Mardi Gras (1943)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Mardi Gras |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1943 |
| length | 19 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hugh Bennett |
| script | Ray E. Spencer |
| production |
Walter MacEwen Louis Harris |
| music |
Gil Grau John Leipold Leo Shuken |
| camera |
George Barnes Harry Hallenberger |
| cut | Gladys Carley |
| occupation | |
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Mardi Gras is a 1943 American short music film that was nominated for an Oscar .
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The background of the short story is the Mardi Gras in New Orleans . Embedded in the happy hustle and bustle, Johnnie Johnston and Betty Rhodes, who in their roles as Johnnie Jones and Suzie Brown, are traded as marquee attractions, perform their songs That Old Black Magic , All the Way and At the Mardi Gras . In the marquee, trampoline artists act alongside dancers who perform special dance numbers and add to the atmosphere. They embody the kind of artist that showmen would want to add class and sophistication to their trade.
background
A fictional story is the basis of the film. The names Johnnie Johnston , who sings his song The Old Black Magic from the musical film Star Spangled Rhythm , and Betty Rhodes, who was on the cast list for the musical romance The Fleet's In , which is popular in the USA, should be highlighted .
Mardi Gras ( Carnival ) was the first musical short film in a series of six films on two roles in Technicolor, produced by Paramount Pictures in 1943/1944. The series continued in 1948 and reissued in the early 1950s.
- publication
- USA: October 1, 1943 and again on October 6, 1950
The series title in the US was: Musical Parade (1943–1944 season) # 1: Mardi Gras .
Awards
The producer Walter MacEwen was nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Short Film" (2 film roles) in 1944 , but had to admit defeat to Jerry Bresler and Sam Coslow and the fantasy film Heavenly Music .
Web links
- Mardi Gras in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mardi Gras movie poster
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Shorts that turned into Features ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at tcm.com, accessed January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Mardi Gras at letterboxd.com (English)
- ↑ The 16th Academy Awards | 1944 at oscars.org, accessed January 10, 2016.
