Jerry Travers. Fortunately, the mix-ups are cleared up and it is discovered that Dale and Alberto's marriage wasn't legal, so Dale marries Jerry. REVIEWS: Daily Telegraph 10.14.35: "Top Hat has a plot which exists solely for the purpose of bringing these two artists together, separating them and bringing them together again -- not to put too fine a point on it, a thin plot." Film Weekly 03.07.36: "The Wonderful Music and Dance Sensation." New York Times 08.30.35: "Fred Astaire, the dancing master, and Miss Rogers, his ideal partner, bring all their joyous gifts to the new song and dance show . . . When 'Top Hat' is letting Mr. Astaire perform his incomparable magic or teaming him with the increasingly dexterous Miss Rogers it is providing the most urbane fun that you will find anywhere on the screen . . . Miss Rogers, improving magnificently from picture to picture, collaborates perfectly with Mr. Astaire in 'Top Hat' and is entitled to keep the job for life." Premiere Special Winter 1991: ". . . a dream of luxury and romance, with white-on-white bedrooms, Ginger in a riding habit . . . The whole production gleams. What graceful people! What high spirits!" Variety 09.04.35: "Miss Rogers has little to do in this picture and never opens her mouth vocally until the concluding 'Piccolino.' She is again badly dressed while her facial makeup and various coiffeurs give her a hard appearance. At the end they manage to soften this impression. With one of the best figures in Hollywood, it's a mystery why this girl consistently appears to such disadvantage. It should also be said that she's a better trouper than this film allows her to be." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 09.13.35, Esguire 11.35, Film Daily 08.16.35, Films And Filming 10.62, Hollywood Reporter 08.13.35, Life 11.35, Literary Digest 09.07.35, Motion Picture Herald 08.24.35, The New York Times 09.08.35, Newsweek 09.07.35, Publisher's Weekly 07.16.49, Stage 10.35, Time 09.09.35, Vanity Fair 10.35

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SEE ALSO: B-5, B-6, B-14, B-15, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-60, B-61, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-205, B-206, B-219, B-213, B-226, B-267, B-279, B-268, B-296, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-324, B-352, D-4, D-6, D-10, D-23, R-7, S-17 NOTES: Astaire sang and tap danced to "No Strings" which woke Ginger in the hotel room below his. Astaire and a male chorus line performed "Top Hat, White Tie And Tails" as part of a musical review. Astaire and Rogers jointly performed "Isn't This A Lovely Day?" on an outdoor bandstand as it rained. Fred crooned "Cheek To Cheek" to Ginger as they danced in the ballroom. "The Piccolino" was an exceptionally long song and dance number; Ginger Rogers sang while she and Fred danced with hundreds of extras. All five Irving Berlin tunes from this movie were very popular. On September 28, 1935, all five were in the Top 15 songs in the country on the radio show Your Hit Parade. Irving Berlin wrote the number "Wild About You" for this film but it was not used. Ginger Rogers also sang "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan." It was cut from the final version because of the excessive length of the film and not used until Follow The Fleet. The song "Cheek To Cheek" received an Academy Award nomination. The movie also received nominations for Best Picture, Best Art Direction, and Best Choreography. This musical romance originally ran 115 minutes. It was first cut to 105 minutes then down to 101 minutes. The movie premiered at Radio City Music Hall on August 29, 1935, and was released for general audiences on September 6, 1935. Top Hat cost $620,000 to make and grossed $3 million. It was the second most profitable film of 1935 (Mutiny On The Bounty was first). Top Hat was RKO's biggest moneymaker of the decade. Fred Astaire and Irving Berlin each received 10% of the profits. Ginger received a $10,000 bonus and a pay raise to $3,000 a week. RKO filmed this movie at their studios during May and June 193 5. F-3 2

In Person (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1935) 90 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman

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DIRECTOR: William A. Seiter SCREENPLAY: Allan Scott BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Samuel Hopkins Adams MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Roy Webb CHOREOGRAPHER: Hermes Pan EDITOR: Arthur Schmidt CINEMATOGRAPHER: Edward Cronjager SOUND: Clem A. Portman; P. J. Faulkner, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark COSTUMES: Bernard Newman MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Oscar Levant and Dorothy Fields "Don't Mention Love To Me" "Got A New Lease On Life" "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Carol Corliss), George Brent (Emory Muir), Alan Mowbray (Jay Holmes), Grant Mitchell (Judge Taddens Parks), Samuel S. Hinds (Dr. Aaron Sylvester), Spencer Charters (Parson Lunk), Joan Breslau (Minna), Edgar Kennedy (Doorman), Louis Mason (Sheriff Twing) SYNOPSIS: Film star Carol Corliss suffers from agoraphobia. To get away from her fans, she invites herself to vacation in the mountains with Emory Muir, a stranger. She falls in love with Muir when she finds that he is not impressed by movie stars. The pair marry at the end of the film. REVIEWS: Film Weekly 04.11.36: "Ginger has had few opportunities for real acting in previous films, but In Person suggests that she has more dramatic ability than perhaps has been realized . . . her performance here is comparable with Bergner's celebrated acting with her back in Escape Me Never." Film Weekly 04.11.36: "Ginger Rogers as a 'nervy' film star in a rather improbable romantic comedy with a little music. It has its moments of humour and charm, but some of the story-situations are difficult to accept. You should find it pleasantly entertaining, in a quiet way, if Ginger is one of your favorites . . . Miss Rogers tries hard to make the odd character of the heroine believable. She doesn't quite succeed, but she

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gives a clever and very charming performance that should delight admirers." New York Times 12.16.35: "The chances are remote that Miss Rogers will become a raving agoraphobe in real life as a result of her connection with the enterprise. Although she is lively and personable, she is not of sufficient stature as an actress to hold a makeshift film like this together . . . " Variety 12.18.35: "Away from the Fred Astaire partnership, which catapulted Ginger Rogers into radiance as a screen satellite, 'In Person' is an unfortunate debut starring effort for her. It may fetch an abnormal amount of negative comment at the expense of Miss Rogers when it's strictly a script fault . . . What Miss Rogers does, she does well. She troupes her silly assignment to the hilt." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 11.02.35, Hollywood Reporter 10.29.35, Hollywood Spectator 11.09.35, Motion Picture Herald 11.09.35, The New Statesman And Nation 02.08.36, The New York Times 12.13.35, The New Yorker 12.21.35, Time 12.16.35 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-226, B-267, B-268, D-l, D-9 NOTES: RKO billed this movie as "A Romantic Comedy Drama with Songs and Dances." Katharine Hepburn and Fred Astaire both turned down the starring role before it was offered to Ginger. The studio considered this movie to be a musical as it had three songs: "Don't Mention Love To Me," "Got A New Lease On Life," and "Out of Sight, Out Of Mind." The dressing room scene at the end of the film was Ginger's own portable dressing room. One of the sides was removed for filming. F-3 3

Follow The Fleet (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1936) 110 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: Mark Sandrich SCREENPLAY: Dwight Taylor, Allan Scott BASED ON THE PLAY Shore Leave BY Hubert Osborne MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner EDITOR: Henry Berman

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CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Abel SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Hugh McDowell, Jr. MUSIC RECORDING: P. J. Faulkner, Jr. CHOREOGRAPHER: Hermes Pan ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera TECHNICAL ADVISOR: U.S.N. Lt. Commdr. Harvey Haislip COSTUMES: Bernard Newman (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Irving Berlin "But Where Are You?" "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan" "I'd Rather Lead A Band" "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" "Let Yourself Go" "Let's Face The Music And Dance" "We Saw The Sea" CAST: Fred Astaire (Bake Baker); Ginger Rogers (Sherry Martin); Randolph Scott (Bilge Smith); Harriet Hilliard (Connie Martin); Astrid Allwyn (Iris Manning); Harry Beresford (Captain Ezra Hickey); Lucille Ball (Kitty Collins); Ray Mayer (Dopey); Russell Hicks (Jim Nolan); Betty Grable, Joy Hodges, and Jeanne Gray (Trio) SYNOPSIS: Bake, part of a vaudeville song and dance act, joins the U.S. Navy after being rejected by Sherry Martin, the love of his life and ex-dancing partner. Sherry gets a job in a seedy dance hall in San Francisco where Bake and Bilge, a fellow sailor, find her while on shore leave. Bake and Sherry rekindle their dancing and love. Connie, Sherry's sister, becomes romantically involved with Bilge. Connie owns her own ship which she has repaired to be used when Bilge leaves the Navy. Sherry, Connie, and Bake give a musical revue to pay for the repairs. The movie ends with both couples engaged. Though Bilge and Bake must return to the Navy to complete their tour of duty, they will return to the women. REVIEWS: Film Weekly 04.11.36: "A musical comedy slightly below the Astaire-Rogers standard as a whole, but containing such a lot of brilliant individual work by the stars

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that it's still very much worth seeing. Follow Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in preference to the rest of the picture and you won't go far wrong . . . Ginger Rogers shines especially in this, proving herself a better foil than ever, and a much-improved dancer . . . Ginger Rogers' talent lies in being very, very good herself, yet working in complete harmony with Astaire." New York Times 02.21.36: "We still feel an admiral's salute is due Miss Rogers and Mr. Astaire . . . " Variety 02.26.36: "Fred Astaire, the Chris Columbus for the boys and girls on the hoof, hasn't missed yet . . . Miss Rogers in this one goes beyond the role of dancing vis-a-vis for Astaire and emerges as a corking stepper in her own right. Her assimilation of the Astaire method now permits wider scope in the routines . . . " ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Canadian Magazine 04.36, Commonweal 02.28.36, Esquire 05.36, Film Daily 02.19.36, Hollywood Reporter 02.10.36, Hollywood Spectator 02.15.36, Literary Digest 02.29.36, Motion Picture Herald 02.22.36, The Nation 03.18.36, The New Statesman And Nation 04.18.36, The New Yorker 02.29.36, Rob Wagner's Script 02.29.36, The Spectator 02.24.36, Time 03.02.36 SEE ALSO: B-5, B-6, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-60, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-124, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-205, B-206, B-213, B-219, B-226, B-234, B-267, B-268, B-279, B-296, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-324, B-348, B-352, D-3, D-16, D-24, S-18 NOTES: This movie was filmed in October, November, and December 1935 at the RKO Studios. Fred Astaire started choreographing and rehearsing on September 5. Astaire performed "We Saw The Sea" and "I'd Rather Lead A Band" with his Navy buddies forming the chorus line. "Let Yourself Go" was a tune that performs lengthy duty in this film. Ginger sang it with a trio consisting of Jeanne Gray, Betty Grable, and Joy Hodges. The band played it for a dance contest. Ginger Rogers performed a solo tap dance to it. The sailors had a dance lesson using it. Ginger sang and danced to it at an audition. Rogers and Astaire performed "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" and "Let's Face The Music And Dance." Two songs written for this musical but not used were "Moonlight Maneuvers" and "There's A Smile On My Face."

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Musical numbers account for over a third of the film time. Harriet Hilliard sang "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" which was a musical number left over from Top Hat. Harriet wore a brunette wig over her blonde hair so as not to compete with Ginger Rogers. Miss Hilliard later married bandleader Ozzie Nelson and starred on The Ozzie and Harriet Show. This was the third filming of this story. In 1925 Richard Barthelmess filmed this story as Shore Leave. It was also made as the musical Hit The Deck in 1930. It originally was a 1922 Broadway play. This musical comedy was released on February 20, 1936. F-34

Swing Time (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1936) 105 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: George Stevens SCREENPLAY: Howard Lindsay, Allan Scott BASED ON A STORY BY Erwin Gelsey MUSIC: Jerome Kern ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett (Uncredited) MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Nathaniel Shilkret CHOREOGRAPHER: Hermes Pan EDITOR: Henry Berman CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Abel SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Hugh McDowell, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Bernard Newman, John Harkrider MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields "Bojangles of Harlem" "A Fine Romance" "Never Gonna Dance" "Pick Yourself Up" "Waltz in Swing Time" "The Way You Look Tonight" CAST: Fred Astaire (John "Lucky" Garnett), Ginger Rogers (Penny Carrol), Victor Moore (Dr. Cardetti), Helen Broderick (Mabel Anderson), Eric Blore (Mr. Gordon), Betty

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SYNOPSIS: John Garnett has a dual career as a dancer/gambler. His marriage to Margaret Watson is called off until her father is sure that John can support his daughter. He tells John not to return until he has won $25,000 gambling. Garnett goes to the big city where he meets Penelope Carrol, a dance instructor at a dance studio. He signsup for dance lessons to be with her and pretends that he can't dance. Carrol's boss fires her when she is unable to teach Garnett; however, Garnett gets her job back by doing an incredibly complex dance routine. John and Penelope become a dance team who are madly in love with each other. Through their exhibition dancing, they become the prosperous owners of a nightclub. Whenever John amasses close to $25,000, he gives it away so that he will not have to keep his promise to marry Margaret Watson. Margaret comes to New York. She learns of John's love for Penny and releases John from his vow to marry her. John stops the wedding of Ricardo and Penelope in time for Penelope to wed him. REVIEWS: Motion Picture 11.36: "Fred and Ginger present a startling swing time waltz in two-thirds time that is partly classic and partly syncopated . . . Fred and Ginger are at their best and every situation and number is as good or better than their previous efforts." New York Times 08.28.36: "We left the theatre feeling definitely let down. Blame it, primarily, upon the music . . . If, by any chance, you are harboring any fears that Mr. Astaire and Miss Rogers have lost their magnificent sense of rhythm, be reassured. Their routines, although slightly more orthodox than usual, still exemplify ballroom technique at its best." Variety 09.02.36: "'Swing Time' is perhaps a shade under previous par, but it's another boxoffice and personal winner for the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers combo. It's smart, modern, and impressive in every respect, from its boy-loses-girl background to its tunefulness, dancipation, production quality and general high standards." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commomweal 09.11.36, Esquire 11.36, Film Daily 08.26.36, Hollywood Reporter 08.24.36, Hollywood Spectator 08.29.36, Literary Digest 09.12.36,

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Motion Picture Herald 09.29.36, Movie Classic 11.36, The New Masses 09.08.36, The New Statesman And Nation 10.24.36, The New Yorker 09.05.36, Newsweek 09.05.36, Rob Wagner's Script 09.19.36, Stage 10.36, Time 09.07.36, World Film News 10.36 SEE ALSO: B-5, B-6, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-60, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-205, B-206, B-213, B-219, B-222, B-226, B-267, B-268, B-279, B-296, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-324, B-352, D-22, D-27, S-19 NOTES: Working titles of this film included I Won't Dance and Never Gonna Dance. RKO filmed it at its studios during the winter and spring of 1936; filming finished in July. Ginger portrays a dance instructor at a dancing school similar to the Arthur Murray studios which were in vogue at the time. The song "The Way You Look Tonight" won an Academy Award. Rogers and Astaire sang and danced to "Pick Yourself Up." Ginger Rogers sang "A Fine Romance" to Fred Astaire in a snowstorm. Ginger and Fred ballroom danced to "Waltz In Swing Time." Fred sang "Never Gonna Dance" to Ginger while they ballroom danced. Georges Metaxa sang "The Way You Look Tonight" while leading a nightclub band. This is the only film in which Fred Astaire appeared in blackface. He performed the musical number "Bojangles of Harlem," a tribute to Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. F-3 5

Shall We Dance (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1937) 101 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: Mark Sandrich SCREENPLAY: Allan Scott, Ernest Pagano ADAPTED BY: P. J. Wolfson BASED ON THE STORY Watch Your Step BY Leo Loeb and Harold Buchman MUSIC: George Gershwin ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett, Joseph Livingston, and Hal Borne (Uncredited) MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Nathaniel Shilkret CHOREOGRAPHERS: Hermes Pan, Harry Losee

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Ginger Rogers EDITOR: William Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: David Abel SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Hugh McDowell, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Irene MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" "Shall We Dance" "Slap That Bass" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away From Me" "Walking The Dog" CAST: Fred Astaire (Peter P. Peters/Petrov), Ginger Rogers (Linda Keene), Edward Everett Horton (Jeffrey Baird), Eric Blore (Cecil Flintridge), Jerome Cowan (Arthur Miller), Ketti Gallian (Denise/Lady Tarrington), William Brisbane (Jim Montgomery), Harriet Hoctor (Ballerina), Ann Shoemaker (Matron)

SYNOPSIS: Petrov is a Russian ballet star. Linda Keene is a musical comedy star. Publicity agents plant a fictitious romance for them in the newspapers. Petrov falls in love with Linda though she does not yet reciprocate his feelings. The pair find that they must marry so that they can divorce as the public believes firmly in their romance. However, once they are married, love blossoms for the pair and they stay married. REVIEWS: New York Times 05.14.37: ". . . one of the best things the screen's premiere dance team has done." Variety 05.12.37: "For Miss Rogers, of the gorgeous figure, this picture at last, marks a decided improvement in dressing. She's still playing around with her hair, though, and not always advantageously according to the camera. The best point about Miss Rogers in these Astaire films continues to be the way she handles herself when he is singing. She rates plenty on this point. It is also a pleasure to watch Miss Rogers sing a song after looking at some of the

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other Coast girls. No shaking of shoulders, no weaving hips. Some of the other girls should drop in lest they forget. Her dancing with Astaire is again also good." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Canadian Magazine 06.37, Commonweal 05.21.37, Film Daily 04.20.37, Hollywood Reporter 04.27.37, Hollywood Spectator 05.08.37, Journal Of Popular Film And Television Fall 1980, Literary Digest 05.15.37, Motion Picture Herald 05.08.37, The New York Times 05.16.37, The New Yorker 05.15.37, Newsweek 05.15.37, Rob Wagner's Script 05.08.37, Scholastic 05.15.37, The Spectator 06.04.37, The Tatler 05.26.37, Time 05.10.37, World Film News 07.37 SEE ALSO: B-5, B-6, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-170, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-205, B-206, B-209, B-213, B-219, B-226, B-267, B-268, B-279, B-296, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-324, B-352, D-21, S-20 NOTES: This production was originally entitled Stepping Toes. The song "They Can't Take That Away From Me" received an Academy Award nomination. Astaire sang and danced to "Beginner's Luck" and "Slap That Bass." Fred sang "They Can't Take That Away From Me" to Ginger; this tune was reprised at the end of the film when Fred Astaire danced with Harriet Hoctor. In a nightclub, Ginger sang "They All Laughed" and then Ginger and Fred tapdanced to it. Fred and Ginger sang and rollerskated to "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off." Fred sang and danced "Shall We Dance?" with dozens of women in Ginger Rogers masks. "Walking The Dog" was an instrumental. A song deleted from the final film was "Ho-Ho." Filming began on December 24, 1936. The film was released on May 7, 1937. "They Can't Take That Away From Me" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song but lost to "Sweet Leilani" from Waikiki Wedding. F-3 6

Stage Door (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1937) 83 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: Gregory LaCava ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: James Anderson (Uncredited)

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SYNOPSIS: Terry Randall is a wealthy debutante who comes to New York to become an actress. She stays at a theatrical boarding house for actresses where Joan Maitland is her tough roommate. The action of the film centers on the various women trying to establish a career in the theater. Terry's wealthy father buys her a leading role in a Broadway show in hopes that she will fail and return home. Kaye Hamilton, a good actress without connections, becomes depressed that Terry got the part and kills herself. Just before the curtain rises Joan Maitland tells Terry Randall that she is responsible for Kaye's death. Terry, an actress who has shown little talent until now, throws herself into her role and becomes a star. REVIEWS: New York Times 10.08.37: "Miss Hepburn and Miss Rogers, in particular, seemed to be acting so far above their usual heads that, frankly, we hardly recognized them."

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Variety 09.15.37: "Miss Rogers has more to do than Miss Hepburn, but her part is less clearly defined. As a sharpshooter with the snappy reply she scores heavily . . . Her dancing is limited to a short floor number. She clearly demonstrates her ability to handle comedy with the same agility she handles her feet. In a slick role she is surefire." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Film Daily 09.13.37, Hollywood Reporter 09.08.37, Independent Woman 12.37, Life 01.11.37, Life 09.27.37, Literary Digest 10.09.37, Motion Picture Herald 09.18.37, The Nation 10.30.37, National Board Of Review Magazine 11.37, The New Masses 10.19.37, The New Republic 10.27.37, The New Statesman And Nation 01.01.38, The New York Times 06.20.37, The New York Times 10.17.37, The New Yorker 10.09.37, Newsweek 09.27.37, Photoplay 11.37, Rob Wagner's Script 10.16.37, Scholastic 10.09.37, Sight And Sound Winter 1937, The Spectator 01.07.38, Time 10.18.37, World Film News 02.38 SEE ALSO: A-10, A-12, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-104, B-137, B-144, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, B-305, B-310, B-330 NOTES: This movie was filmed in June 1937 at RKO Studios and the Biltmore Theatre in Los Angeles. Director Gregory LaCava had the actresses wear their personal clothing in this film. Due to the many star temperaments and LaCava's weakness for alcohol, he drank throughout the production, at one point falling off the Biltmore Theatre stage. The movie received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director (Gregory LaCava), and Best Supporting Actress (Andrea Leeds). LaCava also won a New York Film Critics Circle award for direction. The movie cost $900,000 to film and was released on October 8, 1937. F-3 7

Having Wonderful Time (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1938) 70 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: Alfred Santell ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: James Anderson SCREENPLAY: Arthur Kober BASED ON THE PLAY BY Arthur Kober MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Roy Webb EDITOR: William Hamilton

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SYNOPSIS: Thelma "Teddy" Shaw, a New York typist, plans a two-week vacation at Camp Kare-Free which advertises itself as a place for fresh air and sports. The other women at camp are looking for husbands while Teddy only wants to read and get a sunburn. Instead of relaxation, she finds romance with Chick Kirkland, a recent graduate from law school, who can't find a job. Chick is a disagreeable waiter at the camp and although Chick has no job prospects, he and Teddy become engaged at the end of the film. REVIEWS: New York Times 07.08.38: "Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. play the leads as well as any one . . . could." Variety 06.15.38: "With Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. co-starred, it is an attraction which will depend more on the name values of its principals than on the story. Both Miss Rogers and Fairbanks have their followings, although neither adds to fame through this picture."

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ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Canadian Magazine 07.38, Commonweal 07.22.38, Film Daily 06.30.38, Hollywood Reporter 06.11.38, Hollywood Spectator 06.18.38, Life 06.27.38, Motion Picture Herald 06.18.38, The New York Times 11.21.37, The New York Times 12.05.37, The New York Times 06.12.38, The New York Times 07.10.38, The New Yorker 07.09.38, Newsweek 06.27.38, Rob Wagner's Script 07.23.38, Time 06.27.38, World Film News 09.38 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-180, B-196, B-198, B-202, B-267, B-268, B-331, S-21 NOTES: This movie was based on the Broadway stage hit of the same name. Although the original play was about Jewish people, the studio changed this so as not to offend Jews. The critics said that it ruined the play. Production began in September 1937. Red Skelton made his film debut. -38

Vivacious Lady (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1938) 90 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: George Stevens ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Argyle Nelson SCREENPLAY: P. J. Wolfson, Ernest Pagano BASED ON A STORY BY I. A. R. Wylie ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett (Uncredited) MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Roy Webb EDITOR: Henry Berman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert de Grasse SOUND: Hugh McDowell, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Irene, Bernard Newman MUSIC/LYRICS: George Jessel, Jack Meskill, and Ted Shapiro "You'll Be Reminded Of Me" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Francey), James Stewart (Peter), James Ellison (Keith), Beulah Bondi (Mrs. Morgan), Charles Coburn (Mr. Morgan), Frances Mercer (Helen), Franklin Pangborn (Apartment Manager), Grady Sutton (Culpepper), Jack Carson (Waiter Captain),

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SYNOPSIS: Peter, a college professor, falls in love and marries Francey, a New York showgirl, without telling his parents first. Francey returns with him to the tiny community in which he lives where they pretend to be just acquaintances while Peter tries to break the news to his family. The family is scandalized by Peter's choice of spouse but come to accept her. REVIEWS: New York Times 06.03.38: "Ginger Rogers' talent for getting into good pictures and managing in surprising little ways to be as good as they are is again demonstrated in 'Vivacious Lady.'" Variety 05.04.38: "The versatile Miss Rogers displays to the full her ability to play a straight part with success equal to the best of the films' leading women . . . Miss Rogers and Miss Stewart undergo a series of connubial disappointments, interruptions, and interferences . . . " ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 0 6.17.38, Film Daily 05.05.38, Hollywood Reporter 04.30.38, Hollywood Spectator 05.07.38, London Mercury 10.38, Motion Picture Herald 05.07.38, The New Republic 06.22.38, The New Statesman And Nation 09.10.38, The New York Times 06.12.38, The New Yorker 06.11.38, Newsweek 05.16.38, Rob Wagner's Script 05.14.38, The Tatler 09.21.38 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, R-16, S-22 NOTES: Filming of this comedy started in November 1937 and ended March 5, 1938. Robert de Grasse received an Academy Award nomination for cinematography. F-39

Carefree (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1938) 85 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman DIRECTOR: Mark Sandrich ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Argyle Nelson SCREENPLAY: Ernest Pagano, Allan Scott STORY AND ADAPTATION BY Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde

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BASED ON AN IDEA BY Marian Ainslee and Guy Endore MUSIC: Irving Berlin MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Victor Baravalle CHOREOGRAPHERS: Hermes Pan, Fred Astaire (Uncredited) EDITOR: William Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert de Grasse SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Hugh McDowell, Jr. ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Howard Greer, Edward Stevenson MUSIC/LYRICS: Irving Berlin "Change Partners" "I Used To Be Color Blind" "The Night Is Filled With Music" "The Yam" CAST: Fred Astaire (Dr. Tony Flagg), Ginger Rogers (Amanda Cooper), Ralph Bellamy (Stephen Arden), Luella Gear (Aunt Cora), Jack Carson (Connors), Clarence Kolb (Judge Joe Travers), Franklin Pangborn (Roland Hunter), Walter Kingsford (Dr. Powers), Kay Sutton (Miss Adams), Robert B. Mitchell and the St. Brendan's Boys Choir SYNOPSIS: Stephen Arden is a lawyer in love with Amanda Cooper, a radio singing star. Amanda can't decide if she wants to marry Stephen so he sends her to Dr. Tony Flagg, a friend of his who is also a psychiatrist. Amanda falls in love with her doctor. Dr. Flagg hypnotizes Amanda to make her fall in love with Stephen but then realizes that he is in love with her. When Dr. Flagg crashes the wedding of Stephen and Amanda, a fist fight erupts, and Dr. Flagg and Amanda are married instead. REVIEWS: New York Times 0 9.24.38: "In case you haven't heard, Rogers and Astaire dance, sing and have the knack -bred out of past necessity --of investing even ordinary lines and situations with extraordinary comedy . . . While it is not exactly a secret, we might confide that Miss Rogers has become one of the gayest of our comediennes, equally practiced with the verbal foil or the slapstick."

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Variety 08.31.38: "It's a disappointing story and the stars alone may save it . . . Astaire looks good and deports himself up to standard, as does Miss Rogers. Her frontal effect, however, is handicapped by some unkind camera angles. Or it may have been that the tiredness she evidences in some sequences couldn't be camouflaged." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 09.0 9.38, Esquire 12.38, Film Daily 08.30.38, Hollywood Reporter 08.25.38, Hollywood Spectator 09.03.38, The Journal Of Popular Film And Television Fall 1980, Life 08.22.38, Motion Picture Herald 09.03.38, The New York Times 06.12.38, The New York Times 09.23.38, The New York Times 09.25.38, The New Yorker 09.24.38, Newsweek 09.12.38, Rob Wagner's Script 09.03.38, Time 09.05.38, World Film News 11.38 SEE ALSO: A-10, B-5, B-6, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-64, B-65, B-67, B-91, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-203, B-205, B-206, B-213, B-219, B-226, B-236, B-267, B-268, B-296, B-297, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-324, B-352, D-2, D-14, D-25, S-23 NOTES: Astaire and Rogers performed "I Used To Be Color Blind" and "Change Partners." Fred Astaire rhythmically golfed as he sang "Since They Turned 'Loch Lomond' Into Swing." Ginger sang "The Yam." "The Night Is Filled With Music" was written for this movie but never filmed. Victor Baravalle received an Academy Award nomination for his musical direction. Irving Berlin also received a nomination for the song "Change Partners." This movie was more of a screwball comedy than the typical Rogers/Astaire musical. Ginger Rogers had the larger part. This film commenced filming in May 1938 and was released on September 2, 1938. In Europe it was retitled Amanda. This musical comedy was the first in a string of Rogers movies showing her with mental problems seeking medical help. F-4 0

The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1939) 93 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman PRODUCER: George Haight

Filmography DIRECTOR: H. C. Potter ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Argyle Nelson SCREENPLAY: Richard Sherman ADAPTED BY: Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Yost BASED ON THE BOOKS My Husband and My Memories of Vernon Castle BY Irene Castle MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Victor Baravalle CHOREOGRAPHER: Hermes Pan EDITOR: William Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert de Grasse SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Richard Van Hessen ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Perry Ferguson SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera TECHNICAL ADVISOR: Irene Castle COSTUMES: Walter Plunkett, Irene Castle MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Con Conrad, Bert Kalmar, Herman Ruby "Only When You're In My Arms" Cecil Macklin "Too Much Mustard" L. Wolfe Gilbert and Lewis Muir "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee" Collin Davis and Karl Hoschna "The Yama Yama Man" Other Songs Performed: "By The Beautiful Sea" "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" "Come, Josephine In My Flying Machine" "Cuddle Up A Little Closer" "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" "Destiny Waltz" "Glow, Little Glow Worm" "Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend" "It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary" "Little Brown Jug" "Maxixe Dengozo" "Millicent Waltz" "Missouri Waltz" "Nights Of Gladness" "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" "Rose Room" "Syncopated Waltz" "Take Me Back To New York Town" "Texas Tommy" "Tres Jolie Waltz"

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CAST: Fred Astaire (Vernon Castle), Ginger Rogers (Irene Foote Castle), Edna May Oliver (Maggie Sutton), Walter Brennan (Walter Ash), Lew Fields (Lew Fields), Etienne Girardot (Papa Aubel), Janet Beecher (Mrs. Foote), Donald MacBride (Hotel Manager), Rolfe Sedan (Emile Aubel), Robert Strange (Dr. Foote), Leonid Kinskey (Artist), Clarence Derwent (Papa Louis), Victor Varconi (Grand Duke), Frances Mercer (Claire Ford), Douglas Walton (Student Pilot), Sonny Lamont (Charlie, A Tap Dancer) SYNOPSIS: Irene Foote is the daughter of a New Rochelle physician. She meets Vernon Castle at the beach one day and romance blossoms. At the time that the pair meet, Vernon is a slapstick vaudeville comic. Irene is overwhelmed by his dancing ability and insists that he dance instead. The pair get married and form a dance act. New York theater owners cannot see the potential of the act but the couple becomes the sensation of Paris and finally of the world. World War I begins and Vernon insists on doing his patriotic duty by becoming a pilot. He dies in a plane crash. REVIEWS: New York Times 03.31.39: "But the story of the Castles happens to be a story of a tragedy and that is where doubt rears its ugly head. Rogers and Astaire have been so closely identified with light comedy in the past that finding them otherwise employed is practically as disconcerting as if would be if Walt Disney were to throw Mickey to the lions and let Minnie Mouse be devoured by a non-regurgitative giant . . . We feel guilty about not liking it more, about seeming to lend approval to type-casting. But somehow Astaire and Rogers have come to mean only one thing to us. We prefer their happy endings. Besides, isn't tragedy for brunettes?" Time 04.10.39: "To say that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are well fitted to fill the Castles' dancing slippers is an understatement. Astaire and Rogers symbolize their era quite as completely as the Castles

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symbolized theirs . . . In popularity, proficiency, appearance, and earning capacity, Ginger Rogers is at least the equal of Irene Castle in her best days." Variety 04.05.39: "It's one of the best Astaire-Rogers films. Their last for RKO under existing commitments, the 'Castles' b.o. will undoubtedly compel continuance of the team . . . Miss Rogers and Astaire are excellent as the Castles. The illusion is always there; their deportment is more Vernon and Irene Castle than Astaire and Rogers. Their dance sequences are less spectacular but more consistent with the normal plot progression." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 04.14.39, Film Daily 03.31.39, Hollywood Reporter 03.28.39, Hollywood Spectator 04.15.39, Motion Picture Herald 04.01.39, The New York Times 01.22.39, The New York Times 04.02.39, The New York Times 04.09.39, The New York Times 04.16.39, The New Yorker 04.08.39, Newsweek 04.03.39, North American Review 06.39, Photoplay 06.39, Rob Wagner's Script 04.08.39, Scholastic 04.22.39, Sight And Sound Summer 1939, The Spectator 06.09.39, Stage 04.01.39, The Tatler 06.14.39 SEE ALSO: B-5, B-6, B-8, B-10, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-59, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-205, B-206, B-213, B-219, B-265, B-267, B-268, B-279, B-296, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-324, B-352, S-24 NOTES: Hollywood made many biographical films in 193 9 in addition to this one. Others included The Story of Louis Pasteur, The Life Of Emile Zola, Jesse James, Alexander Graham Bell, Young Mr. Lincoln, Stanley And Livingstone, Beethoven, Man Of Conquest, Brigham Young, Knute Rockne, and Madame Curie. The Castles were known for performing social dances between 1911 and 1918 such as the Bunny Hug, the Turkey Trot, and the One-Step (aka "The Castle Walk"). Mrs. Castle did not want Ginger Rogers to portray her. She wanted RKO to conduct a nationwide search on the order of the Scarlett O'Hara (Gone With The Wind) search. Ginger sang "The Yama Yama Man." Fred sang "Only When You're In My Arms." Fred danced to "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon" and "Who's Your Lady Friend" without Ginger. Ginger and Fred teamed to dance to "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee," "Too Much Mustard," "The Castle Walk," and "The Darktown Strutters Ball." Altogether,

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portions of sixty-seven songs were heard; there were fourteen song and dance numbers. Marjorie Belcher made her film debut in this movie. She was better known as Madge Champion. This musical biography was released on April 7, 193 9. Irene Castle insisted on the use of the title The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle. F-41

Bachelor Mother (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1939) 82 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman PRODUCER: B. G. DeSylva DIRECTOR: Garson Kanin ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Edward Killy SCREENPLAY: Norman Krasna BASED ON A STORY BY Felix Jackson MUSIC: Roy Webb EDITORS: Henry Berman, Robert Wise CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert de Grasse SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Richard Van Hessen ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Irene CAST: Ginger Rogers (Polly Parrish), David Niven (David Merlin), Charles Coburn (J. B. Merlin), Frank Albertson (Freddie Miller), E. E. Clive (Butler), Elbert Coplen Jr. (Johnnie), Ernest Truex (Investigator), Ferike Boros (Mrs. Weiss), Leonard Penn (Jerome Weiss), Paul Stanton (Hargraves), Frank M. Thomas (Doctor), Edna Holland (Matron), Dennie Moore (Mary), June Wilkins (Louise King), Donald Duck (Donald Duck)

SYNOPSIS: Polly Parrish, a department store salesgirl who is about to lose her seasonal Christmas job, is mistaken as the mother of a baby left on the steps of an orphanage. The orphanage arranges with her employer for her to keep her job if she keeps the child. David Merlin, the son of the department store owner, takes an interest in the woman and child; his father comes to believe that David is the father. David and Polly become engaged at the end of the movie.

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REVIEWS: New York Times 06.30.39: "Miss Rogers is demonstrating again that she is one of the screen's most knowing comediennes." Variety 07.05.39: "Based on this picture, Ginger Rogers should not have to depend on her dancing feet for future film assignments. She blossoms forth as a most competent comedienne, trouping through in grand style, displaying sincerity in the lightness with which she plays the role." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 07.14.39, Film Daily 07.03.39, Hollywood Reporter 06.28.39, Life 07.03.39, Motion Picture Herald 07.01.39, The Nation 08.05.39, The New Republic 07.19.39, The New Statesman And Nation 09.02.39, The New York Times 03.26.39, The New York Times 07.09.39, The New Yorker 07.01.39, Newsweek 07.10.39, Photoplay 09.39, The Tatler 09.27.39, Time 07.10.39 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-144, B-171, B-196, B-198, B-265, B-267, B-268, R-15 NOTES: The working title for this movie was Little Mother. Felix Jackson received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story. This movie was remade in 1956 as Bundle Of Joy with Debbie Reynolds. F-42

Fifth Avenue Girl (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1939) 83 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Gregory LaCava ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Edward Killy SCREENPLAY: Allan Scott MUSIC: Robert Russell Bennett EDITORS: Robert Wise, William Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert de Grasse SOUND: John L. Cass ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Perry Ferguson SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Howard Greer MAKE-UP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Aaron Gonzalez "Tropicana"

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SYNOPSIS: A millionaire is feeling neglected on his birthday by his family when he meets Mary Grey, a beautiful unemployed girl, in the park. He has her pose as his mistress to get the attention of his family. The movie ends with Mr. and Mrs. Borden again living amicably as man and wife. Katherine Borden leaves her empty life as a debutante to marry the family's communist chauffeur. Timothy Borden, Jr. takes an interest in both the family business and Mary Grey. REVIEWS: New York Times 08.25.39: "'Fifth Avenue Girl' . . . is cheerful and cheerfully unimportant." Variety 04.25.39: "Following close on release of 'Bachelor Mother,' this one confirms impressions of the latter picture that Ginger Rogers holds something more than dancing prowess to maintain her status as a b.o. personality. Miss Rogers demonstrates major league ability as a comedienne for the second successive time." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 0 9.01.39, Film Daily 08.22.39, Hollywood Reporter 08.17.39, Hollywood Spectator 09.02.39, Motion Picture Herald 08.26.39, The New Masses 08.29.39, The New Republic 09.06.39, The New York Times 07.09.39, The New Yorker 08.26.39, Photoplay 11.39, Rob Wagner's Script 09.16.39, The Spectator 02.09.40, Time 08.28.39, Variety 08.23.39 SEE ALSO: B-22, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-144, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, R-17 NOTES: This comedy has been compared to My Man Godfrey with Ginger Rogers playing the William Powell role.

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Primrose Path (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1940) 92 Minutes, B/W

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CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Gregory LaCava ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Edward Killy SCREENPLAY: Allan Scott, Gregory LaCava BASED ON THE PLAY BY Robert L. Buckner and Walter Hart FROM THE NOVEL February Hill BY Victoria Lincoln MUSIC: Werner Heymann EDITOR: William Hamilton CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joseph August SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: John L. Cass ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Renie CAST: Ginger Rogers (Ellie May Adams), Joel McCrea (Ed Wallace), Marjorie Rambeau (Mamie Adams), Henry Travers (Gramp), Miles Mander (Homer Adams), Queenie Vassar (Grandma), Joan Carroll (Honeybell Adams), Vivienne Osborne (Thelma), Carmen Morales (Carmelita) SYNOPSIS: Mamie Adams, a middle-aged woman, supports herself and her family through prostitution. Ellie May Adams, her daughter, meets Ed Wallace and the pair marry without her telling him about the family history. When Wallace discovers the truth, he leaves Ellie May. Mamie dies which forces Ellie May to become a prostitute to support her father, grandmother, and younger sister. All works out well at the end when Ed asks Ellie May to return. REVIEWS: New York Times 03.23.40: "Miss Rogers is variably effective . . . " Variety 03.20.40: "Not a particularly happy subject for picture audiences, although social-conscience critics may give it attention as a graphic delineation of a daring subject. Miss Rogers gives a straight dramatic portrayal in capable fashion, although the role provides her with little opportunity for light relief." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 04.05.40, Film Daily 03.18.40, Focus On Film 1977, Life 03.25.40, The London Times 06.17.40, The New Republic 04.08.40, The New York Times 11.19.39, The New York Times 12.10.39, The New York Times 03.24.40, The New York Times 03.31.40, The

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New Yorker 03.30.40, Newsweek 03.25.40, Photoplay 05.40, The Saturday Review 05.11.40, Time 04.01.40 SEE ALSO: A-4, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-151, B-196, B-198, B-226, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Ginger dyed her hair brunette for this drama. Marjorie Rambeau received an Academy Award nomination. There was no connection between this movie and the 1934 movie by the same name. F-44

Lucky Partners (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1940) 101 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Harry E. Edington PRODUCER: George Haight DIRECTOR: Lewis Milestone ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Argyle Nelson SCREENPLAY: Allan Scott, John Van Druten BASED ON THE STORY Bonne Chance BY Sacha Guitry MUSIC: Dmitri Tiomkin EDITOR: Henry Berman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert de Grasse SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: John E. Tribby ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Irene MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) CAST: Ronald Colman (David Grant), Ginger Rogers (Jean Newton), Jack Carson (Freddie Harper), Spring Byington (Aunt Lucy), Harry Davenport (Judge), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Sylvester), Hugh O'Connell (Niagara Clerk), Brandon Tynan (Mr. Sylvester), Leon Belasco (Nick No. 1), Edward Conrad (Nick No. 2 ) , Walter Kingsford (Wendell), Lucile Gleason (Ethel's Mother), Helen Lynd (Ethel)

SYNOPSIS: David Grant is an artist in Greenwich Village. After wishing Jean Newton, a girl he passes on the street, good luck one day, she experiences a run of good luck. On a hunch, the pair buy a sweepstakes ticket on which they earn $6,000. Grant only agrees to purchase

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the ticket if Newton agrees to take a platonic honeymoon with him to Niagara Falls. Freddie Harper, Jean's jealous fiance, follows them to Niagara Falls. A bedroom farce ensues during which Miss Newton falls in love with David Grant whom she marries. REVIEWS: New York Times 09.06.40: ". . . a comedy that is dry and sparkling and bubbles till the last drop . . . Ronald Colman and Ginger Rogers in the leads are still two of Hollywood's pleasantest people . . .Mr. Colman and Miss Rogers play with an easy and infectious zest." Variety 08.21.40: "Miss Rogers is capable as the strong-willed girl who finally weakens under the romantic pressure to change her mind on prospective husbands." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 09.06.40, The New Republic 09.16.40, The New York Times 04.28.40, The New York Times 06.30.40, The New York Times 09.15.40, Time 09.16.40 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-193, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, R-18 NOTES: Life ran a cover and article on this comedy in their December 9, 1940, issue. F-4 5

Kitty Fovle (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1940) 108 Minutes, B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Harry E. Edington PRODUCER: David Hempstead DIRECTOR: Sam Wood ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Argyle Nelson SCREENPLAY: Dalton Trumbo, Donald Ogden Stewart BASED ON THE NOVEL BY Christopher Morley MUSIC: Roy Webb EDITOR: Henry Berman CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert de Grasse SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: John L. Cass ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Mark-Lee Kirk SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Renie MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited)

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SYNOPSIS: The movie's opening shows Kitty Foyle trying to decide if she should marry Dr. Mark and be respectable or to live unmarried with Wyn Strafford, a wealthy man whom she loves but is unable to marry. In a flashback, Kitty, a hard-working stenographer of lower-class background, has a childhood dream to marry a rich man. Kitty marries Wyn Stafford, son of rich Philadelphians, whom she eventually divorces because of the disdain his family shows her. She has a stillborn child by Wyn. She resumes her relationship with Doctor Mark though Stafford returns to her and begs her to have an illicit affair with him after he marries a second time to a woman who refuses to divorce him. Kitty chooses respectability over love and marries Dr. Mark. REVIEWS: New York Times 01.09.41: "'Kitty Foyle' is a sentimentalist's delight. Ginger Rogers plays her with as much forthright and appealing integrity as one can possibly expect." Variety 12.18.40: "Ginger Rogers provides strong dramatic portrayal in the title role, aided by competent performances by two suitors, Dennis Morgan and James Craig." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 01.24.41, Film Daily 12.23.40, Hollywood Reporter 12.17.40, Life 03.25.40, Life 12.09.40, The London Times 05.05.41, Motion Picture Exhibitor 01.08.41, The New Republic 01.20.41, The New York Times 09.08.40, The New York Times 01.12.41, The New Yorker 01.11.41, Newsweek 01.06.41, Photoplay 01.41, Scholastic 01.13.41, Scribner's Commentator 03.41, Time 01.13 .41

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SEE ALSO: A-5, A-6, A-7, A-10, B-l, B-34, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-79, B-137, B-177, B-196, B-198, B-231, B-267, B268, B-276, B-277, B-293, D-19, R-19, R-24, S-25 NOTES: RKO shot this film at its studios during the summer of 1940. Ginger Rogers won an Academy Award as Best Actress. Other contenders for Best Actress included Bette Davis in The Letter, Martha Scott in Our Town, and Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story. This film also received Academy Award nominations as Best Picture, Best Direction (Sam Wood), and Best Screenplay (Dalton Trumbo and Donald Ogden Stewart). The movie earned profits of $1.5 million. The only other movie of 194 0 that earned more was The Road To Singapore with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour. Eight other movies tied with Kitty Foyle as the second largest grossing movie of 1940: Arizona, Buck Benny Rides Again, The Fighting 69th, Northwest Mounted Police, Northwest Passage, Rebecca, Santa Fe Trail, and Strange Cargo. F-4 6

Tom, Dick, And Harry (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1941) 86 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Robert Sisk DIRECTOR: Garson Kanin ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: Fred A. Fleck, Hal Gerson SCREENPLAY: Paul Jarrico MUSIC: Roy Webb EDITOR: John Sturges CINEMATOGRAPHER: Merritt Gerstad SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Earl A. Wolcott ART DIRECTORS: Van Nest Polglase, Mark-Lee Kirk SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera COSTUMES: Renie MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Roy Webb and Gene Rose "Tom Collins" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Janie), George Murphy (Tom), Alan Marshal (Dick Hamilton), Burgess Meredith (Harry), Joe Cunningham (Pop), Jane Seymour (Ma), Lenore Lonergan

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SYNOPSIS: Janie, a flighty juvenile who is in love with the idea of being in love, works as a telephone operator. She must decide which of three men to marry: Tom (a successful car salesman), Dick (a millionaire), or Harry (a poor auto mechanic). Janie daydreams about what her life would be like with each of the men and decides to marry Dick, the millionaire. However, as Harry kisses her good-bye Janie realizes her mistake and she elopes on the back of Harry's motorcycle. REVIEWS: New York Times 07.18.41: "Ginger Rogers plays the girl, as no other actress we know could, with a perfect combination of skepticism and daffiness." Variety 07.16.41: "Miss Rogers again hits the peak in her performance of the working girl dizzily confused by the romantic profusion that enters her life. She capably carries the burden of the exacting requirements of the role, and continually holds attention . . . " ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 08.01.41, Film Daily 07.14.41, Hollywood Reporter 07.11.41, Life 07.28.41, The London Times 11.24.41, Motion Picture Exhibitor 07.23.41, Motion Picture Product Digest 05.03.41, The New Republic 07.28.41, The New York Times 07.20.41, Newsweek 07.28.41, Scribner's Commentator 10.41, Time 07.28.41 SEE ALSO: A-7, A-10, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-124, B-137, B-171, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, P-6, R-20 NOTES: This comedy was remade in 195 6 as The Girl Most Likely with Jane Powell. F-47

Roxie Hart (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942) 75 Minutes, B/w CREW: PRODUCER: Nunnally Johnson DIRECTOR: William A. Wellman SCREENPLAY: Nunnally Johnson BASED ON THE PLAY Chicago BY Maurine Watkins MUSIC: Alfred Newman CHOREOGRAPHER: Hermes Pan

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EDITOR: James B. Clark CINEMATOGRAPHER: Leon Shamroy SOUND: Alfred Bruzlin, Roger Heman ART DIRECTORS: Richard Day, Wiard B.Ihnen SET DIRECTOR: Thomas Little COSTUMES: Gwen Wakeling MAKEUP: Guy Pearce CAST: Ginger Rogers (Roxie Hart), Adolphe Menjou (Billy Flynn), George Montgomery (Homer Howard), Lynne Overman (Jack Callahan), Nigel Bruce (E. Clay Benham), Phil Silvers (Babe), Sara Allgood (Mrs. Morton), William Frawley (O'Malley), Spring Byington (Mary Sunshine), George Chandler (Amos Hart), Iris Adrian (Gertie), Ted North (Stuart Chapman), Helene Reynolds (Velma Wall), Charles D. Brown (Charles E. Murdock), Morris Ankrum (Martin S. Harrison), Milton Parsons (Announcer), George Lessey (Judge) SYNOPSIS: Roxie Hart is a crude Chicago dance hall girl during the 192 0s. When Amos Hart, her husband, commits a murder, Roxie confesses to it in the hope that it will give her career a boost. Billy Flynn, a lawyer, instructs Roxie on how to sway the jury to her favor; she is acquitted after telling the jury that she is pregnant. Roxie then divorces Amos Hart in order to marry Homer Howard, a reporter who covered her trial. REVIEWS: New York Times 02.20.42: "Miss Rogers is a talented actress, but it pains one to see her tossed into a role which requires that she do no more than play a Dumb Dora to excess, swaggering with hands on hips, chewing gum and teasing the hem of her slip . . . They all give the bad impression of working a shade too hard. And the film, between the script and its performance, becomes a raucous and tasteless travesty." Variety 02.04.42: "Ginger Rogers does well as the tough girl who is dazzled by the sudden attention, but seems to overdo her characterization at several points." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 02.27.42, Film Daily 02.03.42, Hollywood Reporter 02.03.42, The London Times 06.17.42, Motion Picture Exhibitor 02.11.42, Motion Picture Product Digest 02.07.42, The Nation 03.14.42, The New York Times 12.14.41, Newsweek 03.02.42, Rob Wagner's Script 02.28.42, Time 03.02.42

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SEE ALSO: A-8, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-124, B-137, B-196, B-197, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This movie was a remake of the 1927 movie Chicago starring Phyllis Haver. In 1975, a Broadway musical was made from this story which was also entitled Chicago and starred Gwen Verdon. F -4 8

Tales Of Manhattan (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942) 118 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCERS: Borris Morros, S. P. Eagle DIRECTOR: Julien Duvivier SCREENPLAY AND ORIGINAL STORIES: Ben Hecht, Ferenc Molnar, Donald Ogden Stewart, Samuel Hoffenstein, Alan Campbell, Ladislas Fodor, Laslo Vadnai, Laszlo Gorog, Lamar Trotti, Henry Blankfort. Uncredited: Buster Keaton, Ed Beloin, and Bill Murrow MUSIC: Sol Kaplan MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Edward Paul EDITOR: Robert Bischoff CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joseph Walker ART DIRECTORS: Richard Day, Boris Leven SET DIRECTOR: Thomas Little COSTUMES: Irene, Dolly Tree, Bernard Newman, Gwen Wakeling, Oleg Cassini MAKEUP: Guy Pearce MUSIC/LYRICS: Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger "Glory Day" Paul Francis Webster and Saul Chaplin "Fare Thee Well To El Dorado" "Journey To Your Lips" "Tale Of Manhattan" Spirituals "All God's Children Got Shoes" "Great Getting Up In The Morning" CAST: Charles Boyer (Paul Orman), Rita Hayworth (Ethel Halloway), Thomas Mitchell (John Halloway), Eugene Pallette (Luther), Ginger Rogers (Diane), Henry Fonda (George), Cesar Romero (Harry Wilson), Roland Young (Edgar), Gail Patrick (Ellen), Charles Laughton (Charles Smith),

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Elsa Lanchester (Elsa Smith), Victor Francen (Arthuro Bellini), Christian Rub (Wilson), Edward G. Robinson (Larry Browne), George Sanders (Williams), James Gleason (Father J o e ) , Harry Davenport (Professor Lyons), Paul Robeson (Luke), Ethel Waters (Esther), Eddie Anderson (Rev. Lazarus), Marton Martin (Squirrel), James Rennie (Hank Bronson), J. Carroll Naish (Costello) SYNOPSIS: This is a group of stories about a man's top coat and its various owners through the years. The episode with Ginger Rogers as Diane features her finding a love note in the pocket while it belongs to Harry Wilson, her fiance. In order to calm Diane, Harry insists that the coat belongs to his friend George. Because of the curse on the coat, Diane falls in love with George and leaves Harry. REVIEWS: New York Times 0 9.25.42: "Ginger Rogers and Henry Fonda are very amusing in the romance-switching episode . . ." Variety 08.05.42: "In cast and writing credits, this is probably the most ambitious picture ever to come out of Hollywood. Several million dollars worth of stars and featured players stumble or waltz through the episodic story and their names on the marquee should mean exceptional grosses. But the highly-touted film will win no critical acclaim . . . the hero is an expensive dress coat, which bears a curse, and the film recounts the fortunes and misfortunes of those who wear or come in possession of it . . . The cast credits are altogether too numerous to mention and some very fine players are in some very small bits." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 0 9.18.42, Film Daily 08.05.42, Hollywood Reporter 08.04.42, Life 07.27.42, The London Times 04.01.42, Motion Picture Exhibitor 08.12.42, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 08.08.42, Musician 08,42, The New Republic 10.12.42, The New York Times 11.02.41, The New York Times 05.03.42, The New York Times 09.23.42, The New York Times 10.04.42, The New Yorker 09.26.42, Newsweek 09.28.42, Photoplay 08.42, Time 09.21.42 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, B-315, S-26

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NOTES: Production started in January 1942. The story that Ginger filmed included Henry Fonda, Cesar Romero, Gail Patrick, Roland Young. A sequence starring W. C. Fields was cut before the movie was released. The film cost $1 million to produce. F-4 9

The Major And The Minor (Paramount, 1942) 100 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Arthur Hornblow, Jr. DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder SCREENPLAY: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder BASED ON A PLAY Connie Goes Home BY Edward Childs Carpenter FROM THE STORY Sunny Goes Home BY Fannie Kilbourne MUSIC: Robert Emmett Dolan EDITOR: Doane Harrison CINEMATOGRAPHER: Leo Tover SOUND: Harold Lewis, Don Johnson ART DIRECTORS: Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson COSTUMES: Edith Head MAKEUP: Wally Westmore MUSIC/LYRICS: Redd Evans and Earl Bostic "The Major And The Minor" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Susan Applegate), Ray Milland (Major Kirby), Rita Johnson (Pamela Hill), Robert Benchley (Mr. Osborne), Diana Lynn (Lucy Hill), Lela Rogers (Mrs. Applegate), Raymond Roe (Cadet Wigton), Frankie Thomas (Cadet Osborne), Edward Fielding (Colonel Hill), Charles Smith (Cadet Korner), Larry Nunn (Cadet Babcock), Billy Dawson (Cadet Miller), Aldrich Bowker (Reverend Doyle), Boyd Irwin (Major Griscom), Byron Shores (Captain Durand), Richard Fiske (Will Duffy), Norma Varden (Mrs. Osborne), Gretl Dupont (Mrs. Shackleford)

SYNOPSIS: Susan Applegate, a New York working girl, tires of the big city and decides to return home to Iowa. Problems arise when she discovers that she doesn't have enough money for a train ticket. She dresses as a little girl so that she can go half-fare.

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Risque situations ensue when she shares a sleeping compartment with an Army major in order to escape the train conductor who has discovered her real age. The major believes that Susan is really twelve. When the train becomes stalled due to washed out tracks within a few miles of the Indiana military school where he teaches, Major Kirby takes Susan back with him. Susan falls in love with Major Kirby while Kirby also has an attraction for her which he refuses to act on because he believes that she is twelve. Susan plots with Lucy Hill, a real twelve-year-old, to get Major Kirby the transfer to active military duty that he seeks. She then proceeds back to Iowa. Major Kirby checks on Susan when he has a layover on his way to the West Coast and discovers that Susan is actually an adult. The pair proceed to Nevada to be married before he is shipped overseas. REVIEWS: New York Times 09.17.42: "And Miss Rogers and Mr. Milland have played it with spirit and taste. Never once does either permit the suggestion of a leer to creep in. Dogged out in pig-tails and hair-ribbons, with her face shiny and her legs crossing swords, Miss Rogers gives a beautiful imitation of a Quiz Kid imitating Baby Snooks. And in those moments when romance brightly kindles, she is a soft and altogether winning miss. Put this down as one of the best characterizations of her career." The New Yorker 1977: "The script seems to have been concocted after the title." Variety 09.02.42: "Picture grooves neatly as a lead entry in present audience requirements for light and spontaneous entertainment. Miss Rogers delivers a slick performance while Milland is a standout as the school major." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 09.18.32, Film Daily 09.03.42, Hollywood Reporter 08.28.42, Life 08.17.42, The London Times 12.17.42, Motion Picture Exhibitor 09.09.42, Motion Picture Product Digest 08.29.42, The New Yorker 09.19.42, Newsweek 09.07.42, Photoplay 10.42, Time 09.28.42 SEE ALSO: A-8, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-238, B-267, B-268, B-284, R-21, S-27 NOTES: Lela Rogers played Ginger's mother in this movie. This was the only movie in which Mrs. Rogers appeared.

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Robert Benchley's character had a quote in this film that was often heard: "Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini." This film was remade in 1955 as You're Never Too Young with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. F-5 0

Once Upon A Honeymoon (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1942) 116 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Leo McCarey ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: James Anderson, Harry Scott SCREENPLAY: Sheridan Gibney BASED ON A STORY BY Sheridan Gibney, Leo McCarey MUSIC: Robert Emmett Dolan EDITOR: Theron Warth CINEMATOGRAPHER: George Barnes SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: James G. Stewart, Richard Van Hessen ART DIRECTORS: Al D'Agostino, Al Herman SET DIRECTORS: Darrell Silvera, Claude E. Carpenter COSTUMES: Miss Leslie MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) CAST: Ginger Rogers (Katie O'Hara aka Katharine Butte-Smith), Cary Grant (Pat O'Toole), Walter Slezak (Baron Von Luber), Albert Dekker (LeBlanc), Albert Basserman (General Borelski), Ferike Boros (Elsa), Harry Shannon (Cumberland), John Banner (Kleinoch), Natasha Lytess (Anna, a hotel maid)

SYNOPSIS: The year is 1938. Pat O'Toole is an American radio broadcaster in Europe reporting on the war. Katie O'Hara is an American stripper who marries Baron Von Luber, a Nazi who is also a rich Austrian nobleman. When Katie discovers her husband's line of work, she runs away from him with Pat O'Toole through Scandinavia into France where they plan to catch a boat for the United States. Katie's patriotism puts a kink in the couple's plans when she is asked to return to Baron Von Luber in order to spy on him for the United States. After discovering the Nazi secret code for the United States, she flees Europe with Pat O'Toole.

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REVIEWS: New York Times 11.13.42: "Leo McCarey is a brilliant director, and Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant are talented stars. But their 'Once Upon a Honeymoon,' which came yesterday to the Radio City Music Hall, does not do particular credit to any one of the three . . . It must be said, however, that the actors give good performances of what they have to do. Miss Rogers gets across with subtle shadings the character of a crafty gold digger." Variety 11.04.42: "Particularly deft is the maneuvering of Miss Rogers and Grant, with both smacking over topnotch performances to add much in holding attention . . . Starring combo of Miss Rogers and Grant provides pair of sterling performances that do much to carry the extended and intimate tale through its lengthy unreeling." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 12.04.42, Film Daily 11.04.42, Hollywood Reporter 11.07.42, Motion Picture Product Digest 11.07.42, The New York Times 11.15.42, Newsweek 11.23.42, Scholastic 12.07.42, Time 11.30.42 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Production on this drama/comedy began in June 1942 . Of interest in this film was the appearance of Natasha Lytess who became Marilyn Monroe's dramatic coach in the 1950s. F-51

Tender Comrade (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1943) 101 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: David Hempstead ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Sherman Todd DIRECTOR: Edward Dmytryk ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Harry Scott SCREENPLAY: Dalton Trumbo BASED ON A STORY BY Dalton Trumbo MUSIC: Leigh Harline MUSICAL DIRECTOR: C. Bakaleinikoff EDITOR: Roland Gross CINEMATOGRAPHER: Russell Metty SPECIAL EFFECTS: Vernon L. Walker SOUND: Roy Meadows, James G. Stewart ART DIRECTORS: Al D'Agostino, Carroll Clark

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SYNOPSIS: Women defense workers live communally while their husbands are overseas fighting in World War II. The movie portrays the problems of those left at home during the war. Jo is pregnant and dependent on the help and generosity of her fellow women roommates. After the birth of her baby boy, she receives a death telegram. Poignantly she tells her little boy, "Little boy . . . you two are never going to meet. Your father only left you the best world a boy could grow up in -- he bought it with his life and he left it as your heritage . . . don't let anyone say your dad died for nothing." The other four actresses living in the house have similar war stories with are told in episodic treatment. REVIEWS: New York Times 06.02.44: "Perhaps because of the poor script, Miss Rogers' performance is weak. Except for a few poignant flashes, it is as stagey as all get out . . . Robert Ryan plays the husband of Miss Rogers as though he were forewarned that he would have no rights in the picture -- and thus he is just a nice, plain, hen-pecked man." Screen Guide 02.44: "Here is today's greatest heartstory! The poignant tale of a bride, working and fighting to hold the happiness she had won . . . and the future she yearned for! Here again, is the unforgettable heroine of Kitty Foyle, living her greatest role, as America's newest, truest kind of heroine . . . Ginger Rogers -- More loved, more lovable, more lovely than ever in 'Tender Comrade'." Variety 12.2 9.43: "'Tender Comrade' is a preachment for all that democracy stands for . . . It is, in fact, one of Miss Rogers' finest characterizations . . . Miss Rogers gives an unrestrained performance throughout, and where several scenes are almost dawdling, she perks it up with neat bits of business."

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ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Cosmopolitan 04.44, Nation 05.06.44, New Republic 06.25.44, The New Yorker 06.10.44, Newsweek 06.12.44, Photoplay 03.44, Scholastic 02.28.44, Time 03.27.44 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Production started in the summer of 1943 on this drama and ended in October. This movie was war propaganda showing daily issues faced by the civilian population such as rationing. The film was very patriotic, showing the high price of freedom. This women's picture was a box office success. It grossed $843,000. F-52

Lady In The Dark (Paramount, 1944) 100 Minutes, Technicolor CREW: PRODUCER: Mitchell Leisen ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Richard Blumenthal DIRECTOR: Mitchell Leisen SCREENPLAY: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett BASED ON THE PLAY BY Moss Hart MUSIC: Robert Emmett Dolan MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Robert Emmett Dolan CHOREOGRAPHERS: Billy Daniels, Don Loper EDITOR: Alma Macrorie CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ray Rennahan SPECIAL EFFECTS: Gordon Jennings, Paul Lerpae SOUND: Earl Hayman, Walter Oberst ART DIRECTOR: Hans Dreier SET DIRECTOR: Ray Mover COSTUMES: Edith Head, Raoul Pene du Bois MAKEUP: Wally Westmore MUSIC/LYRICS: Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin "Girl Of The Moment" "It Looks Like Liza" "My Ship" "One Life To Live" "The Saga Of Jenny" "This Is New" Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen "Suddenly It's Spring"

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SYNOPSIS: Liza Elliott, a top fashion editor, seeks psychiatric counseling from mental problems caused by her being the ugly-duckling child of a beautiful mother. During the film Liza dates a man who reminds her of her father and a second man who likes her because he wants someone to run his life. Liza finds through psychoanalysis that she has had to dominate men because of her childhood problems. To correct the solution, the analyst advises her to find a man to dominate her which she does at the end of the film. REVIEWS: New York Times 02.23.44: "Miss Rogers moves through it all in a variety of stunning costumes but in a plain brown study most of the time. Her mode is peculiarly depressing. Physically, however, she's all right." Variety 02.16.44: ". . . a technically superior piece of craftsmanship." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 03.10.44, Cosmopolitan 05.44, Film Daily 02.10.44, Hollywood Reporter 02.10.44, Life 03.20.44, The London Times 06.01.44, Motion Picture Exhibitor 02.23.44, Motion Picture Product Digest 02.12.44, The Nation 03.11.44, The New Republic 04.10.44, The New York Times 01.23.44, The New York Times 02.13.44, The New York Times 02.27.44, The New Yorker 03.04.44, Newsweek 03.06.44, Scholastic 03.13.44, Time 02.21.44

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SEE ALSO: B-36, B-48, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, B-300, D-9, R-23, S-28 NOTES: Gertrude Lawrence played the lead in the Broadway musical Lady In The Dark. It opened on January 23, 1941, and played for 467 performances. Gertrude Lawrence, Danny Kaye, and Victor Mature starred. While working out her psychiatric problems in this film, a number of daydream musical numbers were staged including one in which Miss Rogers wore a jewel-studded mink gown. Production started and ended in December 1942. This was Ginger's first Technicolor movie. Ray Rennahan and Robert Emmett Dolan received Academy Award nominations. This movie cost $2.8 million with $185,000 being spent on Miss Rogers' wardrobe. It earned $4.3 million for Paramount and was the fourth largest grossing film of 1944. F-53

I 7 11 Be Seeing You (Selznick International, 1944) 83 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Dore Schary DIRECTOR: William Dieterle SCREENPLAY: Marion Parsonnet BASED ON THE RADIO PLAY Double Furlough BY Charles Martin MUSIC: Daniele Amfiheatrof EDITOR: William H. Ziegler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Tony Gaudio ART DIRECTOR: Mark-Lee Kirk SET DIRECTORS: Earl B. Wooden, Emile Kuri MUSIC/LYRICS: Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal "I'll Be Seeing You" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Mary Marshall), Joseph Cotten (Zachary Morgan), Shirley Temple (Barbara Marshall), Spring Byington (Mrs. Marshall), Tom Tully (Mr. Marshall)

SYNOPSIS: Mary Marshall is on leave from prison for killing her boss who tried to sexually assault her. She meets Zachary Morgan, a shell-shocked soldier, who is on leave from a psychiatric hospital. Mary invites Zachary to spend his ten-day vacation with her and her

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relatives. They fall in love. Zachary discovers Mary's criminal past and decides to wait for her until she is released from prison. REVIEWS: New York Times 04.06.45: "Joseph Cotten and Ginger Rogers give performances that are excellent . . . Miss Rogers is altogether moving as the girl likewise injured by fate, but her role is plainly fashioned for reflection and counterpoint." Variety 12.20.44: "Ginger Rogers is again a noteworthy dramatic actress as the embittered but resigned young woman struggling for a dream she once thought forever lost." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 03.23.44, Film Daily 12.20.44, Hollywood Reporter 12.19.44, The New Republic 04.23.45, The New Yorker 04.14.45, Newsweek 01.22.45, Photoplay 03.45, Theatre Arts 04.45, Time 01.22.45 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-29 NOTES: Shooting commenced in March 1944. It was shot in Culver City at the Selznick Studios with exteriors shot on the Universal Ranch and at Warner Bros. Ginger's problems in this movie resulted from her defending herself from sexual assault and harassment on the job which is still a timely subject. However, this movie showed the problem from a 1940s point of view. Ginger went to prison for killing her employer while warding off the attack; today a jury might look at a case like this in a different light. F-54

Weekend At The Waldorf (MGM, 1945) 130 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Arthur Hornblow, Jr. DIRECTOR: Robert Z. Leonard SCREENPLAY: Sam and Bella Spewack, Guy Bolton BASED ON THE PLAY Grand Hotel BY Vicki Baum MUSIC: Johnny Green MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Johnny Green CHOREOGRAPHER: Charles Walters EDITOR: Robert J. Kern CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert Planck

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SPECIAL EFFECTS: Warren Newcombe ART DIRECTORS: Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart SET DIRECTORS: Edwin B. Willis, Jack Bonar COSTUMES: Irene HAIR STYLES: Sidney Guilaroff MUSIC/LYRICS: Sammy Fain and Ted Koehler "And There You Are" Pepe Guizar "Guadalajara" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Irene Malvern), Lana Turner (Bunny Smith), Walter Pidgeon (Chip Collyer), Van Johnson (Captain James Hollis), Phyllis Thaxter (Cynthia Drew), Warner Anderson (Dr. Campbell), Edward Arnold (Martin X. Edley), Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra SYNOPSIS: This film consists of a series of intertwined episodes. Irene Malvern is an unhappy but successful actress. Chip Collyer, a war reporter, falls in love with Irene and she reciprocates. Cynthia Drew cancels her wedding to Dr. Campbell because she thinks that he's in love with Irene. Irene tells Cynthia that she is married to Chip Collyer. Bunny Smith, the hotel stenographer, dreams of marrying a rich man. Instead she falls in love with Captain James Hollis, who is about to undergo delicate and risky heart surgery to remove shrapnel. Cynthia Drew and Dr. Campbell marry. Irene Malvern and Chip Collyer make plans to meet again in England. Captain James Hollis discovers that he will probably survive his operation which makes Bunny very happy. REVIEWS: Movie Story Magazine 09.45: "The cast is The Thing in this job, the plot being nothing more than a hodge-podge of cliches." New York Times 10.05.45: "Running the cast credits from Miss Rogers to Samuel S. Hinds, let it be noted that all of the performers are quite casual and expert in doing what the scripts demands of their talents. They are an easy-to-live-with group, only they shouldn't have lingered so long before saying good-byes." Variety 07.25.45: "Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson, and Xavier Cugat for the marquee

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-- how can it miss? Besides, it's a good picture . . . Histrionically, Ginger Rogers suffers from the camera. In some angles it's particularly harsh. The plot at no time is anything into which the cast can sink its full force." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 10.05.43, The New York Times 10.01.44, The New York Times 12.03.44, The New Yorker 10.13.45, Newsweek 10.01.45, Time 07.19.45 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-30 NOTES: In this remake of Grand Hotel, Ginger played the role originally created by Greta Garbo. Ginger had twelve different gowns and hair styles in this movie. The Waldorf did not charge MGM for the use of their name as they considered this film great advertising. Ted Saucier, the public relations man for the Waldorf, served as the technical advisor. The film showed minute details of the Waldorf staff including scenes from catering, general service, telephone service, and their private police force. This movie grossed $4.3 million for MGM. It was the fifth largest grossing film of 1945. F-55

Heartbeat (New World Productions, 1946) 102 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCERS: Robert Hakim, Raymond Hakim DIRECTOR: Sam Wood ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: John Sherwood SCREENPLAY: Morrie Ryskind, Rowland Leigh BASED ON A FRENCH SCREENPLAY Battlement de Coeur BY Hans Wilhelm, Max Kolpe, and Michel Duran MUSIC: Paul Misraki MUSICAL DIRECTOR: C. Bakaleinikoff EDITORS: Roland Gross, J. R. Whittredge CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joseph Valentine SOUND: John Tribby ART DIRECTOR: Lionel Banks (Uncredited) SET DIRECTOR: George Sawley COSTUMES: Howard Greer MAKEUP: Mel Berns (Uncredited) MUSIC/LYRICS: Paul Misraki and Ervin Drake "Can You Guess?"

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CAST: Ginger Rogers (Arlette), Jean Pierre Aumont (Pierre), Adolphe Menjou (Ambassador), Basil Rathbone (Professor Aristide), Mikhail Rasumny (Yves Cadubert), Melville Cooper (Roland Medeville), Mona Maris (Ambassador's Wife), Henry Stephenson (Minister), Eduardo Ciannelli (Baron Dvorak) SYNOPSIS: Innocent, beautiful but honest Arlette applies at a Parisian pickpocket school because she is hungry. She has run away from reform school and does not possess the necessary legal papers with which to get into an honest line of work. Yves, another pickpocket, tells Arlette that what she needs to do is to get married as that will secure her legal release from the reform school. Arlette must become a pickpocket against her wishes to make enough money to pay a man to marry her. Arlette's first pickpocket victim is an ambassador who catches her. But instead of turning her over to the police, he insists that she works as a pickpocket for him instead. The ambassador has Arlette steal the pocket watch of Pierre, a man who is having an affair with the ambassador's wife. The ambassador wants the photograph of his wife which is inside it. While doing this deed, Pierre and Arlette fall in love. Pierre wants to marry Arlette but hesitates as he feels that it will be bad for his career. Meanwhile, Pierre doesn't want to see Arlette back in reform school so he pays Roland, his destitute friend, 10,000 francs to marry Arlette. A jealous Pierre decides at the last moment that Arlette is the woman for him and they marry. REVIEWS: New York Times 05.11.46: ". . . the only thing very bright about it is the occasional look in Miss Rogers' eyes . . . Miss Rogers, a talented lady who could play it if given half a chance, is limited largely to making a show of wide-eyed innocence." Variety 04.24.46: "'Pygmalion' theme lends itself to Miss Rogers' talents . . . " ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 05.31.46, The New York Times 05.12.46, The New Yorker 05.18.46, Newsweek 05.20.46, Time 05.27.46 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-31

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Magnificent Doll (Universal, 1946) 93 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCERS: Jack H. Skirball, Bruce Manning DIRECTOR: Frank Borzage SCREENPLAY: Irving Stone BASED ON THE STORY Magnificent Doll BY Irving Stone MUSIC: Harry J. Salter MUSICAL DIRECTOR: David Tamkin EDITOR: Ted J. Kent CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joseph Valentine ART DIRECTOR: Alexander Golitzen SET DIRECTORS: Russell A. Gausman, Ted Offenbecker COSTUMES: Travis Banton, Vera West MAKEUP: Jack P. Pierce CAST: Ginger Rogers (Dolley Payne Madison), David Niven (Aaron Burr), Burgess Meredith (President James Madison), Peggy Wood (Mrs. Payne), Horace (Stephen) McNally (John Todd), Frances Williams (Amy), Robert H. Barrat (Mr. Payne), Grandon Rhodes (Thomas Jefferson), Henri Letondal (Count D'Arignon), Joe Forte (Senator Ainsworth), Erville Alderson (Darcy), George Barrows (Jetson)

SYNOPSIS: Quaker McNally, Dolley's first husband, dies. She opens a boarding house in Washington, D.C. Her two suitors are Aaron Burr and James Madison. She has an affair with Burr but decides to marry Madison. Dolley becomes a politically astute wife; she helps her husband become president. REVIEWS: New York Times 12.09.46: "Heaven help the poor school children whose minds are supposedly informed about the American Federalist period by the film 'Magnificent Doll,' which pretends to tell the story of Dolley Madison . . . And heaven help the poor school teachers who have to undo this film's fallacious work . . . Miss Rogers wears her Lilly Dache hats and her Vera West

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gowns with more attention than she seems to be giving to her lines -- which is not altogether reprehensible, for the lines are distressingly dull." Variety 11.20.46: "Miss Rogers gives expert handling to the title role, making the transition from one emotion to another in good fashion. It's difficult to believe that speeches on democracy and good government could sound so convincing coming from the lips of Fred Astaire's former dancing partner." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 12.27.46, Cosmopolitan 12.46, Film Daily 11.29.46, Hollywood Reporter 11.15.46, Motion Picture Product Digest 11.23.46, The New York Times 12.08.46, The New Yorker 12.21.46, Newsweek 12.16.46, Scholastic 01.13.47, Time 12.16.46, Woman's Home Companion 01.47 SEE ALSO: A-10, B-36, B-64, B-65, B-124, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-240, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This biographical movie was an adaptation of the Irving Stone novel Magnificent Doll. The critics did not like this movie. As Time stated (B-93), "Forced into a role that is above her head and a script that is beneath her, she utters Dolley's immortal words to the jailed traitor Aaron Burr (David Niven): 'I hope all this will make you think, Aaron.'" After filming completed, Ginger was invited to the White House to see a portrait of Dolley Madison. She also met President Harry Truman. F-57

It Had To Be You (Columbia, 1947) 88 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Don Hartman DIRECTORS: Don Hartman, Rudolph Mate SCREENPLAY: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank BASED ON A STORY BY Don Hartman AND Allen Boretz MUSIC: Heinz Roemheld MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Morris W. Stoloff EDITOR: Gene Havlick CINEMATOGRAPHERS: Rudolph Mate, Vincent Farrar ART DIRECTORS: Stephen Goosson, Rudolph Sternad SET DIRECTORS: Wilbur Menefee, William Kiernan

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SYNOPSIS: Victoria Stafford has been married three times. She is about to marry the wrong man again when she meets the man of her dreams. REVIEWS: New York Times 12.08.47: "Victim of these hallucinations is Ginger Rogers, who has played mad dames before but never such a saphead as she is asked to flutter through in this fit . . . Sorely afflicted parents of Miss Rogers are Percy Waram and Spring Byington, whose bewilderment may be over their progeny but we suspect it is over how they got trapped in the film." Photoplay 02.48: "This wild and wacky farce has Ginger Rogers playing a flighty female who jilts three bridegrooms at the altar." Variety 10.29.47: "It's a one-woman show for Ginger Rogers whose fine sense of comedy is ever to the fore II

ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 01.02.48, Good Housekeeping 01.48, The New York Times 12.14.47, Newsweek 12.29.47, Photoplay 01.48, Photoplay 02.48, Time 12.01.47, Woman's Home Companion 01.48 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-32

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The Barkleys Of Broadway (MGM, 1949) 109 Minutes, Technicolor CREW: PRODUCER: Arthur Freed ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Roger Edens DIRECTOR: Charles Walters SCREENPLAY: Betty Comden, Adolph Green MUSIC: Lennie Hayton ORCHESTRATIONS: Conrad Salinger MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lennie Hayton CHOREOGRAPHER: Hermes Pan EDITOR: Albert Akst CINEMATOGRAPHER: Harry Stradling SPECIAL EFFECTS: Irving G. Ries, Warren Newcombe SOUND RECORDING: Douglas Shearer ART DIRECTORS: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno SET DIRECTORS: Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams COSTUMES: Irene, Valles HAIR STYLES: Sydney Guilaroff MAKEUP: Jack Dawn MUSIC/LYRICS: Harry Warren and Ira Gershwin "Bouncin' The Blues" "Manhattan Downbeat" "My One And Only Highland Fling" "Shoes With Wings On" "Weekend In The Country" "You'd Be Too Hard To Replace" George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin "They Can't Take That Away From Me" Classical Selections "Concerto No. 1 In B Minor" "The Sabre Dance" CAST: Fred Astaire (Josh Barkley), Ginger Rogers (Dinah Barkley), Oscar Levant (Ezra Millar), Billie Burke (Mrs. Livingston Belney), Gale Robbins (Shirlene May), Jacques Francois (Jacques Pierre Barredout), George Zucco (Judge), Clinton Sundberg (Bert Felsher), Inez Cooper (Pamela Driscoll), Carol Brewster (Gloria Amboy), Wilson Wood (Larry)

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less successful as Josh, a perfectionist, constantly criticizes Dinah's professional talents. Dinah leaves Josh to prove her abilities as a dramatic actress in a play entitled Young Sarah, a biography of Sarah Bernhardt. The end of the film shows the pair reunited as a musical comedy team after Josh accepts his wife as a talented person. REVIEWS: New York Times 05.05.49: "Next to the patching of relations between Russia and the United States, there is probably no rapprochement that has been more universally desired than the bringing back together of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire . . . Ginger and Fred have the talent to make us feel young and gay . . . No team has ever been able to give light comedy the lilting, lovely style that these two can manage in a picture. And, plainly, they haven't lost their touch." Photoplay 07.49: "Ginger looks sophisticated and dances divinely. Maybe singing isn't her strong point - - o r Astaire's either -- but why carp about it?" Variety 04.13.49: "Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers together again will give 'The Barkleys of Broadway' an auspicious launching at the boxoffice. It's an ace dance fest, presenting them at their terpsichorean best against a production background that is Metro at its lushest." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Commonweal 05.13.49, Film Daily 04.11.49, Good Housekeeping 04.49, Hollywood Reporter 04.11.49, Life 05.16.49, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 04.16.49, The New Republic 05.16.49, The New York Times 05.08.49, The New Yorker 05.14.49, Newsweek 05.02.49, Photoplay 07.49, Rotarian 08.49, Theatre Arts 06.49, Time 04.25.49, Woman's Home Companion 06.49 SEE ALSO: A-10, B-5, B-6, B-12, B-14, B-15, B-16, B-17, B-18, B-19, B-28, B-31, B-36, B-42, B-54, B-55, B-56, B-57, B-64, B-65, B-91, B-130, B-131, B-134, B-137, B-145, B-166, B-182, B-183, B-196, B-198, B-206, B-219, B-267, B-268, B-279, B-296, B-298, B-299, B-304, B-316, B-320, B-321, B-322, B-323, B-352, D-7, D-13, S-33 NOTES: Judy Garland was originally cast in the role Ginger Rogers played. Ginger had not appeared with Fred Astaire for the previous ten years. This was the only color Rogers/Astaire film. Fred and Ginger danced to "Bouncin The Blues." They sang and danced to "My One And Only Highland Fling." Fred sang "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and

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"Manhattan Downbeat" to Ginger while they danced. Fred sang "You'd Be Hard To Replace" to Ginger. Fred danced with a group of talented shoes in "Shoes With Wings On." Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Oscar Levant sang "A Weekend In The Country" while walking down a country road. Oscar Levant, pianist, performed "The Sabre Dance" and "Concerto No. 1 In B Minor." MGM released this film on May 4, 1949. Harry Stradling received an Academy Award nomination for cinemagraphic excellence. F-5 9

Perfect Strangers (Warner Bros., 1950) 87 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Jerry Wald DIRECTOR: Bretaigne Windust ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Chuck Hansen SCREENPLAY: Edith Sommer SCREENPLAY ADAPTED BY: George Oppenheimer BASED ON A THE PLAY Ladies and Gentlemen BY Ben Hecht AND Charles MacArthur FROM THE DRAMA Twelve In A Box BY Ladislaus Bus-Fekete MUSIC: Leigh Harline ORCHESTRATIONS: Maurice De Packh EDITOR: David Weisbart CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peverell Marley SOUND: Al Riggs ART DIRECTOR: Stanley Fleischer SET DIRECTOR: George James Hopkins COSTUMES: Milo Anderson HAIR STYLES: Gertrude Wheeler MAKEUP: Perc Westmore, Eddie Allen CAST: Ginger Rogers (Terry Scott), Dennis Morgan (David Campbell), Thelma Ritter (Lena Fassler), Paul Ford (Judge Byron), George Chandler (Lester Hubley), Marjorie Bennett (Mrs. Moore), Margalo Gillmore (Isobel Bradford), Howard Freeman (Timkin), Alan Reed (Harry Patullo), Anthony Ross (Robert Fisher), Harry Bellaver (Judge Byron), Frank Conlan (John Brokaw), Charles Meredith (Lyle Pettijohn), Frances Charles (Eileen Marcher)

SYNOPSIS: Two sequestered murder trial jurors (Terry Scott and David Campbell) fall in love. Terry Scott is

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a woman separated from her husband while David Campbell is a married man with two children. The action of the story is the interaction between the jurors as they deliberate the fate of a man on trial for killing his wife in order to marry his secretary as well as the interaction between Terry and David as they determine their own fate. At the end of the case, the two lovers go their separate ways. REVIEWS: New York Times 03.15.50: "The lady who loves her fellow juror, enlightened by this experience, is able to trick the other jurors who would convict an innocent man into seeing the light. In this convenient procedure, not only the rules of evidence but the limits of plausibility are unmistakably stretched. And this doesn't work to the advantage of Miss Rogers . . . as though being locked up with a jury for several weeks weren't enough misery, these two have to simulate the fever of an inevitably frustrated romance. The job is practically hopeless with the material they have at hand. Miss Rogers and Mr. Morgan are pretty dreary throughout the film." Photoplay 07.50: "Hearts are on trial in an absorbing courtroom drama teaming jurors Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan." Variety 03.01.50: "'Perfect Strangers' is a class offering, with key situations looming as the most important bookings b.o.-wise . . . Stars are spotted as jurors in a murder trial . . . Morgan and Miss Rogers are in top form." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Christian Century 04.19.50, Commonweal 03.24.50, Film Daily 03.01.50, Good Housekeeping 05.50, Hollywood Reporter 02.28.50, Library Journal 04.15.50, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 03.04.50, The New York Times 03.11.50, Newsweek 03.20.50, Photoplay 04.50, Rotarian 06.50, Time 03.27.50 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Advertising for the film gave the following brief one-line synopsis of the plot, "They met by chance -and once they kissed, they knew they never should have!" This film was entitled Too Dangerous To Love in Great Britain.

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Storm Warning (Warner Bros., 1950) 93 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Jerry Wald DIRECTOR: Stuart Heisler SCREENPLAY: Daniel Fuchs, Richard Brooks BASED ON THE STORY Storm Center BY Daniel Fuchs AND Richard Brooks MUSIC: Daniele Amfiheatrof MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Ray Heindorf EDITOR: Clarence Kolster CINEMATOGRAPHER: Carl Guthrie ART DIRECTOR: Leo K. Kuter SET DIRECTOR: G. W. Berntsen COSTUMES: Milo Anderson MAKEUP: Perc Westmore, Frank Westmore CAST: Ginger Rogers (Marsha Mitchell), Ronald Reagan (Burt Rainey), Doris Day (Lucy Rice), Steve Cochran (Hank Rice), Hugh Sanders (Charlie Barr), Raymond Greenleaf (Faulkner), Ned Glass (George Athens), Lloyd Gough (Rummel), Paul E. Burns (Hauser), Walter Baldwin (Bledsoe), Lynn Whitney (Cora Athens), Stuart Randall (Walters), Sean McClory (Shore), Dave McMahon (Hollis), Robert Williams (Jaeger), Charles Watts (Wally)

SYNOPSIS: This story is a melodrama about the Ku Klux Klan. Marsha Mitchell, a New York fashion model, witnesses a group of Klansmen raiding a jail in a Southern town when she visits her sister. Her sister begs her to forget it as one of the men is her husband. Marsha does so until Burt Rainey, the local district attorney, discovers her secret. Marsha, who is subpoenaed, refuses to testify. Later the brother-inlaw tries to make a pass at her; he strikes both her and his wife when Martha refuses. Marsha now decides to testify against him. The Ku Klux Klan kidnaps Marsha and flogs her. Meanwhile, Marsha's sister gets the district attorney and police who capture the Klansmen. REVIEWS: New York Times 03.03.51: ". . . smoothly flowing, mechanically melodramatic film, superficially forceful but lacking real substance or depth. And the same goes for the performances which Ronald Reagan and Ginger Rogers give . . . Miss Rogers plays in one grim mood a

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young lady who just happened to witness a murder passing by. " Variety 12.06.50: "Miss Rogers does well as the model, and the county prosecutor is given a lot of sock by Ronald Reagan, portraying a character who beats his head against the stone wall of prejudice and fear." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: BFl/Monthlv Film Bulletin 04.51, Christian Century 03.07.51, Commonweal 04.13.51, Film Daily 10.09.52, Hollywood Reporter 10.06.52, The London Times 03.09.51, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 12.09.50, The New Statesman And Nation 03.07.51, The New Yorker 03.10.51, Newsweek 01.29.51, Photoplay 03.51, Rotarian 04.51, Sight And Sound 03.51, The Spectator 03.09.51, Time 03.05.51 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-224, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Though the setting of this drama was the Deep South, palm trees and mountains were in the movie as it was shot in Corona, California, sixty miles north of Hollywood. Since it was filmed Christmas week of 1949, the holiday decorations in the street required a script rewrite to make the story occur at Christmas. Corona also was a major city for the Ku Klux Klan, who offered to rent the movie production extra robes if they needed them. An interesting point about this movie was that, though set in the South and being about the Ku Klux Klan, there were no blacks in it. Lauren Bacall was originally scheduled to play the part of Marsha Mitchell but she went to Africa to be with Humphrey Bogart on the set of The African Queen. F-61

The Groom Wore Spurs (Fidelity Pictures, Inc., 1951) 81 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Howard Welsch DIRECTOR: Richard Whorf ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Tom Andre SCREENPLAY: Robert Libott, Frank Burt BASED ON A STORY Legal Bride BY Robert Carson MUSIC: Arthur Lange, Emil Newman MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Emil Newman EDITOR: Otto Ludwig CINEMATOGRAPHER: Peverell Marley SOUND: Victor Appel, Mac Dalgleish

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ART DIRECTOR: Perry Ferguson (Uncredited) SET DIRECTOR: Julia Heron COSTUMES: Jacie and Eloise Jenssen MAKEUP: Frank Westmore MUSIC/LYRICS: Emil Newman and Leon Pober "No More Wandrin' Around" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Abigail J. Furnival), Jack Carson (Ben Castle), Joan Davis (Alice Dean), Stanley Ridges (Harry Kallen), James Brown (Steve Hall), John Litel (Chief of Police), Victor Sen Yung (Ignacio), Mira McKinney (Mrs. Forbes), Gordon Nelson (Ricky), George Meader (Bellhop), Kemp Niver (Killer), Robert Williams (Jake Harris) SYNOPSIS: Ben Castle plays a rich, dumb, wimpy Hollywood cowboy who can't sing, act, or ride a horse but loves women and gambling. After getting into gambling trouble in Las Vegas, he calls Abigail Furnival, a female lawyer. Abigail marries Ben and then proceeds to make a man of him. Meanwhile, his legal problems are solved by the mob who owes Abigail's father, a deceased famous lawyer, favors for legal services rendered. REVIEWS: New York Times 03.14.51: "Playing a lady attorney who blithely marries a phony cowboy star and then has to help this semi-moron prove himself innocent of a murder charge, Miss Rogers is supposed to trip gaily when the so-called script toys with farce romance and slide into high-powered histrionics when the melodramatic change is wrung. However, the exercise is grueling. She trips and slides, to be sure, but there's nothing for her to catch on to, so you can imagine where and how she lands." Variety 02.07.51: ". . . has some marquee value in the names of Ginger Rogers and Jack Carson. There is a certain measure of chuckles to be found in the screen antics, but overall worth is not solid. Comedy value is further marred by unusually bad editing." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: BFl/Monthlv Film Bulletin 07.51, Film Daily 02.05.51, Hollywood Reporter 02.05.51, Library Journal 02.15.51, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 02.10.51, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 02.24.51, The New Yorker 03.24.51, Photoplay 04.51, Photoplay 05.51, Rotarian 05.51, Time 03.12.51

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SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This comedy was filmed by Fidelity Pictures and released through Universal. Photoplay (March 1951) featured an advertisement for both Jergens Lotion and The Groom Wore Spurs in which Ginger Rogers claimed that piloting the airplane in the crash sequence of this movie made her hands so red and chapped that she had to use Jergens Lotion. F-62

We're Not Married (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952) 85 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Nunnally Johnson DIRECTOR: Edmund Goulding SCREENPLAY: Nunnally Johnson ADAPTED BY: Dwight Taylor BASED ON A STORY BY Gina Kaus and Jay Dratler MUSIC: Cyril Mockridge ORCHESTRATIONS: Bernard Mayers MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lionel Newman EDITOR: Louis Loeffler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Leo Tover SPECIAL EFFECTS: Ray Kellogg SOUND: W. D. Flick, Roger Heman ART DIRECTORS: Lyle R. Wheeler, Leland Fuller SET DIRECTORS: Thomas Little, Claude E. Carpenter COSTUMES: Eloise Jenssen MAKEUP: Ben Nye CAST: Ginger Rogers (Ramona), Fred Allen (Steve Gladwyn), Victor Moore (Justice Of The Peace), Marilyn Monroe (Annabel Norris), David Wayne (Jeff Norris), Eve Arden (Katie Woodruff), Paul Douglas (Hector Woodruff), Eddie Bracken (Willie Fisher), Mitzi Gaynor (Pasty Fisher), Louis Calhern (Frederic Melrose), Zsa Zsa Gabor (Eve Melrose), James Gleason (Duffy), Jane Darwell (Mrs. Bush), Paul Stewart (Attorney Stone)

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the ceremonies married them several days before his license became valid. Ramona and Steve Gladwyn are an unhappy couple who play a happy couple on a radio talk show. They are glad not to be married until it is pointed out to them that it will end their radio talk show. There are four other short episodes with the other four couples. REVIEWS: Variety 07.25.52: "Plenty of entertainment is provided, however, in several sequences, most notably that in which Ginger Rogers and Fred Allen portray Mr. and Mrs. Happiness team on radio. Episode is hilariously enacted as first at home they never speak, and in the station they constantly bicker . . . Miss Rogers and Allen are standouts, both contributing delicious delineations which pay off sharply in laughs." Photoplay 09.52: "The hilarious results follow fast when five married (?) couples learn that after several years together, they've been illegally wed by a Gretna Green justice, Victor Moore. The first couple to receive notice through the mail is Ginger Rogers and Fred Allen, a squabbling Mr. and Mrs. radio team. This is by far the funniest sequence with Ginger and Fred acting riotously." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: BFI/Monthly Film Bulletin 08.52, Catholic World 08.52, Christian Century 08.13.52, Commonweal 01.18.52, Film Daily 07.01.52, Hollywood Reporter 06.23.52, Life 07.19.52, The London Times 07.28.52, Motion Picture 09.52, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 06.28.52, National Parent Teacher 09.52, The New York Times 07.12.52, The New Yorker 07.19.52, Newsweek 07.21.52, Photoplay 09.52, Photoplay 10.52, Photoplay 11.52, The Saturday Review 07.26.52, The Spectator 08.01.52, The Tatler 08.06.52, Theatre Arts 09.52, Time 07.28.52 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This comedy was remade in 1969 as In Name Only with Michael Callan, Ann Prentiss, Paul Ford, Eve Arden, Elsa Lanchester, Ruth Buzzi, and Chris Connelly. F-63

Monkey Business (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952) 97 Minutes, B/W

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Ginger Rogers CREW: PRODUCER: Sol C. Siegel DIRECTOR: Howard Hawks SCREENPLAY: Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, I. A. L. Diamond BASED ON A STORY BY Harry Segal1 MUSIC: Leigh Harline ORCHESTRATIONS: Earle Hagen MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lionel Newman EDITOR: William B. Murphy CINEMATOGRAPHER: Milton Krasner SPECIAL EFFECTS: Ray Kellogg SOUND: W. D. Flick, Roger Heman ART DIRECTORS: Lyle R. Wheeler, George Patrick SET DIRECTORS: Thomas Little, Walter M. Scott COSTUMES: Travilla MAKEUP: Ben Nye MUSIC/LYRICS: M. Minnigerod, G. Pomeroy, T. Galloway, and Rudy Vallee "Whippenpoof Song" CAST: Cary Grant (Barnaby Fulton), Ginger Rogers (Edwina Fulton), Charles Coburn (Mr. Oliver Oxley), Marilyn Monroe (Lois Laurel), Hugh Marlowe (Harvey Entwhistle), Henri Letondal (Dr. Siegfried Kitzel), Robert Cornthwaite (Dr. Zoldeck), Larry Keating (Mr. G. J. Culverly), Douglas Spencer (Dr. Brunner), Esther Dale (Mrs. Rhinelander), George Winslow (Little Indian)

SYNOPSIS: Barnaby Fulton is a chemist working on a secret formula to restore youth; when he leaves work at night, a chimpanzee in the lab concocts a youth potion and places it in the water cooler. Fulton experiments with his formula by ingesting it himself after which he drinks water from the cooler. The rest of the movie shows Barnaby Fulton, Edwina Fulton, Mr. Oxley, and other plant employees drinking the youth formula after which they resort to chasing women, dancing all night, playing Indian, and shooting each other with seltzer bottles. The formula is only temporary and is lost to the world when the water cooler is cleaned out. REVIEWS: New York Times 09.06.52: ". . . bore . . . we don't blame the actors, from Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers right down to a smart chimpanzee, which is probably the

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most accomplished performer in the show. For they, too, deliver slapstick clowning about as smoothly and courageously as one could expect from sober and dignified performers who have been removed from Sennett gags for many years. Mr. Grant and Miss Rogers as the couple who partake of the concoction that makes them young -- or, at least, makes them behave like children, which is something else again . . . " Variety 09.10.52: "Occasional scenes are briefly funny but are not sustained, and the joke wears thinner as it's spun out into further developments. Grant plays the role sometimes as if his heart isn't completely in it. Miss Rogers, looking beautiful, makes as gay a romp of it as she can. Marilyn Monroe's sex appeal is played up for all it's worth (and that's not inconsiderable), as she appears as a nitwit secretary. But scriptwriting deficiencies let them all down." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: BFI/Monthly Film Bulletin 10.52, Christian Century 10.29.52, Commonweal 09.19.52, Film Daily 09.03.52, Film Heritage Winter 1970-71, Hollywood Reporter 09.02.52, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 09.06.52, Movie 12.62, National Parent Teacher 11.52, The New Statesman And Nation 10.04.52, The New Yorker 09.13.52, Newsweek 09.15.52, The Saturday Review 03.20.52, Time 09.22.52 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-34 NOTES: The original title of this movie was Darling I Am Growing Younger. This movie has been compared to the screwball comedies of the 1930s in content. F-64

Dreamboat (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952) 83 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Sol C. Siegel DIRECTOR: Claude Binyon ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Ad Schaumer SCREENPLAY: Charles Binyon BASED ON A STORY BY John D. Weaver MUSIC: Cyril Mockridge ORCHESTRATIONS: Bernard Mayers MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lionel Newman EDITOR: James B. Clark CINEMATOGRAPHER: Milton Krasner

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SYNOPSIS: Thornton Sayre is a history professor with a secret past as a silent screen star. When Gloria, his former co-star, hosts TV showings of their movies, Thornton travels to New York to stop the showings. While acting as his own attorney, Thornton views old film clips of himself and once more becomes infatuated with show business. REVIEWS: New York Times 07.26.52: ". . . Miss Rogers, too, is amusing so long as she can be a glamour queen dripping with vocal affectations and obvious emotional deceit." Variety 07.23.52: "Star names offer something for both old and the young. Clifton Webb and Ginger Rogers teaming for the former and Anne Francis and Jeffrey Hunter for the latter . . . Webb is excellent as the prof, who finally is bitten again by the acting bug before the picture is over. His silent-day sequences with Miss Rogers are good satire on the oldie techniques, and the actress proves a most able partner in them, as well as getting over in the modern portions." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: BFI/Monthly Film Bulletin 0 9.52, Christian Century 10.08.52, Commonweal 08.15.52, Film Daily 07.24.52, Hollywood Reporter 07.21.52, The London

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Times 08.25.52, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 07.26.52, National Parent Teacher 09.52, The New Yorker 08.02.52, Newsweek 08.11.52, Photoplay 10.52, Photoplay 11.52, The Saturday Review 08.30.52, The Spectator 08.22.52, The Tatler 09.10.52, Time 08.11.52 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This movie was a spoof of early television. The gold lame evening gown that Marilyn Monroe wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was originally worn by Ginger Rogers in this comedy. F-65

Forever Female (Paramount, 1953) 93 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Pat Duggan DIRECTOR: Irving Rapper ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: John Coonan SCREENPLAY: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein BASED ON THE PLAY Rosalind BY James M. Barrie MUSIC: Victor Young EDITOR: Archie Marshek CINEMATOGRAPHER: Harry Stradling SPECIAL EFFECTS: Gordon Jennings SOUND: Harry Lindgren, John Cope ART DIRECTORS: Hal Pereira, Joseph MacMillan Johnson SET DIRECTORS: Sam Comer, Ross Dowd COSTUMES: Edith Head MAKEUP: Wally Westmore MUSIC/LYRICS: Edward Heyman and Victor Young "Change Of Heart" "Say That You Will" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Beatrice Page), William Holden (Stanley Krown), Paul Douglas (E. Harry Phillips), James Gleason (Eddie Woods), Pat Crowley (Sally Carver), Jesse White (Willie Wolfe), Marjorie Rambeau (Herself), George Reeves (George Courtland), King Donovan (Playwright), Marian Ross (Patty), Maidie Norman (Emma), Vic Perrin (Scenic Designer), Russell

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SYNOPSIS: E. Harry Phillips, a budding playwright, writes an excellent script about a woman and her nineteen-year-old daughter. Stanley Krown decides to produce it with his ex-wife Beatrice Page. Because of her age, the age of the young girl is changed to twentynine as Miss Page does not want to play the mother's part as she is vain. The play is ruined by the change and fails. Meanwhile, Sally Carver stars in the original version of the play in summer stock with great success. Miss Page decides to face her age and play the mother in a new Broadway version with Sally Carver as her daughter. E. Harry Phillips and Sally Carver enter a romantic relationship while Stanley Krown and Miss Page decide to remarry. REVIEWS: New York Times 01.14.54: "Miss Rogers is a creature of ready charm and not inconsiderable amusement in her silly and somewhat brutal role." Variety 06.03.53: "Performance of Misses Rogers and Crowley range from the too broad to the natural but, on the whole, they bring off the assignments excellently. Miss Rogers bears down on the stage queen character, but hits her peak in the sequence where she acknowledges her age. " ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: America 01.23.54, Farm Journal 10.53, National Parent Teacher 01.54, The New Yorker 01.23.54, Newsweek 01.25.54, Photoplay 11.53, The Saturday Review 02.06.54, Scholastic 02.17.54 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-35 NOTES: This movie is often cited as an inferior imitation of All About Eve with Bette Davis because of the similarities of the plots. This movie was the first one to have its premiere on television. Paramount showed it in November 1953 on its pay-per-view Telemeter system in Palm Springs, California. Patrons were charged $1.3 5 to watch this movie at home. F-6 6

Black Widow (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954) 95 Minutes, De Luxe, Cinemascope

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CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Nunnally Johnson ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: A. F. Erickson SCREENPLAY: Nunnally Johnson BASED ON THE NOVEL Fatal Woman BY Patrick Quentin MUSIC: Leigh Harline ORCHESTRATIONS: Edward B. Powell MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lionel Newman EDITOR: Dorothy Spencer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Charles G. Clarke SPECIAL EFFECTS: Ray Kellogg SOUND: Eugene Grossman, Roger Herman ART DIRECTORS: Lyle R. Wheeler, Maurice Ransford SET DIRECTORS: Walter Scott, Dorcy Howard COSTUMES: Travilla HAIR STYLES: Helen Turpin MAKE-UP: Ben Nye CAST: Ginger Rogers (Lottie), Van Heflin (Peter), Gene Tierney (Iris), George Raft (Detective Bruce), Peggy Ann Garner (Nancy Ordway), Reginald Gardiner (Brian), Otto Kruger (Ling), Virginia Leith (Clair Amberly), Hilda Simms (Anne), Cathleen Nesbitt (Lucia), Skip Homeier (John), Harry Carter (Welch), Geraldine Wall (Miss Mills), Richard Cutting (Sergeant Owens), Mabel Albertson (Sylvia), Aaron Spelling (Mr. Oliver) SYNOPSIS: Peter, a successful pianist, allows Nancy Ordway, a struggling actress, to use his Central Park apartment. Iris, Peter's wife, returns to find Nancy dead. It is believed to be a suicide until authorities determine that Miss Ordway was pregnant. The action of the movie involves the hunt for the killer; this primarily entails how the murder suspects, who are friends, interact with each other. Lottie, a stage actress, and her husband Brian, a playwright, are suspects. The murderer is found to be Lottie. REVIEWS: New York Times 10.28.54: "And, finally, the shrill and shoddy character that Ginger Rogers plays - - a poisonedtongued Broadway actress -- is indifferently written and performed. It is asking a lot of an audience to believe that she could display anything but clothes."

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Variety 10.27.54: "Ginger Rogers, a top-rung legit actress and shallow character who finds evil delight in meddling with others' lives . . . Miss Rogers, beautifully garbed, gives an accurate portrait of a distasteful, phoney, theatrical star." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: America 11.13.54, BFl/Monthlv Film Bulletin 03.55, Catholic World 12.54, Commonweal 12.03.54, Film Daily 10.28.54, Films And Filming 06.55, Hollywood Reporter 10.27.54, Library Journal 11.15.54, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 10.30.54, National Parent Teacher 01.55, The New Statesman And Nation 04.23.54, The New Yorker 11.13.54, Newsweek 11.08.54, Photoplay 01.55, Photoplay 02.55, The Saturday Review 11.13.54, Time 11.08.54 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: Movie action of this suspenseful mystery took place primarily in a Manhattan apartment with a few scenes in Greenwich Village. Miss Rogers was chosen to be the murderer as Nunnally Johnson felt that no one would suspect her of it. Another movie named Black Widow, filmed in 1986, had no connection to this earlier film. F-6 7

Twist of Fate (British Lion Corporation, 1954) 89 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCERS: Maxwell Setton, John R. Sloan DIRECTOR: David Miller ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: James Ware, Martin Schute SCREENPLAY: Robert Westerby, Carl Nystrom BASED ON A STORY BY Rip Van Ronkel and David Miller MUSIC: Malcolm Arnold EDITOR: Alan Osbiston MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Malcolm Arnold PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Don Ashton PRODUCTION MANAGER: John Palmer CINEMATOGRAPHER: Ted Scaife SOUND: A. Ambler, Red Law ART DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Drake COSTUMES: Victor Stiebel MAKEUP: Neville Smallwood

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MUSIC/LYRICS: Jose Ferrer and Ketti Frings "Love Is A Beautiful Stranger" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Johnny Victor), Herbert Lorn (Emil Landosh), Stanley Baker (Louis Gait), Jacques Bergerac (Pierre Clement), Margaret Rawlings (Marie Gait), Eddie Byrne (Luigi), Ferdy Mayne (Chief Of Police), Corla Browne (Helen), Olive Lucius (Mademoiselle Plettler), Yves Aysage (Croupier), Lilly Kann (Nichole), Keith Pyott (Georges), Nicholas Bruce (Robert), Rudolph Offenbach (Yacht Captain), Paul Sheridan (Gait's Manservant) SYNOPSIS: Johnny Victor, a former showgirl, is the mistress of a married shipping magnate. Johnny discovers that Louis Gait not only is not divorcing his wife in order to marry her but also earns his living as a gold swindler. Johnny leaves her rich boyfriend for a handsome young artist named Pierre Clement with whom she is in love. REVIEWS: Variety 07.21.54: "For her first British production, Ginger Rogers is teamed with her husband Jacques Bergerac, and this will give 'Beautiful Stranger' obvious exploitation values. On its merits, however, the feature is a disappointment . . . The prime weakness of the picture is in the unbelievable plot . . . Ginger Rogers, always looking attractive, does her best with the part while Bergerac, in his screen debut, makes a promising beginning although there are clear thesping limitations." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: BFl/Monthlv Film Bulletin 08.54, Film Daily 11.04.54, Hollywood Reporter 11.01.54, The London Times 07.19.54, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 10.30.54, National Parent Teacher 12.54, Newsweek 12.13.54, Photoplay 01.55, Photoplay 03.55, The Tatler 08.04.54, Time 12.06.54 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This movie was filmed at the Shepperton Studios in England and on the Riviera from December 1953 to February 1954. It was released in Great Britain as

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Beautiful Stranger. It was considered to be a crime drama. Ginger's real life husband played her leading man. Jacques Bergerac had difficulty with speaking English so it was difficult to understand his dialogue. F-68

Tight Spot (Columbia, 1955) 97 Minutes, B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Lewis J. Rachmil DIRECTOR: Phil Karlson ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Milton Feldman SCREENPLAY: William Bowers BASED ON THE PLAY Dead Pigeon BY Lenard Kantor MUSIC: George Duning ORCHESTRATIONS: Arthur Morton MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Morris W. Stoloff EDITOR: Viola Lawrence CINEMATOGRAPHER: Burnett Guffey SOUND: John Livadary, Lambert Day ART DIRECTOR: Carl Anderson SET DIRECTOR: Louis Diage COSTUMES: Jean Louis MAKE-UP: Clay Campbell MUSIC/LYRICS: George Duning and Tom Glazer "Forbidden Love" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Sherry Conley), Edward G. Robinson (Lloyd Hallett), Brian Keith (Vince Striker), Lucy Marlow (Prison Girl) , L o m e Greene (Benjamin Costain) , Katherine Anderson (Mrs. Willoughby), Allen Nourse (Marvin Rickles), Peter Leeds (Fred Packer), Doye O'Dell (Mississippi Mac), Eve McVeagh (Clara Moran)

SYNOPSIS: Sherry Conley portrays a brassy blonde prison inmate who is in protective custody in a hotel. She has information about a gangster whom the United States wishes to deport as an undesirable alien. Sherry refuses to turn state's evidence until two of her guards are killed. A romantic subplot has Sherry and Vince, her bodyguard, falling in love.

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REVIEWS: New York Times 03.19.55: "Indeed, Miss Rogers' selfsufficiency throughout hardly suggests anybody's former scapegoat, let alone a potential gone goose. But she tackles her role with obvious, professional relish . . . If Academy Awards aren't in order, neither are apologies." Variety 05.04.55: "Topnotch trouping by such casters as Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith and others, an interesting plot and well-valued direction all contribute to the entertainment." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: American Magazine 05.55, Farm Journal 04.55, Library Journal 03.15.55, National Parent Teacher 04.55, Newsweek 04.4.55, Photoplay 06.55, Time 05.02.55 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-36 NOTES: This was a crime drama. Most critics felt that the movie contained too much talking and too little action since the movie took place in a hotel suite with the action being supplied through dialogue. F-6 9

The First Traveling Saleslady (RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 1956) 92 Minutes, Technicolor CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Arthur Lubin DIRECTOR: Arthur Lubin ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Richard Mayberry SCREENPLAY: Devery Freeman, Stephen Longstreet MUSIC: Irving Gertz EDITOR: Otto Ludwig CINEMATOGRAPHER: William Snyder SOUND: Stanford Houghton ART DIRECTOR: Al D'Agostino SET DIRECTOR: Darrell Silvera MUSIC/LYRICS: Irving Gertz and Hal Levy "A Corset Can Do A Lot For A Lady" "The First Traveling Saleslady" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Rose Gillray), Barry Nelson (Charles Masters), Carol Channing (Molly Wade), David Brian (James Carter), James

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SYNOPSIS: Two women (Rose Gillray and Molly Wade) sell corsets and barbed wire in Texas during the 1890s. REVIEWS: Variety 08.15.56: "Ginger Rogers in hokey feminist period comedy aided by Carol Channing and supporting TV names . . . Miss Rogers, who remains a pretty dish, does not help matters in her projection of the firstsaleslady role, adapting a nasal twang as a voice characteristic . . . Scenes are replete with stock Injuns, stock western characters and situations, and numerous visual gags. Even 'Teddy Roosevelt,' played by Edward Cassidy, and the Prince of Wales are brought in out of left field." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: American Magazine 08.56, National Parent Teacher 10.56, The Saturday Review 08.18.56, Scholastic 09.20.56 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-89, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-37 NOTES: This comedy was originally written for Mae West. Clint Eastwood had just been dropped by Universal. RKO picked him up for this movie and gave him the screen credit, "introducing Clint Eastwood" in this film. He played Carol Channing's boyfriend. This movie was discussed by the newspapers at the time that Ginger Rogers replaced Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! The New York Times reported that Ginger and Carol nicknamed this movie Death Of A Saleslady because it was so terrible. F-70

Teenage Rebel (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956) 94 Minutes, B/W Cinemascope CREW: PRODUCER: Charles Brackett DIRECTOR: Edmund Goulding SCREENPLAY: Walter Reisch, Charles Brackett BASED ON THE PLAY A Roomful Of Roses BY Edith Sommer

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MUSIC: Leigh Harline MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lionel Newman EDITOR: William Mace CINEMATOGRAPHER: Joe MacDonald ART DIRECTORS: Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith SET DIRECTORS: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss COSTUMES: Charles LeMaire MAKEUP: Ben Nye MUSIC/LYRICS: Leigh Harline and Carroll Coates "Cool It Baby" Ralph Freed and Edmund Goulding "Dodie" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Nancy Fallon), Michael Rennie (Jay Fallon), Mildred Natwick (Grace Hewitt), Rusty Swope (Larry Fallon), Lili Gentle (Gloria, Teenager at Races), Louise Beavers (Willamay), Irene Hervey (Helen McGowan), John Stephenson (Eric McGowan), Betty Lou Keim (Dodie), Warren Berlinger (Dick Hewitt), Diane Jergens (Jane Hewitt), Susan Luckey (Madeline Johnson), James O'Rear (Mr. Heffernan) SYNOPSIS: Dodie returns remarried mother, after father. Problems arise and stepbrother but she and her mother.

to live with Nancy Fallon, her several years of living with her between Dodie and her stepfather soon comes to love her new home

REVIEWS: New York Times 11.17.56: "As for the scenes between Miss Rogers and the decidedly welcome Miss Keim, they are consistently interesting and moving, effectively giving one a view of eagerness and agony of the mother and the pathetic guardedness and valor of the child." Variety 10.24.56: "Also a b.o. plus is a cast headed by Ginger Rogers and Michael Rennie as marquee lures . . . Miss Rogers adeptly portrays the temporarily rejected mother and shines in the frequent emotional conflicts that arise between herself and her daughter." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: Library Journal 11.15.56, National Parent Teacher 12.56, The New Yorker 12.15.56, Newsweek 11.05.56, Time 12.10.56

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SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-38 NOTES: This was the first black and white film in Cinemascope. It was billed as a comedy/drama. The movie was based on the Broadway play A Roomful Of Roses in which Betty Lou Keim also starred. Warren Berlinger was also in both the film and play. Teenage Rebel referred to a teenage daughter rebelling against the normal mother/daughter relationship. F-71

Oh! Men, Oh Women! (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957) 90 Minutes, DeLuxe Color and Cinemascope CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Nunnally Johnson ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Hal Herman SCREENPLAY: Nunnally Johnson (Uncredited) BASED ON THE PLAY BY Edward Chodorov MUSIC: Cyril Mockridge ORCHESTRATIONS: Edward B. Powell EDITOR: Marjorie Fowler CINEMATOGRAPHER: Charles G. Clarke SPECIAL EFFECTS: Ray Kellogg SOUND: Alfred Bruzlin, Harold A. Root ART DIRECTORS: Lyle R. Wheeler, Maurice Ransford SET DIRECTORS: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss COSTUMES: Charles LeMaire MAKEUP: Ben Nye CAST: Dan Dailey (Arthur Turner), Ginger Rogers (Mildred Turner), David Niven (Dr. Alan Coles), Barbara Rush (Myra Hagerman), Tony Randall (Cobbler), Natalie Schafer (Mrs. Day), Rachel Stephens (Miss Tacher), John Wengraf (Dr. Kraus)

SYNOPSIS: Dr. Alan Coles is a psychiatrist. Mildred Turner is the bored wife of movie star Arthur Turner; she seeks psychiatric help because she is bored. Mildred claims that her husband is having an affair with Myra Hagerman, who is Dr. Coles's fiancee. His next patient is Cobbler. His problem is that he is also having an affair with Myra Hagerman. Dr. Coles reunites Mildred and Arthur Turner after which he heads for the ocean liner on which he and Myra intended to be married. Myra doesn't arrive so Dr.

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Coles goes ashore just as Myra arrives. She intends to tell him good-bye but instead stays and they marry. REVIEWS: New York Times 02.22.57: "The blonde Miss Rogers does well by the role of the troubled wife." Variety 02.20.57: "Miss Rogers is effective as the 'useless' wife determined to end her 'Doll's House' existence." ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: America 03.16.57, BFI/Monthly Film Bulletin 05.57, Commonweal 03.15.57, Film Daily 02.25.57, Films And Filming 05.57, Hollywood Reporter 02.19.57, Library Journal 03.15.57, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 02.23.57, National Parent Teacher 04.57, The New York Times 02.17.57, The New Yorker 03.02.57, Newsweek 03.04.57, Time 03.11.57 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: This movie was Tony Randall's feature debut in films. He had previously appeared on Broadway and on the television show Mr. Peepers. F-72

The Confession (Kay Lewis Enterprises and William Marshall Productions, 1965) 100 Minutes, EastmanColor CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: William Marshall ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Phil Cook SCREENPLAY: Allan Scott MUSIC: Michael Colicchio EDITOR: Carl Lerner PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Lee Lukather PRODUCTION MANAGER: Glen Cook CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert Bronner SOUND: Earl Snyder ART DIRECTORS: Jim Sullivan, Willis Connor CAST: Ginger Rogers (Madame Rinaldi), Ray Milland (Mario Forni), Barbara Eden (Pia Pacelli), Elliott Gould (Mute), Walter Abel (Thief), Pippa Scott (Gina), Michael Ansara (Mayor Pablo), Cecil Kellaway (Bishop), David Hurst (Gustave)

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SYNOPSIS: Madame Rinaldi, a brothel madam, helps Mario Forni find buried treasure. They discover that the treasure is inside a religious statue so they have one of the girls at the bordello claim that she has seen a miracle. The plan backfires and the pair must flee without the treasure. REVIEWS: Leonard Maltin's see why this dud madam Rogers and hoax on gullible

Movie And Video Guide 1992: "Easy to sat on the shelf so long; bordello adventurer Milland perpetrate 'miracle' prostitute (Eden)."

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SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-95, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268 NOTES: The producer of this movie was Ginger Rogers' husband at the time. It was backed by Leo Lewis, a St. Louis financier, who wanted to get into the movie business. The film was shot in Jamaica in April and May 1964 and was supposed to have been edited there; however, the backer had it edited in New York. The film was shown only in limited bookings due to numerous lawsuits. This film was Elliott Gould's first movie. It was also known as Seven Different Ways (1965) and Quick, Let's Get Married (1971). Neither of these releases were a success. The publicity for the third release centered on Barbara Eden and Elliott Gould, who gained acting fame after this movie was produced. Another unrelated movie called The Confession was filmed in France and Italy in 1970. It starred Yves Montand and Simone Signoret. F-73

Harlow (Magna, 1965) 107 Minutes CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Brandon Chase PRODUCERS: Bill Sargant, Lee Savin DIRECTOR: Alex Segal ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: Greg Peters, Johnny Wilson, Dick Bennett SCREENPLAY: Karl Tunberg MUSIC: Al Ham, Nelson Riddle ORCHESTRATIONS: Nelson Riddle MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Nelson Riddle CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jim Kilgore

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ART DIRECTOR: Duncan Cramer SET DIRECTOR: Harry Gordon COSTUMES: Nolan Miller MAKEUP: Michael Westmore MUSIC/LYRICS: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Al Ham "I Believed It All" "With Open Arms" CAST: Ginger Rogers (Mama Jean), Carol Lynley (Jean Harlow), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (William Mansfield), Barry Sullivan (Marino Bello), Hurd Hatfield (Paul Bern), Lloyd Bochner (Marc Peters), Hermione Baddeley (Marie Dressier), Audrey Totter (Marilyn), John Williams (Jonathan Martin), Robert Strauss (Hank), Audrey Christie (Thelma), Michael Dante (Ed), Jack Kruschen (Louis B. Mayer), Celia Lovsky (Marie Ouspenskaya), Sonny Liston (First Fighter) SYNOPSIS: Exploitation biography of 193 0s movie star Jean Harlow. Harlow is discovered on the set of a Laurel and Hardy comedy after which she is introduced to a director who makes her a big star. Incidents covered include the Paul Bern marriage, Harlow's relationship with her mother and stepfather, her movie career, and the William Powell romance. Other characters and relationships shown include Clark Gable, Max Baer, and Marie Dressier. Jean becomes disillusioned by Hollywood and leaves for New York where she studies acting. On her return, she again becomes a star and finds romance with William Mansfield (the character patterned after William Powell). Just as Harlow gets her life in order and finds happiness, she dies. REVIEWS: New York Times 05.15.65: "There's Ginger Rogers as the star's whining, pushing mother . . . All these, and other unfortunates, under Alex Segal's direction, lope through the vignettes of this bony, bargain-basement appraisal of a famous, misguided and tragic young woman." Variety 05.19.65: "Miss Rogers is lost in her role of Mama Jean, a fault deflecting attention from some of the other parts."

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ADDITIONAL REVIEWS: America 05.22.65, Film Daily 05.12.65, Films In Review Jun-Jul 1965, Film Quarterly Fall 1965, Hollywood Reporter 05.11.65, Motion Picture Herald Product Digest 05.26.65, Playboy 09.65, The Saturday Review 06.05.65, Time 05.28.65 SEE ALSO: B-36, B-64, B-65, B-137, B-196, B-198, B-267, B-268, S-39 NOTES: This movie, filmed in March 1965, was Ginger's last film. It was made in the Electronovision process in eight days. Critics said that it looked like it was filmed underwater. For this reason, it is seldom seen on television. FILM SHORTS: Below are brief discussions of Ginger Rogers' most important short films. Besides the ones listed below, Miss Rogers made other films during World War II such as Army training films, war bond drive advertisements, and short subjects that educated the public about various aspects of the war. FS-1

A Night In A Dormitory (Pathe) 1929 B/W CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Harry Delmar PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Philip Tannura WRITER: Ben Ryan Editor: E. Pfitzenmeier CAST: Ginger Rogers, Morgan Morley, Ruth Hamilton, Thelma White, Eddie Elkins And His Orchestra

NOTES: This was a musical two-reeler about a schoolgirl relating her adventures in a nightclub to the other girls in the dormitory. Songs included, "Dormitory Number," "I Love A Man In A Uniform," "Song Of The Volga," "Stay With It," "Where The Sweet Forget-Me-Nots Remember," and "Why Can't You Love That Way." This film was produced during September 1929.

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A Day Of A Man Of Affairs (Columbia) 1929 B/W CREW: DIRECTOR: Basil Smith WRITER: Paul Porter CAST: Ginger Rogers, Maurice Holland, Me11 Ray

NOTES: This Columbia-Victor Gems short two-reeler was filmed in November 1929. FS-3

Office Blues (Paramount) B/W

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CREW: DIRECTOR: Mort Blumenstock WRITER: Walton Butterfield ORCHESTRATIONS: Johnny Green VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Johnny Green MUSIC/LYRICS: Vernon Duke and E. Y. Harburg "Dear Miss" "Dear Sir" "We Can't Get Along" CAST: Ginger Rogers, Clayborne Bryson, E. R. Rogers SYNOPSIS: Ginger is a secretary who chases her boss while a co-worker chases her. She discovers at the end of the film that the boss was interested in her all along. SEE ALSO: A-10 NOTES: This was a two-reeler. FS-4

Campus Sweethearts (RKO Radio Pictures Inc.) B/W

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NOTES: This was a three-reel 3-D short film produced in New York during July 1929. FS-5

Screen Snapshots (Columbia) 1932 B/W CAST: Ginger Rogers, Hoot Gibson, Mary Pickford, William Powell, Tom Mix, Sally Eilers, Mitzi Green, Jackie Searl, Billie Dove, Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Will Rogers, Mary Brian, Lina Basquette, Lois Wilson, Dorothy Jordan, Lew Cody, William S. Hart, Tim McCoy

NOTES: Hollywood stars attended a rodeo. FS-6

Hollywood On Parade (Paramount-Publix) 193 2 B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Lewis Lewyn CAST: Fredric March, Ginger Rogers, Jack Oakie, Mitzi Green, Brox Sisters, Eddie Peabody

SYNOPSIS: This musical/variety short hosted by Fredric March features Ginger Rogers and Jack Oakie singing "Used To Be You," a song that Ginger composed. Mitzi Green sings "Was That The Human Thing To Do?" The Brox Sisters sing "Falling In Love Again." Eddie Peabody appears with a group of banjo-playing women. NOTES: The film was ten minutes in length. This episode was the first in a long string of short films for the Hollywood On Parade series.

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Hollywood On Parade (Paramount-Publix) 1933 B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Louis Lewyn CAST: Willy Pogany; Johnny Mack Brown; Harry Green; Bebe Daniels; Mary Pickford; John Boles; Buster Collier; Robert Woolsey; Ruth Hall, Patricia Ellis, Lillian Bond, Boots Mallory, Dorothy Layton, Dorothy Wilson, Mary Carlisle, Marion Shockley, Toshia Mori, Gloria Stuart, Eleanor Holm, Ginger Rogers, Lona Andre, and Evelyn Knapp (WAMPUS Baby Stars)

SYNOPSIS: Mary Pickford accepts an invitation to become the Grand Marshall of the Rose Parade in Pasadena. Robert Woolsey, John Boles, and Buster Collier perform a vaudeville routine. The WAMPUS Baby Stars (which includes Ginger Rogers) are introduced. NOTES: This was the ninth short film in the series. FS-8

Show Business At War (Twentieth Century-Fox) B/W

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CAST: Ginger Rogers, Louis Armstrong, Ethel Barrymore, Jack Benny, Linda Darnell, Marlene Dietrich, Irene Dunne, Kay Francis, Rita Hayworth, Hedy Lamarr, George Murphy, Lily Pons, Anne Shirley, Frank Sinatra, Lana Turner, Orson Welles, Darryl F. Zanuck NOTES: This twenty-three minute film short belonged to "The March Of Time" series. It showed film stars helping the war effort through war bond drives, the Hollywood and New York Canteens, entertaining servicemen, and doing radio broadcasts.

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Hollywood On The Air June 5, 1933 NBC 30 Minutes CAST: Ginger Rogers, Buck Jones, Russ Columbo, Gregory Ratoff, Franklin Pangborn, ZaSu Pitts, Norman Foster, Allen Jenkins, Lucien Littlefield, Harry Jackson and His Orchestra

SYNOPSIS: Russ Columbo sings "More Than You Know," "Time On My Hands," and "She's Funny That Way." Buck Jones addresses his fan club on how they can help end the Depression. R-2

Sitting Pretty November 1933

Syndicated

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CAST: Ginger Rogers, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley SEE ALSO: F-19 NOTES: This was a Paramount air trailer used to advertise the movie Sitting Pretty. Paramount syndicated this program to multiple radio stations.

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Sitting Pretty December 1933

Syndicated

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CAST: Ginger Rogers, The Pickens Sisters, Jack Haley, Jack Oakie, Gregory Ratoff SEE ALSO: F-19 NOTES: This was a second Paramount air trailer used to advertise the movie Sitting Pretty. Paramount syndicated this program to multiple radio stations. R-4

Parade Of Musical Hits "Paramount Movie Parade" Dec 10, 1933 Syndicated

12 1/2 Minutes

CAST: Ginger Rogers, Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier, Bing Crosby, Mae West SYNOPSIS: Musical selections by Paramount's top musical stars. NOTES: Paramount syndicated this program to multiple radio stations. R-5

The Gay Divorcee 1934 Syndicated

13 1/2 Minutes

CAST: Ginger Rogers, Betty Grable, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes SEE ALSO: F-27 NOTES: RKO syndicated this air trailer for the movie The Gay Divorcee to multiple radio stations. R-6

Roberta 1935 Syndicated

12 Minutes

CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Irene Dunne SEE ALSO: F-2 9 NOTES: RKO syndicated an air trailer for the movie Roberta. Among the radio shows airing this clip was Hollywood On The Air.

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Top Hat 1935 Syndicated

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CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire SEE ALSO: F-31 NOTES: RKO syndicated this air trailer to advertise the movie Top Hat. R-8

The Ben Bernie Show February 12, 1935 NBC

30 Minutes

CAST: Ginger Rogers, Ben Bernie And His Orchestra, Billy Wilson, Sam Coslow, John King, Frank Frisch SYNOPSIS: Interview with Ginger Rogers. NOTES: Pabst Beer sponsored this local radio show over WMAQ Chicago. R-9

The Lux Radio Theatre "The Curtain Rises" October 12, 1936 ABC

60 Minutes

CAST: Ginger Rogers, Warren William, Alan Mowbray, Verree Teasdale, Lela Rogers, Doris Kenyon, Cecil B. De Mille SYNOPSIS: A wallflower (played by Ginger Rogers) hires a matinee idol (Alan Mowbray) to give her dramatic lessons because she wants him to kiss her. The matinee idol sends his understudy (Warren William) who does such an incredible job of teaching that Ginger Rogers becomes a stage star. Rogers throws away her starring role to chase Warren William, with whom she is now in love. REVIEWS: Variety 10.14.36: "For Ginger Rogers it was probably the longest single performance she's had on either, and she conducted herself with decorum in a role neither pert nor comic." NOTES: During the intermission, Cecil B. De Mille and Lela Rogers, mother of Ginger Rogers and director of RKO's Little Theatre, announced that RKO lends its little theater group free of charge.

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Doris Kenyon sang "Thine Alone" by Victor Herbert for the radio audience after the play. She was a screen star who was just starting a concert tour. Miss Kenyon started laughing when Lux Soap insisted that she tell the audience that she was taking a load of Lux Soap with her on her travels. Lux Soap sponsored this radio program. R-10

The Lux Radio Theatre "A Free Soul" November 1, 193 7 CBS

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CREW: WRITER: Willard Mack MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Louis Silvers CAST: Ginger Rogers, Cecil B. De Mille (Host), Don Ameche, Charles Winninger, Jack Arnold, William A. Brady, Adrian, Lou Merrill, Justin Wade, Ken Chevell, Melville Ruick, Claire Witney, Myra Marsh, Edward Marr, Eddie Kane, Norman Field, James Eagles, Sally Creighton, Frank Nelson. SYNOPSIS: The play portion of the program is a rendition of A Free Soul in which the daughter of a drunken lawyer marries a gangster. Adrian, MGM fashion designer, is also interviewed. During the intermission, William A. Brady, a New York City producer, reminisces about happy, past times in show business. NOTES: Lux sponsored this program. R-ll

The Silver Theatre "The Captain Had A Daughter" November 27, 1938 CBS 30 Minutes CREW: DIRECTOR: Conrad Nagle WRITERS: Grover James, True Boardman CAST: Ginger Rogers, Conrad Nagle (Host), Jack Arnold, William Farnum, John Conte (Announcer)

SYNOPSIS: The play is a historic action and romance story about America's slave trade.

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The Lux Radio Theatre "Stage Door" February 20, 1939 CBS

60 Minutes

CREW: MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Louis Silvers CAST: Ginger Rogers, Cecil B. De Mille (Host), Adolphe Menjou, Eve Arden, Rosalind Russell, Florence Lake, Leona Roberts, Gerald Cornell, Inez Seabury, Colleen Ward, Martha Wenworth, Crauford Kent, Lurene Tuttle, Gloria Gordon, Tyler McVey, Frank Nelson, Janet McLey, Margaret Brayton, Sarah Selby, Lou Merrill, Edward Marr, James Eagles, David Kerman, Melville Ruick (announcer) SYNOPSIS: This backstage Broadway story centers on numerous actresses trying to succeed in the theater. SEE ALSO: F-3 6 NOTES: Lux sponsored this radio program based on the Ginger Rogers movie by the same name. R-13

The Silver Theatre "Son Of The Navy" March 5, 193 9 CBS

3 0 Minutes

CREW: DIRECTOR: Conrad Nagle COMPOSER AND CONDUCTOR: Felix Mills CAST: Ginger Rogers, Elliott Lewis, Billy Cook, Conrad Nagle (Host), John Conte (Announcer) SYNOPSIS: The daughter of an enlisted man and a young officer find love on the high seas. A nine-year-old orphan provides a secondary plot. NOTES: International Silver sponsored this program.

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The Gulf Screen Guild Theatre "Imperfect Lady" October 1, 1939 CBS 30 Minutes CAST: Ginger Rogers, Clark Gable, Roger Pryor (Host), Margaret Lindsey, Spencer Charters

SYNOPSIS: This is a comedy about Hollywood love, marriage, and divorce. NOTES: Gulf Oil sponsored this program. R-15

The Lux Radio Theatre "Bachelor Mother" January 22, 1940 CBS

60 Minutes

CREW: MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Louis Silvers CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fredric March, Frank Albertson, Cecil B. De Mille (Host), Lou Merrill, Bea Benaderet, Henry Parnell, Eddie Marr, Martha Wentworth, Rolfe Sedan, Thomas Mills, Kenneth Lawton, Walter White, Celeste Rush, Audrey Van Lose, Frank Martin, Melville Ruick (Announcer) SYNOPSIS: An orphanage mistakes a passing sales clerk as the mother of a baby left on their doorstep. The rest of the story centers first on the clerk trying to rectify the mistake and then falling in love with the infant and keeping it. SEE ALSO: F-41 NOTES: Lux sponsored this radio program based on the Ginger Rogers movie by the same name. R-16

The Gulf Screen Guild Theatre "Vivacious Lady" November 7, 194 0 CBS 3 0 Minutes CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred MacMurray

SYNOPSIS: A staid professor falls in love with a New York showgirl. He marries her and takes her back to his hometown where the action centers on him trying to tell the news of his marriage to his parents.

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SEE ALSO: F-38 NOTES: This radio program was based on the movie by the same name starring Ginger Rogers. R-17

The Lux Radio Theatre "Fifth Avenue Girl" December 16, 1940 CBS

60 Minutes

CREW: MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Louis Silvers CAST: Ginger Rogers, Edward Arnold, John Howard, Joan Perry, Cecil B. De Mille (Host), Claire Vedera, J. Arthur Young, Tris Coffin, Lou Merrill, Fred MacKaye, Verna Felton, Sally Payne, Rolfe Sedan, Alan Wood, Gene Webb, Bob Burlison, Melville Ruick (Announcer) SYNOPSIS: A millionaire meets a beautiful, but poor, woman in a park. SEE ALSO: F-42 NOTES: Lux sponsored this radio program based on the Ginger Rogers movie by the same name. R-18

The Gulf Screen Guild Theatre "Lucky Partners" April 6, 1941 CBS 30 Minutes CAST: Ginger Rogers, William Powell

SYNOPSIS: Two strangers (a man and woman) buy a joint sweepstakes ticket. They then proceed to take a trip together on the winnings and fall in love in the process. SEE ALSO: F-44 NOTES: Gulf Oil sponsored this radio show based on the Ginger Rogers movie by the same name. R-19

The Lux Radio Theatre "Kitty Foyle" May 5, 1941 CBS 60 Minutes

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SYNOPSIS: A society man has an affair with Kitty Foyle, a hard-working stenographer. Kitty must ultimately decide between being with the man she loves, who cannot marry her, or becoming the wife of a hard-working doctor. SEE ALSO: F-45 NOTES: Lux sponsored this radio program based on the Ginger Rogers movie by the same name. R-2 0

The Lux Radio Theatre "Tom, Dick, And Harry" September 8, 1941 CBS

60 Minutes

CREW: MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Louis Silvers CAST: Ginger Rogers, Cecil B. De Mille (Host), George Murphy, Alan Marshall, Burgess Meredith, Arthur Q. Bryan, Joe Cunningham, Noreen Gammill, Gloria Blondell, Priscilla Lyon, Edward Marr, Fred MacKaye, Bea Benaderet, Alan Wood, Tyler McVey, Melville Ruick (Announcer) SYNOPSIS: A telephone operator must decide between marrying one of three men: a millionaire, an ambitious businessman, or a society drop-out. SEE ALSO: F-46 NOTES: Lux sponsored this program. It was based on the Ginger Rogers movie Tom, Dick, And Harry. R-21

The Lux Radio Theatre "The Major And The Minor" May 31, 1943 CBS 60 Minutes CREW: MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Louis Silvers

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CAST: Ginger Rogers, Cecil B. De Mille (Host), Lela Rogers, Ray Milland, Joan Loring, Arthur Q. Bryan, Paula Winslowe, Peter Rankin, Billy Roy, Frank Thompson Jr., Ken Christy, Fred MacKaye, Norman Field, Charlotte Treadway, Harry Worth, Boyd Davis, John Milton Kennedy (Announcer) SYNOPSIS: A woman disguises herself as a twelve-year-old so that she can ride the train for half fare. While on the train, she falls in love with an Army officer. The story ends with the officer discovering that the little girl is actually an adult. The pair marry. SEE ALSO: F-49 NOTES: Lux sponsored this program. Ginger Rogers also made the film version of this story. R-22

Everything For The Boys "The Petrified Forest" January 18, 1944 NBC

30 Minutes

CREW: AUTHOR: Robert Sherwood ADAPTOR: Arch Oboler CAST: Ginger Rogers, Ronald Colman, Jim Bannon (Announcer) SYNOPSIS: Ginger Rogers and Ronald Colman perform a radio version of the Humphrey Bogart film. Two servicemen in England request the sounds of an ice cream soda. NOTES: Autolite sponsored this program for servicemen. R-23

The Lux Radio Theatre "Lady In The Dark" January 29, 1945 CBS

60 Minutes

CAST: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Lionel Barrymore (Host) SYNOPSIS: A successful woman's magazine editor searches for love and happiness. SEE ALSO: F-52

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Academy Award Theatre "Kitty Foyle" April 9, 1946 CBS 30 Minutes CAST: Ginger Rogers

SYNOPSIS: Kitty Foyle, a poor stenographer, falls in love with a wealthy, society man. SEE ALSO: F-45 NOTES: Squibb Drugs sponsored this show which was based on the Ginger Rogers movie Kitty Foyle. R-2 5

The Cavalcade Of America "Emma" October 10, 1950 NBC 30 Minutes CAST: Ginger Rogers, Cy Harrice, Ossie Davis

SYNOPSIS: Emma Edmonds, a Civil War nurse, disguises herself as a young black to slip behind Rebel lines. NOTES: Dupont sponsored this program. R-2 6

The Big Show May 6, 1951 NBC

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CREW: AUTHOR: Dorothy Parker PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Dave Englebach ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Jim Harvey PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Dorothy Brown WRITERS: Goodman Ace, Selma Diamond, Morton Green, George Foster, Frank Wilson CAST: Tallulah Bankhead (Master of Ceremonies), Ginger Rogers, Groucho Marx, Fred Allen, Lucien Boyer, Portland Hoffa, George Jessel, Margaret Truman, Dorothy Parker, Ed Herlihy (announcer), Meredith Wilson And His Orchestra

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SYNOPSIS: Groucho Marx plays a marriage counselor who gi;es advice to Ginger Rogers and Fred Allen. Groucho also does a humorous dialogue with Tallulah Bankhead. Groucho sings "Go West." George Jessel performs monologues and imitates Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor. Margaret Truman sings. Dorothy Parker, Tallulah Bankhead, and Margaret Truman perform "Advice To The Little Peyton Girl." NOTES: Anacin, RCA, and Cannon Towels sponsored this program. R-2 7

The Cavalcade Of America "Seven Hundred Boiled Shirts" November 6, 1951 NBC 3 0 Minutes CREW: CONDUCTOR: Donald Vorhees CAST: Ginger Rogers, Cy Harrice, Bill Hamilton (Announcer)

SYNOPSIS: India Locke, a New England bride, sails with her husband, a ship captain. NOTES: Dupont sponsored this program. R-2 8

A Cavalcade Of Stars March 27, 1955 NBC

30 Minutes

CREW: PRODUCER: John Ennis DIRECTOR: Andrew C. Love WRITER: Robert Gray CAST: Ginger Rogers, Shirley Thomas (Host), Adolph Zuckor, Mary Pickford, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Jose Ferrer, Fredric March, Joan Crawford, Cecil B. De Mille, William Holden, Claire Trevor, Bing Crosby, Greer Garson, King Paul I Of Greece, Robert Armbruster And His Orchestra SYNOPSIS: This show is a tribute to the Academy Award presentations on March 30, 1955. It presents a history of the awards and the motion picture industry. NOTES: The show originated from Hollywood.

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Recollections At Thirty October 17, 1956 NBC

30 Minutes

CREW: DIRECTOR: Bob Maurer CAST: Ginger Rogers, Ed Herlihy (Host), Fanny Brice, Mickey Rooney, Joe Penner, Bob Hope, Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman, Judy Garland, Wallace Beery, Fred Collins (Announcer) SYNOPSIS: The show consists of audio clips from the 193 0s. Ginger Rogers sings "Isn't This A Lovely Day" (1937) . Fanny Brice sings "My Man" (1936) . Joe Penner sings "When The Pussywillow Whispers To The Catnip" (1936) . Mickey Rooney sings "When I Grow Up To Be A Man" (1937). Wallace Beery announces Judy Garland's first appearance on Shell Chateau (1935) . R-3 0

The Jack Benny Program 1957 CBS 30 Minutes CAST: Jack Benny, Ginger Rogers, Bob Crosby

SYNOPSIS: Jack visits Italy where he has a problem with a gondolier in Venice and tries to sign an opera singer in Rome. Jack also dances with Ginger Rogers. SEE ALSO: T-4 NOTES: This program was re-aired on May 3, 1978, over WNEW-TV in New York. R-31

Legends Of The Screen January 1, 1983 WCBS-TV

60 Minutes

CAST: Ginger Rogers, Nancy Collins (Host), Dorothy Lamour, Rhonda Fleming, Myrna Loy SEE ALSO: T-19 NOTES: This program was recorded in 1981 and syndicated by Personality Journalism, LTD. Nancy Collins interviewed the four actresses.

Television As television became popular, Miss Rogers again became prolific in this new area of entertainment. This chapter provides a chronological listing of Ginger Rogers' television appearances. In 1958, Miss Rogers offered the following comments (B-92), "On TV it's a matter of being, not performing. What you are is more important than what you do." T-l

Producer#s Showcase "Tonight At 8:30 -- Three By Coward" October 10, 1954 NBC 90 Minutes Color CREW: NBC PRODUCER: Fred Coe EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jack Rayel PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Otto Preminger TV DIRECTOR: John Bloch WRITER: Noel Coward ADAPTED BY F. Hugh Herbert MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Carmen Dragon CHOREOGRAPHER: Dick Barstow CAST: Ginger Rogers, Gig Young, Martyn Green, Trevor Howard, Estelle Winwood, Phillip Coolidge, Philip Bourneuf, Gloria Vanderbilt, John Baragrey, Ilka Chase, Margaret Hayes, Louis Hector, Lucy Lancaster, Diana Herbert, Francis Bethencourt, David Orrick, Robert Shawley, Will West, David Poleri

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SYNOPSIS: Red Peppers shows Ginger Rogers as a cockney girl working in London's West End with a male partner. It contains several songs and dances. Still Life concerns two middle-aged, middle-class individuals ending their love affair. Shadow Play is about a soon-to-be divorced wife of a wealthy man reliving their courtship in her dreams. REVIEWS: New York Times 10.20.54: "Tonight at 8:30 was far from a happy choice of vehicle for the television debut of Ginger Rogers. To her assignment the motion picture actress brought an earnest eagerness to please, but the subtlety, delicacy and perception of Mr. Coward's character vignettes seemed largely to escape her grasp." Variety 10.2 0.54: "Nevertheless, the evening can be put down as a personal triumph for Miss Rogers in her first time before the tv cameras. For her it was no mean accomplishment, as she changed mood and characters in three diverse and distinct roles within the 90-minute span." SEE ALSO: B-121, B-138, B-200 NOTES: This show was a presentation of three thirtyminute plays first presented at the National Theatre in New York on November 24, 1936. Gertrude Lawrence starred on Broadway in the roles which Ginger Rogers recreated on television. This was a live television show from New York sponsored by Ford and RCA. George Rosen, the Variety reviewer, enjoyed the commercials as much as the presentation and wrote glowing reviews about them. Ford presented their new Thunderbird while Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops sold RCA products. T-2

Climax "The Louella Parsons Story" March 8, 1956 CBS 6 0 Minutes B/W CREW: PRODUCER: Martin Manulis DIRECTOR: John Frankenheimer SCRIPT CONSULTANT: Harriet Parsons CAST: Teresa Wright (Louella O. Parsons); William Talman (Dr. Harry Martins); Robert Mitchum, Ginger Rogers, Kim Novak, Joan Fontaine, Rock Hudson, Lana Turner, John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, Eve

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Arden, Eddie Cantor, Jean Pierre Aumont, Merle Oberon, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Charles Boyer (As Themselves) SYNOPSIS: Screen biography of Louella 0. Parsons. Flashback story of Miss Parsons' career starts with her scriptwriting days at the Essanay Studio in Chicago and reporter days on the Chicago Record-Herald. The rest of the program depicts Miss Parsons' career as a Hollywood columnist with action being punctuated by phone calls from celebrities giving her their scoop. REVIEWS: Variety 03.14.56: "What the hourlong show needed most was a climax; that is unless a succession of stars confiding their breathless 'secrets' on the telephone to Miss Parsons was meant to serve as a substitute . . . The conglomeration of familiar faces was impressive even if the lines were not." NOTES: Reviewers noted a lack of story; they felt that the studio was using this story merely to plug the stars that were being shown calling Louella to give her gossip. T-3

The Bob Hope Show December 28, 1956 NBC 6 0 Minutes CREW: PRODUCER: Jack Hope DIRECTOR: Jack Shea WRITERS: Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin, John Rapp, Lester White, Charles Lee, Gig Henry CAST: Bob Hope, Ginger Rogers, Mickey Mantle, Jerry Colonna, Hedda Hopper, Peggy King, Miss Universe (Carol Morris), Del Rubio Triplets, The Purdue University Glee Club, Les Browne Orchestra, Milton Frome, Peter Leeds

SYNOPSIS: Bob Hope presents his annual USO Christmas Show. Ginger Rogers sings, dances, and acts in a skit concerning a golddigging woman in an Alaskan saloon. Peggy King, Peter Leeds, Carol Morris, and the Purdue University Glee Club sing for the troops. Bob Hope presents Lt. General Frank A. Armstrong Jr., the Alaskan Defense Commander, who inspired the movie Twelve O'clock High.

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REVIEWS: Variety 01.02.57: "This was a stanza naturally gaited for the wolfcalls, especially in the sleek and slinky salon chick makeup of Ginger Rogers, older than Miss Universe, but still catching plenty of mother's whistlers." SEE ALSO: P-5 NOTES: This show was sponsored by Chevrolet. T-4

The Jack Benny Program "The Ginger Rogers Show" November 3, 1957 CBS 3 0 Minutes CAST: Jack Benny, Ginger Rogers, Bob Crosby

SYNOPSIS: Jack visits Italy where he has a problem with a gondolier in Venice and tries to sign an opera singer in Rome. Jack also dances with Ginger Rogers. SEE ALSO: R-3 0 T-5

Person To Person March 7, 1958 CBS 3 0 Minutes

B/W

CAST: Edward R. Murrow, Ginger Rogers, Lela Rogers, Charles Van Doren SYNOPSIS: Each episode consists of an interview with a well-known personality originating from that person's home. REVIEWS: Variety 03.12.58: "Miss Rogers was the traditional Ginger -- charming, a person of taste both in dress and in the decor of her BevHills domicile, and with an altogether winning approach to the chitter and chatter department. Certainly the presence of her mother and longtime manager, Lela Rogers, did not hurt any. Mom's a handsome woman who also knows her way around a conversation piece. It was not hard to see a mother's hand in a daughter's success. Miss Rogers herself was bright, brisk and willing to talk about anything." NOTES: The second guest on the program was Charles Van Doren, a famous Columbia University professor of literature, whom NBC had under contract for television.

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Pontiac Star Parade "The Ginger Rogers Show" October 15, 1958 CBS 60 Minutes CREW: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Bob Banner WRITER: Joe Stein CAST: Ginger Rogers, Ray Bolger, Ritz Brothers, Nelson Riddle Orchestra

SYNOPSIS: This variety show has the Ritz Brothers, a dancing comedy team, spoofing Westerns in a skit. Ray Bolger sings and dances. Bolger and Rogers impersonate TV emcees and personalities. Miss Rogers performs an arrangement of Rogers/Astaire musical hits. REVIEWS: Variety 10.22.58: "To say that Miss Rogers' hour display wasn't bad is to damn it with faint praise. Yet in the final analysis, it was no better than 'not bad.' As a vet trouper who's been through the show biz years, Miss Rogers retains some class and style. In voice and terps these days she's outclassed by many who have come up since . . . fully half the show was taken up by inferior material." SEE ALSO: B-78, B-92 NOTES: This show was sponsored by Pontiac. T-7

Pontiac Star Parade "Accent On Love" March 4, 1959 NBC 6 0 Minutes CREW: PRODUCER: Joe Cates DIRECTORS: Joe Cates, Gower Champion WRITERS: Mel Brooks, Mel Tolkin CAST: Louis Jordan, Ginger Rogers, Marge & Gower Champion, May & Nichols, Jaye P. Morgan, Danny Costello, Alice Pearce, Ronnie Graham, Tutti Camarats Orchestra

SYNOPSIS: Ginger Rogers sings, dances, and appears in a skit in this variety show. Singers Jaye P. Morgan and

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Danny Costello appear. Marge & Gower Champion dance. Louis Jordan serves as the emcee. REVIEWS: Variety 03.04.59: "The other topper on the show was Ginger Rogers who came off mildly in song and dance work. She had one telephone skit, which was lightweight. Miss Rogers gave the impression that she was being saved for some major piece of business which might be scheduled for another show. Her promise was never realized." NOTES: Pontiac sponsored this show. Reviewers noted that commercials were excellent with Alice Pearce addressing a group of expectant Pontiac owners in one advertisement while Ronnie Graham pretended to be a car in the other. T-8

The Bob Hope Show April 15, 1959 NBC 6 0 Minutes CREW: PRODUCER: Jack Hope DIRECTOR: Jack Shea WRITERS: Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin, John Rapp, Lester White, Charles Lee CAST: Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Ginger Rogers, Milton Berle, Dodie Stevens

SYNOPSIS: Ginger Rogers sings and dances. Skits include Bob Hope and Ginger Rogers lip-synching a pop song. In a second skit, Miss Rogers plays a beatnik in a coffee house where she performs some of the unusual dances of the era. Bob Hope offers monologues on taxes, baseball, and the Oscars. Pop singer Dodie Stevens sings "Pink Shoe Laces" while Bob Hope makes visual comments on the song. Milton Berle ends the hour by presenting a plug for his new book. REVIEWS: Variety 04.22.59: "For Miss Rogers what better than the dance for the slimmed-down shapely empress of terpsichore with comedy touches thrown in for extra measure." NOTES: Buick sponsored this program.

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The June Allyson Theatre "The Tender Shoot" October 19, 1959 CBS 3 0 Minutes CAST: Ginger Rogers, Paul Carr, Jan Norris, June Allyson (Hostess)

SYNOPSIS: Gary Stevens, a struggling writer, falls in love with Kay Neilson, a successful novelist. Gary tells Kay an idea he has for a novel, unaware that she plans to use his ideas herself. T-10

The Bob Hope Special February 22, 1960 NBC 60 Minutes CREW: PRODUCER: Jack Hope DIRECTOR: Jack Shea WRITERS: Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin, John Rapp, Lester White, Charles Lee, Gig Henry MUSIC: David Rose And His Orchestra CAST: Bob Hope, Ginger Rogers, Wally Cox, Jimmy Demaret

SYNOPSIS: Variety show includes a Bob Hope monologue, a sketch with Wally Cox about political candidates, and a sketch with Ginger Rogers about bullfights. Jimmy Demaret, a gold pro, sings after talking with Bob Hope. Ginger Rogers sings and dances. Wally Cox unsuccessfully tries to sing. REVIEWS: Variety 2.24.60: "Miss Rogers' solo work came off fairly well. She remains a personable performer and her rendition of 'I've Got Rhythm' came off as did a bit of incidental terping with an unidentified partner whose style and physique resembled Fred Astaire with whom she reached her apex in the song and dance field." NOTES: Buick sponsored this show. T-ll

The Bob Hope Buick Special "Potomac Madness" October 22, 1960 NBC 60 Minutes

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Ginger Rogers CREW: PRODUCER: Jack Hope DIRECTOR: Jack Shea WRITERS: Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin, John Rapp, Lester White, Charles Lee, Gig Henry WRITING CONSULTANT: Norman Sullivan SET DIRECTOR: Bob Corrigan CHOREOGRAPHER: Jack Baker COSTUMES: Don Loper, Kate Drain Lawson SONGS: Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen "Playing Politics" CAST: Bob Hope, Perry Como, Ginger Rogers, Peter Leeds, Lisa Davis, J. Edward McKinley, Herb Vigran, Charlie Lung, Edward Marr, Stephen Chase, Lyle Moraine, Milton Frome, Frank Barton, David Rose Orchestra

SYNOPSIS: Ginger Rogers is a Washington, D.C. hostess who takes over the country by getting Perry Como, her husband, elected President. She books her husband into Las Vegas and Miami nightclubs for four years while she runs the United States. After four years, she decides that being president is not the job for her so she has Bob Hope, the Vice-President, finish her husband's term. REVIEWS: Variety 10.26.60: ". . . 'comic fantasy' without much comedy is the best description . . . The one dance number, choreographed by Jack Baker, was a honey, and as interpreted by Miss Rogers and a quartet of good male terpers, gave the show its one class spot." NOTES: This was Bob Hope's first attempt at a lengthy, original story for television. Critics said he should stick to gags and short sketches. Buick sponsored the program. T-12

Bob Hope Buick Sports Award Show February 15, 1961 NBC 60 Minutes B/W CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Bob Hope PRODUCER: Jack Hope DIRECTOR: Jack Shea WRITERS: Mort Lachman, Bill Larkin, Lester White, John Rapp, Charles Lee, Norman Sullivan, and Gig Henry

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CAST: Bob Hope, Jayne Mansfield, Joe Bellino, Tuesday Weld, Wilt Chamberlain, Pancho Gonzalez, Julie London, Dick Groat, Dana Andrews, Rafer Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Jerry Lucas, Esther Williams, Roger Maris, Jane Wyman, Barry MacKay, Ginger Rogers, Arnold Palmer, Dean Martin, Floyd Patterson, Lucille Ball, Norm Van Brocklin, Jane Russell SYNOPSIS: This 60-minute program honors the outstanding athletes of 1960, as chosen by the national sports writers. Film celebrities present the awards. REVIEWS: Variety 02.22.61: "First to step up for his award was Wilt Chamberlain of the Philly Warriors basketball team. Hope exchanged some repartee with him, a brief film clip of Chamberlain in action on the court was screened and Jayne Mansfield hip-weaved up to present him with a gold statuette. The same format was utilized for the 10 other awards." NOTES: Buick sponsored this show and used the commercials to sell its turbine drive, the Buick Special, and the new aluminum V-8 engine. T-13

Academy Awards April 8, 1963 ABC 12 0 Minutes

Color

SYNOPSIS: Ginger Rogers presents the Music Scoring award to Ray Heindorf who scored The Music Man. T-14

Vacation Playhouse "A Love Affair For Just Three" July 22, 1963 CBS 60 Minutes

NOTES: This show was also known as The Ginger Rogers Show in some Rogers' literature. It was a pilot for a new series that was not produced. T-15

Cinderella February 22, 1965 CBS 90 Minutes

Color

CREW: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Richard Rodgers PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Charles S. Dubin

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Ginger Rogers MUSIC: Richard Rodgers LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II WRITER: Joseph Schrank CHOREOGRAPHER: Eugene Loring CAST: Ginger Rogers (Queen), Walter Pidgeon (King), Stuart Damon (Prince), Lesley Anne Warren (Cinderella), Celeste Holm (Fairy Godmother), Jo Van Fleet and Pat Carroll (Cinderella's Wicked Stepsisters), Barbara Ruick, Joe E. Marks

SYNOPSIS: Fairytale of Cinderella shows a girl who is mistreated by her wicked stepmother fall in love and marry a prince. REVIEWS: Variety 2.24.65: "What was missed, though, was the touch of magic. In the hands of producer-director Charles Dubin, the pace was ponderous. The moments which didn't have a tune sagged like long yawns . . . Walter Pigeon and Ginger Rogers were properly regal as the king and queen." NOTES: This was the highest rated television show of the season with 75,000,000 viewers. Reviewers commented that the show was televised too late in the evening for young children or there would have been many more. It was sponsored by Proctor & Gamble, Inc. One of their commercials featured the Cinderella story. This version of Cinderella had been previously televised in 1957 with Julie Andrews as Cinderella. Songs included "Impossible," "In My Own Little Corner," and "Do I Love You?" T-16 Academy Awards April 10, 1967 ABC 120 Minutes PRODUCERS: Joseph DIRECTOR: Richard WRITERS: I. A. L. MUSICAL DIRECTOR:

Color Pasternak, Richard Dunlap Dunlap Diamond, Mort Lachman, Hal Kanter Johnny Green

SYNOPSIS: Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire present the Academy Award for Writing to Robert Bolt who wrote A Man For All Seasons. T-17 Here's Lucy "Ginger Rogers Comes To Tea"

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November 8, 1971 CBS 3 0 Minutes CAST: Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, Gale Gordon, Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr., Mary Jane Croft SYNOPSIS: Lucille Carter, a scatteredbrained Los Angeles secretary, works at an employment agency. Stories center on her home life with her two children or ner office work. This episode has Ginger Rogers visiting her in her home. T-18 Ail-Star Salute To Mother's Day May 10, 1981 NBC 60 Minutes Color NOTES: This was a holiday salute to Mother's Day. T-19 Legends Of The Screen January 1, 1983 CBS 60 Minutes Color CAST: Ginger Rogers, Nancy Collins (host), Dorothy Lamour, Rhonda Fleming, Myrna Loy SYNOPSIS: This program was recorded in 1981 and syndicated by Personality Journalism, LTD. Nancy Collins interviews the four actresses about their careers. SEE ALSO: R-31 T-20 Academy Awards April 9, 1984 ABC 120 Minutes

Color

SYNOPSIS: Sammy Davis, Jr. introduces Shirley Temple, who won a Special Oscar in 1934. Shirley asks the star in the audience who introduced the Best Song of 1934 to stand-up and take a bow; Ginger Rogers obliges. T-21 Academy Awards March 24, 1986 ABC 12 0 Minutes

Color

SYNOPSIS: While entering the festivities, Ginger Rogers is interviewed on camera. During the presentations, a film clip of Ginger Rogers in Flying Down To Rio is shown.

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T-22 Happy Birthday Hollywood May 18, 1987 ABC 60 Minutes Color SYNOPSIS: This is a television special celebrating the beginnings of Hollywood. T-23 Kennedy Center Honors December 30, 1992 CBS 120 Minutes Color CREW: PRODUCERS: George Stevens, Jr.; Don Mischer DIRECTOR: William N. Gosel WRITERS: George Stevens, Jr. SPECIAL MUSIC" MATERIAL: Ray Charles MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Nick Perito CAST: Walter Cronkite, Broadway cast of Crazy For You, Sally Field, Robert Redford, Hole In The Wall Gang, Betty Comden, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Herbie Hancock, Aretha Franklin, Milt Jackson and the Golden Men of Jazz, James D. Wilkinson (chairman of J. F. Kennedy Center), Tom Selleck, Judy Bensen, American Ballroom Theater Dancers, Cyd Charisse, Gregory Peck, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, President and Mrs. George Bush SYNOPSIS: The Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. honors six members of the performing arts in a two-day ceremony. Honorees include Ginger Rogers, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Lionel Hampton, Paul Taylor (Modern Dance Impresario), and Mstislav Rostropovich (Cellist and Conductor). NOTES: CBS taped this variety show on December 6, 1992.

Discography This chapter is divided into four sections: singles by Ginger Rogers, long-playing records featuring Ginger Rogers, original movie soundtrack recordings from Ginger Rogers' movies, and compilation records which contain performances by Ginger Rogers. Selections are listed in alphabetical order. Katharine Hartley, Photoplay interviewer, asked Ginger Rogers in a 1939 interview (B-142) how many of the records that she had recorded were included in her private record collection and which one was her favorite. Ginger responded, "I have them all, but none is my favorite. I only play the records to hear my mistakes -- and then I always swear I'll never make another!" SINGLES (78 RPM) D-l

"Don't Mention Love To Me" (Decca 638)

SEE ALSO: F-32 NOTES: On November 22, song from her movie In Los Angeles. She also Love" on the same day; D-2

1935, Ginger Rogers recorded this Person at a recording studio in recorded "Got A New Lease On that recording was rejected.

"I Used To Be Color Blind" "The Yam" (Bluebird 7891)

SEE ALSO: D-25, F-39

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NOTES: Ginger Rogers performed studio recordings of selections from the musical Carefree. Hal Boone conducted the orchestra during this October 6, 1938, Hollywood recording. D-3

"I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" "Let Yourself Go" (Decca 5963)

SEE ALSO: D-24, F-33 NOTES: Ginger Rogers recorded two selections from the 1936 musical Follow The Fleet in a Los Angeles studio on April 3, 1936. Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra accompanied her. D-4

"No Strings" "Isn't This A Lovely Day" (Decca 5746)

SEE ALSO: F-31 NOTES: Ginger Rogers performed a studio recording of two selections from Top Hat on August 25, 1935, in Los Angeles. Victor Young conducted the orchestra. Decca released this record in Great Britain. D-5

"Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" "Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo" (Decca 638)

NOTES: Ginger recorded these selections in a Los Angeles studio on November 27, 1935. Johnny Mercer is heard with Ginger in the second selection. D-6

"The Piccolino" "Cheek To Cheek" (Decca 5747)

SEE ALSO: F-31 NOTES: On August 25, 193 5, Ginger Rogers made a studio recording of two selections from Top Hat. Victor Young conducted the orchestra. Decca released this record in Great Britain. D-7

"You'd Be Hard To Replace" "My One And Only Highland Fling" (MGM 50016)

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SEE ALSO: F-58 NOTES: Fred Astaire performed "You'd Be Hard To Replace" while Ginger Rogers joined him for the second number. LONG PLAYING RECORDS (LPs) D-8

Alice In Wonderland (Decca DL-5040)

NOTES: Ginger Rogers recorded this story at Walt Disney's request for the Decca Records Personality Series in March 1944. D-9

Ginger Rogers (Curtain Calls CC 100/21) RECORD SELECTIONS: "Don't Mention Love To Me" "Girl Of The Moment" "Got A New Lease On Life" "The Greatest Show On Earth" "My Ship" "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" "The Saga Of Jenny"

SEE ALSO: F-32, F-52 NOTES: Selections were from In Person and Lady In The Dark. D-10

Hollywood On The Air (Star-Tone 204) RECORD CAST: Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire

SEE ALSO: F-29, F-31 NOTES: This was a record of the 1935 radio broadcast of Roberta with the Top Hat broadcast on the flip side. D-ll

Jolie And Ginger Live (Elgog 887)

NOTES: Ginger Rogers and Al Jolson performed.

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Top Hat, White Tie, And Golf Shoes (Facit 142)

NOTES: Ginger Rogers performed with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACKS D-13

The Barkleys Of Broadway (MGM L-8 (Mono)) and (2-MGM SES-51 (Stereo)) CREW: MUSIC: Harry Warren, George Gershwin LYRICS: Ira Gershwin MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Lennie Hayton RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Oscar Levant RECORD SELECTIONS: "Bouncin' the Blues" [Orchestra] "Finale" [Orchestra] "Manhattan Downbeat" [Astaire With Chorus] "My One And Only Highland Fling" [Rogers, Astaire] "Overture" [Chorus] "Piano Concerto" [Levant] "Sabre Dance" [Levant] "Sarah Bernhardt Audition" [Rogers] "Shoes With Wings On" [Astaire] "They Can't Take That Away From Me" [Astaire] "Weekend In The Country" [Rogers, Astaire, Levant] "You'd Be Hard To Replace" [Astaire]

SEE ALSO: D-7, F-58 D-14

Carefree (Classic International Filmusicals C I F 3004 and Sandy Hook SH 2 010) CREW: MUSIC/LYRICS: Irving Berlin MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Victor Baravalle RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire RECORD SELECTIONS: "Change Partners" [Astaire] "Change Partners" [Chorus] "End Titles" [Orchestra]

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"I Used To Be Color Blind" [Astaire With Chorus] "Main Title" [Orchestra] "Since They Turned Loch Lomond Into Swing" [Orchestra] "The Yam" [Rogers and Astaire] SEE ALSO: F-3 9 D-15

Flying Down To Rio (Classic International Filmusicals 3004 and Sandy Hook SH 2 010) CREW: MUSIC: Vincent Youmans LYRICS: Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Etta Moten, Raul Roulien RECORD SELECTIONS: "Carioca" [Moten] "End Titles" [Orchestra] "Flying Down To Rio" [Astaire] "Main Titles" [Orchestra] "Music Makes Me" [Rogers] "Music Makes Me" [Orchestra] "Orchids In The Moonlight" [Roulien]

SEE ALSO: F-2 0 D-16

Follow The Fleet (Soundtrak STK-118 and Scarce Rarities 5505) CREW: MUSIC/LYRICS: Irving Berlin MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Betty Grable, Jeanne Gray, Harriet Hilliard, Joy Hodges RECORD SELECTIONS: "But Where Are You?" [Hilliard] "Dance Contest" [Orchestra] "Finale: We Saw The Sea" [Orchestra] "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" [Hilliard] "I'd Rather Lead A Band" [Astaire] "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" [Astaire]

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SEE ALSO: F-33 D-17

The Gay Divorcee (EMI EMTC 101 and Soundtrak STK-105) CREW: MUSIC: Con Conrad, Cole Porter, Harry Revel LYRICS: Mack Gordon, Herb Magidson, Cole Porter MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Betty Grable, Edward Everett Horton, Lillian Miles, Erik Rhodes RECORD SELECTIONS: "The Continental" [Rogers, Miles, Rhodes With Chorus] "Don't Let It Bother You" [Chorus] "Let's K-nock K-nees" [Grable and Horton] "Needle In A Haystack" [Astaire] "Night And Day" [Astaire] "Overture" [Orchestra]

SEE ALSO: F-2 7 D-18

Golddiggers Of 1933 (United Artists UA-LA215-H) CREW: MUSIC: Harry Warren LYRICS: Al Dubin MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Leo F. Forbstein RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell RECORD SELECTIONS: "I've Got A Torch Song To Sing" [Orchestra] "My Forgotten Man" [Blondell With Chorus] "Shadow Waltz" [Keeler And Powell With Chorus] "We're In The Money" [Rogers With Chorus]

SEE ALSO: F-15

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Kitty Fovle (Mark 56675) RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Verna Felton, Cecil B. De Mille (Host), Melville Ruick (Announcer)

SEE ALSO: F-45 NOTES: This was a recording of the May 4, 1941, radio broadcast starring Ginger Rogers. D-20

Roberta (Classic International Filmusicals C I F 3011 and Sandy Hook SH 2 0 61) CREW: MUSIC: Jerome Kern LYRICS: Otto Harbach, Dorothy Fields MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Irene Dunne, Candy Candido, Gene Sheldon RECORD SELECTIONS: "Back Home Again In Indiana" [Chorus] "Fashion Show" [Astaire] "Finale: I Won't Dance" [Orchestra] "I Won't Dance" [Rogers and Astaire] "I'll Be Hard To Handle" [Rogers and Astaire] "Let's Begin" [Astaire, Sheldon, and Candido] "Lovely To Look At" [Rogers, Astaire, and Dunne With Chorus] "Main Titles" [Orchestra] "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" [Dunne] "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" [Orchestra] "Song Of Russia" [Dunne] "Yesterdays" [Dunne]

SEE ALSO: F-2 9 D-21

Shall We Dance (EMI EMTC 102 and Sandy Hook SH 2 028) CREW: MUSIC: George Gershwin LYRICS: Ira Gershwin MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Nathaniel Shilkret

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SEE ALSO: F-35 D-22

Swing Time (EMI EMTC 101 and Sandy Hook SH 2 028) CREW: MUSIC: Jerome Kern LYRICS: Dorothy Fields MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Nathaniel Shilkret RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Helen Broderick, George Metaxa, Victor Moore RECORD SELECTIONS: "Bojangles Of Harlem" [Chorus] "Finale" [Rogers, Astaire, Metaxa, Broderick, Moore] "A Fine Romance" [Rogers And Astaire] "Never Gonna Dance" [Astaire] "Overture" [Chorus] "Pick Yourself Up" [Rogers And Astaire] "Waltz In Swing Time" [Orchestra]

SEE ALSO: D-27, F-34 D-23

Top Hat (EMI EMTC 102 and Soundtrak STK 105) CREW: MUSIC/LYRICS: Irving Berlin MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Max Steiner RECORD CAST: Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire RECORD SELECTIONS: "Cheek To Cheek" [Astaire] "Isn't This A Lovely Day" [Astaire]

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"No Strings" [Astaire] "Overture" [Orchestra] "The Piccolino" [Rogers and Astaire] "Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails" [Astaire] SEE ALSO: F-31 COMPILATION RECORDS ON WHICH GINGER ROGERS PERFORMS D-24

Hollywood Sings: The Girls (Volume 1) (Ace Of Hearts 67)

SEE ALSO: D-2, F-33 NOTES: The Decca recording of "Let Yourself Go" (Decca 5963) by Ginger Rogers was included in this British compilation album. D-25

Hooray For Hollywood (RCA LPV-579)

SEE ALSO: D-2, F-39 NOTES: Ginger Rogers performed "I Used To Be Color Blind." This was the same recording as her 78 RPM recording for Bluebird 7981. D-26

Hooray For Hollywood (United Artists LA-361-H)

SEE ALSO: F-13 NOTES: Included were three selections from 42nd Street: "Shuffle Off To Buffalo," "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me," and "Young And Healthy." Ginger Rogers was heard singing "Shuffle Off To Buffalo" along with Ruby Keeler, Clarence Nordstrom, Una Merkel, and the chorus. D-27

That's Dancin' (1985) (EMI America SJ-17149)

SEE ALSO: D-22, F-34 NOTES: Soundtrack for this MGM compilation musical included Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire performing "Pick Yourself Up" from Swing Time.

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Awards and Honors Below is a chronological list of awards and honors earned by Ginger Rogers. A-l

Texas State Charleston Champion November 9, 1925

NOTES: Ginger Rogers earned this title at the Baker Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Her prize was a silver medal and a four-week engagement in vaudeville houses in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Galveston, and Waco. A-2

Admiral of the Texas Navy July 1935

NOTES: Texas Governor James Alfred invited Ginger Rogers to participate in the Texas centennial celebration. Ginger took Lucille Ball; Eddie Rubin; Louise, her hairdresser; John Miehle, RKO still photographer; Hermes Pan; Florence Lake; and Lela Rogers. While there, Governor Alfred commissioned Ginger as an admiral in the Texas Navy. The New York Times said of this event (B52), "In the case of Miss Rogers, who is an admiral in the Texas Navy, besides rating at least eighteen guns for her beauty alone, you are dazzled . . . " A-3

Grauman's Chinese Theatre September 5, 1939

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NOTES: Ginger Rogers placed her hand and footprints in the cement outside this Hollywood theatre. A-4

National Board Of Review Award for Acting December 1940

NOTES: At the end of each year, the National Board of Review offers recognition for the best English Language Films, best Foreign Films, and best acting of the year. In 1940 Miss Rogers received an award for her acting in Primrose Path. A-5

Guest at the Stenographer's Ball January 1941

NOTES: Because of Ginger's role as a stenographer in Kitty Foyle, one of the most popular movies of 19401941, she was invited to be the guest of honor at this ball in New York. A-6

Oscar -- Best Actress of 1940 February 27, 1941

SEE ALSO: B-l, B-79, B-293, B-344, F-45 NOTES: Ginger received an Oscar for her role in Kitty Foyle. Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne presented it to her. In a 1974 Chicago interview (B-344) Ginger told reporters that her fondest memories were of Kitty Foyle, "I guess everyone likes the things best that brings them awards." A-7

National Board of Review Award for Acting December 1941

NOTES: For the second year in a row, Miss Rogers won an acting award from the National Board of Review. Her 1941 award was for her acting in both Kitty Foyle and Tom, Dick, And Harry. The Ginger Rogers' film Tom, Dick, And Harry received an award as one of the best English language films. A-8

National Board Of Review Award for Acting December 1942

NOTES: For the third year in a row, Ginger Rogers received an acting award from the National Board of Review. Her 1942 award was for her performances in both

Awards and Honors Roxie Hart and The Major And The Minor. The Minor also received an award. A-9

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Academy Award Presenter March 23, 1950

NOTES: Ginger had the honor of presenting Fred Astaire an honorary Oscar for his contributions to musicals. Ginger was at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Fred accepted the award via a cable hook-up in New York. A-10

"Tribute" From Manhattan's Gallery Of Modern Art Week Beginning January 30, 1967

REVIEWS: New York Times 1.29.67: "Ginger is a genuine, highclass, A-one, 24-karat movie star and, therefore, an image, a personality and a presence. The power of her spirit demolishes any manifestations of passing years. People grow older, but stars remain. A movie star is a creation, the substance of which, like a painting or a statue or a symphony, does not age . . . I hope that Ginger Rogers will attend her festival daily and . . . will see herself as the rest of us see her. If so, she will be proud of her honorable contributions, content with work well done, and understand why hundreds wait for her to emerge each evening from the St. James theater after 'Hello, Dolly!' so that they can see her plain and wave and smile and call her name." SEE ALSO: B-93, B-100, B-115, B-171 NOTES: While Miss Rogers appeared in Hello, Dolly! in New York, the Manhattan Gallery of Modern Art paid tribute to her film career through the showing of twelve of her movies (one short and eleven full-length films). Festivities started with Office Blues, a film short made in 1930. Other films shown included The Golddiggers of 1933, Flying Down To Rio, Professional Sweetheart, Carefree, The Barkleys Of Broadway, Kitty Foyle, Stage Door, Tom, Dick, And Harry, and Magnificent Doll. The tribute placed its emphasis on the Rogers/Astaire musicals by showing seven of them. Time (B-93) summed up the plots of her films by saying, "In her house the walls, telephones, and pianos are always white, the butler is always comic, and her escort is perennially in top hat and tails, ready for a twirl. Love is the only problem she knows, and that is a somewhat half-witted affair, its contretemps based on misunderstandings that a TV-trained three-year-old could settle in seconds. The battle of the sexes is either mock or bittersweet . . . All this is sexy only by

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insinuendo -- and thus stimulates the imagination more than crasser treatment can." A-11

"Ginger Rogers Day" July 23, 1964

NOTES: Independence, Missouri, honored Miss Rogers with a "Ginger Rogers Day." President Truman and Ginger Rogers broke ground for a new Independence electrical system. Ginger and Lela Rogers also toured the Truman Library. A-12

"Ginger Rogers" Rose Summer 196 9

NOTES: While playing in London in the musical Mame, the Irish Rose Growers Association named a salmon pink rose after Ginger Rogers. A-13

Royal Command Performance Fall 1969

NOTES: Ginger Rogers performed a song from Mame at a Royal Command Performance. A-14

J. C. Penney Fashion Consultant 1972

SEE ALSO: B-94, B-114 NOTES: The J. C. Penney Company honored Ginger Rogers with this paid position. She toured the country for interviews and appearances with a twenty-piece wardrobe (mostly in red). A special line of Ginger Rogers lingerie with her initials on it was marketed. A J. C. Penney spokesman told reporters that Miss Rogers' salary was substantial but refused to divulge the exact amount. A-15

Judge, Miss Universe Contest 1973

NOTES: Ginger Rogers participated in Athens, Greece, at the Miss Universe Contest as a judge. A-16

Honored By Radio City Music Hall January 1982

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NOTES: Radio City Music Hall gave a dinner on its stage in honor of Ginger Rogers. The theater gave Miss Rogers a glass ornament as she was the female star with the most films which opened at Radio City Music Hall. Cary Grant was the top male star. A-17

Luncheon For Ginger Rogers May 1984

NOTES: The Smithsonian Institution held a special luncheon in Ginger Rogers' honor when Paul Becker donated the dress Ginger wore while filming "The Piccolino" to the museum. A-18

Lifetime Achievement Award 1991

NOTES: The Houston International Film Festival honored Miss Rogers with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The event took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Ginger received a Lone Star Statuette. A-19

Friends of Childhelp Lifetime Achievement Award 1991

NOTES: In 1991 this group honored Ginger Rogers for her lifetime achievements at a formal dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. June Haver MacMurray was the chairwoman for the event. Celebrities attending included Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart, Alice Faye, Kathryn Grayson, George Montgomery, Robyn Astaire, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Cesar Romero, Francis Lederer, Jack Haley Jr., Donald O'Connor, Toni Tenille, Andy Williams, and Rich Little. Bob Hope honored Ginger Rogers by calling her "a quadruple star." Jimmy Stewart presented Ginger Rogers the award by asking, "Who deserves it more than our Ginger?" (B-123). Friends of Childhelp presented Ginger with a crystal vase. A-20

Kennedy Center Honors December 5 and 6, 1992

NOTES: The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. honored six members of the performing arts in a two-day ceremony. Honorees included Ginger Rogers, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Lionel Hampton, Paul Taylor (Modern Dance Impresario), and Mstislav Rostropovich (Cellist and Conductor). Honorees received gold medals during a State Department dinner on December 5. On December 6 the White House held a reception after which CBS taped a

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variety show at the Kennedy Center to be televised on December 30, 1992.

Song Sheets The following song sheets are from movies in which Ginger Rogers appeared. Also of interest in the sheet music category are two songs composed by Ginger Rogers which were published by the Leo Feist Music Publishing Company in 1932. They were entitled "Used To Be You" and "I Can't Understand." S-l

Young Man "I'd Fall "I'll Bob "I've Got

Of Manhattan In Love All Over Again" Up With The Bob-O-Link" It"

PUBLISHER: Famous Music Company SEE ALSO: F-l NOTES: The covers featured Claudette Colbert, Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, and Charles Ruggles. S-2

Queen High "Brother Just Laugh It Off" "I Love The Girls In My Own Peculiar Way" "I'm Afraid Of You" "It Seems To Me"

PUBLISHER: Famous Music Company SEE ALSO: F-2 NOTES: The covers showed numerous individuals from the movie including Frank Morgan and Ginger Rogers.

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S-3

Sap From Syracuse "How I Wish I Could Sing A Love Song"

PUBLISHER: Famous Music Company SEE ALSO: F-3 NOTES: Ginger Rogers and Jack Oakie appeared on the sheet music cover from this Paramount movie. S-4

Follow The Leader "Satan's Holiday"

PUBLISHER: Famous Music Company SEE ALSO: F-4 NOTES: The cover showed Ed Wynn. S-5

Hat Check Girl "You're Worth Waiting For"

PUBLISHER: Movietone Music Corporation SEE ALSO: F-ll NOTES: The cover to this selection was black and white with only the title on it. S-6

42nd Street "42nd Street" "Getting Out Of Town" "It Must Be June" "Shuffle Off To Buffalo" "Young And Healthy" "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me"

PUBLISHER: M. Witmark & Sons SEE ALSO: F-13 NOTES: The cover showed Warner Baxter, Ginger Rogers, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, and others. S-7

Broadway Bad "Forget The Past"

PUBLISHER: Movietone Music Corporation SEE ALSO: F-14

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NOTES: The cover showed Ginger Rogers, Joan Blondell, and Ricardo Cortez. S-8

Golddiggers Of 1933 "The Golddiggers Song" aka "We're In The Money" "I've Got To Sing A Torch Song" "Pettin' In The Park" "Remember My Forgotten Man" "Shadow Waltz"

PUBLISHER: Remick Music Corporation SEE ALSO: F-15 NOTES: The sheet music cover showed Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, and Joan Blondell. S-9

Professional Sweetheart "My Imaginary Sweetheart"

PUBLISHER: M. Witmark & Sons SEE ALSO: F-16 NOTES: Ginger Rogers appeared on the cover. S-10

Sitting Pretty "Ballad Of The South - Lowdown, Lazy Liza" "Did You Ever See A Dream Walking" "Good Morning Glory" "I Wanna Meander With Miranda" "Many Moons Ago" "You're Such A Comfort To Me"

PUBLISHER: DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-19 NOTES: Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, and Ginger Rogers appeared on the sheet music covers. S-ll

Flying Down To Rio "Carioca" "Flying Down To Rio" "Music Makes Me" "Orchids In The Moonlight"

PUBLISHER: T. B. Harms SEE ALSO: F-2 0

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NOTES: The cover showed Dolores Del Rio and Fred Astaire dancing. S-12

20 Million Sweethearts "Fair And Warmer" "I'll String Along With You" "Man On The Flying Trapeze" "Out For No Good" "What Are Your Intentions?"

PUBLISHER: M. Witmark & Sons SEE ALSO: F-24 NOTES: The cover featured Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, and Pat O'Brien. S-13

Change Of Heart "So What?"

PUBLISHER: Movietone Music Corporation SEE ALSO: F-25 NOTES: The cover did not contain an illustration. was black and white and showed only the title. S-14

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The Gay Divorcee "The Continental" "Don't Let It Bother You" "Let's K-nock K-nees" "Needle In A Haystack" "Night And Day"

PUBLISHER: T. B. Harms published all but the second and third selection which was published by DeSylva, Brown And Henderson, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-27 NOTES: The cover featured Ginger and Fred dancing in their eloquent evening clothes. S-15

Roberta "I Won't Dance" "I'll Be Hard To Handle" "Let's Begin" "Lovely To Look At" "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" "Touch Of Your Hand"

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"Yesterdays" "You're Devastating" PUBLISHER: T. B. Harms SEE ALSO: F-2 9 NOTES: Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire danced in the upper left on the song sheets while Irene Dunne appeared in the lower right corner. Ginger wore slacks while Fred wore a business suit and tie without the jacket. S-16

Star Of Midnight "Midnight In Manhattan"

PUBLISHER: Irving Berlin, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-3 0 NOTES: The cover was black and white with only the title of the song on it. S-17

Top Hat "Cheek To Cheek" "Isn't This A Lovely Day" "No Strings" "The Piccolino" "Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails"

PUBLISHER: Irving Berlin, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-31 NOTES: These selections were published with two styles of covers. The first had a gold cover with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing together. The second cover style showed a pink-tinted Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing separately. S-18

Follow The Fleet "But Where Are You?" "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" "I'd Rather Lead A Band" "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" "Let Yourself Go" "Let's Face The Music And Dance" "We Saw The Sea"

PUBLISHER: Irving Berlin, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-3 3

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NOTES: Ginger and Fred danced on the deck of a Navy ship. Fred wore the naval uniform for an enlisted man while Ginger wore a satin jumpsuit which was nauticallooking. S-19

Swing Time "Bojangles Of Harlem" "A Fine Romance" "Never Gonna Dance" "Pick Yourself Up" "Waltz In Swing Time" "The Way You Look Tonight"

PUBLISHER: Chappell & Co., Inc. SEE ALSO: F-34 NOTES: Ginger and Fred danced in formal attire on the cover of the sheet music. S-2 0

Shall We Dance "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" "Shall We Dance" "Slap That Bass" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away From Me" "Wake Up Brother And Dance" "Walking The Dog - Promenade"

PUBLISHER: Chappell & Co., Inc. SEE ALSO: F-3 5 NOTES: The cover showed Fred, Ginger, and two dogs leaning on a ship railing. S-21

Having Wonderful Time "The Band Played Out Of Tune" "My First Impression Of You" "Nighty Night"

PUBLISHER: Chappell & Co., Inc. SEE ALSO: F-3 7 NOTES: The cover featured Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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Vivacious Lady "You'll Be Reminded Of Me"

PUBLISHER: Irving Berlin, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-3 8 NOTES: Ginger Rogers and Jimmy Stewart appeared on the cover. S-23

Carefree "Change Partners" "I Used To Be Color Blind" "The Night Is Filled With Music" "The Yam"

PUBLISHER: Irving Berlin, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-3 9 NOTES: Pictured on the cover were Ginger and Fred dancing in evening clothes. S-24

The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle "Only When You're In My Arms" "Too Much Mustard" "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee" "Yama Yama Man"

PUBLISHER: M. Witmark & Sons SEE ALSO: F-40 NOTES: The cover of this song sheet showed Ginger and Fred dancing in formal attire. Ginger wore the distinctive Dutch cap that was Irene Castle's trademark. S-25

Kitty Foyle "I'll See You In My Dreams"

PUBLISHER: Leo Feist Music Publishing Company SEE ALSO: F-45 NOTES: There were no photographs or illustrations on the cover. S-26

Tales Of Manhattan "Fare Thee Well To El Dorado" "Glory Day"

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PUBLISHER: Mills Music, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-4 8 NOTES: The cover showed many faces from this cast with the most prominent stars being Ginger Rogers, Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, and Henry Fonda. S-27

The Major And The Minor "The Major And The Minor"

PUBLISHER: Famous Music Company SEE ALSO: F-4 9 NOTES: The cover featured Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. S-28

Lady In The Dark "Jenny" "My Ship" "Suddenly It's Spring"

PUBLISHERS: Chappell & Co., Inc. (First Two Selections), Famous Music Company (Last Selection) SEE ALSO: F-52 NOTES: All the covers featured Ginger Rogers. S-2 9

I'll Be Seeing You "I'll Be Seeing You"

PUBLISHER: Williamson Music, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-53 NOTES: The sheet music cover featured Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, and Shirley Temple. S-3 0

Weekend At The Waldorf "And There You Are" "Guadalajara"

PUBLISHER: Peer International SEE ALSO: F-54

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NOTES: The cover featured Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon, and Van Johnson. S-31

Heartbeat "Can You Guess?"

PUBLISHER: Edward B. Marks Music Corporation NOTES: Ginger Rogers appeared on the cover. S-32

It Had To Be You "It Had To Be You"

PUBLISHER: Remick Music Corporation SEE ALSO: F-57 NOTES: Ginger Rogers and Cornell Wilde appeared on the cover. S-33

The Barkleys Of Broadway "Bouncin' The Blues" "Manhattan Downbeat" "My One And Only Highland Fling" "Shoes With Wings On" "Swing Trot" "They Can't Take That Away From Me" "Weekend In The Country" "You'd Be Hard To Replace"

PUBLISHER: Chappell & Co., Inc. published "They Can't Take That Away From Me." Warren published the other selections. SEE ALSO: F-58 NOTES: This sheet music cover illustrated Ginger and Fred dancing in their formal evening attire. S-34

Monkey Business "Whiffenpoof Song"

PUBLISHER: Magna SEE ALSO: F-63 NOTES: The cover featured Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant.

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Forever Female "Change Of Heart" "Say That You Will"

PUBLISHER: Famous Music Company SEE ALSO: F-65 NOTES: The cover showed Ginger Rogers, William Holden, and Paul Douglas. S-3 6

Tight Spot "Forbidden Love"

PUBLISHER: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. SEE ALSO: F-68 NOTES: The cover featured Ginger Rogers and Brian Keith. S-3 7

The First Traveling Saleslady "A Corset Can Do A Lot For A Lady" "The First Traveling Saleslady"

PUBLISHER: Mills Music Inc. SEE ALSO: F-69 NOTES: The sheet music cover showed Ginger Rogers and Barry Nelson. S-3 8

Teenage Rebel "Cool It Baby"

PUBLISHER: Miller Music Corporation SEE ALSO: F-70 NOTES: Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie, and Betty Lou Keim appeared on the cover. S-39

Harlow "I Believed It All" "With Open Arms"

PUBLISHER: Magna SEE ALSO: F-73 NOTES: Carol Lynley appeared on the cover.

Annotated Bibliography This bibliography of Ginger Rogers literature includes books; magazines; movie industry trade publications; and magazine, newspaper, and tabloid articles. The lack of publicity of a personal nature generated by Miss Rogers should be noted by the reader; this is not because the author did not wish to include it but because little of it exists. Unlike other stars who depended greatly on publishing information about their private life, Miss Rogers built her career solely on her acting, singing, and dancing abilities. B-l

"Academy Award To Ginger Rogers." The New York Times. February 28, 1941. p. 17. Article gives the 1940 Oscar winners. Ginger Rogers wins "Best Actress" for Kitty Foyle. B-2

"According To Schedule." Film Fun. March 1935. p.62. Favorable status report on the filming of Roberta starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.

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"Actress Wins Divorce." The September 7, 194 9. p. 39. Ginger Rogers divorces Jack Briggs California, on September 6, 1949. January 16, 1943, and separated on B-4

New York Times. in Pasadena, They married on July 30, 1949.

"Actresses Remember Hughes." The Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1972. Sec. 1A, p. 12. Actresses give brief quotes on their association with Howard Hughes. Stars include Jane Russell, Loretta Young, Ida Lupino, Mitzi Gaynor, Terry Moore, Anne Francis, Yvonne De Carlo, and Ginger Rogers. Miss Rogers says of Hughes, "Howard was one of the best dancers I ever knew, and fascinating to be with.

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Terribly bright and intelligent. his work."

But he was immersed in

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Adler, Bill. Fred Astaire, A Wonderful Life. New York: Carroll & Graf. 1987. Biography of Fred Astaire contains information on the Rogers/Astaire musicals. B-6

Adler, Bill. Fred Astaire, A Wonderful Life. Santa Barbara, CA: Landmark Books. 1988. Reprint of B-5. B-7

"Admits Ginger Rogers Plot." The New York Times. January 5, 1937. p. 19. James F. Hall, a Navy sailor, pleads guilty to trying to extort $5,000 from Ginger Rogers. Miss Rogers sends a letter of sympathy to Mrs. A. W. Hall, his mother.

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Ager, C. "To Produce The Life Of Vernon And Irene Castle On The Screen." Stage. February 1939. Article contains a story on the filming of The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle. B-9

Alden, A. "Her Beautiful Hair." September 1936. p. 16. Ginger Rogers' hair care is discussed.

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"Appreciation as Vernon Castle." Stage. April 1, 1939. p. 41. A discussion of Fred Astaire in the film The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle also mentions his co-star Ginger Rogers. B-ll

"Are The Good Old Days Gone Forever?" Screen Guide. February 1939. p. 28. Leggy photograph of Ginger Rogers with a caption stating that Ginger has turned into a dramatic actress.

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Arnold, M. "Roger!" Photoplay. August 1949. pp. 36, 37, 77-79. Maxine Arnold interviews Ginger Rogers shortly after the making of The Barkleys Of Broadway. The movie is discussed as well as her marriage to Jack Briggs. Miss Rogers is described as a shrewd businesswoman. B-13

Arnold, M. "Two On Leave." Photoplay. October 1945. Article discusses Ginger Rogers and Jack Briggs, her Marine husband. B-14

Asher, J. "Dancing Genius." January 1935. p. 40.

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This article centers around Fred Astaire but also mentions Ginger Rogers in relation to Astaire's career. B-15

Astaire, Fred. Steps In Time. New York: Da Capo Press. 1981. pp. 4, 163, 169, 185, 186, 188, 195-197, 199, 200, 203, 205-214, 218, 219, 225, 227-230, 232-234, 235, 237, 238, 240, 274, 294. Autobiography in which Fred Astaire discusses his career. Ginger Rogers is mentioned in anecdotes concerning the filming of their ten movies. Mr. Astaire mentions Ginger Rogers in reference to their professional teaming with few remarks of a personal nature. B-16 "Astaire And Rogers." Screen Greats. 1972. The issue is a detailed filmography on the films of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. B-17

"Astaire And Rogers." Screen Greats. 1990. p.24. Brief article gives basic details on the dance team of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. B-18

"Astaire And Rogers Reunited In New Film." Cue. February 26, 1949. p. 12. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reunite for The Barkleys Of Broadway. B-19

"An Astaire 'Special'." Cue. October 11, 1958. p. 11. Special issue of Cue magazine details the career of Fred Astaire which includes Ginger Rogers. B-20

Atkinson, Brooks. "Ginger Rogers Returns To Broadway In A Double Role In Verneuil's 'Love And Let Love'." The New York Times. October 20, 1951. p. 11. Large article includes cast and crew credits, a synopsis, and reviews of both the play and the acting. The play is summed as being "dull" though the reviewer greatly admires Ginger Rogers, ". . . it is easy to admire her today. For she is beautiful and alive and has a sunny sense of humor. She can also act with bounce and animation. There are one or two moments when, by golly, you think there may be the merest suggestion of something worthwhile in the current vehicle. No one that gorgeous can be entirely overwhelmed by a playwright's dullness." B-21

"Ava Gardner, Ginger Rogers, Jane Russell & Others Talk About The Real Howard Hughes." Photoplay. May 1972. pp. 31, 32, 125-127.

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Howard Hughes' Hollywood girlfriends discuss their illusive friend. Ginger Rogers is noted as the woman who broke Hughes's heart; a photograph of the pair appears. B-22 B-23

"Backstage With Ginger." February 14, 1949.

"Backstage With Modern Screen. Two-page pictorial on 1933. One of the six

TV Guide.

The Golddiggers Of 1933." July 1933. the filming of The Golddiggers of pictures is of Ginger Rogers.

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Bailey, Margaret J. Those Glorious Glamour Years. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. 1982. pp. 27, 90, 91, 102, 132, 242, 249, 352. This book discusses the clothing designed for Ginger Rogers' screen appearances. Emphasis is placed on evening gowns. Says Walter Plunkett of his designs for Miss Rogers, "It was wonderful as far as Ginger's figure and her ability to wear clothes were concerned. Ginger was a little inclined to think that no matter how elaborate the dress was, it just wasn't quite elaborate enough, so you had to stick around until it was established on the film to make sure that she hadn't put some flowers or an extra piece of jewelry, or a ribbon in her hair." B-25

Bancroft, Georgette M. "Letters." Hollywood Then & Now. September 1991. p. 5. Reader complains about the photograph of Ginger Rogers in a wheelchair which appeared in the July 1992 (B-124) issue as she prefers to remember the older stars as they were instead of how they are now. B-26

Bangs, B. "The 'Do-It-Now' Girl." Silver Screen. May 1935. p. 38. Title is indicative of Ginger Rogers' enthusiasm for any project she undertakes. B-27

Barron, E. "Rogers & Rogers, Inc." Screen Book. March 1939. p. 36. Article notes the personal and professional ties between Ginger and Lela Rogers. B-28

Benner, Ralph. "STARS: Then & Now!" Hollywood Then & Now. June 1989. p. 18. Magazine compares Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire to Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. B-29

"Best-Filled Stockings." Photoplay. July 1939. pp. 42, 43, 79. Willys De Mond, ex-boxer and leading Hollywood stocking stylist, rates the legs of Hollywood. Considered to be

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"the Adrian of the ankles," he gives the perfect leg measurements as eight and one-half inches at the ankle, twelve and one-half inches at the calf, and nineteen and one-half inches around the thigh. Six female stars having perfect legs including Ginger Rogers, Alice Faye, Eleanor Powell, Claudette Colbert, Betty Grable, and Marlene Dietrich. B-30

Bishop, H. "Waiting For Ginger." Classic Film/Video Images. November 1981.

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Buckley, M. "Account Of Astaire Evening At '73 New York Film Festival." Films In Review. April 1974. p. 256. Event honoring the film contributions of Fred Astaire includes Ginger Rogers, his most famous dancing partner.

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Buckley, T. "Ginger Rogers On Stage Again." The New York Times. May 2, 1980. Ginger performs at Radio City Music Hall. B-3 3

Busch, N. "New Ginger On Broadway." Colliers. September 29, 1951. Ginger Rogers appears in the Broadway show Love And Let Love. B-34

"Business Girl Makes Good." Independent Woman. April 1941. Article about Ginger and her career centers on her winning an Oscar for her role in Kitty Foyle. B-35 "By Ginger." TV Guide. October 11, 1958. Article discusses Ginger's budding television career. B-36

Cadden, Tom Scott. What A Bunch Of Characters! Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1984. pp. 251-259. This book contains a listing of the names of the characters that Ginger Rogers played in each of her movies along with a brief description of that character. B-37

Calhoun, D. "Her Plans For The Future." Motion Picture. May 193 6. p. 30. The future movie career plans of Ginger Rogers are discussed with a mention of Ginger's desire to become a dramatic actress. B-38

"The Camera Speaks." Photoplay. November 1940. p. 49. Full-page photograph of Ginger Rogers wearing a swimsuit appears.

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Camp, D. "The Story Of Ginger Rogers." Motion Picture. August 193 7. p. 22. Biography of Ginger Rogers. B-4 0

Canaday, John. "Theater: New Dolly Wins An Ovation." The New York Times. August 10, 1965. p. 17. Extensive comparison of Ginger Rogers to Carol Channing in the role of Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!. B-41

"Carol Channing In Short Good-by To 'Hello, Dolly!'" The New York Times. August 8, 1965. p. 48. Carol Channing leaves the New York Company of Hello, Dolly! on August 7, 1965, to tour with the Hello, Dollv! production in California. Ginger Rogers begins her Broadway run as Dolly Gallagher Levi on August 8. B-42

Carrick, Peter. A Tribute To Fred Astaire. Salem, NH: Salem House. 1985. 188 pp. Book is devoted to the career of Fred Astaire. One chapter is on the ten Rogers/Astaire films. B-43

Carroll, Sidney. "Mother To A Star." Coronet. July 1944. pp. 50-54. Complimentary article on the managerial abilities of Lela Rogers. Says Sidney Carroll, "But do not assume that such virtues always bring their own rewards and that the only thing responsible for Ginger's success is her talent. She did not rise to her present eminence simply because she was endowed with such abundant natural gifts. She got there because she did what her mother told her to do." In 1941, MGM offers Lela Rogers $50,000 for the film rights to her life; she refuses as she doesn't feel this is good for Ginger's career. B-44

The Chicago Tribune Magazine. April 27, 1975. Sec. 9, p. 30. Newspaper devotes entire magazine to the 1930s. An article discusses the era in general after which it is followed by one-page summations of what the era meant to numerous famous people appears. Miss Rogers, who recently appeared in 40 Carats in Chicago, says, "The '30s were such a pretty time. I know it was a bad time for an awful lot of people, but not for me. I remember the whole atmosphere, the ambience of the '30s with a glow because success was knocking at my door. I got to California in '32, just in time to do 'Gold Diggers Of 1933,' where I sang 'We're In The Money.' It was a whole new life for me, and I was excited about it. It was happy and beautiful and gay and interesting. I was surrounded by marvelous people, all the top people of our industry."

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Churchill, Douglas W. "Hollywood's War Boom." The New York Times. March 16, 1941. Ginger Rogers is mentioned as a candidate for the lead in the RKO picture Sister Carrie. B-46

Churchill, Douglas W. "Nobody Loves The Film City." The New York Times. November 4, 1934. All three stars of Roberta (Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers) are entitled contractually to have their name appear first in movie credits which poses a problem for the studio. It is also mentioned that Jerome Kern will write new songs for the film. B-47

Churchill, Douglas W. "A Spring Showdown In Hollywood." The New York Times. April 19, 1936. Sec. IX, p. 3. Ginger Rogers gets contract concessions from RKO after refusing to report to work. RKO increases her salary, pays her for fifty-two weeks a year (instead of the usual forty), and limits her to four films a year (two with Fred Astaire and two without). B-48

Ciaccia, Maria. "Gail Russell: Hollywood's Hard Luck Girl." Hollywood Then & Now. February 1989. pp. 14-16. An article on the career of Gail Russell includes a photograph of Gail Russell and Ginger Rogers in Lady In The Dark. B-49

Coe, Richard L. "Candid Comments By An Actress." The New York Times. September 23, 1951. Sec. 2, pp. 1, 3. In an extremely long article, Ginger Rogers discusses Love And Let Love including the working relationship between herself and Louis Verneuil. B-50

Collura, J. "At Theater Premiere: Ginger Rogers Reminisces [Part I]." Classic Images. May 1982.

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Collura, J. "At Theater Premiere: Ginger Rogers Reminisces [Part II]." Classic Images. June 1982.

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Crisler, B. R. "Ginger Takes The Town." The New York Times. February 16, 1936. Sec. IX, p. 4. Complimentary article discusses Ginger's drive and the hard work involved in acting in movies. Also discussed in detail is Ginger being named an Admiral in the Texas Navy.

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B-53

Crivello, Kirk. "Hollywood's Forgotten Movie Mothers." Hollywood Then & Now. August 1983. pp. 10-13. Hollywood's stage mothers, including Lela Rogers, are discussed. B-54

Croce, Arlen. The Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers Book. New York: Outerbridge and Lazard, Inc. and E. P. Dutton. 1972. Hardback book covers the ten films of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Book includes credits, synopses, production notes, and descriptions of the musical numbers. Lovely still photographs from the movies appear. B-55

Croce, Arlen. The Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers Book. New York: Galahad Books. 1974. This is a 1974 reprint of the 1972 book (B-54). B-56

Croce, Arlen. The Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers Book. New York: Vintage Books. 1977. This is a 1977 reprint of the 1972 book (B-54). B-57

Croce, Arlen. The Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers Book. New York: E. P. Dutton. 1987. Paperback version of B-54.

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Cruikshank, H. "Sketch." December 1930. pp. 74. Profiles Ginger Rogers.

Motion Picture.

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"Dancing Girl." Time. April 10, 1939. pp. 49-52. Ginger Rogers rates a biographical article after the release of The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle. The careers of Vernon and Irene Castle, Fred and Adele Astaire, and Ginger Rogers are discussed. Time sums up their review of Irene Castle and Ginger Rogers with the statement, "Irene Castle had her thousands of admirers, Ginger Rogers has her millions." B-60

"Dancing With Astaire And Rogers." Literary Digest. December 12, 1936. Article profiles the dancing team of Rogers/Astaire at the height of their popularity. B-61

D'Arcy, R. J. "Interview." Motion Picture. February 1935. p. 48. R. J. D'Arcy interviews Ginger Rogers who has just achieved stardom through the Rogers/Astaire musicals.

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"Deaths Elsewhere." The Chicago Tribune. May 28, 1977. Sec. Nl, p. 19. Brief obituary of Lela Rogers.

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"Denies Ginger Rogers Charge." The New York Times. December 16, 1936. p. 35. James F. Hall, a Navy sailor, pleads innocent to charges that he tried to extort $5,000 from Ginger Rogers. The trial is set for December 21, 1936.

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Dickens, Homer. The Films Of Ginger Rogers. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. 1975. 256 pp. Highly informative book of information centers on the films of Ginger Rogers; entries contain casts, crews, a synopses, reviews, and pertinent notes on her films. It also includes a section on the plays in which Miss Rogers performed. The book is well-illustrated with many obscure photographs of Miss Rogers. B-65

Dickens, Homer. "Ginger Rogers." Films In Review. March 1966. pp. 129-155. Article on the career of Ginger Rogers includes a filmography. B-66

Dietrich, Noah. Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc. 1972. p. 116. Noah Dietrich, the chief executive officer of Howard Hughes' business concerns, mentions that the only time he ever saw Howard Hughes cry was when Ginger Rogers broke her engagement with the billionaire. Book includes a photograph of Rogers and Hughes. B-67 "Doin' The Yam." Modern Screen. October 1938. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire demonstrate how the Yam is danced through a series of twelve photographs. B-68

"'Dolly!' Role Set For Martha Raye." The New York Times. February 16, 1967. p. 34. On February 27, Martha Raye becomes the new Dolly Gallagher Levi in the Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! She replaces Ginger Rogers who goes on tour with the National Touring Company of this production. Says Martha Raye, "I just hope I can do half as well as the last two ladies [Carol Channing and Ginger Rogers]." B-69

"Dressed To Kill." Life. November 5, 1951. pp. 87, 89, 92, 94. In honor of Ginger's new Broadway play (Love And Let Love), Life features her in a fashion layout of clothes from the play. Jean Louis designed them. B-70

Dudley, F. "Recipe For Happiness." Silver Screen. October 1947. p. 22. Ginger Rogers tells readers why she feels that her life has been a happy one.

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Dunning, Jennifer. "Music Hall: Miss Rogers." The New York Times. February 5, 1980. p. C18. The Radio Music Hall show A Rockette Spectacular, which stars Ginger Rogers, is reviewed. B-72

"Dust Off 4 Pedestals In The Hall Of Fame." Silver Screen. January 1932. p. 36. Complimentary article describes Rogers as one of four upcoming stars. B-73

Early, D. "Lew Ayres' Own Story Of The Breakup Of His And Ginger Rogers' Marriage." Photoplay. July 1936. pp. 22, 23, 98, 99. Article states that Rogers and Ayres are still in love but are separated because of their careers. "The thing about Ginger and Lew was that they liked each other so much. They were well suited, and they had fun together. But the basic situation was there. When they married, Lew was very important. Ginger wasn't. Now Ginger is one of the first ten stars in the business and Lew's career is at a definite standstill." B-74

Easton, T. "How She Made Good." Motion Picture. August 1935. p. 37. Ginger Rogers' film career is detailed. B-75

Eder, R. "New Luster For An Old Team." The New York Times. September 3, 1976.

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Eels, George. Ginger, Loretta And Irene Who? New York: G. P. Putnam. 1976. 393 pp. This book is a collective biography on Ginger Rogers, Loretta Young, Irene Dunne, Miriam Hopkins, Ruth Etting, and Kay Francis. B-77

Endres, Stacey & Robert Cushman. Hollywood At Your Feet: The Story of the World-Famous Chinese Theatre. Los Angeles: Pomegranate Press. 1992. pp. 139, 140. Book contains photographs and stories about stars placing their footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Ginger Rogers is shown in her ceremony on September 5, 193 9, outside the theatre. Miss Rogers also wrote the forward for the book. B-78

"Famous Pair's New Partners." Life. October 20, 1958. pp. 44, 45, 48. Article centers on the preparation of the Ginger Rogers Show (CBS, October 15, 1958) and An Evening With Fred Astaire (NBC, October 17, 1958). One line is devoted to Ray Bolger, Ginger's dance partner. Article discusses Barrie Chase, Astaire's new partner. Miss Chase tells the interviewer, "I used to see Fred's movies and sit

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through them two and three times but I never dreamed that someday I'd be the girl dancing with him." B-79

"50 Are The New Article lists nominated for

Nominated For Film Awards." York Times. February 10, 1941. p. 21. the nominees for Oscars. Ginger Rogers is Best Actress in Kitty Foyle.

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"A Film Full of Brilliant 'Unknowns'." Film Weekly. April 3, 1937. p. 9. Gossip columns carry the news that Ginger Rogers might not star in the next Fred Astaire film Damsel In Distress. B-81

Finch, Christopher and Linda Rosenkrantz. Gone Hollywood. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1979. pp. 19, 21, 47, 89, 134, 159, 171, 196, 203, 204-206, 231, 242, 278, 294, 299, 310, 328. Article discusses Ginger Rogers in relation to such categories as Hollywood agents, contracts, dressing rooms, investments, marriage and divorce, parents, parties and leisure time, publicity, salaries, and recreational activities. B-82

Fink, H. "Scoop! Ginger Rogers' Hideaway Honeymoon." Photoplay. August 1943. Story about the honeymoon of Ginger Rogers and Jack Briggs. B-83

"Footlights Again For Ginger Rogers." The New York Times. May 2, 1980. p. Cl, C10. Profiles the life and career of Ginger Rogers. Article is in honor of her show opening at the Radio City Music Hall. B-84

Ford, E. "Love Set." Photoplay. May 1953. pp. 70, 71, 73. Story of the February 7, 1953, wedding of Ginger Rogers and Jacques Bergerac in Palm Springs, California. B-85

Frazer, P. "Ginger Rogers Puzzles Me." Good Housekeeping. March 1959.

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Frazer, P. "Ginger Writes Her Mother." Screen Book. October 1938. p. 26. Letter denotes the great love and friendship between Ginger and Lela Rogers. B-87

"Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers." Visages. January 1939. Entire issue of magazine is devoted to this dynamic dance team.

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French, W. F. "Sketch." Movie Classic. September 1934. p. 23. Perky, complimentary article on Ginger Rogers, the rising star.

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Gardner, Paul. "Dolly Levi Sees The World." The New York Times. August 8, 1965. Sec. 2, p. 8. Large article heralds Miss Rogers' return to the Broadway stage in Hello, Dolly! after an absence of fourteen years. Discussions of Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing follow including their joint movie The First Traveling Saleslady. B-90

"Gas Stops Ginger Rogers." The New York Times. February 20, 1943. p. 11. On February 19, 1943, Ginger Rogers collapses on a movie set after inhaling carbon dioxide fumes from seven tons of dry ice that the studio uses to make clouds. Dr. D. 0. Strathern revives her and sends her home for several days. B-91

Giles, Sarah. Fred Astaire: His Friends Talk. New York: Doubleday. 1988. 208 pp. Fred Astaire's friends reminisce about Astaire's career. The book is well-illustrated with Rogers/Astaire photographs. B-92

"Ginger And Old Dad." Newsweek. September 15, 1958. Ginger Rogers prepares an upcoming special on CBS while Fred Astaire prepares a special for NBC. Miss Rogers offers the following comments about movies and television, "I think the motion pictures talked themselves out of business when they sold their backlogs. They sold what they thought were old clothes. It turns out some of them had better material in them than their new ones." B-93

"Ginger Peachy." Time. February 10, 1967. p. 78. Time devotes three photographs and columns to reviewing the Manhattan Gallery of Modern Art tribute to Ginger Rogers and her movies. B-94

"Ginger Rogers -- A Job In Fashion." The New York Times. April 25, 1972. p. 48. J. C. Penney hires Ginger Rogers as a fashion consultant because of the impact that she exerts on American women through her movie clothes. Her personal wardrobe is designed by Gres, Saint Laurent, and Givenchy. Says Ginger of her new job, "I'm Mrs. America, a nudger. I suggest clothes -- I tell them, 'why don't you do this kind of a dress?'"

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"Ginger Rogers And Husband Sued Over Movie Venture." The New York Times. September 2, 1936. p. 6. Ginger Rogers and G. William Marshall, her fifth husband, are sued because of unpaid bills for her movie The Confession. Edward A. Martin, a New Jersey lawyer, asks for $49,000 for fees and disbursements. David M. Pollard, a public relations man, asks for $15,000 for professional fees. B-96

"Ginger Rogers Asks Divorce." The New York Times. March 6, 1940. p. 27. Ginger Rogers files for a divorce from Lew Ayres in Los Angeles. The hearing is March 13. The complaint is not immediately noticed by the press as she files it under their real names -- Frederick and Virginia M. Ayer. B-97

"Ginger Rogers At Home." Look. April 9, 1940. pp. 34, 35. Look interviews Ginger Rogers. Photographs show Ginger with her dog, Ginger with her mother Lela, and Ginger playing tennis. B-98

"Ginger Rogers Earned $215,000 Last Year." The New York Times. May 5, 1942. p. 13. Twentieth Century-Fox announces that Ginger Rogers is the second-highest paid employee of the studio. The highest paid is Darryl F. Zanuck ($260,000). B-99

"Ginger Rogers Engaged." The New York Times. November 1, 1934. p. 25. Mrs. Lela Rogers announces the engagement of Ginger to Lew Ayres. B-100 "Ginger Rogers Film Festival." Film Society. December 1966. A New York film festival honors Ginger Rogers. B-101 "Ginger Rogers Freed." The New York Times. March 14, 1940. p. 28. Ginger Rogers divorces Lew Ayres. She charges him with deserting her on May 14, 1938. B-102 "Ginger Rogers Gets Divorce." The New York Times. November 11, 1958. p. 24. On November 10, Ginger Rogers divorces Jacques Bergerac in Los Angeles. B-103 "Ginger Rogers' Home Robbed." The New York Times. January 21, 1956. p. 18. The Beverly Hills home of Ginger Rogers is burglarized while she and Jacques Bergerac dine at a local

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restaurant. $25,000.

Burglars take jewelry and furs worth

B-104 "Ginger Rogers -- Katharine Hepburn." Photoplay. February 1937. pp. 38, 39. In this two-page pictorial, Photoplay predicts that Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn will not appear together in Stage Door. B-105 "Ginger Rogers Lands A Fish." Look. August 8, 1949. pp. 28, 31, 32. Ginger Rogers hosts a celebrity fishing party on the Rogue River in Oregon. Among the celebrities depicted in this eight-photograph pictorial are Gale Storm, Teresa Wright, and Jack Briggs. B-106 "Ginger Rogers Plans Divorce." The New York Times. February 14, 1940. p. 25. Ginger Rogers announces plans to obtain a Reno divorce from Lew Ayres within the next three months. B-107 "Ginger Rogers Plans Wedding To A Marine." The New York Times. January 16, 1943. p. 11. Ginger Rogers announces her engagement to Jack Briggs. Miss Rogers says: "He's everything I've ever dreamed about -- companionable, intelligent, a grand sense of humor, and a six-foot, two-inch, brown-haired, browneyed American." A photograph of Jack Briggs in his Marine uniform appears. B-108 "Ginger Rogers Rewed." The New York Times. March 17, 1961. p. 26. On March 16, Ginger Rogers and William Marshall marry at the Free Methodist Church in North Hollywood. B-109 "Ginger Rogers Sells 400 Acres." The New York Times. February 9, 1947. p. 55. Miss Rogers sells 400 acres of her 1800-acre Oregon ranch to Mr. and Mrs. Renee Estoureille, members of the French student underground during World War II. B-110 "Ginger Rogers 'Sells' Mayor." The New York Times. January 28, 1941. p. 22. Ginger Rogers sells Mayor La Guardia two tickets to the Press Association Photographers Ball to be held on February 14. This event occurred after Mayor La Guardia returned from the burning of engraving plates used to produce obscene magazines. The mayor asks the press not to get the two events confused in the photo captions in their newspapers. B-lll "Ginger Rogers Shops For Hats." Photoplay. July 1936. pp. 64, 65. Six photographs appear of Ginger modeling hats.

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B-112 "Ginger Rogers Threatened." The New York Times. December 5, 1936. p. 16. The FBI guards Ginger after she receives death threat letters demanding $5,000. B-113 "Ginger Rogers To Rewed." The New York Times. February 22, 1961. p. 28. Lela Rogers announces the engagement of Ginger Rogers and William Marshall. Mr. Marshall was previously married to Micheline Prelle and Michelle Morgan. B-114 "Ginger Rogers Today." Photoplay. November 1976. pp. 48, 49, 68, 70, 71. After tiring of her work as a J. C. Penney fashion consultant, Miss Rogers forms a touring dance act. While playing the Venetian room in San Francisco, Photoplay interviews her on her life and career. Miss Rogers says of Astaire, "I adore the man. I always have adored him. It was the most fortunate thing that ever happened to me, being teamed with Fred: He was everything a little starry-eyed girl from a small town ever dreamed of." B-115 "Ginger Rogers Tribute." Film Fan Monthly. March 1967. p. 7. The Manhattan Gallery of Modern Art honors Ginger Rogers with a film festival. B-116 "Ginger Rogers Wed To Marine Private." The New York Times. January 17, 1943. p. 41. Reverend Edwin Day performs the wedding of Ginger Rogers to Jack Briggs at the First Methodist Church in Pasadena, California. Witnesses include Lela Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Katz, Jack Briggs' parents. B-117 "Ginger Warms Her House." Photoplay. October 1937. pp. 38, 39. Numerous celebrities are shown at a housewarming for Ginger's new Beverly Hills home. Among the notables attending are Andy Devine, Mary Brian, Ralph Forbes, Lucille Ball, Lee Tracy, Anne Shirley, Jack Oakie, Phyllis Fraser, Johnny Green, and Betty Furness. B-118 "Ginger's Feet Are News." Photoplay. December 1936. Fashion article features photographs of seven pairs of Ginger's shoes. B-119 Gloria. "Style Notes From The Gay Musical, Roberta." Screen Book. March 1935. pp. 48, 49. Ginger Rogers and Irene Dunne model two outfits each from the movie Roberta. Article discusses the 150 costumes designed for the movie.

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B-120 Goldberg, J. "Taps For Ginger Rogers." Village Voice. March 15, 1976. Ginger Rogers interview. B-121 Gould, Jack. "Debut For Ginger Rogers in 'Tonight At 8:30'." The New York Times. October 20, 1954. p. 40. This article is a lengthy review of Ginger Rogers' first television show. The reviewer states that Miss Rogers does not have the acting capability to favorably perform these three vastly different plays. Also criticized is the directing of Otto Preminger, the rewriting of the three plays by F. Hugh Herbert to fit into a ninetyminute time slot, the lighting, and even the color standards. B-122 Graham, Lee. "Man About Town." Hollywood Then & Now. August 1990. p. 30. Photograph of Ginger Rogers and Liza Minnelli backstage at Minnelli's show "Singers' Salute To The Songwriter." Rogers appears on the program; she relates to the audience how the George Gershwin song, "They Can't Take That Away From Me" came to be included in the second Rogers/Astaire film. B-123 Graham, Lee. "Man About Town." Hollywood Then & Now. June 1991. p. 53. Jimmy Stewart presents Ginger Rogers with an award from the Friends of Childhelp. B-124 Graham, Lee. "Man About Town." Hollywood Then & Now. July 1992. p. 36. "A Weekend With Ginger Rogers," a tribute to Miss Rogers, is discussed in detail. Leonard Maltin interviews Ginger Rogers. The article dwells on Miss Rogers' present physical infirmities. Co-workers and co-stars paying tribute to Miss Rogers include Joy Hodges (Follow The Fleet), Burgess Meredith (Tom, Dick, Harry and Magnificent Doll), and George Montgomery (Roxie Hart). (B-25) B-125 Graham, Lee. "Man About Town." Hollywood Then & Now. October 1992. p. 17. Los Angeles holds a "Ginger Rogers Day" in honor of her sixty years in show business. A luncheon is held at the Beverly Hilton and film clips are shown. Betty Garrett interviews Miss Rogers. Other attenders are George Montgomery and Ann Miller. B-126 Graham, R. "Story of Ginger Rogers." Movie Classic. January 1936. p. 28. Early biography of Ginger Rogers.

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B-127 Graham, Sheilah. "Does Mother Know Best?" Photoplay. May 1951. pp. 48, 49, 107. Famous movie stars who have been highly influenced by their mothers are discussed. The mothers of most of the stars mentioned are discussed as a negative influence except for Lela Rogers of whom Ginger says, "Mother knows best!" B-128 Graham, Sheilah. "Dolls Without Guys." Photoplay. January 1953. pp. 40, 41, 80. The dismal love life of Hollywood's major actresses is explored. Ginger Rogers is one of the few major actresses mentioned who has a steady relationship at the time (Jacques Bergerac). B-129 Green, Abel. "'Dolly'-Out, 'Dolly'-In N.Y. Party." Variety. August 11, 1965. Lengthy article discusses Ginger Rogers replacing Carol Channing in the Broadway version of Hello, Dolly!. B-130 Green, Benny. Fred Astaire. New York: Exeter Books. 1979. 176 pp. Astaire biography discusses Ginger Rogers in the context of the Rogers/Astaire musicals. B-131 Green, Stanley & Burt Goldblatt. Starring Fred Astaire. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1977. 501 pp. Book centers on the stage and film career of Fred Astaire. It discusses Ginger Rogers in the data on the ten films which the Rogers/Astaire team made together. The illustrations contain many photographs of Astaire and Rogers in production numbers, movie posters, and sheet music; text includes movie credits and plots. B-132 Gross, Jesse. "Mary Martin Recoups Road 'Dolly,' Will Star in Musical 'Fourposter'." Variety. August 4, 1965. p. 69. Mary Martin, the Dolly in the roadshow company of Hello, Dolly! is replaced by Carol Channing while Ginger Rogers replaces Miss Channing in the Broadway version of this musical. B-133 Haas, Al. "Activity Adds Spice To Ginger's Life." The Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1974. Sec. 6, pp. 20, 21. In a newspaper interview, Ginger tells her fans to be active in order to be happy.

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B-134 Hackl, Alfons. Fred Astaire And His Work. Vienna, Austria: Edition Austria International Ges. m.b.H. 1970 121 pp. Book contains credits from Fred Astaire's stage appearances and movies followed by data on his television programs and a discography. The ten films made by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are covered with several photographs of the pair. B-135 Haines, A. B. "Her School Was The Stage." Dance Magazine. November 1963. Ginger Rogers learns how to dance without formal training. B-136 Hall, G. "You Never Can Tell About Ginger." Silver Screen. May 1940. p. 24. Ginger surprises her fans by leaving the Rogers/Astaire musicals and branching into dramatic acting. B-137 Halliwell, Leslie. Halliwell's Film and Video Guide (6th e d . ) . New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1987. pp. 63, 72, 73, 80, 112, 142, 169, 182, 210, 291, 338, 343, 355, 358, 364, 367, 389, 411, 449, 452, 479, 505, 510, 527, 569, 576, 628, 639, 641, 699, 758, 766, 802, 827, 832, 875, 878, 884, 925, 945, 973, 977, 984, 986, 1005, 1010, 1016, 1019, 1028, 1038, 1053, 1061, 1064, 1065, 1081, 1097, 1110, 1124, 1125, 1168. Basic information on Ginger Rogers' Hollywood movies includes a cast list and plot synopsis with some reviews. B-13 8 Hamburger, P. "Television: Noel Coward Sketches On Tonight At 8:30 . " The New Yorker. November 30, 1954. Ginger Rogers' first television show is discussed. B-139 Hamilton, S. "Freedom Is Glorifying Ginger." Photoplay. September 1936. pp. 22, 23, 78. Article states that it is not Ginger's fault that her marriage to Lew Ayres did not work. Conflict of careers is given as the cause of the divorce. Article talks about the increasing popularity of Ginger Rogers. B-140 Harris, Warren G. Gable And Lombard. Simon and Schuster. New York. 1974. The Hollywood Victory Committee meets on December 22, 1941. They form fifteen sub-committees to enlist entertainment for bond rallies, hospital tours, and entertaining the troops. Some of the committee chairmen were Ginger Rogers, Irene Dunne, Myrna Loy, Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer, Bob Hope, John Garfield,

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Rosalind Russell, Tyrone Power, Bette Davis, Gary Cooper, Ronald Colman, Jack Benny, and Cary Grant. B-141 Harrison, Helen. "Screen Style Secrets!" Screenland. April 1935. pp. 32, 33, 75, 76. Article discusses the costume designs from the movie Roberta. Ginger Rogers and Irene Dunne both model two outfits. B-142 Hartley, K. "Play Truth Or Consequences With Ginger Rogers." Photoplay. July 1939. pp. 22, 23, 86. Katharine Hartley asks Ginger Rogers fifty-eight questions. Among the most interesting responses are that Ginger feels that Priscilla Lane is the actress who most resembles her on screen, she wants to meet Leopold Stokowski and Albert Einstein, and that George Murphy is the best dancer she has ever danced with off screen. B-143 Hartley, K. "What Love Has Done For Her." Movie Classic. April 1936. p. 32. Article portrays the Ginger Rogers/Lew Ayres marriage as very happy several months after the wedding. B-144 Harvey, James. Romantic Comedy In Hollywood. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1987. pp. 194-197, 241, 315-334, 351-352, 357, 419, 433, 493. This book discusses many of Ginger Rogers' non-Astaire films with major emphasis on Stage Door, Bachelor Mother, and Fifth Avenue Girl. B-145 Harvey, Stephen. Fred Astaire. New York: Pyramid Publications. 1975. 158 pp. One of a series of biographical books on the stars. Ginger Rogers information centers on the ten films she made with Fred Astaire. B-146 Hawkins, W. "Return To Broadway." Theatre Arts. November 1951. Ginger Rogers appears in the Broadway show Love And Let Love. B-147 Hay, R. C. "Doctor Ginger Rogers." Interview. October 1972. p. 22. Interview with Ginger Rogers. B-148 Heimann, Jim. Out With The Stars. New York: Abbeville Press. 1985. pp. 103, 104, 107, 145, 154, 213. Book on Hollywood nightclubs shows photographs of Ginger Rogers with several different escorts. B-149 Henderson, J. "What It Costs To Be A Star." Screen Book. October 1937. p. 68.

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The sacrifices that a star such as Ginger Rogers must make to achieve and hold stardom are explored. B-150 "Her Shoes." Photoplay. November 1936. p. 56. Ginger Rogers' shoes are discussed. B-151 Herrick, J. C. "Look's New Movie Preview: Primrose Path." Look. April 9, 1940. pp. 32, 33. Two-page pictorial on Primrose Path. B-152 Holdom, C. "One Step At A Time." Christian Science Monitor Magazine. March 4, 1936. p. 3. B-153 Hollywood. October 1938. A pictorial on Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire is featured. B-154 "The Home Of Ginger Rogers." Photoplay. October 1937. p. 38. Pictorial on Ginger Rogers' new home. B-155 Hopper, Hedda. "Changing Styles Of Hollywood Love." Motion Picture. November 1958. pp. 38-43, 80. Great Hollywood female/male teams are mentioned. Magazine pictures the team of Rogers/Astaire and states that they made love through their dancing. B-156 Hopper, Hedda. "Under Hedda's Hat." Photoplay. August 1963. p. 28. Time magazine holds a fortieth birthday party. Invitees to the party are those pictured on past Time covers including Ginger Rogers. B-157 Hopper, Hedda. "Under Hedda's Hat." Photoplay. December 1964. p. 32. Ginger Rogers appears in Burlingame, California, in the musical Annie Get Your Gun. B-158 Hopper, Hedda. "Under Hedda's Hat." Photoplay. May 1965. p. 40. Ginger Rogers announces that she will not perform in Hello, Dolly! in London. B-159 "How Beautiful She Looks." Photoplay. June 1935. p. 91. Ginger Rogers appears in a Max Factor advertisement which also promotes her new movie Star Of Midnight. B-160 "How Should Ginger Rogers Wear Her Hair?" Look. October 9, 1951. pp. 92-94.

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Look takes a poll as to how Ginger Rogers should wear her hair. Two pages are filled by comments from other celebrities after which the magazine provides a coupon for readers to fill out and return on the subject. The majority opinion is that she should keep her hair long. Among those voting, Fred Astaire said, "Long. I make this decision without any doubt! However, you can't go by me, because how would I possibly know anything about hair?" B-161 Howard, J. M. "Ginger Rogers And Barbara Stanwyck: Careers In Common." Hollywood Studio Magazine. November 1988. Article draws comparisons between the careers of Ginger Rogers and Barbara Stanwyck. B-162 Howard, Kathleen. "Photoplay Fashions." Photoplay. July 1936. p. 61. Ginger models a Bernard Newman evening gown. B-163 "The Irony Of Fate." The New York Times. April 1, 1934. Sec. X, p. 3. Article discusses the fact that Lela Rogers wrote film scenarios for Baby Marie Osborne but refused to let her own daughter appear as a child in films. Article states that Baby Marie Osborne is now Miss Rogers' stand-in for Change Of Heart. B-164 Jacobs, M. "Will Powell And Astaire Click?" Screen Book. December 1939. p. 87. Article speculates as to whether the Fred Astaire/Eleanor Powell dance team will be as successful as the Astaire/Rogers team. B-165 Jacobson, Laurie. "Blonde on Blonde: Angel Hair in Tinseltown." Hollywood Then & Now. February 1991. pp. 14-18. Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Alice Faye, Bette Davis, Mae West, and Carole Lombard are pictured and discussed in an article on Hollywood's famous blondes. B-166 James, N. "Rogers And Astaire Sang And Danced To Memorable Songs." Classic Films/Video Images. July 1979. B-167 Jefferson, Sally. "Mrs. J. Briggs." Photoplay. April 1943. Photoplay devotes a story to Ginger Rogers' new marriage to Jack Briggs, a Marine. B-168 Jefferson, Sally. "Surprise Romance: How Ginger Rogers And George Montgomery Fell In Love." Photoplay. December 1941. pp. 44, 45, 93, 94.

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Article discusses the romance of Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery. The pair is portrayed as being in love and states that they will probably marry. George says that he likes Ginger because she is an oldfashioned girl (doesn't drink or smoke), enjoys ranch life, and likes drawing and sketching. B-169 "'Jungle' To Fold, Nixing B'way Bow." Variety. December 2, 1959. p. 75. The Pink Jungle closes before its Broadway debut due to financial problems. B-170 "Just Ginger." Photoplay. July 1937. pp. 4 6, 47. Sequence of photographs from Shall We Dance show Ginger Rogers dancing with Pete Theodore. B-171 Kanin, Garson. "Ginger: She Wanted To Be A Moooooovie Star." The New York Times. January 29, 1967. Sec. 2, p. 11. Garson Kanin, Hollywood producer of such Ginger Rogers' movies as Bachelor Mother and Tom, Dick, And Harry, discusses the film career of Ginger Rogers. This large article appears because the Manhattan Gallery of Art is running a film tribute to Miss Rogers that week; the tribute is discussed in detail. A large photograph of Ginger Rogers in The Golddiggers of 1933 in her coin outfit draws readers' attention to this article. B-172 Keats, P. "She's Ginger." Silver Screen. February 193 5. p. 14. Feature article paints Ginger's personality as one that fits her name. B-173 Kennedy, H. J. "Gingerly." New York Magazine. July 3, 1978. B-174 "Keyhole Konfidential." Movie & TV Spotlight. October 1957. p. 11. Gossip column mentions Ginger Rogers' divorce from Jacques Bergerac. The columnist praises Ginger, "And she must bathe in the fountain of youth. It's hard to believe that the girl, who more than 20 years ago cavorted with Fred Astaire in those dancing pictures, still has the figure of a 17-year-old. Ginger is 46 and doesn't mind it a bit." B-175 Kilian, Michael. "Still In Step." The Chicago Tribune. January 10, 1993. Sec. 6: Womanews, p. 10. Ginger Rogers tells interviewers that show business is difficult. Mention is made of her health problems due to her fall on the Sequoia, a private yacht, several years ago. Also mentioned is her recent Kennedy Center

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honor and charity work. Because of the nature of the newspaper section (news for women), the lack of equal pay for actresses with the male actors is discussed as well as other problems of women actresses. B-176 Kisselgoff, A. "Three Old Favorites Are Still Kicking." The New York Times. June 8, 1980. B-177 "Kitty Foyle." Look. August 8, 1949. pp. 87-90. Pictorial compares the situations and life of Ginger Rogers' Kitty Foyle character to those of a real stenographer and finds that the stenographer in Kitty Foyle is very realistic. B-178 Klemesrud, J. "And What Is Ginger Up To?" Esquire. August 1976. Combination biography and interview of Ginger Rogers. B-179 Krohn, L. G. "Many Screen Actresses Came From Big Dance Bands." Classic Film/Video Images. September 1979. Discusses Ginger Rogers' performances with the Paul Ash Orchestra in the 1920s. B-180 Lane, V. "Having Wonderful Time." Screen Book. February 1938. p. 44. The story of Having Wonderful Time appears. It is illustrated with still photographs from the film. B-181 Lang, Harry. "The Talkie Town Tattler." Motion Picture. November 1936. p. 10. Gossip column runs a photograph of Ginger Rogers riding her bicycle around the studio. B-182 Lauwaert, D. "Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers." Film En Televisie. October 1983. B-183 Lederer, G. "Fred Astaire Remembers." After Dark. October 1973. p. 55. Fred Astaire reminisces on his film career. B-184 "Legit Followups: Hello Dollv!" Variety. August 11, 1965. Variety reviews Ginger Rogers' first performance in Hello, Dollv! B-185 "Let Color Go To Your Head." Photoplay. July 1940. pp. 51, 76. Article discusses hair care with the main topic being whether a woman should dye her hair. Photoplay argues, "We change our make-up as our personalities change . . . Then why shouldn't they change the color of their hair

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as well? After all, tints and rinses are cosmetics, too . . . every woman . . . should feel free to avail herself of the dramatic color range they offer." Article shows photographs of Ginger Rogers and Joan Bennett with their hair dyed. B-186 "Let The People Be Heard." The New York Times. March 3, 1935. Sec. VIII, p. 4. Reader chastises The New York Times screen editor for suggesting that Fred Astaire be teamed with Jessie Matthews instead of Ginger Rogers. Says Isabel Gordon, "Strange as it may seem, we movie fans have the ability to discern what is worthy of our esteem without the aid of self-appointed dictators." B-187 "Letters." Films In Review. April 1966. p. 255. A letter to the editor comments on an article by Homer Dickens entitled Ginger Rogers that appeared in the March 1966 issue (B-65). B-188 "Lew Ayres Weds Ginger Rogers." The New York Times. November 15, 1934. p. 25. Article names the participants in the Rogers/Ayres marriage ceremony. B-189 Lewis, Fred. "The Private Life Of Fred Astaire." Photoplay. January 1936. pp. 34-36, 92, 93. This article on the career of Fred Astaire offers a discourse on the differences between Adele Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Says Photoplay, "Adele Astaire was a cute partner, but she never gave Fred's dances the romance Ginger Rogers brought to them." B-190 Levin, Martin, ed. Hollywood And The Great Fan Magazines. New York: Castle Books. 1970. pp. 130, 205. This book reprints a 1930s magazine article on Ginger Rogers entitled "Did I Get What I Wanted From Life?" Ginger says that she would like to someday go to college, compose music, and write books. B-191 "Look Takes Ginger Rogers To Del Monte." Look. November 14, 1941. pp. 34-39. Magazine article shows Ginger Rogers enjoying resort life in Del Monte, California. Pictorial includes photos of Ginger sunbathing, swimming, skeet shooting, sailing, playing golf, and horseback riding. The pictorial was in honor of her recent Oscar. B-192 "The Love Teams: Not All Their Love Scenes Were Make-Believe." Screen Greats. Summer 1971. pp. 10-15.

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Article recounts that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dated in New York during 1930. B-193 "Lucky Partners." Photoplay. September 1940. p. 60. A photograph of Ginger Rogers and Ronald Colman from Lucky Partners appears with a caption mentioning that the censors disapproved of this story because Ginger vacationed with a man who was not her relative or husband. B-194 Mack, Gloria. "Lip-Reading For A Lady." Photoplay. June 1941. p. 76. Ginger Rogers gives beauty hints on how to apply lipstick. B-195 "Make-up Secrets From The Personal Diary of Ginger Rogers!" Picturegoer Weekly. October 17, 1936. p. 25. Ginger Rogers advertises Max Factor make-up. B-196 Maltin, Leonard, ed. Leonard Maltin's Movie And Video Guide 1992. New York: Signet Books. 1992. pp. 61, 71, 80, 111, 149, 150, 176, 189, 322, 380, 384, 385, 389, 399, 401, 405, 409, 435, 458, 481, 500, 504, 506, 581, 598, 649, 650, 658, 732, 743, 745, 806, 884, 889, 932, 964, 970, 981, 1024, 1036, 1037, 1078, 1085, 1099, 1110, 1149, 1153, 1166, 1195, 1202, 1213, 1215, 1225, 1236, 1253, 1258, 1263, 1267, 1289, 1290, 1308, 1323, 1339, 1342. Basic information and reviews on a number of Ginger Rogers' films appears. B-197 Manners, M. J. "The Real Lowdown On Ginger And George Montgomery." Silver Screen. January 1942. p. 22. Ginger Rogers and George Montgomery are profiled after filming Roxie Hart together. B-198 Martin, Mike and Marsha Porter. Video Movie Guide 1992. New York: Ballantine Books. 1992. pp. 212, 254, 270, 296, 306, 318, 319, 333, 353, 365, 373, 513, 566, 580, 611, 629, 829, 833, 839, 840, 842, 857, 860, 863, 864, 867, 923, 931. Basic information and reviews on a number of Ginger Rogers' films appears. B-199 McAsh, I. F. "Just Ginger Rogers." Films Illustrated. May 1978.

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B-200 "Miss Rogers Consents." TV Guide. October 16, 1954. TV Guide discusses Ginger Rogers' first television show, "Tonight At 8:30 -- Three By Coward," which will be aired on October 18. B-201 Movie Mirror. June 1937. Magazine features a pictorial on Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. B-202 Movie Mirror. March 1938. Magazine features a photograph of Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in their new movie Having Wonderful Time. B-203 "Movie Of The Week: Carefree." Life. August 22, 1938. pp. 28-30. The story of Carefree is told in a series of ten photographs. In an additional nine photographs, Fred and Ginger demonstrate how to do "The Yam." B-204 "Movie-Radio Guide Reports On: The Ten Richest Women In Movies." Movie-Radio Guide. September 20, 1941. p. 2. Among the highest paid actresses are Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, Irene Dunne, Loretta Young, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Claudette Colbert. B-205 Movies & People. 1940. Contains a biography and filmography on the life of Fred Astaire which includes data of the Rogers/Astaire movies. B-206 Mueller, John. Astaire Dancing. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1985. This book covers the musical films of Fred Astaire. It includes data on the ten movies that he made with Ginger Rogers. B-207 Muir, Florabel. "What Hollywood's Whispering About." Photoplay. March 1954. p. 4. A columnist notes Jacques Bergerac's courtship of Ginger Rogers in Hollywood. B-208 Mulvey, K. "Sketch." Womans Home Companion. February 1940. p. 7. Ginger Rogers is profiled at the height of her career. B-2 09 "New of Fred and Ginger." Film Weekly. April 3, 1937. p. 3. Three photographs from the Shall We Dance set are captioned with minor commentary on the production.

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B-210 "Nice People." Movie Life. December 1953. pp. 54-55. Pictorial on Ginger Rogers and Jacques Bergerac. An accompanying article mentions their mutual interests in painting and sports. B-211 Nielsen, R. "Ray's Way: Ginger Rogers And 'Carefree'." Classic Images. October 1983. Interview with Ginger Rogers. B-212 "No Separation For Fred And Ginger." Film Pictorial. September 12, 1936. p. 8. In an interview, Fred Astaire states that he and Ginger might make several films apart for variety and then resume their partnership. B-213 "Notes." The London Dancing Times. May 1939. p. 151. Article discusses the dancing of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. B-214 "Notes." The London Dancing Times. September 1939. p. 634. Profiles Ginger Rogers. Fred Astaire is discussed in the October 1939 issue. B-215 "Notes." Theatre Arts. June 1949. Discusses Ginger Rogers as a dancer.

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B-216 "Notes On Current Films." The New York Times. March 5, 1933. Sec. 9, p. 4. Ginger rates a summation of her life and career to date at the time that Broadway Bad premieres. Her stage and film credits are already impressive. B-217 "Oldtime Champ At The Charleston." Life. April 3, 1950. pp. 32, 33. The Charleston craze returns. Photograph shows Ginger Rogers and Ann Miller doing the Charleston at the Mocambo in Hollywood. B-218 "100 Star Secrets Of Hollywood Glamour." Photoplay. January 1951. pp. 40, 41, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71. One hundred female stars discuss their glamour routines, which includes make-up, being interesting, posture, and clothes. Ginger Rogers describes being glamorous as being a well-rounded girl-next-door type. B-219 Oplustil, K. "Ginger And Fred Forever." Film Bulletin. November 1986.

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B-220 Osborne, K. "Her Beauty Receives New Emphasis In Roberta." Motion Picture. May 1935. p. 43. Article centers on Ginger Rogers in the musical Roberta. B-221 "An Outline Of Astaire." Photoplay. April 1937. pp. 42, 43. Two-page pictorial shows Fred Astaire dancing with a number of partners including Ginger Rogers, Joan Crawford, and Dolores Del Rio. B-222 Palmborg, R. P. "Her Marriage." Movie Classic. January 1935. p. 32. The marriage of Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres is reported. B-223 Parish, James Robert. The RKO Gals. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington. 1974. 896 pp. Book includes a chapter on Ginger Rogers' career. B-224 Parsons, Louella. "Big Guy! Big Future! Big Romance?" Photoplay. July 1951. pp. 42, 43, 72. Louella discusses the romance of Ginger Rogers and Steve Cochran. Steve tells Louella that though he and Ginger have an exclusive dating relationship, they are not presently interested in marriage. Although he met her on the set of Storm Warning, the pair did not date until they met at the Miami premiere of that movie. B-225 Parsons, Louella. "The Truth About My Friends." Modern Screen. May 1951. Louella Parsons debunks the myth that she and Ginger Rogers had a feud. This article claims that there is absolutely no truth to this rumor. B-22 6 Peary, Danny, ed. Close-Ups: The Movie Star Book. New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1978. pp. 66-69. Allan Scott writes a short article on the career of Ginger Rogers. Mr. Scott wrote such Ginger Rogers movie hits as Top Hat, Roberta, Swing Time, Follow The Fleet, In Person, Shall We Dance, Carefree, Fifth Avenue Girl, and Primrose Path. B-227 "Philippine Need For Clothes Acute." The New York Times. April 5, 1945. p. 6. Japanese destruction in the Philippine Islands causes an acute shortage of clothing and bedding there. Henry J. Kaiser heads the national committee to obtain the needed supplies. Ginger Rogers heads the Hollywood committee for this drive. The goal is to collect 150,000,000 pounds of these items.

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B-228 Photoplay. April 1937. Two-page pictorial shows Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing. B-229 Photoplay. February 1935. pp. 88, 89. Ginger Rogers advertises Lux Toilet Soap. Ginger says, "Of Course, I use cosmetics, but I never worry about cosmetic skin -- Thanks to Lux Toilet Soap. It's easy to have gorgeous skin this way." B-230 Photoplay. January 1937. p. 70. Ginger Rogers advertises Lux Toilet Soap. B-231 Photoplay. January 1941. p. 15. Advertisement for Kitty Foyle appeals to the working girls of the nation with the following letter: "Dear White Collar Girls: Here's the first real picture of you -- you fighting for love and a living in a man's world -- you in your slip and your hair in curlers, all alone by a telephone that never seems to ring. It's as candid as the Boss when he bawls you out --as true-to-life as the talk in the Ladies' Lounge. It's the big romance you've either had or dreamed about -- from the big bestseller of the year. -- Kitty Foyle." B-232 Photoplay. March 1936. p.43. Full-page photograph of Ginger Rogers in a satin sailor suit shows her posing with a dog. B-233 Photoplay. March 1951. p. 4. Ginger advertises Jergens hand lotion while promoting The Groom Wore Spurs in a large ad with six photographs. B-234 Photoplay. May 1936. p. 83. Ginger Rogers appears in a Lux Toilet Soap ad which also promotes Follow The Fleet. Ginger advises readers that, "Clever girls use this ACTIVE-lathered soap before they put on fresh make-up -- always before they go to bed. Lux Toilet Soap keeps skin smooth, flawless." B-235 Photoplay. May 1955. p. 77. A full-page ad for Playtex swim caps shows Ginger Rogers, Gloria de Haven, and Joan Bennett. Article states, "Hollywood Stars and smart women everywhere . . . wear Playtex swim caps . . . " B-236 Photoplay. November 1938. p. 15. Ginger models a ruffled dress while the caption mentions Carefree. B-237 Photoplay. October 1936. p. 40. The caption of a full-page portrait of Ginger Rogers comments that she has just had a song published.

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B-238 Photoplay. September 1942. p. 35. Full-page photograph of Ginger Rogers promotes her new movie The Major And The Minor. B-239 "Photoplay Forum." Photoplay. August 1972. p. 10. Photoplay has Ginger Rogers and George Maharis debate the issue of whether the government should guarantee everyone a minimum yearly income. Maharis argues affirmatively while Rogers argues the cons of the situation. Ginger says, "In my life, I first had to struggle to earn a small amount of money and I never gave up because I had no one to help me while I struggled. Especially not Uncle Sam. I have worked my way up to earning large amounts of money. The only way to insure financial success is to work for it." B-240 Pitts, Michael. Hollywood And American History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. 1984. pp. 205, 206. Book discusses the Ginger Rogers' movie Magnificent Doll. It gives the cast and credits after which appears a discussion of the historical events on which the movie is derived. B-241 "Plays And Rests On Oregon Farm." Life. March 2, 1942. pp. 68, 69. Two-page pictorial on Ginger's Oregon farm. Five photographs included. B-242 "Plays On Broadway: Love And Let Love." Variety. October 24, 1951. p. 68. Large review includes synopsis, credits, and critiques of the major players' performances in Love And Let Love. B-243 "Poll Of The Year." Photoplay. January 1941. p. 12. Readers give their opinions on Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, Spencer Tracy, Gone With The Wind, George Sanders, and Ginger Rogers. One reader asks the following about Ginger, "What has she ever done to hairdressers and designers to make them treat her the way they do?" B-244 Portmann, Douglas. "Ginger's 'Having Wonderful Time'." Photoplay. March 1938. pp. 18, 19 72. Ginger learns how to relax after working hard at her career for many years. Includes lists of hobbies, vacations, friends, dating practices, and descriptions of her parties. B-245 "A Portrait Of Fred Astaire." Picturegoer Weekly. October 10, 1936.

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B-246 "A Portrait Of Fred Astaire." Picturegoer Weekly. October 17, 1936. Part II of this series discusses how Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers work together on their movies. Includes informal photograph of Fred and Ginger. Article centers on Fred's career. B-247 "A Portrait Of Fred Astaire." Picturegoer Weekly. October 24, 1936. Part III of this series tells what Ginger Rogers really thinks about Fred Astaire. B-248 "Press Ginger Rogers Case." The New York Times. December 7, 1936. p. 27. The FBI decides to ask a Grand Jury to indict James F. Hall, a Navy sailor, for using the U.S. mails to extort $5,000 from Ginger Rogers. B-249 Price, B. "Ginger." Silver Screen. October 1933 . p. 23. Article on Ginger Rogers, who is just rising to motion picture prominence at this time. B-250 "Prison For Threat To Actress." The New York Times. September 6, 1941. p. 20. Charles R. Parsons, a Pennsylvania farm hand, is sentenced to prison for trying to extort $25,000 from Ginger Rogers. B-251 Proctor, K. "Ginger Was Threatened With Death." Photoplay. February 1937. pp. 21, 106. Story on the extortion threat by James F. Hall, a twenty-year-old sailor, gives details of the crime. Included is the text from the two extortion notes including the initial threat, "I want $5,000 or else you and your mother will be filled so full of holes you will look like a sieve. I have been watching you and your mother all the time. Any attempt to notify the police and we will kill your mother and if you don't believe it, make one slip and we will get her and you both." James F. Hall gives the following motive for his crime to the Los Angeles federal grand jury, "Since I've been to see all her pictures and paid money for them, why shouldn't she pay me for such adoration?" B-252 Proctor, K. "Ginger's Getting Nowhere Fast!" Modern Screen. May 1939. Ginger claims that she has not planned her career or set career goals for herself. Says Ginger, "I believe in living each day as it comes, to the best of my ability. When it is done, I put it away, remembering that there

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will be a tomorrow to takes its place. If I have any philosophy, that's it. To me it's not a fatalistic attitude." B-253 Quirk, Lawrence J. The Complete Films Of William Powell. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. 1986. pp. 171-173. Three-page article lists the cast, credits, and interesting trivia concerning Star Of Midnight. B-254 Rankin, Ruth. "There's Gold In Those Frills." Photoplay. April 1935. pp. 56, 62, 63, 105. Article discusses the expensive costumes designed for the Ginger Rogers' film Roberta. B-255 Reeve, Warren. "The Private Life Of Ginger Rogers." Photoplay. August 1935. pp. 26, 27, 96, 97. Article discusses the home life of Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres. B-256 Reeves, Mary Watkins. "Ginger Rogers' Rules For Slaying The Stag Line." Photoplay. May 1936. pp. 52, 53, 114, 115. Ginger Rogers gives the women readers of Photoplay advice on how to be popular at a dance. She advises, "Rhythm is born in all of us. To be a desirable dancing partner you don't have to be able to do all the intricate fancy steps that happen to be in vogue . . . All you have to do is be a good average dancer and anybody who spends the time and effort can accomplish that." B-257 Reeves, Mary Watkins. "How Sophisticated Are You?" Movie Mirror. August 1937. pp. 48, 49, 87, 88. Ginger Rogers, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, and Claudette Colbert help Movie Mirror readers acquire sophistication in appearance, charm, conversation, and manners. B-258 Reid, J. "Her Popularity." Motion Picture. February 1937. p. 30. Article discusses why Ginger Rogers is a popular star. B-259 Reid, J. "His Dancing A Masterpiece of Rhythm And Originality." Movie Classic. November 1936. p. 34. Article centers around the dancing genius of Fred Astaire with a mention of Ginger Rogers. B-260 "Revlon Appoints New President." The New York Times. July 18, 1974. p. 55. Michel C. Bergerac, brother of Jacques Bergerac (the

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fourth husband of Ginger Rogers), becomes the president and chief operating officer of Revlon, Inc. Jacques Bergerac is the president of Revlon, France. Previously Michel worked as chief operating officer of International Telephone and Telegraph Europe. B-261 Rhea, M. "Wants To Act Not Dance." Motion Picture. August 1935. p. 24. After winning fame by dancing with Ginger Rogers in movie musicals, Fred Astaire tells interviewers he wants to be a serious actor. After many outcrys from enraged fans, Astaire says that he only wants to limit the number of Rogers/Astaire films so that the public will not grow tired of them. B-262 Richards, Dick. Ginger: Salute To A Star. Brighton: Clifton. 1969. 192 pp. Biography of Ginger Rogers with a filmography. B-263 Rickey, C. "Ginger Rogers Is A Great Actress. Really." Village Voice. May 26, 1980. B-264 "The RKO Years." Hollywood Studio Magazine. October 1982. Special issue of this magazine features Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, John Barrymore, and Wheeler & Woolsey. B-265 Roberts, John. "My Favorite Year: 1939." Hollywood Studio Magazine. Jan/Feb 1984. pp. 2, 3. Discussion of the great movies of 1939 includes The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle and Bachelor Mother. B-266 Rogers, Ginger. "Advice To Girls." Motion Picture. January 193 6. p.24. Ginger Rogers gives advice to young readers of this movie magazine. B-267 Rogers, Ginger. Ginger: My Story. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. 1991. 531 pp. Autobiography of Ginger Rogers. Richly detailed, wellbalanced story relates both the professional and personal life of Miss Rogers. The book is well-indexed 'with forty-seven photographs. Reviews of this book appear in Back Stage (12.13.91), Library Journal (10.15.91), Publisher's Weekly (08.08.91), and Publisher's Weekly (08.30.91). B-268 Rogers, Ginger. Ginger: My Story. New York: Harpers Paperbacks. 1991. Paperback version of B-267.

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B-269 Rogers, Ginger. "How I Got My First Job." The Dance. December 1931. p. 26. B-2 70 Rogers, Ginger. "Love Story." Photoplay. August 1938. pp. 16, 17, 72. Article written in the form of an advice column to a girl who wrote numerous letters to Miss Rogers requesting that Ginger help her become an actress. The girl comes to Hollywood against Ginger Rogers' advice but she returns home to be married within two months. B-271 Rogers, Ginger. "What To Serve At The Wedding Party." Movie Classic. June 1935. pp. 56, 76. Ginger Rogers, the new bride of Lew Ayres, gives her recipe for wedding cake. Also included is a menu for a buffet supper and etiquette tips on the seating of the bridal party at the reception afterward. B-272 Rogers, Lela. "Ginger's Romance Began In An Earthquake." Film Pictorial. September 12, 1936. p. 22. Lela Rogers discusses the courtship and wedding of Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres. B-273 Rogers, Lela. "Ginger's Romance Began In An Earthquake." Film Pictorial. September 19, 1936. Part II of B-272 describes the marriage of Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres. It gives the story of their final separation. B-2 74 Rogers, Lela. "Why Not Be Somebody?" Photoplay. May 1939. Mrs. Rogers encourages the readers of Photoplay to be as successful as her daughter. B-275 Rottman, Meg. "Astaire, Rogers Shoes Tapped For Hollywood Auction." Footwear News. June 5, 1989. p. 27. A charity auctions the dancing shoes of this famous pair. B-276 Russell, Norton. "Kitty Foyle." Part I. Photoplay. December 1940. Photoplay runs a serial version of the story of Kitty Foyle. Illustrations consist of still photographs of the movie. B-277 Russell, Norton. "Kitty Foyle." Part II. Photoplay. January 1941. pp. 42, 43, 83-86. Photoplay runs a serial version of the story of Kitty Foyle. Illustrations consist of still photographs from the movie.

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B-278 Russell, Rosalind and Chris Chase. Life Is A Banquet. New York: Ace Books. 1977. pp. 87, 109. Rosalind Russell mentions that Ginger Rogers turned down the lead in His Girl Friday before the studio offered it to her. Also mentioned is Ginger Rogers' work for the USO during World War II. B-279 Sarris, Andrew. "Ginger Rogers/Fred Astaire Musicals." Village Voice. May 7, 1964. Modern-day review of the Rogers/Astaire films. B-280 Schallert, E. "Wartime Wife." Photoplay. May 1945. Article discusses Ginger Rogers' marriage to Jack Briggs, a Marine. B-281 Scott, Kathryn Leigh. Lobby Cards: The Classic Films. Los Angeles: Pomegranate Press, Ltd. 1987. pp. 90, 91. Lobby card from Flying Down To Rio appears with a page of trivia about this production. B-282 "Seized For Threat To Ginger Rogers." The New York Times. December 6, 1936. p. 25. The FBI arrests James F. Hall, a Navy sailor, for trying to extort $5,000 from Ginger Rogers. The arrest takes place in a Long Beach cafe. Hall states that he chose Miss Rogers to threaten because she was his favorite actress. B-283 Service, F. "Interview." September 1933. p. 58. Ginger Rogers interviewed.

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B-284 "The Shadow Stage." Photoplay. October 1942. p. 98. Movie review for The Major And The Minor appears underneath a photograph of Wally Westmore applying makeup on Lela Rogers for her movie appearance. B-285 Shane, D. "Inside Story Of Ginger's Fourth Marriage." Silver Screen. June 1954. p. 32. Discussion of the marriage of Ginger Rogers and Jacques Bergerac. B-286 Shane, Victor. "Why Men Like Ginger." Film Weekly. April 11, 1936. pp. 8, 9. Author states that women moviegoers do not care for Ginger Rogers because she is not beautiful or glamorous. Men like Ginger because she appears to be a good companion.

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B-287 "She Adds New Chapter To Her Success Story." Life. March 2, 1942. pp. 60-65. Pictorial of Ginger Rogers gives the story of her life and career. Twenty-three photographs illustrate the article. B-288 Sheldon, D. "Sketch." Movie Classic. September 1935. p. 38. Short article giving a complimentary picture of Ginger as she gains movie stardom. B-289 Shipley, G. "Some Notes On Some Of Film's Dancers." Filmograph. 1972. p. 15. Article on Ginger Rogers' career as a dancer. B-290 Shipman, David. The Great Movie Stars: The Golden Years. New York: Bonanza Books. 1970. pp. 472-475. Four pages on the career of Ginger Rogers. Because of the extraordinary number of films in which Ginger Rogers appeared, there is only room for a listing of the titles with minor trivia. B-291 Shipman, David. Movie Talk. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1988. pp. 178, 179. Book offers a string of quotes by Miss Rogers' coworkers concerning her acting career. B-292 Shipp, C. "How To Dance Like Four Antelopes." Colliers. January 8, 1949. Article discusses Ginger Rogers as a dancer. B-293 "Sidelights Of The Week." The New York Times. March 2, 1941. Sec. IV, p. 2. News brief mentions Ginger Rogers winning the "Best Actress" Academy Award for her role in Kitty Foyle. B-294 "Sketch." Photoplay July 1940. p. 32. Biographical sketch written shortly after Ginger wins an Oscar. B-295 Skolsky, Sidney. "The Gist Of Ginger Rogers." Photoplay. April 1944. B-296 Smith, Milburn, ed. Astaire And Rogers. New York: Barven. 1972. 66 pp. Discussion of the work of this famous dance team. B-297 Solomon, M. "Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers At RKO." The Thousand Eves Magazine. September 1976. Contains credits/stills from the Rogers/Astaire films.

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B-2 98 Sommer, Robin Langley. Hollywood: The Glamour Years (1919-1941). New York: Gallery Books. 1987. pp. 36, 38, 62, 93, 103, 176, 178. Photographs and discussions of the Rogers/Astaire movies. u So 'Suitable' For The Autumn." September 12, 1936. p. 25. Ginger Rogers models two Fall suits.

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B-300 Speed, F. Maurice, ed. Film Review. New York: MacDonald & Company. 1944. Film pictorial of Lady In The Dark. B-301 Speed, F. Maurice, ed. Film Review. New York: MacDonald & Company. 194 6-194 7. Pictorial about Ginger Rogers' 1946 movies. B-3 02 Spiegel, E. "Fred And Ginger Meet Van Nest Polglase." The Velvet Light Trap. Fall 1973. Article about Van Nest Polglase, the set director on the Rogers/Astaire musicals. B-303 "The 'Spittin' Image." Photoplay. March 1939. pp. 17, 18. Photographs of female stars appear next to photographs of their mothers. Ginger and Lela Rogers are included as well as Eleanor and Blanche Powell, Ida and Connie Lupino, Mary and Leona Carlisle, and Jeanette and Anna MacDonald. B-3 04 Springer, John. All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. 1966. 256 pp. Book on Hollywood musicals offers information on the Rogers/Astaire movies. B-305 "Stage Door." Photoplay. November 1937. pp. 4 0, 41. Two-page pictorial on the movie Stage Door features Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn. B-306 Standish, M. "Why She Is Attractive And Popular." Movie Classic. February 1936. p. 52. Article discusses the appeal of Ginger Rogers by stating that she is 'the girl-next-door type.'

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B-307 "Steps In Her Career." Photoplay. June 193 9. p. 38. Information on the career of Ginger Rogers. B-3 08 "The Story of Ginger Rogers." Life. May 9, 1938. p. 44. Pictorial biography on Ginger Rogers. B-309 Strauss, Theodore. Independence." The February 22, 1942. Lengthy article discusses freelancing career during

"The Young Lady From New York Times. Sec. VIII, p. 5. Ginger Rogers' movie 1941 and 1942.

B-310 "Sugar And Spice." Photoplay. October 1937. pp. 60, 61. Ginger models her evening gowns for her upcoming movie Stage Door. B-311 Sullivan, E. "Agility, Joy and Ginger." Silver Screen. 1938. p. 32. Article centers on Ginger's wholesome, happy image. B-312 Sullivan, E. "The Great Astaire." Silver Screen. November 1935. p. 20. Article chronicles the movie career of Fred Astaire. It mentions Ginger Rogers in the context of Astaire's movie career. B-313 Sutcliffe, James. "The Filmgoer Speaks: Discontented Stars." Film Weekly. August 22, 1936. p. 12. Reader defends Ginger Rogers' switch from musicals to dramatic roles. Eloquently the reader argues, "It is not considered strange that the 'small' man, who rises to the top in the business world, should do things and demand things which were once beyond him. This is the deserved reward of his success, and he would be thought extremely foolish if he failed to take advantage of it. The case of Ginger Rogers does not seem very different . . . surely she is now entitled to pick and choose." B-314 Swope, Penelope. "Letters." Hollywood Then & Now. June 1991. p. 36. Reader complains that Hollywood Then & Now ran a recent photograph of Ginger Rogers and Jimmy Stewart (B-124) . She asks the movie magazines to cease this practice so that she can remember her favorites as they were. B-315 "Tale Of A Tail Coat." Photoplay. August 1942. pp. 48, 49.

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The story of Tales Of Manhattan is told in pictorial form. B-316 Telotte, J. P. "Dancing The Depression: Narrative Strategy In The Astaire-Rogers Films." Journal Of Popular Film & Television. November 198 0. B-317 "Tennis -- And Stuff." Photoplay. January 1938. pp. 2, 3. Seven photographs of Ginger Rogers playing tennis. B-318 "A Texas Dance Contest Headed Her To Hollywood." Life. March 2, 1942. pp. 66, 67. Article discusses Ginger's career in vaudeville. includes five pictures.

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B-319 Theisen, Earl. "Ginger Rogers At Home." Look. April 9, 1940. pp. 34, 35. Five photographs show Ginger enjoying her hobbies including pets, tennis, swimming, and reading. B-32 0 Thomas, Bob. Astaire: The Man, The Dancer. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1984. 340 pp. Book centers on the life of Fred Astaire with Ginger Rogers mentioned professionally in relation to the ten movies that the pair made together. B-3 21 Thomas, Bob. Astaire: The Man, The Dancer. Thorndike, ME: Thorndike Press. 1984. 340 pp. Reprint of B-320. B-3 22 Thompson, Howard. Fred Astaire: Hollywood's Magic People. New York: Falcon Enterprises Inc. 1970. Book on Fred Astaire films includes data and photographs on the ten films that he did with Ginger Rogers. B-323 "Together Again." Photoplay. February 1949. pp. 64, 65. Two-page pictorial shows photographs of Ginger and Fred dancing in five of their movies. B-324 Topper, Susanne. Astaire & Rogers. New York: Leisure Books. 1976. 2 06 pp. Biographical book about Rogers and Astaire centers on the nine movies that they made in the 1930s. The book implies that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were not friendly toward each other.

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B-325 Trescott, Pamela. Cary Grant. Washington, D. C.: Acropolis Books Ltd. 1987. pp. 82, 85, 96, 100, 144, 187. Interesting trivia relating to the Ginger Rogers/Cary Grant friendship and movies. B-326 Trotter, M. "Astrological Forecast." Photoplay. February 1941. p. 73. Ginger Rogers' horoscope for 1941 appears. B-327 Tully, J. "The Real Ginger." Motion Picture. October 1935. p. 28. Feature article about Ginger's personality. B-328 Uselton, T. A. "The Wampus Baby Stars." Film In Review. February 1970. p. 73. Article mentions Ginger Rogers in the context of her being one of the WAMPUS Baby Stars. B-329 Van Wyck, Carolyn. "Revised Editions Of The Coronet." Photoplay. March 193 5. pp. 78-81. A number of actresses are photographed with hairdos featuring coronet braids. Among these are Ginger Rogers, Joan Bennett, Gail Patrick, and Sylvia Sidney. B-330 Vermilye, Jerry. The Films Of The Thirties. Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press. 1982. pp. 99-101, 133-135, 182-184. Vermilye chooses three of Ginger Rogers' movies as being among the best movies of the 1930s. These include The Golddiggers Of 1933, The Gay Divorcee, and Stage Door. He gives the cast, credits, a synopsis, and notes on each of these productions. B-331 Walters, Gwenn. "Fashion Letter." Photoplay. July 1938. p. 70. Ginger Rogers models a hairdo from her new movie Having Wonderful Time. Fashion editor notes that the new styles require that women wear their long hair piled on top of their head. B-332 "War Savings Bank." The New York Times. February 3, 1941. p. 14. The British Ambulance Corps has Ginger Rogers promote savings banks which will be sold throughout the U.S. for $1.00. Ginger plans to fill hers with Hollywood autographs which she will return to the charity to be auctioned.

Annotated Bibliography B-333 Warhol, Andy. "Ginger." Interview. April 1976. Interview with Ginger Rogers.

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B-334 Waterbury, Ruth. "The Marriage Plans Of Ginger Rogers And Howard Hughes." Photoplay. June 1940. pp. 18, 19, 76. Discusses the romance of Ginger Rogers and Howard Hughes. The couple first date each other in 1931. They resume their courtship in 1939. This article announces that the wedding will be on March 14, 1941. The pair's mutual interests include movies and flying. B-335 "We Love Them." Photoplay. April 1939. pp. 42, 43. Article shows two photographs of numerous female stars -- one in a natural style next to one in a glamour style. Photoplay asks its readers which look they prefer. Stars shown include Ginger Rogers, Olivia de Havilland, Bette Davis, Ann Sothern, Myrna Loy, Anita Louise, Sonja Henie, Merle Oberon, Hedy Lamarr, Barbara Stanwyck, Loretta Young, and Joan Crawford. B-336 Welsh, Michael. "Ginger Rogers Recalls Hollywood Heyday In Memoirs." Mattoon Journal-Gazette. September 24, 1991. Illinois newspaper runs a lengthy interview with Ginger Rogers when her autobiography is published. B-33 7 "What Will Happen?" Modern Screen. February 1937. pp. 34, 35, 86, 88. Dareos, a Hollywood astrologer, makes predictions for the stars. He prophesies professional separation between Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. B-338 "Where's Kissinger?" The New York Times. March 22, 1972. p. 53. Howard Hughes' former girlfriends reminisce about him. B-339 White, Stephen. "The Howard Hughes Story." Look. February 9, 1954. pp. 21-26, 27. Article discusses Ginger Rogers in connection with Howard Hughes. The couple was engaged during the 1930s. B-340 Wilkerson, Tichi and Marcia Borie. The Hollywood Reporter. New York: Arlington House, Inc. 1984. pp. 76, 79, 80, 82, 132, 137, 151, 152, 155, 188, 197, 212, 213, 215, 222, 224, 238, 267, 300, 304.

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Book consists of articles printed in The Hollywood Reporter. Ginger Rogers items are small tidbits of gossip from the 1930s through the present. B-341 Wilson, E. "Projections." Silver Screen. June 1937. p. 32. Discusses Rogers' future in films. B-342 Wilson, E. "7 Reasons Why (She) Is Tops." Silver Screen. July 1935. p. 18. Wilson gives seven reasons why Ginger Rogers is a great movie star. B-343 Wilson, E. "She's Like Sparkling Champagne." Silver Screen. June 1939. p. 22. Ginger Rogers' bubbly personality is compared to champagne. B-344 Winter, Christine. "Ginger Rogers: Things Do Seem To Pan Out." The Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1974. Sec. 6, p. 2. Newspaper interviews Ginger Rogers in anticipation of her opening in 40 Carats at the Drury Lane East in Chicago. Minor details about the play are given. Article centers on Ginger Rogers' career and positive attitude toward life. Ginger says about her career, "I have never known what I was going to be doing next. I like to switch around . . . I really need variety." B-345 Wood, R. "Never Never Change, Always Gonna Dance." Film Comment. September/October 1979. B-346 Woolf, S. J. "Highest Paid Movie Actress." The New York Times Magazine. December 5, 1943. p. 18, 45. Ginger Rogers is the highest paid movie star of 1942. When asked by the interviewer what a girl needs to be to become a Hollywood star, Ginger says: "Intelligence, adaptability and talent. And by talent I mean the capacity for hard work. Lots of girls come here with little but good looks. Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese." B-347 Wratten, Ernest. "The Filmgoer Speaks." Film Weekly. March 7, 1936. p. 12. Reader writes letter to the editor in which he sees problems for Ginger Rogers' career once she is no longer teamed with Fred Astaire. "Ginger has danced her way into all our hearts, but she cannot always have Fred Astaire. Once this partnership is broken up, Miss Rogers may find the going rough."

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B-348 "Yo-Ho-Ho And A Tap-Tap-Tap." Film Weekly. April 11, 1936. pp. 18, 19. Eight-photograph pictorial on Follow The Fleet. The captions tell the plot. B-349 York, Cal. "Inside Stuff." Photoplay. August 1941. pp. 6, 7. Gossip column shows a photograph of Ginger Rogers and Jean Gabin on a date at the Rhum Boogie Club. B-350 York, Cal. "Inside Stuff." Photoplay. October 1953. p. 98. Gossip column notes that Ginger is very happy helping Jacques Bergerac, her new husband, establish a Hollywood career. It also notes that Jack Briggs, Ginger's prior husband, has remarried and is about to become a father. B-351 Zolotow, Sam. "'Dolly!' Role Set For Martha Raye." The New York Times. February 16, 1967. Martha Raye becomes the new Dolly Levi when Ginger Rogers leaves the show on February 27, 1967. Miss Raye plans to stay with the show for three to six months. B-352 Zunser, J. "50 Years A Hoofer." Cue. February 23, 1957. p. 12. Retrospective of Fred Astaire's dancing career includes Ginger Rogers.

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T-20, T-21 "Accent On Love," T-7 Ace, Goodman, R-2 6 Ace Of Hearts, D-24 Adams, Bernice, P-14 Adams, Ernie, F-6 Adams, India, P-14 Adams, Kathryn, F-4 2 Adams, Roger, P-10, P-14 Adams, Samuel Hopkins, F-32 Adams, Tony, P-14 Adler, Jay, F-64 Admiral Of The Texas Navy, A-2, B-52 Adrian, R-10 Adrian, Iris, F-47 African Queen, The, F-60 After Dark, B-183 Agress, Ted, P-13

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"Ah, What's The Use," F-3 Aiken, Joseph, F-25 Ainslee, Marian, F-39 Akst, Albert, F-58 Akst, Harry, F-14, F-16, F-25 Alaska, P-5, T-3 Alberni, Luis, F-29 Albertson, Frank, F-41, R-15 Albertson, Mabel, F-66 Alcazar Theatre, P-7 Alden, Mark, P-6 Alderson, Erville, F-10, F-56 Alexander, Ben, F-7 Alexander Graham Bell, F-40 Alfred, James, A-2 Alfreda, F-17 Algier, Sidney, F-10 Alice In Wonderland, D-8 All About Eve, F-65 "All God's Children Got Shoes," F-48 All-Star Salute To Mother's Day, 11, T-18 Allen, Eddie, F-59 Allen, Fred, R-26 Allen, Lester, P-2 Allen, Steve, F-62 Allgood, Sara, F-47 Allied, 5, F-17 Allman, Elvia, R-29 Allwyn, Astrid, F-33 Allyson, June, T-9 Alswang, Ralph, P-4 Alvin Theatre, P-3 Amanda, F-39 Ambler, A., F-67 Ameche, Don, R-10 America, F-65, F-66, F-71, F-73 American Ballroom Theater Dancers, T-23 American Magazine, F-68, F-69 Ames, Adrienne, F-14 Ames, Leon, F-54 Amfiheatrof, Daniele, F-53, F-60 Amy, George, F-15 Anacin, R-26 "And Then We Wrote," F-19

"And There You Are," F-54, S-31 Anderson, Carl, F-6 8 Anderson, Eddie, F-48 Anderson, Elman, P-18 Anderson, Gene, F-10 Anderson, James, F-36, F-37, F-50 Anderson, Katherine, F-6 8 Anderson, Milo, F-59, F-60 Anderson, Roland, F-4 9 Anderson, Warner, F-54 Andre, Lona, FS-7 Andre, Tom, F-61 Andrews, Dana, T-12 Andrews, Julie, T-15 Andy Warhol's Interview, B-333, App-A Angel From Texas, An, F-9 Ankrum, Morris, F-4 7 Annie Get Your Gun, 10, 11, B-157, P-8, P-10 Another Man's Wife, F-5 Ansara, Michael, F-72 Anthony, Joseph, P-7 Anything Goes, 13, P-19 Apfel, Oscar, F-12, F-24, F-28 Appel, Victor, F-61 Arden, Eve, F-3 6, F-37, F-62, R-12, T-2 Arizona, F-45 Armetta, Henry, F-18 Armstrong, Lt. General Frank A., Jr., T-3 Armstrong, Louis, FS-8 Armstrong, Robert, F-6, F-7 Arness, James, F-6 9 Arnaz, Desi, Jr., T-17 Arnaz, Luci, T-17 Arnold, Edward, F-54, R-17 Arnold, Jack, R-10, R-ll Arnold, Malcolm, F-67 Artemis, Christine, P-14 Arthur, Johnny, F-24 "Artist's Waltz," F-52 Arzner, Dorothy, F-5 Asher, E. M., F-18 Ashton, Don, F-67 Astaire, Adele, 6, B-59, B-189

Index A s t a i r e , F r e d , 3 , 5 , 6, 7, 8, 9, A - 9 , B - 5 , B-6, B-10, B-14, B-15, B - 1 6 , B - 1 7 B-18, B-19, B-42, B-46, B-28, B-31 B - 5 4 , B - 5 5 , B-56, B-57, B - 5 9 , B - 6 0 , B-61, B-67, B - 7 8 , B-80, B-87, B-91, B - 9 2 , B-114, B-122, B-131, B-134, B-130 B-145, B-155, B-136 B-164, B-166, B-160 B-183, B-186, B-182 B-192, B-201, B-189 B-206, B-212, B-205 B-214, B-219, B-213 B - 2 2 1 B-228, B-245, B-247, B-259, B-246 B - 2 6 1 B-264, B-275, B-296, B-298, B-279 B-304, B-312, B-302 B-320, B-321, B-316 B-323, B-324, B-322 B - 3 3 7 B-347, B-352, D-7, D-10, D-12, D-13, D-14, D-15, D-16, D-17, D-20, D-21, D-22, D-23, D-27, F-Intro, F-20, F-27, F-28, F-29, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-39, F-40, F-58, P-3, R-6, R-7, S-ll, S-14, S-15, S-17, S-18, S-19, S-20, S-23, S-24, S-32, T-6, T-16 Astaire, Robyn, A-19 Astor, Mary, F-26 Atchley, Hooper, F-ll Athens, Greece, A-15 Auer, Mischa, F-52 August, Joseph, F-43 Aumont, Jean Pierre, F-55, T-2 Auntie Mame, P-14 Austin, Leslie, F-l Austin, William, F-27 Autolite, R-22 Ayer, Frederick, B-96 Ayer, Virginia M., B-96 Ayres, Lew (2nd husband), 7, B-73, B-96, B-99, B-101, B-139, B-143, B-188, B-222, B-255, B-271, B-272, B-273,

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B-18, D-13, F-58, S-32 Barlow, Reginald, F-20, F-28 Barnes, George, F-14, F-50 Barondess, Barbara, F-25 Barrat, Robert, F-26, F-56 Barrie, James M., F-65 Barrows, George, F-56, F-64 Barrymore, Ethel, FS-8 Barrymore, John, B-2 64 Barrymore, Lionel, R-23 Barstow, Dick, T-1 Barth, Nicole, P-13 Barton, Frank, T-ll Basquette, Lina, FS-5 Basserman, Albert, F-50 Bates, Florence, F-45 Bates, Granville, F-3 Battlement de Coeur, F-55 Baum, Vicki, F-54 Baxter, Warner, F-13, F-52, S-6 Beach, Anri, P-14 Beautiful Stranger, F-67 Beavers, Louise, F-17, F-70 Becker, Paul, 13, A-17 Bee, Annie, P-14 Beecher, Janet, F-40 Beery, Wallace, F-Intro, R-29 Beethoven, Man Of Conquest, F-40 "Before The Parade Passes By," P-13 "Beginner's Luck," D-21, F-35, S-20 Belasco, Leon, F-44 Belcher, Marjorie, F-40 Belion, Ed, F-48 Bell, Monta, F-l Bell, Book and Candle, 11, P-9 Bellamy, Ralph, F-39 Bellaver, Harry, F-59 Bellino, Joe, T-12 Ben Bernie And His Orchestra, R-8 Ben Bernie Show, The, R-8 Benaderet, Bea, R-15, R-20

Benchley, Robert, F-22, F-49 Benedict, Brooks, F-18 Bennett, Joan, B-185, B-235, B-329 Bennett, Marjorie, F-59 Bennett, Robert Russell, F-34, F-35, F-38, F-42 Benny, Jack, B-140, FS-8, P-21, R-30, T-4, T-8 Bensen, Judy, T-23 Beresford, Harry, F-33 Bergerac, Jacques (3rd husband), 10, B-84, B-102, B-103, B-128, B-174, B-208, B-210, B-260, B-285, B-350, F-67 Bergerac, Michel C , B-260 Berkeley, Busby, F-13, F-15 Berle, Milton, T-8 Berlin, Irving, D-14, D-16, D-23, F-31, F-33, F-39, P-8 Berlinger, Warren, F-70 Berman, Henry, F-33, F-34, F-38, F-41, F-44, F-45 Berman, Pandro S., F-27, F-28, F-30, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-42 Berns, Mel, F-16, F-21, F-22, F-23, F-28, F-30, F-31, F-32, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-40, F-42, F-44, F-45, F-46, F-50, F-51, F-55 Berntsen, G. W., F-60 Bert, Margaret, F-53 Best, Willi, F-38 Best Actress of 1940, A-6 Bethencourt, Francis, T-1 Bevan, William, F-57 Beverly Hilton Hotel, A-19 BFI/Monthly Film Bulletin, F-60, F-61, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-67, F-71 Big Show, The, R-26

Index Billington, Ken, P-18 Biltmore Hotel, F-36 Bing, Herman, F-21 Binyon, Charles, F-64 Binyon, Claude, F-64 Bischoff, Sam, F-24, F-48 Bissell, Whit, F-59 Black, Maurice, F-20 Black Widow (1954), F-66 Blaire, Elaine, P-2 Blankfort, Henry, F-48 Blaydon, Richard, F-4 Bloch, John, T-1 "Blond, Blase, And Beautiful," F-19 Blondell, Gloria, R-20 Blondell, Joan, D-18, F-14, F-15, S-7, S-8 Blore, Eric, F-20, F-27, F-31, F-34, F-35 "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," P-19 Bluebird, D-25 Blumenstock, Mort, FS-3 Blumenthal, Richard, F-52 Blystone, John G., F-25 Boardman, True, R-ll Bob Hope Buick Special, The, 11, T-ll Bob Hope Buick Sports Award Show, The, 11, T-12 Bob Hope Show, The, 11, T-3, T-8 Bob Hope Special, The, 11, T-10 Bob Hope USO Christmas Tour of 1956, P-5 Boehm, David, F-15 "Bojangles Of Harlem," D-22, F-34, S-19 Boles, John, FS-7 Bolger, Ray, B-78, T-6 Bolt, Robert, T-16 Bolton, Guy, F-54, P-2, P-3 Bonar, Jack, F-54 Bond, Lillian, FS-7 Bondi, Beulah, F-23, F-38 Bonne Chance, F-44 Boone, Hal, D-2 Boretz, Allen, F-57 Borne, Hal, F-35, F-36, P-17

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Boros, Ferike, F-22, F-41, F-42, F-50 Borzage, Frank, F-56 "Bosom Buddies," P-14 Bostic, Earl, F-49 Boston, MA, 2, 11, P-13 Bosworth, Hobart, F-8 "Bouncin' The Blues," D-13, F-58, S-32 Bourneuf, Philip, T-1 Bowers, Kenny, F-53 Bowers, William, F-68 Bowker, Aldrich, F-49 Bowman, Lee, F-3 7 "Boy, What Love Has Done To Me," P-3 Boyd, Bill, F-7, F-8 Boyer, Charles, B-140, F-48, P-12, S-26, T-2 Boyer, Lucien, R-2 6 Boyle, John, P-2 Bracken, Eddie, F-62 Brackett, Charles, F-49, F-70 Brady, Alice, F-27 Brady, Olive, P-3 Brady, William A., R-10 Brayton, Margaret, R-12 Breckenridge, Betty, F-46 Brennan, Walter, F-40 Brent, George, F-13, F-32 Breslau, Joan, F-32 Breslow, Lou, F-19 Brewster, Carol, F-58 "Brian," P-7 Brian, David, F-69 Brian, Mary, B-117, FS-5 Brice, Fanny, R-29 Briggs, Harlan, F-37 Briggs, John Calvin (Jack)(3rd husband), 10, B-3, B-12, B-13, B-82, B-105, B-107, B-116, B-167, B-280, B-350 Brigham Young, F-40 Brisbane, William, F-35 British Lion, F-67 Broadway, 3, 6, 10, 12, B-33, B-69, B-89, B-146, B-169, B-242, F-70, P-l, P-2, P-3 Broadway Bad, 5, B-216, F-14, S-7

262

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Broadway Melody Of 1940, F-Intro "Broadway, The Heart Of The World," F-4 Brock, Lou, F-2 0 Brockwell, Gladys, 1 Broderick, Helen, D-22, F-20, F-31, F-34 Brodie, Don, F-12 Bronner, Robert, F-72 Brooks, Laura, F-64 Brooks, Mel, T-7 Brooks, Phyllis, F-52 Brooks, Rand, F-52 Brooks, Richard, F-60 "Brother Just Laugh It Off," F-2, F-4, S-2 Brown, Charles D., F-47 Brown, Dorothy, R-26 Brown, Harry Joe, F-6, F-7, F-8, F-19 Brown, James, F-61 Brown, Joe E., F-9, F-12 Brown, Johnny Mack, FS-7 Brown, Leete R., F-10, F-17 Brown, Lew, F-4 Brown, Tom, F-2 Browne, Corla, F-67 Brox Sisters, The, FS-5 Bruce, Nicholas, F-67 Bruce, Nigel, F-47 Brush, Katherine, F-l Bruzlin, Alfred, F-47 Bryan, Arthur Q., R-20, R-21 Bryant, Nana, F-54 Bryson, Clayborne, FS-3 Buchman, Harold, F-3 5 Buck Benny Rides Again, F-45 Buckner, Robert L., F-43 Buenos Aires, Argentina, P-17 Buick, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 Bundle Of Jov, F-41 Burke, Billie, F-23, F-58 Burke, Johnny, F-52 Burlingame, CA, B-157 Burlison, Bob, R-17 Burns, David, P-13 Burns, Paul E., F-6 0 Burress, William, F-12

Burt, Frank, F-61 Burton, Frederick, F-14 Bus-Fekete, Ladislaus, F-59 Bush, President and Mrs., T-23 "But Not For Me," P-3 "But Where Are You?," D-16, F-33, S-18 Butler, Jimmy, F-28 Butler, Josephine, P-l Butter And Egg Man, The, F-9 Butterfield, Walton, FS-3 Buzzi, Ruth, F-62 "By The Beautiful Sea," F-40 "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon," F-40 Byington, Spring, F-44, F-47, F-53, F-57 Byrne, Eddie, F-67 Byron, Arthur S., F-12 Byron, Marion, F-9 Cabot, Bruce, F-23 "Cactus Time In Arizona," P-3 Caesar, Arthur, F-9 Caesar, Sid, P-19 Cahn, Sammy, T-ll Calamity Jane, 11, P-10 Caldwell, Anne, F-2 0 Calhern, Louis, F-42, F-62 Callan, Michael, F-62 Cameron, Ann, F-23 Cameron, Rudy, F-2 Campbell, Alan, F-48 Campbell, Clay, F-57, F-68 Campus Sweethearts, FS-4 "Can You Guess," F-55, S-28 Canadian Magazine, F-33, F-35, F-37 Candido, Candy, D-20 Cannon Towels, R-26 Cantor, Eddie, T-2 Canty, Marietta, F-52, F-64 "Captain Had A Daughter, The," R-ll "Capitalize That Thing Called IT," F-3

Index Carefree, 9, A-10, B-203, B-236, D-2, D-14, F-Intro, F-39, S-23 Careless, F-16 Carfagno, Edward, F-58 "Carioca," D-15, F-20, P-6, S-ll Carle, Richard, F-9 Carlisle, Mary, B-303, FS-7 Carlisle, Robert, F-18 Carlyle, Jack, F-8 Carman, T., F-6 Carnival Boat, 4, F-8 Caron, Leslie, F-Intro Carpenter, Claude E., F-50, F-62 Carpenter, Edward Childs, F-49 Carr, Frankie, P-6 Carr, Jack, F-53 Carr, Mary, F-25 Carr, Paul, T-9 Carrington, Helen, F-2 Carroll, Joan, F-43 Carroll, Pat, T-15 Carson, Jack, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-44, F-61 Carson, Robert, F-61 Carter, Harry, F-66 Carter, Monica, P-13 Cass, John L., F-23, F-36, F-42, F-43, F-45 Cassini, Oleg, F-48 Cassmore, Judy, P-7 Castle, Irene, B-8, B-59, F-40 Castle, Vernon, B-8, B-10, B-59, F-40 Cates, Joe, T-7 Cathcart, Daniel B., F-54 Catholic World, F-62, F-66 Catlett, Mary Jo, P-13 Cavalcade, F-13 Cavalcade Of America, The, R-25, R-27 Cavalcade Of Stars, A, R-28 Cavanaughs, The, P-6 Cawthorne, Joseph, F-24 CBS, A-20, B-78, B-92, R-10, R-ll, R-12, R-13, B-226, R-14, R-15,

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R-17, R-18, R-19, R-20, R-21, R-23, R-24, R-30, T-2, T-4, T-5, T-6, T-9, T-14, T-15, T-17, T-19, T-23 Ceballos, Larry, F-19 Cerf, Bennett, 5 Chamberlain, Wilt, T-12 Champion, Gower, F-29, P-13, T-7 Champion, Marge, F-29, F-40, T-7 Champion-Five, Inc., P-13 Chance At Heaven, 5, F-21 Chandler, George, F-47, F-59 Chanel, Coco, 12, P-15 Chaney, Lon, Jr., F-Intro Change Of Heart (1934), 5, B-163, F-25, S-13 "Change Of Heart," F-65, S-35 "Change Partners," D-14, F-39, S-23 Chanin Theatre, P-2 Channing, Carol, B-4 0, B-41, B-68, B-89, B-129, B-132, F-69, P-8 Chaplin, Saul, F-48 Chappell & Co., Inc., S-19, S-20, S-21, S-29, S-32 Charisse, Cyd, F-Intro, T-23 Charles, Frances, F-59 Charles, Ray, T-23 Charleston, P-l Charley's Aunt, 13, P-21 Charters, Spencer, F-9, F-14, F-32, R-14 Chase, Barrie, B-78 Chase, Ilka, T-1 Chase, Stephen, T-ll "Cheek To Cheek," D-6, D-23, F-31, S-17 Cheney Brothers, F-13 Cheshire, Harry, F-64, F-69 Chevalier, Maurice, R-4 Chevell, Ken, R-10 Chevrolet, T-3 "Chic Talk," P-7 Chicago, B-344, F-47 Chicago, IL, 2, P-16,

264

Ginger Rogers

P-19 Chicago Tribune, The, B-4, B-44, B-62, B-133, B-175, B-344 Chief Rivers, P-3 Chodorov, Edward, F-71 Choral Arts Society of Washington, The, T-23 Christian Century, F-59, F-60, F-62, F-63, F-64 Christian Science Monitor, B-152 Christians, Mady, F-51 Christy, Ken, R-21 Ciannelli, Eduardo, F-45, F-55 Cincinnati, OH, P-13 Cinderella, 11, T-15 Cinemonde, App-A Clark, Carroll, F-6, F-7, F-8, F-16, F-20, F-27, F-29, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-38, F-39, F-41, F-43, F-44, F-51 Clark, Fred, F-64 Clark, Harvey, F-17 Clark, James B., F-47, F-64 Clarke, Charles G., F-66, F-71 Class, Buck, P-7 Classic Film/Video Images, B-30, B-166, B-179 Classic Images, B-50, B-51, B-211 Classic International Filmusicals, D-14, D-15, D-20 Classon, Jack, P-3 Clement, Clay, F-18 Climax, T-2 Clive, E. E., F-41 Clugston, Katherine, F-23 Coates, Carroll, F-70 Coburn, Charles, F-38, F-41, F-63 Cochran, Steve, B-224, F-60 Coco, P-15 Cody, Lew, F-9, F-19, FS-5 Cody, Michael, P-17

Coe, Fred, T-1 Coffin, Tris, R-17 Coghlan, Rose, F-23 Colbert, Claudette, B-29, B-204, B-140, B-257, F-l, F-5, P-12, S-l Coleman, Charles, F-27 Coleman, Shepard, P-13 Colgems-EMI Music, Inc., S-36 Colicchio, Michael, F-72 Collier, Buster, FS-7 Collier, Constance, F-36 Collier, Richard, F-70 Colliers, B-33, B-292 Collinge, Patricia, F-51 Collins, Cora Sue, F-54 Collins, Fred, R-29 Collins, Nancy, R-31, T-19 Collins, Ray, F-64 Colman, Ronald, B-140, B-193, F-44, R-22 Colombo, Al, F-2 8 Colonna, Jerry, P-5, T-3 Columbia Pictures, F-57, F-68, FS-2, FS-5, P-9, P-16 Columbo, Russ, R-l Comden, Betty, F-58, T-23 "Come, Josephine In My Flying Machine," F-40 Comer, Sam, F-6 5 Commonweal, F-31, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-42, F-43, F-44, F-45, F-46, F-47, F-48, F-49, F-50, F-52, F-53, F-54, F-55, F-56, F-57, F-58, F-59, F-60, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-71 Como, Perry, T-ll "Concerto No. 1 In B Minor," F-58 Confession, The (1965), 10, B-95, F-71 Conklin, Peggy, F-3 7 Conlon, Frank, F-59 Connell, Gordon, P-13 Connelly, Chris, F-62 Connie Goes Home, F-49 Connolly, Walter, F-42 Connor, Willis, F-72

Index Connors, Barry, F-ll Conover, Theresa Maxwell, F-2 Conrad, Con, D-17, F-27, F-40 Conrad, Edward, F-44 Conte, John, R-ll, R-13 "Continental, The," D-17, F-27, P-6, S-14 Cook, Billy, R-13 Cook, Glen, F-72 Cook, Phil, F-72 Cook, Ray, P-14 "Cool It Baby," F-70, S-38 Coolidge, Phillip, T-1 Coonan, John, F-65 Cooper, Gary, B-140, F-Intro Cooper, Gladys, F-45 Cooper, Inez, F-58 Cooper, Melville, F-55 Cooper, Merian C , F-16, F-20, F-21, F-22, F-23 Cope, John, F-6 5 Coplen, Elbert, Jr., F-41 Corn Is Green, The, P-20 Cornell, Gerald, R-12 Cornthwaite, Robert, F-63 Corona, CA, F-6 0 Coronet, B-43 Corrado, Gino, F-31 Corrigan, Bob, T-ll "Corset Can Do A Lot For A Lady, A" F-69, S-37 Corson, William, F-36 Cortez, Ricardo, F-14, S-7 Cosbey, Ronald, F-14 Coslow, Sam, R-8 Cosmopolitan, F-51, F-52, F-56 Cossart, Ernest, F-45 Costello, Danny, T-7 Cotten, Joseph, F-53, S-30 "Could You Use Me," P-3 Courtenay, Margaret, P-14 Courtney, Inez, F-37 Cowan, Jerome, F-3 5 Coward, Noel, T-1 Cox, Wally, T-10 Coxhill, Sheila, P-14 Crabbe, Buster, F-Intro

265

Craft, Charles, F-6 Craig, Alec, F-38 Craig, Brad, P-7 Craig, Catherine, F-52 Craig, James, D-19, F-45, R-19 Craig, Joel, P-13 Cramer, Richard, F-9 Crawford, Joan, B-204, B-221, B-335, F-Intro, FS-5, R-28 Crazy For You, T-23 "Cream Kisses, Cream Kisses, Only A Dime," F-7 Creighton, Sally, R-10 Crewes, Laura Hope, F-22 Crisp, Donald, F-14 Critcherson, Sam, P-2 Croft, Mary Jane, T-17 Cronjager, Edward, F-16, F-29, F-32 Cronkite, Walter, T-23 Crosby, Bing, D-12, F-45, P-22, R-4, R-28 Crosby, Bob, R-30, T-4 Croswell, Anne, P-12 Crowley, Dick, P-13 Crowley, Pat, F-65 "Cuddle Up A Little Closer," F-40 Cue, B-18, B-19, B-352 Culpepper, Edward Jackson (first husband), 3, 5, B-267, B-268 Cummings, Patrick, P-14 Cunningham, Cecil, F-4 5 Cunningham, Joe, F-4 6,

R-20 I

Curtain Calls, D-9 "Curtain Rises, The," R-9 Cutler, p. A., F-7 Cutting, Richard, F-66 D'Agostino, Al, F-23, F-50, F-51, F-69 D'Arcy, Alexander, F-42 da Pron, Louis, P-6 Daddy Long Legs, F-Intro Dahl, Joyce, P-13 Dailey, Dan, F-71, T-2 Daily Telegraph, F-31 Dale, Esther, F-63 Dale, Sunny, P-2

266

Ginger Rogers

Daley, Jack, F-3 Dalgleish, Mac, F-61 Dallas, TX, 2, 5, A-l, P-ll, P-13, P-17 Damon, Stuart, T-15 Damsel In Distress, B-80 Dance, The, B-269 Dance Charlie Dance, F-9 "Dance Contest," D-16 Dance Magazine, B-135 "Dancing," P-13 Dancing Lady, F-Intro Daniels, Bebe, F-13, FS-7 Daniels, Billy, F-52 Dante, Michael, F-73 Darien, Frank, F-16 "Darktown Strutter's Ball, The," F-40 Darling I Am Growing Younger, F-63 Darnell, Linda, FS-8 Darwell, Jane, F-25, F-51, F-62 Davenport, Harry, F-44, F-48 David Rose And His Orchestra, T-10, T-ll Davidson, William B., F-19 Davis, Bette, 11, B-140, B-165, B-204, B-243, B-257, B-335, F-Intro, F-45 Davis, Boyd, F-59, R-21 Davis, Collin, F-40 Davis, Geraldo, P-14 Davis, Gordon M., F-24, F-26 Davis, Joan, F-61 Davis, Lisa, T-ll Davis, Ossie, R-25 Davis, Sammy, Jr., T-20 Dawn, Jack, F-58 Dawson, Billy, F-49 Day, Doris, F-60, P-10 Day, Edwin, B-116 Day, Lambert, F-68 Day, Richard, F-47, F-48 "Day And Night," P-6 "Day Of A Man Of Affairs, A," FS-2 De Carlo, Yvonne, B-4 De Francesco, Louis, F-25 de Grasse, Robert, F-36,

F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-42, F-44, F-45 de Haven, Gloria, B-235 de Havilland, Olivia, B-335 De Mille, Cecil B., D-19, R-9, R-10, R-12, R-15, R-17, R-19, R-20, R-21, R-28 De Mond, Willys, B-29 De Packh, Maurice, F-59 De Wit, Jacqueline, F-54 Dead Pigeon, F-68 "Dear Miss," FS-3 "Dear Sir," FS-3 Death Of A Saleslady, F-69 Debutantes, The, F-24 DeCamp, Rosemary, F-54 Decca, D-l, D-4, D-5, D-6, D-8, D-24 Decca Records Personality Series, D-8 Dee, Frances, F-23 Dekker, Albert, F-50 Del Drigo, George, P-2 Del Monte, CA, B-191 Del Rio, Delores, B-221, F-20, S-ll Del Rubio Triplets, P-5, T-3 Del Ruth, Roy, F-26 Delfont, Bernard, P-14 Delmar, Harry, FS-1 Delmar, Vina, F-21 Delroy, Irene, P-2 Demarco, Antonio, P-3 Demarco, Renne, P-3 Demaret, Jimmy, T-10 Dennis, Patrick, P-14 Derek, John, F-53 Derwent, Clarence, F-40 Des Moines, IA, P-13 "Destiny Waltz," F-40 DeSylva, B. G., F-2, F-4, F-41 DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc., S-10, S-14 Detroit, MI, 11, P-7, P-19 Detroit News, The, P-19 Deutsch, Adolph, F-4 Devine, Andy, B-117,

Index F-21, F-26 Devlin, Joyce, P-13 Dey, Janet, P-7 Diage, Louis, F-68 Diamond, I. A. L., F-63, T-16 Diamond, Selma, R-26 Dickens, Hamp, P-13 Dickens, Homer, B-64, B-65, B-187 "Did You Ever See A Dream Walking," F-19, S-10 Dieterle, William, F-53 Dietrich, Marlene, B-29, FS-8 Dietrich, Noah, B-66 Disney, Walt, D-8 Dixon, Harland, P-2 Dmytryk, Edward, F-51 "Do I Love You?," T-15 Dodd, Claire, F-29 Dodge, Jerry, P-13 "Dodie," F-20 Dolan, Robert Emmett, F-49, F-50, F-52 Dom Salinaro Dancers, P-6 "Don't Ask Me Not To Sing," F-29 Don't Bet On Love, 5, F-18 "Don't Let It Bother You," D-17, F-27, S-14 "Don't Mention Love To Me," D-l, D-9, F-31 Donald Duck, F-41 Donlin, Mike, F-6 Donovan, King, F-65 "Dormitory Number," FS-1 Dorsey, Jimmy, P-3 Double Furlough, F-53 Dougall, Bernard, F-29 Douglas, Larry, P-10 Douglas, Paul, F-62, F-65, S-35 Dove, Billie, FS-5 Dover, William B., F-12 Dowd, Ross, F-65 Doyle, Adalyn, F-23 Doyle, Laird, F-23 Dragon, Carmen, T-1 Drake, Ervin, F-55, F-56 Drake, Geoffrey, F-67 Dratler, Jay, F-62 "Dream Lover," F-52

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Dreamboat, 10, F-64 Dreier, Hans, F-49, F-52 Drury Lane East Theatre, P-16 du Bois, Raoul Pene, F-52 Dubin, Al, D-18, F-13, F-15, F-24 Dubin, Charles S., T-15 Dudley, Robert, F-53 Duff, Warren, F-24 Dugan, Tom, F-18 Duggan, Pat, F-6 5 Duke, Vernon, F-3, FS-3, P-7 Dumas, Wade, F-70 Duncan, Sandy, P-ll Duning, George, F-68 Dunlap, Richard, T-16 Dunn, J. Malcolm, F-3 Dunn, James, F-25 Dunne, Irene, B-46, B-76, B-119, B-140, B-141, B-204, D-10, D-20, F-29, FS-8, R-6 Dupont, R-2 7 Dupont, Gretl, F-4 9 Duran, Michel, F-55 Durbin, Roy, P-14 Duvivier, Julien, F-48 Dwyer, John T., P-2 Dyson, Chris, P-14 Eagle, S. P., F-48 Eagles, James, F-10, F-12, R-10, R-12 Easter Parade, F-Intro Eastwood, Clint, F-69 Eastwood, Ted, F-24 Eckart, Jean, P-14 Eckart, William, P-14 Eddie Elkins And His Orchestra, FS-1 Eden, Barbara, F-72 Edens, Roger, F-58, P-3 Edington, Harry E., F-44, F-45 Edmonton, Canada, P-21 Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, S-28 Edwards, Brian, P-14 "Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo," D-5 Eilers, Sally, F-11, FS-5 Einstein, Albert, B-142 Eldredge, John, F-6 9

2 68

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Elgog, D-ll Eliscu, Edward, D-15, F-16, F-20 Ellis, Patricia, FS-7 Ellison, James, F-38, F-42 Ellmaki, Homer C., F-17 "Embraceable You," 3, P-3 EMI, D-17, D-21, D-22, D-23, D-27 "Emma," R-2 5 Endore, Guy, F-3 9 Englebach, Dave, R-26 Ennis, John, R-2 8 Enright, Ray, F-9, F-24 Epailly, Jules, F-5 Epstein, Julius J., F-65 Epstein, Philip G., F-65 Erickson, A. F., F-66 Erickson, Leif, P-7 Erlanger Theatre, P-7 Escape Me Never, F-32 Esquire, B-178, F-13, F-31, F-33, F-34, F-39 Estoureille, Renee, B-109 Etting, Ruth, B-76, F-4 Evans, Charles, F-57 Evans, Redd, F-4 9 Evanson, Edith, F-59 Evening With Fred Astaire, An, B-78 Evens, David, P-13 Everyday Astrology, App-A Everything For The Boys, R-22 "Everything Will Happen For The Best," F-2 Facit, D-12 Fain, Sammy, F-l, F-4, F-53, F-54 "Fair And Warmer," F-24, S-12 Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., B-202, F-37 Falco,Tony, P-13 "Falling In Love Again," FS-6 Famous Music Company, S-l, S-2, S-3, S-4, S-27, S-29, S-35 "Fare Thee Well To El Dorado," F-4 8 Farina, F-12 Farm Journal, F-65, F-68

Farmer, Virginia, F-52 Farnum, William, R-ll Farrar, Vincent, F-57 Farrell, Anthony, P-4 Farrell, Charles, F-25 "Fashion Show," D-20 Fatal Woman, F-66 Faulkner, P. J., Jr., F-20, F-27, F-29, F-31, F-32, F-33 Faye, Alice, A-19, B-29, B-165 FBI, B-112, B-248, B-282 February Hill, F-43 Fegte, Ernest, FS-3 Feldman, Milton, F-68 Felton, Verna, D-19, R-17, R-19 Fenner, Walter, F-3 Fenton, Leslie, F-30 Ferber, Edna, F-36 Ferguson, Perry, F-21, F-37, F-42, F-61 Ferrer, Jose, F-67, R-28 Fidelity Pictures, Inc., F-61 Field, Norman, R-10, R-21 Field, Sally, T-23 Fielding, Edward, F-45, F-49 Fielding, Harold, P-14 Fields, Al, F-51 Fields, Dorothy, D-20, D-22, F-32, F-34 Fields, Lew, F-40 Fifth Avenue Girl, 7, B-144, B-226, F-42 "Fifth Avenue Girl" (radio program), 9, R-17 54th Street Theatre, P-7 Fighting 69th, The, F-45 Film Bulletin, B-219 Film Comment, B-345 Film Daily, F-l, F-13, F-15, F-16, F-17, F-19, F-20, F-21, F-27, F-28 F-29, F-30, F - 3 1 , F-32 F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36 F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40 F-41, F-42, F-43, F-45 F-46, F-47, F-48, F-49 F-50, F-52, F - 5 3 , F-56 F-58, F-59, F-60, F-61

Index F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-67, F-71, F-73 Film En Televisie, B-182 Film Fan Monthly, B-115 Film Fun, B-2 Film Heritage, F-63 Film News, F-13 Film Pictorial, B-212, B-272, B-273, B-297, App-A Film Review, B-300, B-301 Film Quarterly, F-73 Film Society, B-100 Film Spectator, F-l Film Weekly, B-80, B-209, B-286, B-313, B-347, B-348, F-31, F-32, F-33, App-A Filmograph, B-289 Films And Filming, F-13, F-31, F-65, F-71 Films Illustrated, B-199 Films In Review, B-31, B-65, B-187, B-328, F-20, F-73 Findlay, Diane, P-13 "Fine Romance, A" D-22, F-34, P-6, S-19 Finishing School, 5, F-23 Finley, Patte, P-13 First National, 4, 5, F-9, F-12, F-24 First Traveling Saleslady, The, 10, B-89, F-69, S-37 "First Traveling Saleslady, The," F-69, S-37 Fiske, Richard, F-49 Fitzpatrick, Joan, P-7 Fleck, Fred A., F-46 Fleischer, Stanley, F-59 Fleming, Rhonda, R-31, T-19 Flick, Donald, F-14 Flick, W. D., F-62, F-63 Flying Down To Rio, 5, A-10, B-281, D-15, F-Intro, F-20, S-ll, T-21 "Flying Down To Rio," D-15, F-20, S-ll Focus On Film, F-43 Fodor, Ladislas, F-48

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Follow The Fleet, 9, B-124, B-226, B-234, B-348, D-3, D-16, F-31, F-33, S-18 Follow The Leader, 4, F-4, S-4 Folsey, George, F-5 Fonda, Henry, F-Intro, F-48, S-26 Fontaine, Joan, T-2 Fontanne, Lynne, A-6 Footwear News, B-275 Forbes, Mary, F-57 Forbes, Ralph, B-117 "Forbidden Love," F-68, S-36 Forbstein, Leo F., D-18, F-13, F-24, F-26 Ford, T-1 Ford, Paul F-59, F-62 Forever Female, 10, F-65, S-35 "Forget The Past," F-14, S-7 Fort Worth, TX, A-l Forte, Joe, F-56 40 Carats, B-44, B-344, P-16 42nd Street, 2, 4, D-26, F-13, S-6 "42nd Street," F-13, S-6 Foster, Donald, P-3 Foster, George, R-26 Foster, Norman, F-l, F-16, R-l, S-l Foster, Preston, F-4, F-12 Four Mills Brothers, The, F-24 Fowler, Marjorie, F-71 Fox, 5, F-11, F-14, F-25 Fox, Franklin, P-14 France, 10 Francen, Victor, F-48 Francis, Anne, B-4, F-64 Francis, Connie, P-3 Francis, Kay, B-76, FS-8, P-21 Francois, Jacques, F-58 Frank, Melvin, F-57 Frank, Sherman, P-7 Frankenheimer, John, T-2 Franklin, Aretha, T-23 Franklin, Irene, F-23,

270

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F-25 Franklin, Joe, FS-4 Fraser, Phyllis, 5, B-117 Frawley, Paul, P-2 Frawley, William, F-47 "Free As The Air," P-7 "Free Soul, A," R-10 Freed, Arthur, F-58 Freed, Ralph, F-70 Freedley, Vinton, P-3 Freeland, Thornton, F-20 Freeman, Devery, F-69 Freeman, Howard, F-5 9 Freidhofer, Hugo, F-14 Friderici, Blanche, F-20 Friedell, Captain W. L., F-7 Friends of Childhelp Lifetime Achievement Award, 13, A-19, B-123 "Friendship," P-19 Frings, Ketti, F-67 Frisch, Frank, R-8 Fritzsche, Walter, F-7 Frome, Milton, P-5, T-3, T-ll Fuchs, Daniel, F-60 Fuller, Leland, F-62 Fulton, Maude, F-14 Furness, Betty, B-117, F-21, F-34 Gabin, Jean, B-349 Gable, Clark, F-Intro, FS-5, R-14 Gabor, Zsa Zsa, F-62, T-2 Gaige, Russell, F-65 Galligan, Ketti, F-35 Galligan, Tom, F-10, F-17 Galloway, T., F-63 Gammill, Noreen, R-20 Gan, Ginny, P-7 Garber, David, F-19 Garbo, Greta, B-204, F-54 Garde, Betty, F-2 Gardiner, Reginald, F-66 Gardner, Ava, B-21 Garfield, John, B-140 Gargan, William, F-4 Garland, Judy, 11, F-Intro, F-58, P-3, R-29 Garner, Peggy Ann, F-66 Garrett, Betty, B-125 Garrick, Richard, F-64

Garson, Greer, R-28 Gaudio, Tony, F-26, F-53 Gausman, Russell A., F-56 Gay Divorce, The, F-27 Gay Divorcee, The, 5, B-330, D-17, F-27, R-5, S-14 Gaynor, Janet, F-2 5 Gaynor, Mitzi, B-4, F-62 Gear, Luella, F-39 Gebauer, Gene, P-13 Gelsey, Erwin, F-15, F-20, F-34 Gensler, Lewis, F-2 Gentle, Lili, F-70 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, F-64 Gerrard, Douglas, F-9 Gershwin, George, 3, B-122, D-21, F-35, F-58, P-3 Gershwin, Ira, D-13, D-21, F-35, F-52, F-58, P-3 Gerson, Hal, F-46 Gerstad, Merritt, F-46 Gertz, Irving, F-69 "Get Thee Behind Me Satan," D-16, F-31, F-33, S-18 Getchell, Sumner, F-59 "Getting Out Of Town," F-13, S-6 Gibbons, Cedric, F-54, F-58 Gibney, Sheridan, F-50 Gibson, Hoot, FS-5 Gilbert, L. Wolfe, F-11, F-14, F-40 Gilbert, Simon, P-14 Gilbert, Ted, P-14 Gillmore, Margalo, F-59 "Ginger Rogers Comes To Tea," T-17 Ginger: My Story, 13, B-267, B-268 Ginger Rogers, D-9 Ginger Rogers And The Redheads, P-l Ginger Rogers Day, 12, A-ll, B-125 Ginger Rogers Rose, A-12 Ginger Rogers Show, The, 12, P-17

Index "Ginger Rogers Show, The," B-78, T-4, T-6, T-ll, T-14 Girardot, Etienne, F-40 Girl Crazy (film), P-3 Girl Crazy (play), 3, P-3 Girl Most Likely, The, F-46 "Girl Of The Moment," D-9, F-52 Glass, Everett, F-64 Glass, Ned, F-60 Glazer, Tom, F-68 Gleason, James, F-7, F-25, F-48, F-62, F-65 Gleason, Lucille, F-18, F-44 "Glory Day," F-48, S-26 "Glow, Little Glow Worm," F-40 Goddard, Paulette, F-Intro Golddiggers Of Broadway (1929), F-15 Golddiggers Of 1933, The, 4, A-10, B-23, B-44, B-171, B-330, D-18, F-15, S-8 Golddiggers Of 1935, The, F-15 Golddiggers Of 1937, The, F-15 "Golddiggers Song, The" S-8 Goldman, William, P-7 Golitzen, Alexander, F-56 Gonzalez, Aaron, F-42 Gonzalez, Pancho, T-12 Good Housekeeping, B-85, F-57, F-58, F-59 "Good Morning Glory," F-19, S-10 "Good 'n' Plenty," F-l Goodman, Al, F-2 Goodman, Benny, P-3 Goodrich, Frances, F-52 Goodwin, Harold, F-11 Goosson, Stephen, F-57 Gordon, Gale, T-17 Gordon, Gavin, P-7 Gordon, Gloria, R-12 Gordon, Mack, D-17, F-19, F-27 Gorog, Lazlo, F-48

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Gosel, William N., T-23 "Got A New Lease On Love," D-l, D-9, F-32 Gottschalk, Ferdinand, F-26 Gough, Lloyd, F-6 0 Gould, Dave, F-20, F-27 Gould, Elliott, F-72 Goulding, Edmund, F-62, F-70 Gowns By Roberta, F-29 Grable, Betty, B-29, D-16, D-17, F-27, F-33, R-5 Graf, Fred, F-2 Graham, Bob, F-54 Graham, Ronnie, T-7 Grand Hotel, F-54 Grant, Cary, A-16, B-140, B-325, F-50, F-63, S-34 Grapewin, Charles, F-18 Grauman's Chinese Theatre, 7, A-3, B-77 Gray, Carolyn, P-14 Gray, Gary, F-53, F-70 Gray, Jeanne, D-16, F-33 Gray, Robert, R-28 Grayson, Kathryn, A-19, F-29 "Great Getting Up In The Morning," F-4 8 "Greatest Show On Earth, The," D-9 Green, Adolph, F-58 Green, Harry, FS-7 Green, Howard J., F-3 0 Green, Johnny, B-117, F-2, F-3, F-4, F-5, F-54, FS-3, T-16 Green, Martyn, T-1 Green, Mitzi, FS-5, FS-6 Green, Morton, R-26 Greenall, Eric, P-14 Greene, L o m e , F-6 8 Greene, Mort, F-3 6 Greenleaf, Raymond, F-60 Greer, Howard, F-3 9, F-42, F-55 Gregory, Paul, P-7 Grey, Clifford, F-52 Grey, Jennifer, B-28 Grey, Shirley, F-18 Gribbon, Harry, F-12 Grieg, Robert, F-9, F-26

272

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Griffith, Ray, F-9, F-12 Groat, Dick, T-12 Groom Wore Spurs, The, 10, B-233, F-61 Gross, Roland, F-51, F-55 Grossman, Bernie, F-8 Grossman, Eugene, F-66 Grot, Anton, F-15, F-26 Groves, George R., F-24 "Guadalajara," F-54, S-31 Guffey, Burnett, F-68 Guilaroff, Sidney, F-54, F-58 Guitry, Sacha, F-44 Guizar, Pepe, F-54 Gulf Oil, R-14, R-18 Gulf Screen Guild Theatre, The, R-14, R-16, R-18 Guthrie, Carl, F-60 Haas, Amelia, P-13 Hackett, Albert, F-52 Haden, Sara, F-23 Hagen, Earle, F-63 Hagney, Frank, F-12 Haight, George, F-40, F-44 Haislip, Harvey, F-33 Hakim, Raymond, F-55 Hakim, Robert, F-55 Hale, George, P-3 Hale, William, P-2 Haley, Jack, Jr., A-19 Haley, Jack, Sr. F-19, R-2, R-3, S-10 Hall, Charles D., F-18 Hall, Eddie, F-53 Hall, Holly, F-4 Hall, James F., 7, B-7, B-63, B-248, B-251, B-282 Hall, Jon, F-52 Hall, Marian, F-52 Hall, Porter, F-54 Hall, Ruth, FS-7 Hall, Thurston, F-57 Halliday, John, F-23 Halligan, William, F-4 Hamilton, Aileen, F-3 Hamilton, Bill, R-27 Hamilton, Halo, F-19 Hamilton, Ray, P-7 Hamilton, Ruth, FS-1 Hamilton, William, F-27,

F-29, F-31, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-39, F-40, F-42, F-43 Hammerstein, Oscar II, F-29, F-40, T-15 Hammond, Virginia, F-21 Hampton, Lionel, A-20, T-23 Hancock, Herbie, T-23 Hanemann, H. W., F-20, F-22 Hanley, James, F-11, F-14, F-29 Hansen, Chuck, F-59 Happy Birthday Hollywood, T-22 Harbach, Otto, D-20, F-29 Harburg, E. Y., F-2, F-3, F-4, FS-3 Harkrider, John, F-34 Harline, Leigh, F-51, F-59, F-63, F-66, F-70 Harlow, 10, S-39 Harlow, Jean, B-165 Harmer, Lillian, F-17, F-28 Harolde, Ralf, F-6 Harrice, Cy, R-25, R-27 Harris, Bruce, P-14 Harris, Theresa, F-16 Harrison, Doane, F-49 Harry Jackson And His Orchestra, R-l Hart, Moss, F-52 Hart, Walter, F-43 Hart, William S., FS-5 Hartley, Esdras, F-9, F-24 Hartman, David, P-13 Hartman, Don, F-28, F-57 Harvey, Jim, R-26 Harvey, Paul, F-64 Harwood, John, P-2 Hascall, Lon, P-2 Hat Check Girl, 4, F-11, S-5 Hatch, Helen, F-64 Haver, Phyllis, F-47 Having Wonderful Time, 7, B-180, B-202, B-331, F-37, S-21 Havlick, Gene, F-57 Hawks, Howard, F-63 Hawley, H. Dudley, F-l

Index Haworth, Joe, F-53 Hayden, John, F-3 Hayes, Margaret, P-7, T-1 Hayle, Grace, F-24 Hayman, Earl, F-52 Hayton, Lennie, D-13, F-58 Hayward, Susan, T-2 Hayworth, Rita, F-Intro, F-48, FS-8, S-26 Head, Edith, F-49, F-51, F-52, F-65 Healy, Eunice, P-3 Heartbeat, F-55, S-28 Hecht, Ben, F-26, F-48, F-59, F-63 Hector, Louis, T-1 Heflin, Van, F-66 Heindorf, Ray, F-60, T-13 Heisler, Stuart, F-60 Hello, Dolly!, 12, A-10, B-40, B-41, B-68, B-89, B-129, B-132, B-158, B-184, F-69, P-13 "Hello, Dolly!," P-13 "Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend," F-40 Helm, Fay, F-52 Helmore, Tom, P-4 Helms, Joe, P-13 Heman, Roger, F-47, F-62, F-63 Hempstead, David, F-23, F-45, F-51 Henderson, Ray, F-4 Henie, Sonja, B-335 Henry, Gig, P-5, T-3, T-10, T-ll, T-12 Hepburn, Katharine, B-104, B-305, F-32, F-36, F-45 Her Golden Sin, F-9 Her Reputation, F-14 Herbert, Diana, T-1 Herbert, F. Hugh, B-121, T-1 Here's Lucy, T-17 Herlihy, Ed, R-26, R-29 Herman, Al, F-5 0 Herman, Hal, F-71 Herman, Jerry, P-14 Herman, Roger, F-64, F-66 Hermany, Richard, P-13 Heron, Julia, F-61

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Hervey, Irene, F-70 Heyburn, Weidon, F-5 9 Heyman, Edward, F-65 Heymann, Werner, F-43 Hickox, Sid, F-24 Hicks, Russell, F-33, F-54 Hill, Emma, F-l Hilleary, Dick, P-7 Hilliard, Harriet, D-16, F-33 Hinds, Samuel S., F-32, F-36, F-54 Hinkle, Robert, F-69 His Girl Friday, 10, B-278 Hit The Deck, F-33 Hively, Jack, F-28 Hoctor, Harriet, F-35 Hodges, Joy, B-124, D-16, F-33 Hoffa, Portland, R-26 Hoffenstein, Samuel, F-25, F-27, F-48 Hoffman, M. H., F-10, F-17 Hoffman, M. H., Jr., F-17 "Ho-Ho," F-35 Hohl, Arthur, F-28 Holden, William, F-65, R-28, S-35 Hole In The Wall Gang, T-23 Holland, Edna, F-41 Holland, Maurice, FS-2 Hollingshead, Gordon, F-13, F-24 Holloway, Sterling, F-16 Hollywood, B-153, F-7 Hollywood Hotel, 10 Hollywood On Parade, FS-6, FS-7 Hollywood On The Air, D-10, R-l, R-6 Hollywood Reporter, B-340, F-13, F-15, F-16, F-17, F-19, F-20, F-21, F-27, F-28, F-29, F-30, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-42, F-45, F-46, F-47, F-48, F-49, F-50, F-52, F-53, F-56, F-58, F-59,

274

Ginger Rogers

F-60, F-61, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-67, F-71, F-73 Hollywood Sings: The Girls, D-24 Hollywood Spectator, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-42 Hollywood Studio Magazine, B-161, B-264, B-265, App-A Hollywood Then & Now, B-25, B-28, B-48, B-53, B-122, B-123, B-124, B-125, B-165, B-314 Holm, Celeste, T-15 Holm, Eleanor, FS-7 Holmes, Violet, P-18 Holt, Tim, F-42 Holtz, Lou, F-4 Homeier, Skip, F-66 Honor Among Lovers, 4 , F-5 Hooper, Lee, P-13 Hooray For Hollywood (RCA), D-25 Hooray For Hollywood (UA), D-26 Hope, Bob, A-19, B-140, F-29, F-45, P-5, R-29, T-3, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 Hope, Jack, P-5, T-3, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 Hopkins, George James, F-59 Hopkins, Miriam, B-76 Hopper, Hedda, P-5, T-3 Hopton, Russell, F-30 Hopwood, Avery, F-15 Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., F-49, F-54 Hornbostel, Gene, F-10, F-17 Horton, Edward Everett, D-17, F-27, F-31, F-35, R-5 Hoschna, Karl, F-40 Hot Air, F-24 "Hot And Bothered," P-2 Houghton, Stanford, F-69 Houston International Film Festival, 13, A-18

Houston, TX, A-l, A-18, P-9 How I Could Go For You, F-8 "How I Could Go For You," F-8 "How I Wish I Could Sing A Love Song," F-3, S-3 Howard, Dick, F-2 Howard, Dorcy, F-6 6 Howard, Jill, P-14 Howard, John, R-17 Howard, Peter, P-8 Howard, Trevor, T-1 Howard, Willie, P-3 Howlin, Olin, F-53 Hoyt, Arthur, F-17 Hudson, Rock, T-2 Hughes, Howard, 10, B-21, B-66, B-334, B-338, B-339, F-4 Hughes, John J., F-22 Hume, Cyril, F-20 "Hundred Women In One, A" P-7 Hunt, J. Roy, F-20, F-23, F-30 Hunter, Jeffrey, F-64 Hunter, Kim, F-51 Hurst, David, F-72 Hurst, Paul, F-10, F-30 Hurst, Woody, P-13 Hussey, Ruth, F-51 Hutton, Betty, 11, F-Intro, P-8 Hyland, Frances, F-10, F-17 "I Believed It All," S-39 "I Can't Understand," 5, S-Intro "I Got Rhythm," P-3 "I Love A Man In A Uniform," FS-1 "I Love The Girls In My Own Peculiar Way," F-2, S-2 "I Put My Hand In," P-13 "I Used To Be Color Blind," D-2, D-14, D-25, F-39, S-23 "I Wanna Meander With Miranda," F-19, S-10 I Won't Dance, F-34 "I Won't Dance," D-20,

Index F-29, S-15 "I'd Fall In Love All Over Again," F-l, S-l "I'd Rather Lead A Band," D-16, F-33, S-18 "I'll Be Hard To Handle," D-20, F-29, S-15 I'll Be Seeing You, 8, S-30 "I'll Be Seeing You," F-52, F-53, S-30 "I'll Bob Up With The Bob-O-Link," F-l, S-l "I'll See You In My Dreams," F-45, S-25 "I'll String Along With You," F-24, S-12 "I'm Afraid Of You," F-2, S-2 "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket," D-3, D-16, F-33, S-18 "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck," D-21, F-35, S-20 "I've Got It," S-l "I've Got IT But IT Don't Do Me No Good," F-l "I've Got Rhythm," T-8 "I've Got To Sing A Torch Song," D-18, F-15, S-8 "If He Walked Into My Life," P-14 "If You Can Just Forgive And Forget," F-l Ihnen, Wiard B., F-47 Illinois, P-l Imaginary Sweetheart, F-16 "Imperfect Lady," R-14 "Impossible," T-15 "In My Own Little Corner," T-15 In Name Only, F-62 In Person, 7, 9, B-226, D-l, D-9, F-Intro, F-32 Ince, Ralph, F-9 Ince of London, F-10 Independence, MO, 1, 12, A-ll, B-309 Independent Woman, B-34, F-36, App-A Indianapolis, IN, P-20 Ingram, Alison, P-14 International Silver,

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R-ll, R-13 Interview, B-147 Irene, F-35, F-38, F-41, F-44, F-48, F-54, F-58 Irish Rose Growers Association, A-12 Irving Berlin, Inc., S-16, S-17, S-18, S-22, S-23 Irwin, Boyd, F-4 9 "Isn't It A Lovely Day," D-4, D-23, R-29, F-31, S-17 It All Came True, 10 It Had To Be You, F-Intro, F-57, S-33 "It Had To Be You," F-57, S-33 "It Looks Like Liza," F-52 "It Must Be June," F-13, S-6 "It Seems To Me," F-2, S-2 "It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary," F-40 It's A Wonderful Life, 10 "It's Delovely," P-19 "It's Today," P-14 "It's Tough To Be A Girl," P-7 "It's Tough To Be A Man," P-7 J. C. Penney Fashion Consultant, 12, A-14, B-94, B-114 Jack Benny Program, The, 11, R-30, T-4 Jackson, Brian, P-14 Jackson, Felix, F-41 Jackson, Howard, F-19 Jackson, Marion, F-8 Jackson, Selmer, F-12 Jacobson, Arthur, F-5 Jamaica, F-72 James, Grover, R-ll James, John, F-53 James, Rian, F-11, F-13 Janl, Robert F., P-18 Jarrico, Paul, F-46 Jenkins, Allen, F-13, F-16, R-l Jennings, Ann, P-7 Jennings, Gordon, F-52,

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F-65 "Jenny," S-29 Jensen, Eulalie, F-11 Jenssen, Eloise, F-61, F-62 Jenssen, Jacie, F-61 Jergens, Diane, F-70 Jergens Hand Lotion, B-233 Jesse James, F-40 Jessel, George, F-38, R-26 Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra, D-3 Joby, Hans, F-7 Johnson, Don, F-4 9 Johnson, Earl W., F-53 Johnson, Joseph MacMillan, F-65 Johnson, Lisa, P-7 Johnson, Nunnally, F-47, F-62, F-66, F-71 Johnson, Rafer, T-12 Johnson, Ray, P-3 Johnson, Rita, F-49 Johnson, Van, F-54, S-31 Jolie And Ginger Live, D-ll Jolson, Al, D-ll Jones, Buck, R-l Jones, Commander Herbert A., F-7 Jones, Isham, F-45, F-57 Jones, Neil, P-13 Jones, Starr, P-3 Jordan, Dorothy, F-20, FS-5 Jordan, Louis, T-7 Journal Of Popular Film, F-13, F-15 Journal Of Popular Film And Television, B-316, F-20, F-35, F-39 "Journey To Your Lips," F-48, S-26 Judge, F-l, F-15, F-16 Jukes, Bernard, F-3 June Allyson Theatre, The, T-9 "Just Like Children," P-7 Kahal, Irving, F-l, F-4, F-53 Kahn, Gus, D-15, F-20, F-45, F-57

Kaiser, Henry J., B-227 Kaldenberg, Keith, P-13 Kaliz, Armand, F-2 0 Kail, Joan, P-13 Kalmar, Bert, F-40, P-2 Kane, Eddie, R-10 Kane, Joseph, F-7 Kane, Lida, F-4 Kanin, Garson, B-171, F-41, F-46 Kann, Lilly, F-67 Kansas City, MO, 2 Kanter, Hal, T-16 Kantor, Lenard, F-68 Kaplan, Sol, F-48 Karlson, Phil, F-68 Kasha, Lawrence, P-14 Katz, Benjamin, B-116 Katz, Lee, F-26 Kaufman, Edward, F-27, F-28, F-30 Kaufman, George S., F-9, F-36 Kaufman, Rita, F-11, F-25 Kaus, Gina, F-62 Kavel, Charles, P-13 Kay Lewis Enterprises, F-71 Kaye, Danny, F-52 Kearney, John, F-5 Kearns, Allan, P-3 Keating, Larry, F-63 Keaton, Buster, F-48 Keck, John W., P-18 Keel, Howard, F-2 9 Keeler, Ruby, D-18, D-26, F-13, F-15, S-6, S-8 Keim, Betty Lou, F-70, S-38 Keith, Brian, F-68, S-36 Keith, Sheila, P-14 Kellaway, Cecil, F-72 Kellogg, Ray, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-71 Kelly, Paul, F-30 Kempler, Kurt, F-17 Kennedy Center Honors, 11, 13, A-20, T-23 Kennedy, Edgar, F-8, F-16, F-32 Kennedy, John Milton, R-21 Kennedy, Merna, F-18 Kennedy, Phyllis, F-36,

Index F-38 Kent, Barry, P-14 Kent, Crauford, F-10, R-12 Kent, Dorothea, F-37 Kent, Ted J., F-56 Kent, William, P-3 Kenyon, Doris, R-9 Kerman, David, R-12 Kern, Jerome, B-46, D-20, D-22, F-29, F-34 Kern, Robert J., F-54 Kibbee, Guy, F-13, F-15 Kiernan, William, F-57 Kilbourne, Fannie, F-4 9 Killy, Edward, F-41, F-42, F-43 King, John, R-8 King, Muriel, F-36 King, Peggy, P-5, T-3 King Paul I of Greece, R-28 Kingsford, Walter, F-39, F-44, F-45 Kinskey, Leonid, F-40 Kirby, Michael, F-54 Kirchen, Joe, P-6 Kirk, Charles, F-5, F-28, F-30 Kirk, Mark-Lee, F-45, F-46, F-53 Kirke, Donald, F-4 Kitchin, Jack, F-20 Kitty Fovle, 7, 11, A-5, A-6, A-7, A-10, B-l, B-34, B-79, B-177, B-231, B-276, B-277, B-293, D-18, F-45, P-6, S-25 "Kitty Foyle" (radio program), 9, R-19, R-24 Klein, Philip, F-11 Klein, Robert, F-10 Knapp, Evelyn, FS-7 Knute Rockne, F-40 Kober, Arthur, F-3 7 Koehler, Ted, F-54 Kohler, Fred, F-8 Kohlmar, Lee, F-9 Kolb, Clarence, F-39 Kolpe, Max, F-55 Kolster, Clarence, F-24, F-60 Krams, Arthur, F-58

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Krasna, Norman, F-28, F-41 Krasner, Milton, F-19, F-63, F-64 Kruger, Harold, F-12 Kruger, Otto, F-66 Krupa, Gene, P-3 Kruschen, Jack, F-73 Ku Klux Klan, F-60 Kuri, Emile, F-53 Kurland, Gilbert, F-18 Kuter, Leo K., F-60 Kwouk, Burt, P-14 La Jolla, CA, P-Intro LaCava, Gregory, F-36, F-42, F-43 Lachman, Mort, P-5, T-3, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12, T-16 Ladies and Gentlemen, F-59 Lady Beware, F-10 Lady In The Dark (play), F-52 Lady In The Dark (movie), 8, 9, B-48, B-300, D-9, F-Intro, F-39, F-52, S-29 "Lady In The Dark," 9, R-23 Laemmle, Carl, Jr., F-18 Lake, Florence, A - 2 , R-12 Lally, Mike, F-59 Lamarr, Hedy, B-335, FS-8 Lamont, Sonny, F-4 0 Lamour, Dorothy, F-4 5, R-31, T-19 Lampard, Wendy, P-14 Lancaster, Lucy, T-1 Lanchester, Elsa, F-48, F-62, F-64 Lane, Allan, F-37 Lane, Priscilla, B-142 Lanfield, Sidney, F-11, F-14 Lang, Philip J., P-13, P-14 Lange, Arthur, F-6, F-7, F-11, F-14, F-61 Larkin, Bill, P-5, T-3, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 LaRue, Jack, F-4 Las Vegas, NV, P-13, P-17 Lattimer, Jack, P-7

278

Ginger Rogers

Laughlin, Mickey, F-53 Laughton, Charles, F-48 Law, Red, F-67 Lawrence, Gertrude, F-52, T-1 Lawrence, Jerome, P-14 Lawrence, Viola, F-68 Lawson, Kate Drain, T-ll Lawton, Kenneth, R-15 Layton, Dorothy, FS-7 Leach, Earl, P-l Lederer, Francis, A-19, F-28, F-63 Lee, Charles, P-5, T-3, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 Lee, Robert E., P-14 Lee, Sally, P-7 Lee, Sondra, P-13 Leeds, Andrea, F-3 6 Leeds, Peter, F-68, P-5, T-3, T-ll Leftwich, Alexander, P-3 Legal Bride, F-61 Legends Of The Screen, R-31, T-19 Leigh, Rowland, F-55 Leisen, Mitchell, F-52 Leith, Virginia, F-66 LeMaire, Charles, F-70, F-71 Leo Feist Music Publishing Company, S-Intro, S-25 Leonard, Joan Buttons, P-13 Leonard, Leon, FS-4 Leonard, Robert Z., F-54 Lerner, Alan Jay, P-15 Lerner, Carl, F-72 LeRoy, Mervyn, F-15 Lerpae, Paul, F-52 Les Browne Orchestra, P-5, T-3 Leslie, Miss, F-50 Lessey, George, F-47 Lester, Vicki, F-46 "Let Yourself Go," D-3, D-16, D-24, F-33, S-18 "Let's Begin," D-20, F-29, S-15 "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off," D-21, F-35, S-20 Let's Dance, F-Intro

"Let's Face The Music And Dance," D-16, F-33, S-18 "Let's K-nock K-nees," D-17, F-27, S-14 Letondal, Henri, F-56, F-63 Letter, The, F-45 Levant, Oscar, D-13, F-32, F-58 Leven, Boris, F-48 Levien, Sonya, F-25 Levy, Hal, F-69 Lewis, Elliott, R-13 Lewis, Harold, F-49 Lewis, Honor, P-14 Lewis, Howard, F-8 Lewis, Jerry, F-49 Lewis, Sammy, P-6 Lewyn, Louis, FS-6, FS-7 Leyton, Drue, F-25 Liberty, F-29 Libott, Robert, F-61 Library Journal, B-267, F-59, F-61, F-66, F-68, F-70, F-71 Life, 10, B-69, B-78, B-203, B-217, B-241, B-287, B-308, B-318, F-l, F-6, F-13, F-27, F-31, F-36, F-37, F-39, F-41, F-43, F-44, F-45, F-46, F-48, F-49, F-52, F-58, F-62, P-4, App-A Life Of Emile Zola, The, F-40 Lifetime Achievement Award, A-18 "Lights, Action, Camera, Love," F-19 Linaker, Kay, F-45, F-52 Lincoln, Victoria, F-43 Lind, Charles, F-59 Lindsay, Howard, F-34 Lindsey, Margaret, R-14 Link, John, F-8 Lipman, William R., F-14 Lipschulta, George, F-11 Lipton, Lew, F-7 Liston, Sonny, F-73 Litel, John, F-61 Literary Digest, B-60, F-19, F-27, F-29, F-31, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36

Index "Little Brown Jug," F-40 "Little Man," F-14 Little Mother, F-41 Little, Rich, A-19 Little, Thomas, F-29, F-31, F-47, F-48, F-62, F-63, F-64 Littlefield, Lucien, F-16, F-21, R-l Livadary, John, F-6 8 Livingston, Joseph, F-35 Loeb, Leo, F-35 Loeffler, Louis, F-62 Loftus, Cecilia, F-44 Logan, Josh, P-2 0 Logan, Stanley, F-24 Lorn, Herbert, F-67 Lombard, Carole, B-165 London Daily Express, The, P-14 London Daily Mirror, The, P-14 London Daily Sketch, The, P-14 London Daily Telegraph, The, P-14 London Dancing Times, The, B-213, B-214 London, England, 12, P-14, P-17 London, Julie, T-12 London Mercury, F-38 London Times, The, F-43, F-45, F-46, F-47, F-48, F-49, F-52, F-60, F-62, F-64, F-67, P-14 Lone Star Statuette, A-18 Lonergan, Lenore, F-4 6 Longstreet, Stephen, F-69 Look, 9, B-97, B-105, B-151, B-160, B-177, B-191, B-319, B-339, App-A Looking For Trouble, F-6 Loper, Don, F-52, T-ll Lord, Anthony, F-12 Lord, Robert, F-12, F-15, F-26 Loring, Eugene, T-15 Loring, Joan, R-21 Los Angeles, CA, 2, B-125 Losee, Harry, F-35 "Louella Parsons Story, The," T-2

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Louis, Jean, B-69, F-57, F-68, P-17 Louise, Anita, B-335 Louisiana, P-l Love, Andrew C., R-2 8 "Love Affair For Just Three, A" T-14 Love And Let Love, 10, B-20, B-33, B-49, B-69, B-146, B-242, P-4 "Love Is A Beautiful Stranger," F-67 "Lovely To Look At," D-20, F-29, S-15 Lovsky, Celia, F-73 Loy, Myrna, B-140, B-335, F-Intro, R-31, T-19 Lubin, Arthur, F-6 9 Lucas, Jerry, T-12 Lucas, Wilfred, F-12 Lucius, Olive, F-67 Luckey, Susan, F-70 "Lucky Little Extra," F-19 Lucky Partners (movie), 7, B-193, F-44, F-Intro "Lucky Partners" (radio program), 9, R-18 Ludwig, Otto, F-61, F-69 Luick, Earl, F-14 Lukather, Lee, F-72 Lung, Charlie, T-ll Lunt, Alfred, A-6 Lupino, Ida, B-4, B-303 Lusby, Vernon, P-13 Lux Radio Theatre, The, R-9, R-10, R-12, R-15, R-17, R-19, R-20, R-21, R-23 Lux Soap, B-229, B-230, B-234, R-9, R-10, R-12, R-15, R-17, R-19, R-20, R-21, R-23 Lynd, Helen, F-44 Lynley, Carol, S-39 Lynn, Diana, F-4 9 Lyon, Ben, F-11 Lyon, Priscilla, R-20 Lytell, Marjorie, F-23 Lytess, Natasha, F-50 M. Witmark & Sons, S-6, S-9, S-12, S-24 MacArthur, Charles, F-59

280

Ginger Rogers

MacBride, Donald, F-40 MacDonald, Ballard, F-29 MacDonald, J. Farrell, F-10, F-28 MacDonald, Jeanette, B-303, R-4 MacDonald, Joe, F-70 MacDowall, John, F-l Mace, William, F-70 MacGowan, Kenneth, F-23 Macintosh, Robert, P-14 Mack, Willard, R-10 MacKay, Barry, T-12 MacKaye, Fred, R-17, R-20, R-21 Mackenzie, Will, P-13 Macklin, Cecil, F-40 MacLeod, Norman, P-14 MacMahon, Aline, F-15 MacMurray, Fred, R-16 MacMurray, June Haver, A-19 Macrorie, Alma, F-52 MacWilliams, Glen, F-11 Macy, Carlton, P-3 Madame Curie, F-40 Madison, Dolley, F-56 Madison, Noel, F-11 Madison, WI, P-13 Magidson, Herb, D-17, F-27 Magna, S-34, S-39 Magnificent Doll (movie), A-10, B-124, B-240, F-Intro, F-56 Magnificent Doll (novel), F-56 Maharis, George, B-239 Maher, Jim, P-13 Major And The Minor, The, 8, 9, A-8, B-238, B-284, F-49, S-27 "Major And The Minor, The," F-49, R-21, S-27 Mallory, Bolton, F-12 Mallory, Boots, FS-7 Maloof, Don, P-7 Maltin, Leonard, B-124 Malyon, Eily, F-28 Mame, 12, A-12, A-13, P-9, P-14 Man For All Seasons, A, T-16 "Man In The Moon, The,"

P-14 "Man On The Flying Trapeze," F-24, S-12 Manchester Guardian, P-14 Mandel, Frank, F-2 Mander, Miles, F-43, F-54 "Manhattan Downbeat," D-13, F-58, S-32 Manhattan Gallery of Modern Art, 12, A-10, B-93, B-115, B-171 Manhattan Love Song, F-25 Manhattan Mary, F-4 Manne, Max, F-4 Manning, Bruce, F-56 Mansfield, Jayne, T-12 Mantle, Mickey, P-5, T-3 Manulis, Martin, T-2 "Many Moons Ago," F-19, S-10 Marcellino, Muzzy, F-24 March, Frederic, F-5, FS-6, R-15, R-28 March Of Time, The, FS-8 Marchand, Jay, F-7 Marcy, Helen, P-4 Marion, George, Jr., F-2 7 Maris, Mona, F-55 Maris, Roger, T-12 Mark, D-19 Marks, Joe E., T-15 Marks, Owen, F-9, F-12, F-26 Markson, Ben, F-15, F-26 Marley, Peverell, F-59, F-61 Marlow, Lucy, F-68 Marlowe, Hugh, F-63 Marr, Edward, R-10, R-12, R-15, R-20, T-ll Marsh, Myra, R-10 Marshall, Alan, F-46, R-20 Marshall, G. William (5th husband), 12, B-95, B-105, B-113, F-72 Marshek, Archie, F-65 Martin, Charles, F-53 Martin, Dean, F-49, T-12 Martin, Edward A., B-95 Martin, Frank, R-15 Martin, Marton, F-48 Martin, Mary, B-132 Martin, Richard, F-51

Index Marvin, Mia, F-12 Marx, Groucho, R-2 6 Mason, Louis, F-32 Mason, Sarah Y., F-21 Mastin, Edgar, P-7 Matchmaker, The, P-13 Mate, Rudolph, F-57 Matthews, Jessie, B-186 Mattoon Journal-Gazette, B-336 Mattox, Matt, P-7 Mature, Victor, F-52 Matz, Peter, P-6 Maurer, Bob, R-2 9 Mauss, Willie, F-11 Max Factor, B-159, B-195 Maxey, Paul, F-64 "Maxixe Dengozo," F-40 Maxwell, Edwin, F-12 May, George, P-14 May & Nichols, T-7 Mayberry, Richard, F-6 9 Mayer, Ray, F-3 3 Mayers, Bernard, F-62, F-64 Maynard, Ruth, P-7 Mayne, Ferdy, F-67 McCarey, Leo, F-50 McCarthy, John, P-14 McClory, Sean, F-60 McCord, Ted, F-8 McCoy, Tim, FS-5 McCrea, Joel, F-21, F-43 McDonald, Francis, F-14 McDowell, Hugh, Jr., F-22, F-27, F-31, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-38, F-39 McGowan, John, F-19, F-22, P-3 McGrath, Paul, P-3 McHugh, Frank, F-16, F-29 McKaig, Alexander, F-22 McKenna, Jane, FS-4 McKenna, Joe, FS-4 McKenzie, Julia, P-14 McKinley, J. Edward, T-ll McKinney, Mira, F-61 McLeary, Janet, F-5 McLennan, Donald, P-14 McLey, Janet, R-12 McMahon, Dave, F-6 0 McMath, Lela, (see also Rogers, Lela), 1

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McMath, Virginia, (see also Rogers, Ginger), P-4 McMath, William Eddins (father), 1, McNally, Horace, F-56 McVeagh, Eve, F-6 8 McVey, Paul, F-59 McVey, Tyler, R-12, R-20 McWade, Robert, F-13 Mead, Bonnie, P-7 Meader, George, F-61 Medford, Oregon, 8, 14 Meehan, Leo, FS-4 Meek, Donald, F-28, F-31, F-37 Meeker, George, F-21 Mellenger, Max, F-59 Mendoza, David, F-l Menefee, Wilbur, F-57 Menjou, Adolphe, F-3 6, F-47, F-55, R-12 Mercer, Beryl, F-25 Mercer, Frances, F-38, F-40 Mercer, Johnny, D-5 Meredith, Bob, F-53 Meredith, Burgess, B-124, F-46, F-56, R-20 Meredith, Charles, F-59 Meredith Wilson And His Orchestra, R-26 Merkel, Una, D-26, F-13 Merman, Ethel, F-4, P-3, P-19 Merrick, David, P-13 Merrill, Lou, R-10, R-12, R-15, R-17 Merriman, Dan, P-13 Meskill, Jack, F-38 Metaxa, George, D-22, F-34 Metty, Russell, F-51 Mexico City, Mexico, P-17 Meyer, Torben, F-2 9 Meyers, L. J., F-8 MGM, 11, D-7, D-13, D-27, F-54, F-58, P-ll Miami, FL, B-224 "Midnight In Manhattan," F-30, S-16 Miehle, John, A-2 Miles, Lillian, D-17,

282

Ginger Rogers

F-27 Milestone, Lewis, F-44 Milland, Ray, F-49, F-52, F-72, R-21, S-27 Miller, Alice Duer, F-29 Miller, Ann, B-125, B-217, F-29, F-36 Miller, David, F-67 Miller, Glenn, P-3 Miller, Marion, P-7 Miller, Nell, P-18 Miller, Sidney, F-22 Miller Music Corporation, S-38 "Millicent Waltz," F-40 Mills, Felix, R-13 Mills, Thomas, R-15 Mills Music Inc., S-25, S-37 Milt Jackson and the Golden Men of Jazz, T-23 Milwaukee, WI, P-13 Mineo, John, P-13 Minneapolis, MN, P-13 Minnelli, Liza, B-122 Minnigerod, M., F-63 Mintz, Sam, F-22, F-29 Mischer, Don, T-23 Misraki, Paul, F-55, F-56 Miss Moffat, 13, P-20 Miss Universe, P-5, T-3 Miss Universe Contest, A-15 Missouri, P-l "Missouri Waltz," F-40 Mitchell, Grant, F-24, F-32 Mitchell, Robert B., F-39 Mitchell, Sidney, F-14 Mitchell, Thomas, F-48 Mitchum, Robert, F-Intro, T-2 Mix, Tom, FS-5 Mockridge, Cyril, F-62, F-64, F-71 Modern Screen, B-23, B-67, B-225, B-252, B-337, App-A Mohr, Hal, F-25 Molnar, Ferenc, F-48 Monkey Business, 10, F-63, S-34 Monogram, 4, 5, F-10

Monroe, Marilyn, B-165, F-50, F-62, F-63 Montand, Yves, F-72 Montgomery, George, A-19, B-124, B-125, B-168, B-197, F-47 "Moonlight Maneuvers," F-33 Moore, Dennie, F-41 Moore, Dickie, F-26 Moore, Terry, B-4 Moore, Victor, D-22, F-34, F-62 Moorehead, Agnes, P-7 Moraine, Lyle, T-ll Morales, Carmen, F-43 Moran, Lee, F-19 "More Than You Know," R-l Morehouse, Bert, F-12 Morgan, Dennis, D-19, F-45, F-59, R-19 Morgan, Frank, F-2, S-2 Morgan, Harry Hays, F-57 Morgan, Jaye P., T-7 Morgan, Michelle, B-113 Morgan, Ralph, F-5 Mori, Toshia, FS-7 Morley, Christopher, F-45, R-19 Morley, James B., F-16, F-21, F-22, F-25 Morley, Morgan, FS-1 Morris, Carol, P-5, T-3 Morros, Borris, F-48 Morton, Arthur, F-6 8 Morton, James C , F-4 Moss, Paul Finder, F-24 Moten, Etta, D-15, F-20 "Motherhood," P-13 Motion Picture, B-37, B-39, B-58, B-61, B-74, B-155, B-181, B-220, B-258, B-261, B-266, B-283, B-327, F-13, F-15, F-34, F-62, App-A Motion Picture Exhibitor, F-45, F-46, F-47, F-48, F-49, F-52 Motion Picture Herald, F-13, F-15, F-16, F-17, F-19, F-20, F-21, F-27, F-29, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41,

Index F-42 Motion Picture Herald Product Digest, F-58, F-59, F-60, F-61, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-67, F-70, F-71, F-73 Motion Picture Product Digest, F-46, F-47, F-48, F-49, F-50, F-52, F-56 Movie, F-13, F-63 Movie & TV Spotlight, B-174 Movie Classic, B-9, B-14, B-88, B-126, B-143, B-222, B-259, B-271, B-288, B-306, F-13, F-15, F-20, F-34 Movie Life, B-210 Movie Mirror, B-201, B-202, B-257, App-A Movie-Radio Guide, B-204 Movie Story Magazine, F-54 Movies & People, B-205 Movietone Music Corporation, S-5, S-7, S-13 Mowbray, Alan, F-32, R-9 Moyer, Ray, F-52 Mudie, Leonard, F-31 Muir, Lewis, F-40 Munier, Ferdinand, F-29 Murfin, Jane, F-28, F-29 Murphy, George, B-142, F-29, F-46, FS-8, R-20 Murphy, Mary, P-14 Murphy, Ralph F., F-6 Murphy, William B., F-63 Murrow, Bill, F-48 Murrow, Edward R., T-5 "Music Makes Me," 5, D-15, F-20, S-ll Music Man, The, T-13 Musician, F-48 Musser, Tharon, P-14 Musuraca, Nick, F-21, F-28 Mutiny On The Bounty, F-31 "My Best Girl," P-14 My Dream Is Yours, F-24 "My First Impression Of You," F-37, S-21

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"My Forgotten Man," D-18 "My Husband," F-4 0 "My Imaginary Sweetheart," F-16, S-9 My Man Godfrey, F-42 My Memories Of Vernon And Irene Castle, F-40 "My One And Only Highland Fling," D-7, D-13, F-58, S-32 "My Ship," D-9, F-52, S-29 Myers, Zion, F-27, F-29 Myrtil, Odette, F-45 Mystery Of The Thirteenth Guest, The, F-10 Mystery Ship, F-7 Nagle, Conrad, R-ll, R-13 Naish, J. Carrol, F-26, F-48 Nathan, Anne, P-13 Nation, The, F-29, F-33, F-36, F-41, F-47, F-51, F-52 National Board of Review Award for Acting, 7, 8, A-4, A-7, A-8 National Board Of Review Magazine, F-36 National Parent Teacher, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-65, F-66, F-67, F-68, F-69, F-70, F-71 Natwick, Mildred, F-70 NBC, B-78, B-92, R-l, R-8, R-22, R-25, R-26, R-27, R-28, R-29, T-1, T-3, T-5, T-7, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12, T-17 "Needle In A Haystack," D-17, F-27, S-14 Nelson, Argyle, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-44, F-45 Nelson, Barry, F-69, S-37 Nelson, Frank, R-10, R-12 Nelson, Gordon, F-61 Nelson, Ozzie, F-33 Nelson, Rhys, P-14 Nelson Riddle Orchestra, T-6 Nesbitt, Cathleen, F-66 Neumann, Harry, F-10, F-17 Never Gonna Dance, F-34

284

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"Never Gonna Dance," D-22, F-34, S-19 New England, 11, 12, P-8, P-9, P-10, P-14 "New Fangled Tango," P-6 New Masses, The, F-34, F-36, F-42 New Orleans, LA, 3, P-19 New Outlook, F-15, F-16 New Republic, The, F-27, F-36, F-38, F-41, F-42, F-43, F-44, F-45, F-46, F-48, F-51, F-52, F-53, F-58 New Statesman And Nation, The, F-29, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-36, F-38, F-41, F-60, F-63, F-66 New World Productions, F-55 New York Film Critics Circle Prize, F-36 New York Magazine, B-173 New York, NY, 1, 2, 11, A-5, P-l, P-2, P-3, P-7, P-13, P-18, P-19 New York Times, The, 14, A-2, A-10, B-l, B-3, B-7, B-20, B-32, B-40, B-41, B-45, B-46 B-47, B-68, B-49, B-52, B-63 B-71, B-75, B-79 B-83, B-89, B-90, B-94 B-95, B-96, B-98, B-99, B-101 B-102, B-103, B-106, B-107, B-108, B-109, B-110, B-112, B-113, B-116, B-121, B-163, B-171, B-176, B-186, B-188, B-216, B-227, B-248, B-250, B-260, B-282, B-293, B-309, B-332, B-338, B-346, B-351, F-l, FF-3, F-4, F-5, F-6, F-7, F-8, F-9, F-11, F-12, F-13, F-14, F-15, F-16, F-17, F-18, F-19, F-20, F-21, F-23, F-25, F-26, F-27, F-28, F-29, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-42, F-43, F-44, F-45, F-46,

F-47, F-48, F-49, F-50, F-51, F-52, F-53, F-54, F-55, F-56, F-57, F-58, F-59, F-60, F-61, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-65, F-66, F-68, F-69, F-70, F-71, F-73, P-13, P-18, T-1 New Yorker, The, B-138, F-l, F-13, F-15, F-20, F-27, F-29, F-32, F-33 F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-42, F-43, F-45, F-48, F-49, F-51, F-52, F-53, F-54, F-55, F-56, F-58, F-60, F-61, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-65, F-66, F-70, F-71 Newcombe, Warren, F 54, F-58 Newman, Alfred, F-47 Newman, Bernard, B-162, F-22, F-29, F-31, F-32 F-33, F-34, F-38, F-48 Newman, Emil, F-61 Newman, Lionel, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-70 Newman, Paul, A-20, T-23 Newmeyer, Fred, F-2 Newsweek, B-92, F-13, F-16, F-20, F-31, F-34 F-35, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-43, F-45, F-46, F-47, F-48, F-49, F-50, F-51, F-52, F-53, F-54, F-55, F-56, F-57, F-58, F-59, F-60, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-65, F-66, F-67, F-68, F-70, F-71 Newton, Theodore, F-26 Nichols, Helen, 5 Nicholls, George, Jr., F-20, F-23 Nichols, Dudley, F-39 Nichols, Richard, F-45 "Night And Day," D-17, F-27, S-14 Night In A Dormitory, A, FS-1 "Night Is Filled With Music, The," F-39, S-2: "Night Is The Best Part Of The Day, The" P-6 "Nights Of Gladness,"

Index F-40 "Nighty Night," F-3 7, S-21 Nilsson, Norma, P-7 Niven, David, F-41, F-56, F-71 Niver, Kemp, F-61 Nixon, Marian, F-21 "No More Wandrin' Around," F-61 "No Strings" D-4, D-23, F-31, S-17 "Nobody But Tess," P-7 Nordstrom, Clarence, D-26 Norman, Maidie, F-65 Norman, Pierre, F-l Norris, Jan, T-9 Norris, Kathleen, F-25 North, Ted, F-47 North American Review, F-40 Northwest Mounted Police, F-45 Northwest Passage, F-45 Norton, Edgar, F-31 Nourse, Allen, F-68 Novak, Kim, P-9, T-2 Novelties, The, P-6 Now, Voyager, 10 Nugent, Edward J., F-13 Nunn, Larry, F-4 9 Nye, Ben, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-70, F-71 Nye, Louis, P-7 Nystrom, Carl, F-67 O'Brien, Pat, F-5, F-24, S-12 O'Connell, Hugh, F-44 O'Connor, Donald, A-19 O'Connor, Peggy, P-3 O'Connor, Robert Emmet, F-18 O'Day, Dawn, F-23 O'Dell, Doye, F-68 O'Donnell, Jack, F-3 O'Hara, Fiske, F-25 O'Loughlin, Charles, F-6 O'Neill, Henry, F-24, F-26 O'Rear, James, F-70 Oakie, Jack, B-117, F-3, F-19, FS-6, R-2, R-3, S-3, S-10 Oakland, Vivien, F-9

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Oberon, Merle, B-335, T-2 Oberst, Walter, F-52 Oboler, Arch, R-22 Oenslager, Donald, P-7 Offenbach, Rudolph, F-67 Offenbecker, Ted, F-56 Office Blues, A-10, FS-3 Oh Men! Oh Women!, 10, F-Intro, F-71 "Oh, You Beautiful Doll," F-40 Ohio, P-l Okey, Jack, F-12, F-13 Oklahoma, P-l Oklahoma City, OK, P-17 Oliver, Edna May, F-4 0 Olivette, Nina, F-2 Omaha, NE, P-13 Once Upon A Honeymoon, 8, F-50 "One Life To Live," F-52 "Only When You're In My Arms," F-40, S-24 "Open A New Window," P-14 Oppenheimer, George, F-5 9 "Orchids In The Moonlight," D-15, F-20, S-ll Oregon, 8, 14, B-105, B-109, B-241 Orrick, David, T-1 Orry-Kelly, F-13, F-15, F-24, F-26 Orth, Frank, F-57 Osbiston, Alan, F-67 Osborne, Hubert, F-3 3 Osborne, Baby Marie, 1, B-163 Osborne, Vivienne, F-43 Oscars, 7, A-6, B-l, B-34, B-79, B-191, B-293, B-294, F-27, F-35, F-36, F-45 Osterwald, Bibi, P-13 Ottawa, Canada, P-17 Otterson, Jack, F-25 Our Town, F-45 "Out For No Good," F-24, S-12 "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind," D-5, D-9, F-32 Outlook And Independent, F-l Overman, Lynne, F-4 7

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Owens, Saphrona, 2 Owens, Walter, 1 Owsley, Monroe, F-5, F-11 Ozzie And Harriet Show, The, F-33 Pabst Beer, R-8 Pagano, Ernest, F-35, F-38, F-39 Page, Alan, P-14 Painting The Clouds With Sunshine, F-15 Pair Of Sixes, A, F-2 Pallette, Eugene, F-48 Palm Springs, CA, 10, 14, B-84, F-65 Palmer, Arnold, T-12 Palmer, John, F-67 Pan, Hermes, A-2, F-27, F-29, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-39, F-40, F-47, F-58, P-2 Pan American Airways, F-20 Panama, Norman, F-57 Pangborn, Franklin, F-16, F-36, F-38, F-39, F-42, R-l Pantages Theatre, A-9 Pappathatos, Patti, P-13 Parade Of Musical Hits, R-4 Paramount, 3, 4, 5, F-l, F-2, F-3, F-4, F-5, F-19, F-52, F-65, FS-3, P-2, P-22, R-2, R-3, R-4, S-3 "Paramount Movie Parade," R-4 Paramount-Publix, FS-6, FS-7 Paris, France, P-17 "Paris In New York," P-7 Parker, Al, F-4 Parker, Austin, F-5 Parker, Dorothy, R-26 Parker, Howard, P-18 Parker, Jeff, P-17 Parker, Lew, P-3 Parker, Mary, F-52 Parnell, Emory, F-64 Parnell, Henry, R-15 Parsonnet, Marion, F-53 Parsons, Charles R. , 7, B-250

Parsons, Harriett, T-2 Parsons, Louella, B-224, B-225, T-2 Parsons, Milton, F-47 Pasadena, CA, 10, B-3, B-116 Pasternak, Joseph, T-16 Pathe, 4, 5, F-6, F-7, F-8, FS-1 Patrick, Gail, B-329, F-36, F-48 Patrick, George, F-63 Patterson, Floyd, T-12 Paul Ash Orchestra, B-179 Paul, Edward, F-4 8 Paul, Rene, P-7 Paul Taylor Dance Company, T-23 Payne, Sally, R-17 Peabody, Eddie, FS-6 Pearce, Alice, T-7 Pearce, Guy, F-47, F-48 Peck, Gregory, T-23 Pedrick, Lloyd, P-2 Peer International, S-31 Peers, Joan, F-6 Penn, Leonard, F-41 Penner, Joe, R-2 9 Peple, Edward H., F-2 Percival, Walter, F-8 Pereira, Hal, F-65 Perfect Strangers, F-59 Perito, Nick, T-23 Perkins, David, P-4 Perley, Forrest, F-21 Perlman, S. J., F-19 Perrin, Vic, F-65 Perry, Joan, R-17 "Persian Room-Ba," P-7 Person To Person, T-5 Personality Journalism, LTD., R-31, T-19 "Petrified Forest, The," R-22 "Pettin' In The Park," F-15, S-8 Pezet, A. W., F-14 Pfitzenmeier, E., FS-1 Philadelphia, PA, 11, P-13 Philadelphia Story, The, F-45 Phillips, Eddie, F-10 Phillips, Mary, F-52

Index Photoplay, B-12, B-13, B-21, B-29, B-38, B-73, B-82, B-84, B-104, B-lll , B-114, B-117, B-118 , B-127 , B-128, B-139 B-142 B-150, B-154 B-156 r B-157, B-158 B-159 B-162, B-167 B-168 B-170, B-193, B-185 B-189 B-194 B-208 B-218, B-221 B-224 B-228, B-230 B-231, B-229 B-233 B-234, B-232 B-236 B-237, B-235 B-238 B-239 B-243, B-251 B-254, B-244 B-256 B-270, B-255 B-277, B-274 B-276 B-284 B-294, B-280 B-303 B-305, B-295 B-307 B-310 B-315, B-317 B-323 B-326, B-331 B-334, B-329 B-349 B-335 B-350, F-15, F-28, F-36, F-40, F-41, F-42, F-43, F-45, F-48, F-49, F-51, F-53, F-57, F-58, F-59, F-60, F-61, F-62, F-64, F-65, F-66, F-67, F-68, App-A "Piano (:oncerto," D-13 "Piccol]m o , The, " 13, A-17, D-6, D-23, F-31, S-17 "Pick YcDurself Up," D-22, D-27, F-34, S-19 Pickens Sisters, The, R-3 Pickforc I, Mary, FS-5, FS-7, R-28 Picture Show, App-A Picturec Toer Weekly, B-195 B-245, B-246, B-247 F-13, App-A Pidgeon Walter, F-54, S-31, T-15 Pierce, Jack P., F-56 Pierson Arthur, F-11 Pink Juiiqle, The, 11, B-169 P-7 Pippin, Donald, P-14, P-18 Pitoeff Ludmilla, F-54 Pitts, ri SaSu, F--16, R-l

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Planck, Robert, F-54 Playboy, F-73 "Playing Politics," T-ll Playtex Swim Caps, B-235 Plunkett, Walter, B-24, F-20, F-23, F-27, F-40 Plymouth Theatre, P-4 Pober, Leon, F-61 Pockriss, Lee, P-12 Pogany, Willy, FS-7 Poleri, David, T-1 Polglase, Van Nest, B-302, F-16, F-20, F-21, F-22, F-23, F-26, F-27, F-28, F-29, F-30, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-42, F-43, F-44, F-45, F-46 Polito, Sol, F-7, F-13, F-15 Pollard, David M., B-95 Pomeroy, G., F-63 Pons, Lily, FS-8 Pontiac, T-6, T-7 Pontiac Star Parade, 11, T-6, T-7 Poropat, Yolanda, P-13 Porter, Cole, D-17, F-27 Porter, Del, P-3 Porter, Paul, FS-2 Portland, OR, P-13 Portman, Clem, F-16, F-32 "Potomac Madness," T-ll Potter, H. C , F-40 Poule, Ezelle, F-59 Powell, Dick, D-18, F-13, F-24, S-6, S-8, S-12 Powell, Edward B., F-31, F-66, F-71 Powell, Eleanor, B-29, B-164, B-303, F-Intro Powell, Jane, F-4 6 Powell, William, F-42, FS-5, R-18 Power, Tyrone, B-140 Pratt, Purnell, F-11, F-17 Pratt, Thomas, F-13 Prelle, Micheline, B-113 Premiere Special, F-31 Preminger, Otto, B-121, T-1 Prentiss, Ann, F-62

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Presnell, Harve, P-3 Presnell, Robert, F-l Previn, Andre, P-15 Prevost, Marie, F-8 Primrose Path, 7, A-4, B-151, B-226, F-43 Prinz, LeRoy, P-2 Proctor & Gamble, Inc., T-15 Producer's Showcase, 11, T-1 Professional Sweetheart, 5, A-10, F-16, S-9 Prowse, Juliet, P-14 Pryor, Roger, R-14 Publisher's Weekly, B-267, F-31 Puglia, Frank, F-54 Purcell, Gertrude, F-3, F-4, F-5 Purdue University Glee Club, P-5, T-3 Purity Girl, The, F-16 "Put On Your Sunday Clothes," P-13 "Put Your Heart Into Your Feet And Dance," F-36 Putnam, Caroline, F-l, F-2, F-4, F-5 Putnam, Nina Wilcox, F-19 Pyott, Keith, F-67 Qualen, John M., F-26 Queen High, F-2, S-2 Quentin, Patrick, F-66 Quick, Let's Get Married, F-72 Quigley, Juanita, F-37 Quillan, Eddie, F-6 Rachmil, Lewis J., F-68 Radio & T.V. Mirror, App-A Radio City Music Hall, 13, A-16, B-32, B-71, B-83, F-31, P-18 Raft, George, F-66 Rafter Romance, 5, F-22 Rainey, Ford, F-59 Rainger, Ralph, F-2, F-4, F-48 Rambeau, Marjorie, F-43, F-65 Randall, Stuart, F-60 Randall, Tony, F-71 Randell, Ron, F-57

Rankin, Peter, F-23, R-21 Ransford, Maurice, F-64, F-66, F-71 Rapp, John, P-5, T-3, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 Rapper, Irving, F-6 5 Raskin, W., F-l Rasumny, Mikhail, F-55 Rathbone, Basil, F-55 Ratoff, Gregory, F-16, F-19, R-l, R-3 Rawlings, Margaret, F-67 Ray, Albert, F-10, F-17 Ray, Joey, FS-4 Ray, Mell, FS-2 Ray, William, F-24 Ray Sinatra Orchestra, P-6 Raye, Martha, B-351, P-13 Rayel, Jack, T-1 Raymon, John, P-14 Raymond, Gene, F-2 0 RCA, D-25, R-26, T-1 RCA Communications, Inc., F-20 Reagan, Ronald, F-60, T-12 Rebecca, F-45 Recollections At Thirty, R-29 Red Nichols And His Orchestra, P-3 Red Peppers, T-1 Redford, Robert, T-23 Reed, Alan, F-59 Reed, Daniel, F-l, F-2, F-3 Reeves, George, F-65 Reicher, Frank, F-7 Reilly, Tom, F-l Reisch, Walter, F-70 Reiss, Stuart A., F-70, F-71 "Remember My Forgotten Man," F-15, S-8 Remick Music Corporation, S-8, S-33 Renie, F-37, F-43, F-45, F-46, F-51 Rennahan, Ray, F-52 Rennie, James, F-48 Rennie, Michael, F-70, S-38 Revel, Harry, D-17, F-19,

Index F-27 Revlon, B-260 Reynolds, Debbie, F-41, P-ll Reynolds, Helene, F-47 Rhodes, Erik, D-17, F-27, F-31, R-5 Rhodes, Grandon, F-56 Rice, Jack, F-69 Rich, Frances, F-10 Richards, Shirley, P-2 Ridges, Stanley, F-53, F-61 Ries, Irving G., F-58 Riggs, Al, F-59 Riggs, Sidney, F-3 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, F-20 Ritter, Thelma, F-59 Ritz Brothers, T-6 Riviera, F-67 Riviera Dancing Dolls, P-6 Riviera Hotel, P-6 RKO Radio Pictures Inc., 4, 5, B-45, B-47, F-6, F-7, F-8, F-16, F-20, F-21, F-22, F-23, F-27 F-28, F-29, F-30, F-31 F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35 F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39 F-40, F-41, F-42, F-43 F-44, F-45, F-46, F-50 F-51, F-69, FS-3, R-5, R-6, R-7, R.-9 Road To Singapore, The, F-45 Rob Wagner's Script / F-13, F-15, F-17, F-19 F-20, F-21, F-27, F-29 F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36 F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40 F-42, F-47 Robbins, Gale, F-58 Robert Armbruster And His Orchestra, R-28 Roberta, 5, 9, B-2, B-46, B-119, B-141, B-220, B-226, B-254, D-10, D-20, F-29, R-16, S-15 Roberti, Lyda, F-2 9 Roberts, Arthur, F-3 0 Roberts, Florence, F-31 Roberts, Leona, F-37,

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R-12 Roberts, Stephen, F-28, F-30 Robertson, Willard, F-26 Robeson, Paul, F-48 Robin, Leo, F-48 Robinson, Dewey, F-11 Robinson, Edward G., F-48, F-68 Roche, Arthur Somers, F-30 Rockette Spectacular, A, 13, B-71, P-18 Rode, Fred J., F-64 Rodgers, Richard, T-15 Roe, Raymond, F-4 9 Roemheld, Heinz, F-57 Rogan, Barney, F-2, F-4 Rogell, Albert, F-6, F-7, F-8 Rogers, Charles "Buddy," R-28 Rogers, Charles R., F-6, F-7, F-8, F-19 Rogers, E. R., FS-3 Rogers, Ginger, (see also McMath, Virginia), articles by, B-266, B-169, B-270, B-271; books by, 13, B-267, B-2 6 8; born, 1; career with Fred Astaire (see Astaire, Fred); charity work, 13, B-123, B-175, B-227, B-267, B-268, B-278, B-332; dancing, B-60, B-67, B-135, B-213, B-214, B-215, B-217, B-256, B-369, B-289, B-292, B-323; film career, 3-10, B-37, B-47, B-52, B-64, B-65, B-72, B-98, B-171, B-267, B-268, B-346, B-347; "girl next door" image, 9, B-218, B-306; hobbies, 9, B-81, B-97, B-191, B-244, B-267, B-268, B-317, B-319; homes, 7, 14, B-105, B-109, B-117, B-154, B-241, B-267, B-268; marriage to/divorce from Edward

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Ginger Rogers

Jackson Culpepper, 3, 5, B-267, B-268; marriage to/divorce from Lew Ayres, 7, B-73, B-96, B-99, B-101, B-106, B-139, B-143, B-188, B-222, B-255, B-267, B-268; marriage to/divorce from Jack Briggs, 10, B-3, B-12, B-13, B-82, B-107,B-116, B-167, B-267, B-268, B-280, B-350; marriage to/divorce from Jacques Bergerac, 10, B-84, B-102, B-128, B-210, B-267, B-268, B-285, B-350; marriage to/divorce from William Marshall, 11, B-108, B-113, B-267, B-268; mother/daughter relationship, 2-3, B-27, B-43, B-53, B-81, B-86, B-127, B-163, B-267, B-268, B-303; Oscar, 7, A-6, B-l, B-34, B-79, B-267, B-268, B-293, B-294, B-344, F-45 Rogers, Howard Emmett, F-18 Rogers, John Logan, 2 Rogers, Lela (mother), (see also McMath, Lela), 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, A-2, A-ll, B-27, B-43, B-53, B-62, B-86, B-97, B-99, B-113, B-116, B-127, B-163, B-272, B-273, B-274, B-284, B-303, F-49, R-9, R-21, T-5 Rogers, Will, F-Intro, FS-5 Romance In Manhattan, 7, F-28 Romantic Movie Stories, App-A Romay, Lina, F-54 Romero, Cesar, A-19, F-48 Roomful Of Roses, A, F-70

Rooney, Mickey, F-Intro, F-26, R-29 Root, Harold A., F-71 Ropes, Bradford, F-13 Rosalind, F-65 Rose, Gene, F-46 Rose, Jackson, F-18 "Rose Room," F-4 0 Rosenthal, Jean, P-13 Rosing, Bodil, F-29 Rosley, Adrian, F-29 Ross, Anthony, F-5 9 Ross, Marian, F-65 Rostropovich, Mstislav, A-20, T-23 Rotarian, F-58, F-59, F-60, F-61 Roth, Murray, F-18 Roulien, Raul, D-15, F-20 Roxie Hart, 8, A-8, B-124, B-197, F-47 Roy, Billy, P-18, R-21 Royal Command Performance, A-13 Rub, Christian, F-48 Rubin, Eddie, A-2 Ruby, Harry, P-2 Ruby, Herman, F-4 0 Ruggles, Charles, F-l, F-2, F-5, S-l Ruick, Barbara, T-15 Ruick, Melville, D-19, R-10, R-12, R-15, R-17, R-19, R-20 Rush, Barbara, F-71 Rush, Celeste, R-15 Ruskin, Shimen, F-37 Russell, Gail, B-48, F-52 Russell, Jane, B-4, B-21, T-12 Russell, Rosalind, B-140, R-12 Ryan, Ben, F-18, FS-1 Ryan, Don, F-8 Ryan, Robert, F-51 Ryskind, Morrie, F-36, F-55 "Sabre Dance," F-58, D-13 "Saga Of Jenny, The," F-52, D-9 Salinger, Conrad, F-58 Salter, Harry J., F-56 "Sam And Delilah," P-3 San Antonio, TX, A-l

Index San Francisco, CA, 11, B-114, P-13, P-17 Sanders, George, B-243, F-48 Sanders, Hugh, F-60 Sandrich, Mark, F-27, F-31, F-33, F-35, F-39 Sandy Hook, D-14, D-15, D-20, D-21, D-22 Santa Fe Trail, F-45 Santell, Alfred, F-37 Santora, Don, P-6 Sap From Abroad, The, F-3 Sap From Syracuse, The, 4, F-3, S-3 "Sarah Bernhardt Audition," D-13 "Satan's Holiday," F-4, S-4 Saturday Review, The, F-43, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-65, F-66, F-69, F-73 Sauber, Harry, F-24 Saulter, William, F-l, F-2, F-3, F-4 Sawley, George, F-55 Sawyer, Joe, FS-4 "Say That You Will," F-65, S-35 Scaife, Ted, F-67 Scarce Rarities, D-16 Schabbehar, Edwin, F-3 Schafer, Natalie, F-71 Schary, Dore, F-53 Schaumer, Ad, F-64 Schertzinger, Victor, F-52 Schmidt, Arthur P., F-23, F-32 Scholastic, F-35, F-36, F-40, F-45, F-50, F-51, F-52, F-56, F-65, F-69 Scholl, Jack, F-30 Schon, Bonnie, P-13 Schrank, Joseph, T-15 Schute, Martin, F-67 Schwab, Lawrence, F-2 Schwartz, Alfred, F-2 Scott, Allan, B-226, F-29, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-39, F-42, F-43, F-44, F-72 Scott, Harry, F-50, F-51 Scott, Martha, F-45

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Scott, Pippa, F-72 Scott, Randolph, F-29, F-33 Scott, Walter M., F-63, F-66, F-70, F-71 Screen Book, B-27, B-86, B-119, B-164, B-180 Screen Greats, B-16, B-17, B-192 Screen Guide, B-ll, F-51 Screen Romances, App-A Screenland, B-141 Scribner's Commentator, F-45, F-46 Seabury, Inez, R-12 Searl, Jackie, FS-5 Seattle, WA, P-13 Second Chorus, F-Intro Sedan, Rolfe, F-40, R-15, R-17 Seddon, Margaret, F-14 Segall, Harry, F-63 Seiter, William A., F-16, F-21, F-22, F-29, F-32 Selander, Lester, F-14 Selby, Sarah, F-59, R-12 Selleck, Tom, T-23 Sellon, Charles, F-6, F-8 Selznick International, F-53 Sendrey, Albert, P-7 Setton, Maxwell, F-67 "Seven Hundred Boiled Shirts," R-27 Sex In Business, F-5 Seymour, Harry, F-12 Seymour, James, F-8, F-13, F-15 Seymour, Jane, F-4 6 Shadow Play, T-1 "Shadow Waltz," D-18, F-15, S-8 "Shake Your Powder Puff," F-26 Shall We Dance, B-226, B-170, B-209, D-21, F-35, S-20 "Shall We Dance," D-21, F-35, P-6, S-20 Shamroy, Leon, F-4 7 Shannon, Harry, F-50 Shannon, Richard, F-65 Shapiro, Ted, F-38 Shaw, Frank, F-8

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Shawley, Robert, T-1 "She's Funny That Way," R-l Shea, Gloria, F-12 Shea, Jack, P-5, T-3, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 Shearer, Douglas, F-58 Sheehan, Winfield, F-25 Sheldon, Edith, F-2 Sheldon, Gene, D-20 Shepperton Studios, F-67 Sheridan, Frank, F-26, F-28 Sheridan, Paul, F-67 Sherman, Alfred, FS-4 Sherman, Richard, F-40 Sherwood, John, F-55 Sherwood, Robert, R-22 Shilkret, Nathaniel, D-21, D-22, F-34, F-35 Shirley, Anne, B-117, FS-8 Shockley, Marion, FS-7 Shoemaker, Ann, F-3 5 "Shoes With Wings On," D-13, F-58, S-32 Shore Leave, F-33 Shores, Byron, F-4 9 Show Business At War, FS-8 Shreveport, LA, P-13 Shriek In The Night, The, 5, F-17 Shubert Theatre, "Shuffle Off To Buffalo," D-26, F-13, S-6 Shurr, Buff, P-6 Sidney, Sylvia, B-329 Siegel, Al, P-3 Siegel, Sol C., F-63, F-64 Sight And Sound, F-36, F-40, F-60 Signoret, Simone, F-72 Silver Screen, B-26, B-70, B-72, B-136, B-172, B-197, B-249, B-285, B-311, B-312, B-341, B-342, B-343 Silver Theatre, The, R-ll, R-13 Silvera, Darrell, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-40, F-41,

F-42, F-43, F-44, F-45, F-46, F-50, F-51, F-60 Silvers, Louis, R-10, R-12, R-15, R-17, R-19, R-20, R-21 Silvers, Phil, F-46, F-47 Silvers, Sid, F-4 Simms, Hilda, F-66 Simon, Robert, F-6 9 Sinatra, Frank, FS-8 "Since They Turned Loch Lommond Into Swing," D-14 Sinoff, Pepe, F-18 Sisk, Robert, F-46 Sister Carrie, B-45 Sitting Pretty (1933), 5, R-2, R-3, S-10 Skelton, Red, F-37 Skirball, Jack H., F-56 "Slap That Bass," D-21, F-35, S-20 Slezak, Walter, F-50 Sloan, John R., F-67 Smalley, Phillips, F-10 Smallwood, Neville, F-67 Smith, Basil, FS-2 Smith, Charles, F-49 Smith, Jack Martin, F-70 Smith, Marshall, P-3 Smith, Oliver, P-13 Smith, Stanley, F-2, F-4 Smithsonian Institution, 13, A-17 "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," D-20, F-29, S-15 Snake Pit, The, 10 Snow, Mary Ann, P-13 Snyder, Dwight, P-3 Snyder, Earl, F-72 Snyder, William, F-69 "So Long, Dearie," P-13 "So What?," F-25, S-13 Solen, Paul, P-13 Sommer, Edith, F-59, F-70 "Son Of The Navy," R-13 Sondheim, Stephen, P-6 "Song Of Russia," D-2 0 "Song Of The Volga," FS-1 Sothern, Ann, B-33 5 Soundtrack, D-16, D-23 Souvain, Henry, F-2 Sovey, Raymond L., P-2 Sparks, Ned, F-13, F-15

Index Spaull, Guy, P-14 Spectator, The, F-29, F-33, F-35, F-36, F-40, F-42, F-60, F-62, F-64 Spelling, Aaron, F-66 Spencer, Dorothy, F-66 Spencer, Douglas, F-63 Spencer, Frank, P-18 Spewack, Bella, F-54 Spewack, Sam, F-54 Spivack, Murray, F-27 Squibb Drugs, R-24 St. Brendan's Boys Choir, F-39 St. James Theatre, P-13 St. Louis, MO, 2, P-13 Stage, B-8, F-29, F-31, F-34, F-40 Stage Door, 7, A-10, B-104, B-144, B-305, B-310, B-330, F-36, R-12 Stanley, Helene, F-64 Stanley And Livingstone, F-40 Stanton, Paul, F-41 Stanwyck, Barbara, B-161, B-257, B-335, F-Intro Star Of Midnight, 7, B-159, B-253, F-30, S-16 Star-Tone, D-10 Starbuck, Betty, F-3 "Stay With It," FS-1 Stein, Joe, T-6 Steinbeck, Ron, P-17 Steiner, Max, D-15, D-16, D-17, D-20, F-8, F-20, F-21, F-22, F-23, F-27, F-29, F-30, F-31, F-33 Steiner, William, F-2 Stenographer's Ball, A-5 Stephens, Harvey, F-52 Stephens, Rachel, F-71 Stephenson, Henry, F-55 Stephenson, John, F-70 Stephenson, Wallace, P-14 Stepping Toes, F-35 Stept, Sammy, F-37 Sternad, Rudolph, F-57 Stewart, Donald Ogden, F-45, F-48 Stewart, Jimmy, B-123, B-314, F-38

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Stewart, Michael, P-13 Stewart, Paul, F-62 Stevens, Dodie, T-8 Stevens, George, F-34, F-38 Stevens, George, Jr., T-23 Stevens, Katharine, F-45 Stevens, Leslie, P-7 Stevenson, Edward, F-37, F-39 Stewart, Blanche, R-29 Stewart, James G., F-50, F-51 Stewart, Jimmy, A-19, S-22 Stewart, Michael, P-8 Stiebel, Victor, F-67 Still Life, T-1 Stokowski, Leopold, B-142 Stoloff, Morris W., F-57, F-68 Stone, Dorothy, F-53 Stone, George E., F-13 Stone, Irving, F-56 Stone, James, F-70 Storm, Gale, B-105 Storm Center, F-60 Storm Warning, B-224, F-60 Story Of Louis Pasteur, The, F-40 Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle, The, 7, B-8, B-10, B-59, B-265, F-40, S-24, App-A Stradling, Harry, F-58, F-65 Strange, Robert, F-4 0 Strange Cargo, F-45 Strathern, Dr. D. 0., B-90 Strictly Business, F-5 Stuart, Gloria, FS-7 Sturges, John, F-46 "Suddenly It's Spring," F-52, S-29 Suicide Fleet, 4, F-7 Sullivan, Barry, F-52 Sullivan, Jim, F-72 Sullivan, Norman, T-ll, T-12 Sundberg, Clinton, F-58 Sunny Goes Home, F-49

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Ginger Rogers

Sutherland, Edward, F-3 Sutton, Grady, F-36, F-37, F-38 Sutton, Kay, F-39 Swanson, H. N. , F-16, F-21 Swartz, Arthur, F-4 Swayze, Patrick, B-28 Sweet, Harry, F-8 Sweet Leilani, F-35 "Sweeter Than You," P-2 Swing Time, 6, B-226, D-22, D-27, F-33, S-19 "Swing Trot," S-32 Swope, Rusty, F-70 Sydney, Australia, P-17 "Syncopated Waltz," F-40 Synder, Edward, F-6 T. B. Harms, S-ll, S-14, S-15 "Take Me Back To New York Town," F-40 Talbot, Lyle, F-10, F-17 "Tale Of Manhattan," F-48, S-26 Tales Of Manhattan, 8, B-315, F-48, S-26 Talman, William, T-2 Tamkin, David, F-56 Tannura, Philip, FS-1 Tatler, The, F-35, F-38, F-40, F-41, F-62, F-64 Taurog, Norman, F-4 Taylor, Avonne, F-5 Taylor, Dwight, F-27, F-31, F-33, F-62 Taylor, Jim, P-17 Taylor, Paul, A-20, T-23 Tead, Phil, F-14 Teagarden, Jack, P-3 Teasdale, Verree, F-3, F-42, R-9 Ted Fiorito And His Band, F-24 Teenage Rebel, F-70, S-38 Temple, Shirley, F-Intro, F-25, F-53, S-30, T-20 Tender Comrade, 8, F-51 "Tender Shoot, The," T-9 Tenderfoot, The, 4, F-9 Tenille, Toni, A-19 Terry, Art, P-6 Terry, Sheila, F-12 Texas, P-l

Texas State Charleston Champion, 2, A-l, P-l "Texas Tommy," F-4 0 That's Entertainment, F-Intro That's Entertainment II, F-Intro That's Dancin', D-27, F-Intro "That's How I Feel," P-14 Thaxter, Phyllis, F-54 Theatre Arts, B-146, B-215, F-53, F-58, F-62 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, P-14 Theodore, Pete, B-170 "There I Was," P-7 "There's A Bluebird At My Window," F-19 "There's A Smile On My Face," F-33 These Days, F-23 "They All Laughed," D-21, F-35, S-20 "They Can't Take That Away From Me," B-122, D-13, D-21, F-35, F-58, S-20, S-32 Thirteenth Guest, The, 4, F-10 "This Is New," F-52 Thomas, Frank M., F-41 Thomas, Frankie, F-4 9 Thomas, Shirley, R-28 Thompson, Frank, Jr., R-21 Thomson, Kenneth, F-19, F-25 Thousand Eyes Magazine, The, B-298 Three Little Words, F-Intro Three Radio Rogues, The, F-24 Three Sisters, F-29 Tierney, Gene, F-66 Tight Spot, F-68, S-36 Timber Beast, F-8 Time, A-10, B-59, B-93, B-156, F-l, F-13, F-15, F-16, F-19, F-20, F-27, F-29, F-31, F-32, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-42,

Index F-43, F-44, F-45, F-46, F-47, F-48, F-49, F-50, F-51, F-52, F-53, F-54, F-55, F-56, F-57, F-58, F-59, F-60, F-61, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-68, F-70, F-71, F-73, App-A "Time On My Hands," R-l Tiomkin, Dmitri, F-44 Tip-Off, The, 4, F-6 To Each His Own, 10 Toast Of New York, The, 10 Tobias, Charles, F-37 Tobias, Hank, F-53 Todd, Sherman, F-51 Todd, Thelma, F-19 Toland, Gregg, F-9 Toler, Sidney, F-26, F-28 Tolkin, Mel, T-7 "Tom Collins," F-46 Tom, Dick, And Harry, 8, A-7, A-10, B-171, F-Intro, F-39, F-46, P-6 "Tom, Dick, And Harry" (radio program), 9, R-20 "Tonight At 8:30 -- Three By Coward," 11, B-121, B-138, B-200, T-1 Too Dangerous To Love, F-59 "Too Much Mustard," F-40, S-24 Top Hat, 5, 9, 13, B-226, D-4, D-6, D-10, D-23, F-31, R-7 T O P Hat, White Tie And Golf Shoes, D-12 "Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails," D-23, F-31, S-17 T O P Speed, 3, P-l, P-2 "Touch Of Your Hand," F-29, S-15 Tovarich, 11, P-12 Tover, Leo, F-49, F-62 Towers, Richard, F-12 Tracy, Lee, B-117 Tracy, Spencer, B-243 Trail, Armitage, F-10 Travers, Henry, F-43 Travilla, F-63, F-64,

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F-66 Treadway, Charlotte, R-21 Tree, Dolly, F-48 Tree, Dorothy, F-37 Treen, Mary, F-45 Tregre, George, P-13 "Tres Jolie Waltz," F-40 Trevor, Claire, R-28 Tribby, John, F-28, F-29, F-37, F-44, F-55 "Tropicana," F-42 Trott, Pat, P-13 Trotti, Lamar, F-48 Truex, Ernest, F-41 Truman, President Harry, 12, F-56 Truman, Margaret, R-2 6 Trumbo, Dalton, F-45, F-51 Tuchock, Wanda, F-23 Tucker, Jerry, F-19 Tucker, Richard, F-11 Tully, Tom, F-53 Tunstall, Eve, P-14 Turner, George Kibbee, F-6 Turner, Helene, F-3, F-5 Turner, Lana, F-54, FS-8, S-31, T-2 Turpin, Helen, F-64, F-66 Tuthill, C. A., F-5 Tutti Camarats Orchestra, T-7 Tuttle, Lurene, R-12 TV Guide, B-22, B-35, B-200 Twelve In A Box, F-59 Twentieth Century-Fox, B-98, F-47, F-48, F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-70, F-71, FS-8 20 Million Sweethearts, 5, F-24, S-12 Twist Of Fate, 10, F-67 Tyler, Ronnie, F-59 Tynan, Brandon, F-44 Tyron, Glenn, F-22, F-29 Ullmann, Liv, P-16 United Artists, D-18, D-26 Universal, 5, F-56, F-61 Unsinkable Molly Brown, The, 11, P-ll Upperworld, 5, F-26

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Ginger Rogers

"Used To Be You," 5 FS-6, S-Intro Vacation Playhouse, 11, T-14 Vadnai, Laslo, F-48 Valentine, Joseph, F-55 , F-56 Vallee, Rudy, F-63, FS- 4 Valles, F-58 Van Brocklin, Norm, T-l 2 Van Doren, Charles, T-5 Van Druten, John, F-44 Van Fleet, Jo, T-15 Van Hessen, Richard, F-40, F-41, F-50 Van Heusen, Jimmy, F-52 , T-ll Van Lose, Audrey, R-15 Van Ronkel, Rip, F-67 Vanderbilt, Gloria, T-1 Vanity Fair, F-13, F-16 F-20, F-27, F-28, F-3 1 Varconi, Victor, F-29, F-40 Varden, Norma, F-4 9 Variety, B-129, B-130, B-169, B-184, B-242, F-l, F-2, F-3, F-5, F-6, F-7, F-8, F-9, 7-11, F-12, FF-l 3, F-10 7-15, F-16, FF-l 7, F-14 F-18 7-19, F-20, FF-2 2, F-23 7-24, F-25, FF-2 6, F-27 7-28, F-29, FF-3 0, F-31 7-32, F-33, FF-3 4, F-35 7-36, F-37, FF-3 8, F-39 7-40, F-41, FF-4 2, F-43 7-44, F-46, FF-4 7, F-48 7-49, F-50, FF-5 1, F-52 7-53, F-54, FF-5 6, F-57 ?-58, F-60, FF-6 1, F-62 ^-63, F-64, FF-6 5, F-66 7-67, F-68, FF-6 9, F-70 7-71, F-73, EP-2 P-3, P-4, P-5, P-6, P-7, P-13, P-14, R-9, T-1, T-2, T-3, T-5, T-6, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 , T-15 Vassar, Queenie, F-43 Vaudeville, B-319, P-l Veaux, Clyde, P-3 Vedera, Claire, R-17 Veiller, Anthony, F-30,

F-36 Velvet Light Trap, The, B-302, F-13, F-15 Vera-Ellen, F-Intro Verdon, Gwen, F-4 7 Verneuil, Louis, B-49, P-4 Victor, Henry, F-7 Vigran, Herb, T-ll Village Voice, B-120, B-263, B-279 Vincent, Allen, F-14 Visages, B-87 Vitaphone Pictures Corp., F-13, F-15, F-24 Vivacious Lady (movie), 7, F-38, S-22 "Vivacious Lady" (radio program), 9, R-16 Von Eltz, Theodore, F-25, F-42 Von Reinhold, Calvin, P-7 Von Seyffertitz, Gustav, F-25 Vorhees, Donald, R-27 Waco, TX, A-l Wade, Justin, R-10 Waikiki Wedding, F-35 "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee," F-40, S-24 "Wake Up Brother And Dance," S-20 Wakeling, Gwen, F-6, F-7, F-8, F-47, F-48 Wald, Jerry, F-24, F-59, F-60 Waldorf, F-54 Wales, Ethel, F-10 Walker, Joseph, F-48 Walker, Nella, F-25, F-45 Walker, Vernon L. , F-20, F-23, F-27, F-28, F-31, F-33, F-34, F-35, F-37, F-39, F-40, F-41, F-43, F-44, F-45, F-46, F-50, F-51 Walker, Walter, F-12, F-19, F-20 "Walking The Dog Promenade," F-35, S-20 Wall, Geraldine, F-66 Wallis, Hal B., F-13 Walsh, Ken, P-14

Index Walters, Charles, F-54, F-58 Walton, Douglas, F-40 "Waltz In Swing Time," D-22, F-34, S-19 WAMPUS Baby Stars, B-329, FS-7 Wanger, Walter, 3, P-2 Waram, Percy, F-57 Ward, Colleen, R-12 Ward, E. Clayton, F-64 Ware, Frank, F-13 Ware, James, F-67 Warner Bros., 4, 5, F-9, F-12, F-13, F-15, F-26, F-59, F-60, P-12 Warner, Jack, F-15 Warren, S-32 Warren, Garry, P-14 Warren, Harry, D-13, D-18, F-13, F-15, F-24 Warren, Lesley Anne, T-15 Warth, Theron, F-50 "Was That The Human Thing To Do?," FS-6 Watch Your Step, F-35 Waters, Ethel, F-48 Watkin, Pierre, F-36 Watkins, Maurine, F-16, F-47 Watson, Bobby, F-4 Watson, Marilyn, P-7 Watts, Charles, F-60 "Way Down Wonder In New Orleans," F-40 "Way You Look Tonight, The" F-34, S-19 Wayne, David, F-62 Wayne, John, F-Intro, T-2 WCBS-TV, R-31 "We Can't Get Along," FS-3 "We Need A Little Christmas," P-14 "We Saw The Sea," D-16, F-33, S-18 "We're In The Money," B-44, D-18, F-15, S-8 We're Not Married, 10, F-62 Weatherwax, Paul, F-11, F-14 Weaver, John D., F-64 Webb, Gene, R-17

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Webb, Kenneth, F-2 7 Webb, Roy, F-16, F-32, F-36, F-38, F-41, F-45, F-46 Webster, Paul Francis, F-48 Weekend At The Waldorf, 8, F-54, S-31 "Weekend In The Country," D-13, F-58, S-32 Weill, Kurt, F-52 Weisbart, David, F-59 Weld, Tuesday, T-12 Welles, Orson, FS-8 Wellman, William A., F-47 Wells, John, F-22 Wells, William K., F-4 Welsch, Howard, F-61 Wengraf, John, F-71 Wenworth, Martha, R-12, R-15 West, Mae, B-165, F-69, R-4 West, Will, T-1 Westerby, Robert, F-67 Westley, Helen, F-29 Westmore, Frank, F-61 Westmore, Perc, F-9, F-12, F-13, F-15, F-24, F-26, F-59, F-60 Westmore, Wally, F-49, F-52, F-60, F-65 "What Are Your Intentions?," F-24, S-12 "What Would I Care?," P-2 Wheeler, Gertrude, F-59 Wheeler, Joan, F-24 Wheeler, Lyle R., F-62, F-63, F-64, F-66, F-70, F-71 Wheeler & Woolsey, B-264 When The Boys Meet The Girls, P-3 "Where Do You Go When You Arrive?," P-7 "Where The Sweet Forget-Me-Nots Remember," FS-1 "Whiffenpoof Song," F-63, S-34 "While They Were Dancing Around," F-40 White, Alfred, F-18

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Ginger Rogers

White, Daniel M., F-69 White, George, F-4 White, Jesse, F-65 White, Lester, P-5, T-3, T-8, T-10, T-ll, T-12 White, Onna, P-14, P-17 White, Thelma, FS-1 White, Walter, R-15 Whitman, J. Franklin, F-5 Whitney, Lynn, F-60 Whittredge, J. R., F-55 Whorf, Richard, F-61 "Whose Your Lady Friend," F-40 "Why Can't You Love That Way," FS-1 Wilcox, Frank, F-69 "Wild About You," F-31 Wilde, Cornell, F-57, S-33 Wilder, Hagar, F-39 Wilder, Thornton, P-13 Wiles, Gordon, F-11, F-14 Wiles, Lindybeth, P-14 Wilhelm, Hans, F-55 Wilkins, June, F-41 Wilkinson, James D., T-23 William, Warren, F-15, F-26 William Marshall Productions, F-72 Williams, Andy, A-19 Williams, Esther, T-12 Williams, Frances, F-56 Williams, Guinn, F-12, F-22 Williams, Ken, P-2 Williams, Larry, F-l, F-3, F-4 Williams, Robert, F-60, F-61 Williamson Music, Inc., S-30 Willis, Edwin B., F-54, F-58 Willis, F. McGrew, F-7 Wills, Chill, F-53 Wilson, Billy, R-8 Wilson, Charles, F-54 Wilson, Clarence H., F-17, F-37 Wilson, Dorothy, F-22, FS-7 Wilson, Frank, R-26

Wilson, Lois, FS-5 Wilson, Meredith, P-ll Windust, Bretaigne, F-59 Winninger, Charles, R-10 Winsett, Betty, P-14 Winslow, George, F-63 Winslowe, Paula, R-21 Winwood, Estelle, T-1 Wise, Robert, F-41, F-42 "With Open Arms," S-39 Withers, Isabel, F-59 Witney, Claire, R-10 Wittop, Freddy, P-13 WMAQ, R-8 WNEW-TV, R-30 Wolcott, Earl A., F-46 Wolfson, P. J., F-35, F-38 Woman's Film Fair, App-A Woman's Home Companion, B-207, F-56, F-57, F-58 Wood, Alan, F-59, R-17, R-20 Wood, Douglas, F-57 Wood, Peggy, F-56 Wood, Sam, F-45, F-55 Wood, Wilson, F-58 Wooden, Earl B., F-53 Woodward, Joanne, A-20, T-23 Woolf, Victor, P-14 Woolsey, Robert, FS-7 World Film News, F-34, F-35, F-36, F-37, F-39 Worth, Harry, R-21 Wray, John, F-3 Wright, David, P-14 Wright, Teresa, B-105, T-2 Wylie, I. A. R., F-38 Wyman, Jane, T-12 Wynn, Ed, F-4, S-4 Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra, F-54 "Yam, The," B-203, D-2, D-14, F-39, S-23 "Yama Yama Man, The" F-40, S-24 Yarnell, Bruce Peter, P-7 "Yesterdays," D-20, F-29, S-15 Yost, Dorothy, F-27, F-40 "You Can't Take That Away From Me," P-6

I n d ex You Said A Mouthful, 4, F-12 You Were Never Lovelier, F-Intro "You'd Be Hard To Replace," D-7, D-13, F-58, S-32 "You'll Be Reminded Of Me," S-22 "You're Devastating," F-29, S-15 "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me," D-26, F-13, S-6 "You're Here And I'm Here," F-40 You're Never Too Young, F-49 "You're Such A Comfort To Me," F-19, S-10 "You're Worth Waiting For," F-11, S-5 Youmans, Vincent, D-15, F-20 Young, Gig, T-1 Young, J. Arthur, R-17 Young, Loretta, B-4, B-76, B-204, B-335 Young, Roland, F-4 8 Young, Ronnie, P-13 Young, Victor, D-4, D-6, F-65 "Young And Healthy," D-26, F-13, S-6 Young Man Of Manhattan, 4, P-2, S-l Young Sarah, F-58 Your Hit Parade, F-31 "Your The Top," P-19 Zanuck, Darryl F., B-98, FS-8 Zatorsky, Ernest, F-4 Ziegler, William H., F-53 Zimbalist, Efrem, Jr., A-19 Zucco, George, F-54, F-58 Zukor, Adolph, P-2, R-2 8

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