The film is an adaptation of the 1926 play chicago by maurine dallas watkins, a journalist who had found her inspiration in two reallife chicago trials she had covered for the press. With ginger rogers, cary grant, walter slezak, albert dekker. A stab at the enemy while delivering a screwy cary grant charmnumber with ginger being a absolute adorable scam artist, looking for class in the wrong place. Marilyn monroe movies marilyn monroe photos marylin monroe hollywood stars old hollywood mitzi gaynor top film ginger rogers norma jeane. Ginger rogers charleston scene from roxie hart 1942 youtube. Her career continued on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century. Sep 12, 2019 ginger rogers probably wouldnt have been such a huge star without the love and support she got from her mother lela. Ginger rogers ghost is still haunting in her childhood house 10. The backdrop of wwii in 1940 and 1941 seems curiously unrealistic by modern standards. James stewart and grace kelly on the film set of rear. What remains the same is that roxie is a darling of the press, and her trial is a media circus. After leaving austria in the mid1930s, he first settled in london and then moved on to the west coast. Ginger rogers charleston scene from roxie hart 1942.
But when a fullgrown young lady dons a kids clothes to play a little girl, it makes a delightful idea for a very cunning filmmainly because ginger rogers is the lady who dons the clothes, and also because billy wilder and. Rogers was even the hero of ginger rogers and the riddle of the scarlet cloak, a girls adventure novel in the vein of the nancy drew series penned by her mother. Apr 21, 2020 ginger rogers, american dancer and actress who was best known as the partner of fred astaire in a series of movie musicals, including the gay divorcee 1934 and top hat 1935. Ginger rogers original vintage 1942 john miehle rko fashion portrait photo. The film itself has good production values, and a very impressive cast. Fred astaire may 10, 1899 june 22, 1987 and ginger rogers july 16, 1911 april 25, 1995 were iconic dance partners in a total of 10 films, nine of them with rko radio pictures from 1933 to 1939, and one, the barkleys of broadway, with mgm in 1949, their only color film. The major and the minor is a 1942 american comedy film starring ginger rogers and ray milland. But when a fullgrown young lady dons a kids clothes to play a little girl, it makes a delightful idea for a very cunning film mainly because ginger rogers is the lady who dons the clothes, and also because billy wilder and. Ginger rogers biography childhood, life achievements. Sep 05, 2019 ginger rogers probably wouldnt have been such a huge star without the love and support she got from her mother lela. Wellman and starring ginger rogers, adolphe menjou, george montgomery, nigel bruce, phil silvers, william frawley and spring byington. It took me a very long time to find some music to put to this video and i. We all know about the 2002 academy award winning musical chicago, starring catherine zetajones, richard gere and renee zellweger, but not too many people knew that this story had been filmed before as plain comedy in 1942. The major and the minor 1942 the major and the minor.
Its basically the same story as chicago with some changes. Onetime home of dancer and film star ginger rogers sells in. Cary grant and ginger rogers in once upon a honeymoon 1942 ginger rogers in once. Ginger rogers, american dancer and actress who was best known as the partner of fred astaire in a series of movie musicals, including the gay divorcee 1934 and top hat 1935. The major and the minor susan applegate 1942 once upon a honeymoon katie ohara 1942.
The screenplay by wilder and charles brackett is based on the play connie goes home by edward childs carpenter. Holiday inn is a 1942 american musical film directed by mark sandrich and starring bing crosby and fred astaire, with marjorie reynolds, virginia dale, and walter abel. Ginger rogers probably wouldnt have been such a huge star without the love and support she got from her mother lela. Ginger rogers, the versatile academy awardwinning actress, comedian, singer and dancer who lightened the hearts of depressionera america through her classically romantic ballroom encounters with. Henreid only had a few years experience in hollywood. The film is an adaptation of the 1926 play chicago by maurine dallas watkins, a journalist who had found her inspiration in two reallife chicago trials she. Ginger rogers stars as susan applegate, a disillusioned young woman who moved to new york city with high hopes only to discover she couldnt attain them. Jul 06, 2006 heres a little clip of ginger rogers giving her best in a scene which was filmed for the movie roxie hart but which was not included in the final version of the film. Roxie hart 1942 ginger rogers leads a spirited version of the 1920s black bottom. Roxie hart, also known as chicago or chicago gal, is a 1942 american comedy film directed by william a. Roxie hart signs a murder confession in order to attract publicity for her dancing career as dames dont swing in cook county. Everyone in it is superb ginger rogers, adolphe menjou and a prebilko phil silvers deserve a special mention though. Once upon a honeymoon 1942 rko radio pictures film with.
Read this biography to learn more about her childhood, life, works, achievements and timeline. Nobody thinks much of it when little girls use mamas clothes to play dressup. Heres a little clip of ginger rogers giving her best in a scene which was filmed for the movie roxie hart but which was not included in the final. Once upon a honeymoon 1942 rko radio pictures film with ginger rogers and cary grant ka7b9y from alamys library of. The film is okay because of the casting of cary grant and ginger rogers, two film icons, but overall the film plot seems very improbable and the film seems to waffle between comedy and more serious drama. Tales of manhattan made in 1942 is an anthology movie comprising four main stories of around twentyfive minutes each, all linked by a supposedly cursed tailored dress coat. With ginger rogers, adolphe menjou, george montgomery, lynne overman. May 14, 2016 the ginger rogers charleston 1942 vintage swing dance. In europe at the start of world war ii, a woman notices that wherever her husband goes, the nazis seem to follow.
Rogers, in which the heroine has the same name and appearance as the famous actress, but has no connection. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Oct 19, 2015 nobody thinks much of it when little girls use mamas clothes to play dressup. Its not his best work but it is much better than many comedies nowadays. From her many marriages to her reported affair with fred. She makes a great kid even though she doesnt seem like a kid. Ginger had already appeared in some advertising films, and when lela returned to kansas as reporter and theatre critic for the kansas city post, she made sure her offspring met performers who were. Busted by the conductors for impersonating a halffare child, susan ginger rogers flees into the cabin where major kirby ray milland is introduced, the first comic actionsequence in the first film directed by billy wilder, the major and the minor, 1942. With music by irving berlin, the composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being white christmas. The major and the minor 1942 billy wilder, ginger rogers. The 10 greatest films of ginger rogers the greatest.
He is widely considered the most influential dancer in the history of film. Ginger rogers is my favorite actress and this is one of her best. Brought her first cousin helen nichols to hollywood, renamed her phyllis fraser, and guided her through a few films. Rogers was the heroine of a novel, ginger rogers and the riddle of the scarlet cloak 1942, by lela e. Rogers forsta framgangsrika filmroll var en biroll i 42. There was a real roxie hart, and in 1942, she was played by none other than ginger rogers with red hair. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A successful individual in her own right, lela worked in film and journalism before dedicating much of her time to helping ginger make it in the film industry. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Once upon a honeymoon 1942 rko radio pictures film with ginger rogers and cary grant ka7b9r from alamys library of. The play had already been adapted once before, as the 1927 silent movie chica. In the american film institute afi list afis 100 years. Heres a little clip of ginger rogers giving her best in a scene which was filmed for the movie roxie hart but which was not included in the final version of the film.
Ginger rogers was an awardwinning american dancer, singer and actress. The major and the minor 1942 billy wilder, ginger rogers, ray milland, rita johnson, comedy, romance may 19, 2018 new york working woman susan applegate is desperate to go home to iowa but doesnt have the railroad fare so that she disguises herself as a kid to ride half an hour. Charleston scene from roxie hart 1942 by laughland. Ginger rogers full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
A soldier suffering from combat fatigue meets a young woman on christmas furlough from prison and their mutual loneliness blossoms into romance. The difference here is that roxie didnt shoot anyone, and she and her husband do. Marilyn played annabel norris,a beauty queen contestant in both the miss mississippi and mrs. May 10, 1899 june 22, 1987 was an american dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. Movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight.
This is a brilliant film based on same plot as chicago but with very little musical content. From secret romances to onset dramas the extraordinary. Roxie hart 1942 a great charleston by a great dancer. She starred in comedies tom, dick and harry 1941 and roxie hart 1942. Rogers flourished throughout the 1940s, becoming one of the most popular and highest paid actresses of the decade.
An adaptation of the nonmusical play chicago, later adapted into the successful stage musical and film. Onetime home of dancer and film star ginger rogers sells. At least, it has in the case of paramounts the major and the minor, which came to the paramount theatre yesterdaymainly because ginger rogers is the lady who dons the clothes, and also. It was nominated for the oscar for best sound recording stephen dunn. The major and the minor 1942 the blonde at the film.
Once upon a honeymoon is a 1942 romantic comedy drama starring cary grant, ginger rogers, and walter slezak, directed by leo mccarey, and released by rko radio pictures. When she was a child, her mother moved her to fort worth, texas, where, at the age of fourteen she got her first experience on the stage, as a standin in a traveling vaudeville act. Ginger rogers list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The film is an adaptation of the 1926 play chicago by maurine dallas watkins, a journalist who had found. Nov 8, 2012 1942 ginger rogers and cary grant in once upon a honeymoon. Once upon a honeymoon is a 1942 romantic comedydrama starring cary grant, ginger rogers, and walter slezak, directed by leo mccarey, and released by rko radio pictures.
Aug 10, 2009 this is a video tribute to the film the major and the minor 1942 with ginger rogers and ray milland. This movie is a must see for every billy wilder fan because this was his american debut. Compared to the then established twotime academy awardwinner bette davis, mr. The major and the minor from 1942 is a billy wilder comedy with some funny moments. Onetime home of dancer and film star ginger rogers sells in hollywood hills. Phyllis fraser married and then became known as phyllis fraser. Henry fonda, ginger rogers, rita hayworth and edward g.
July 16, 1911 april 25, 1995 was an american actress, dancer, and singer. Happy birthday, ginger rogers july 1911 april 1995 my mother told me i was dancing before i was born. Ginger rogers plays showgirl roxie hart, whose nogood husband kills a man and insists that. She also won an oscar for playing the title role in kitty foyle 1940 and later starred in roxie hart 1942. In 1927 chicago, the body of a theatrical agent is found in the apartment of his client, wouldbe dancer roxie hart ginger rogers, who lives with her. Ginger rogers turns in a wonderfully comic and convincing portrayal as a pretend preteen in this very funny film. In 1955 they made a remake for this called youre never too young with dean martin and jerry lewis, which was also funny. It is part of a series known as whitman authorized editions, 16 books published between 19411947 that featured a film actress as heroine. His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years. The success of her films and other projects allowed her to purchase a 1,000acre ranch in southern oregon, where she lived with her mother and built a dairy complex that supplied. This movie is known as a comedy, but if you look closely, there are many hidden moments of drama. A tribute to the major and the minor 1942 with ginger rogers and ray milland.
I was surprised to recognize the basic elements of the later film, chicago in this film. It was the first american film directed by billy wilder. The ginger rogers charleston 1942 vintage swing dance. United states office for emergency management film unit. In 1955 they made a remake for this called youre never too young with dean martin and.
Ginger rogers on cover on free shipping on qualified orders. Ray milland and ginger rogers in the major and the minor 1942 ginger rogers. Major and the minor, the 1942 movie clip they call me susu. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Ginger rogers was born virginia mcmath, in missouri in 1911. She won an academy award for her starring role in kitty foyle 1940, but is best remembered for performing during the 1930s in rkos musical films partnered with fred astaire. Get the best deals on ginger rogers photo when you shop the largest online selection at. The ginger rogers filmography lists the film appearances of american actress ginger. That first film, the major and the minor, was cowritten by longtime collaborator charles brackett and the pair have come up with an entertaining and hilarious film.