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Film, Video [Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies] Container title: Luncheon party at 1019 and Astaire Slap that bass

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Title

  • [Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies]

Other Title

  • Container title: Luncheon party at 1019 and Astaire Slap that bass

Summary

  • Footage of a luncheon at the Gershwin home in the backyard garden, and footage, filmed by George Gershwin, of Fred Astaire performing the "Slap that bass" dance number on the set of the film Shall we dance.

Names

  • Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, camera operator

Created / Published

  • [between 1936 and 1937]

Contents

  • 1. Luncheon party (00:07-01:27): Vincente Minnelli and Moss Hart sit at a table with an unidentified woman (possibly Ketti Gallian) and an unidentified man. Leonore Gershwin stands behind Vincente Minnelli with her arms draped around his neck. Harry Botkin and Anya Arlen sit at a table and smoke cigarettes. George Gershwin playfully pecks Lillian Hellman's cheek. Guest plays with George Gershwin's dog Tony. George Gershwin again playfully pecks Lillian Hellman's cheek, and Dashiell Hammett is visible in the background seated at a different table. George Gershwin plays with his dog Tony. Ira Gershwin humorously places bowls atop the heads of Anya Arlen and Harry Botkin. Anya Arlen sits with Harold Arlen -- 2. Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass (01:28-02:45): Fred Astaire dances on the set of the film Shall we dance. Production personnel clean the floor. The film's director, Mark Sandrich, smiles and interacts with Fred Astaire. Multi-angle shots of Fred Astaire dancing across the set.

Headings

  • -  Gershwin, Ira,--1896-1983--Friends and associates
  • -  Gershwin, Leonore,--1900-1991--Friends and associates
  • -  Minnelli, Vincente,--depicted
  • -  Hart, Moss,--1904-1961,--depicted
  • -  Gershwin, Leonore,--1900-1991,--depicted
  • -  Botkin, Henry Albert,--1896-1983,--depicted
  • -  Arlen, Anya,--1915-1970,--depicted
  • -  Gershwin, George,--1898-1937,--depicted
  • -  Tony--(Dog),--depicted
  • -  Hellman, Lillian,--1905-1984,--depicted
  • -  Hammett, Dashiell,--1894-1961,--depicted
  • -  Gershwin, Ira,--1896-1983,--depicted
  • -  Arlen, Harold,--1905-1986,--depicted
  • -  Astaire, Fred,--depicted
  • -  Sandrich, Mark,--1900-1945,--depicted
  • -  Luncheons--California--Beverly Hills
  • -  Backyard gardens--California--Beverly Hills
  • -  Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.--California--Los Angeles
  • -  Shall we dance (Motion picture : 1937)

Genre

  • Amateur films
  • Filmed dance
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Appearing: Vincente Minnelli, Moss Hart, Leonore Gershwin, Harry Botkin, Anya Arlen, George Gershwin, Tony (dog), Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Fred Astaire, Mark Sandrich, and others.
  • -  Camera operator [segment 2: Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass], George Gershwin.
  • -  Segment 2: Per a Los Angeles times, March 7, 1991, p. 431 article, George Gershwin filmed Fred Astaire performing the "Slap that bass" dance number on the set of the film Shall we dance.
  • -  Luncheon party filmed in 1936 at 1019 N. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
  • -  Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass filmed at RKO Radio Pictures studios in Hollywood, California, on the set of the film Shall we dance in 1936 or 1937.
  • -  1936 date for Luncheon party is from [Gershwins, 1936-1939--Ira Gershwin--home movies] DVD-R with identification.
  • -  Unable to determine exact day of filming for Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass. Rehearsals for the film Shall we dance began in November 1936 and filming was from December 24, 1936, to March 24, 1937.
  • -  For a possible additional fragment, see [Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass, no. 2--Ira Gershwin--home movie] (LCCN 2024603488).
  • -  Sources used: original containers; Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Trust archive, 1895-2012 ILS record (LCCN 2018571963); Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Trust Archive finding aid; [Gershwins, 1936-1939--Ira Gershwin--home movies] DVD-R with identification; Spiegel, E. Fred & Ginger meet Van Nest Polglase. Velvet light trap, vol. 10, fall 1973, p. 21, viewed online October 17, 2024 via Proquest Databases; Variety, March 25, 1937, p. 6, viewed October 17, 2024 via Variety Archives online; Los Angeles times, March 7, 1991, p. 431, viewed October 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com; AFI WWW site, viewed October 17, 2024; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed October 17, 2024.
  • -  Ira and Leonore S Gershwin Trust archive, 1895-2012.
  • -  Moving image material transferred to LC NAVCC Moving Image Section from the LC Music Division, 2011-04-05.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (approximately 2 min., 38 sec.) : si., color.

Source Collection

  • Gershwin Trust Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024603431

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Gershwin, George, Camera Operator. Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies. [Between 1936 and 1937, 1936] Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024603431/.

APA citation style:

Gershwin, G. (1936) Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies. [Between 1936 and 1937] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024603431/.

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Gershwin, George, Camera Operator. Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies. [Between 1936 and 1937, 1936] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024603431/>.