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THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
JEROME KERN
ROBERTA
Jerome once again teamed with Otto Harbach for this 1933 Broadway show. It starred Bob Hope in his first major role, George Murphy, Fred MacMurray and Sydney Greenstreet. A significant success, it ran for a year.
In 1935, RKO filmed it and recast it completely as a vehicle for Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott. The film went on to become a major success for the studio. Three songs from the Broadway show were dropped and two new songs inserted, one from a Kern show that had previously flopped.
ILL BE HARD TO HANDLE
Fred and Ginger rehearsed this for nine weeks before getting it in one take. Gingers Russian accent is hilarious, and when the tap dancing starts, it becomes sublime. La La Land notwithstanding, this clip from the film gives you a hint of just what weve lost over 83 years.
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers: Ill Be Hard to Handle
9 posted on
06/22/2018 6:15:36 PM PDT by
Publius
To: Publius
More great tunes by Jerome Kern. Thanks, Publius, for sharing his story with us. ((HUGS))
105 posted on
06/22/2018 10:17:12 PM PDT by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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