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- catalog abstract "Six days before the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, Warner Bros. completed shooting on a new-style musical. Hard-bitten, fast moving, full of gritty realism about the Depression and frank about sex, 42nd Street was in the vanguard of Warners's New Deal in Entertainment. Its plot is sheer cliche: a backstage story in which, just before opening night, the star breaks an ankle, the young understudy goes on and becomes an overnight sensation. What keeps the movie fresh sixty years later is the snappy dialogue, terrific performances from Ruby Keeler, Ginger Rogers and a host of Warners contract players, and above all the delirious dance routines of the incomparable Busby Berkeley. J. Hoberman's description of the film catches its mixture of New Deal optimism and showbiz brashness, and places them expertly in the context of Hollywood's attempt to come to terms with hard times.".
- catalog contributor b4439348.
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 78).".
- catalog description "Its plot is sheer cliche: a backstage story in which, just before opening night, the star breaks an ankle, the young understudy goes on and becomes an overnight sensation. What keeps the movie fresh sixty years later is the snappy dialogue, terrific performances from Ruby Keeler, Ginger Rogers and a host of Warners contract players, and above all the delirious dance routines of the incomparable Busby Berkeley. J. Hoberman's description of the film catches its mixture of New Deal optimism and showbiz brashness, and places them expertly in the context of Hollywood's attempt to come to terms with hard times.".
- catalog description "Six days before the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, Warner Bros. completed shooting on a new-style musical. Hard-bitten, fast moving, full of gritty realism about the Depression and frank about sex, 42nd Street was in the vanguard of Warners's New Deal in Entertainment.".
- catalog extent "79 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "42nd Street.".
- catalog identifier "0851703550 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "42nd Street.".
- catalog isPartOf "BFI film classics".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : BFI Publishing,".
- catalog relation "42nd Street.".
- catalog subject "42nd street (Motion picture)".
- catalog subject "791.4372 20".
- catalog subject "Motion picture plays History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Motion picture plays Technique.".
- catalog subject "PN1997.F5963 H63 1993".
- catalog title "42nd Street / J. Hoberman.".
- catalog type "text".