George whites scandals is also the name of several movies set within the scandals, all of which focus primarily on the shows acts, with a thin backstage plot stringing them all together. Like the samenamed 1934 and 1935 films, rko radio s 1945 musical george white s scandals uses the eponymous broadway revue as a framework for a fabricated plotline. Faye had been working as a chorus girl and dancer on the east coast for a couple of years and had recently changed her name from alice jeanne leppert to alice faye. The 1934 version of george whites scandals is one of those films i. George white s scandals 1928 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city jul 2, 1928 and played through jan 19, 1929. Hot on the heels of the previous year s george white s scandals, they rushed this one before the cameras, and it suffered the fate that most sequels sufferit wasnt as good as the first one. Two struggling vaudevillians james dunn and alice faye are discovered when broadway impresario george white gets off a florida bound train and discovers a small town. If youre a show biz buff, you no doubt know all about george whites scandals, one notch below ziegfelds follies, and one above earl carrolls vanities in the heyday of broadway revues. Opened at the globe theatre, new york on june 7, 1920.
White not only stars in the film as himself, but is also credited as director though one suspects that musical stager harry lachman handled most of the megging. That said, george white s scandals of 1935 is basically fox films before they were 20th century fox version of mgm s the ziegfeld follies, but with a different story line. Nov 05, 2007 short film on visuals concerning george whites scandals. Find george gershwin composition information on allmusic. These scandals productions would help many future stars obtain their careers such as alice faye, ann miller, ann pennington, eleanor powell, frances williams, ray bolger and rudy vallee were in his. George weitz march 12, 1892 new york, usa some sources say toronto, canada. Mar 20, 2020 george gershwin, one of the most significant and popular american composers of all time. Feist on allmovie like the samenamed 1934 and 1935 films, rko. George whites scandals 1922 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new. George whites scandals is a 1934 american precode musical film directed by george white and written by jack yellen. She would appear with judy garland again in babes in arms 1939, with jack haley in george whites scandals 1945, and with ray bolger in the daydreamer 1966.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Directed by thornton freeland, harry lachman, george white. George white s scandals 1931 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city sep 14, 1931 and played through mar 5, 1932. George white danced in the 1911 and 1915 editions of the follies before producing a series of thirteen lavish scandals plus two film versions. Streetswings dance archives george white scandals of 1945. He wrote primarily for the broadway musical theatre, but his orchestral and piano compositions were also important. George whites scandals is a 1945 american film starring joan davis, jack haley, phillip terry, and glenn tryon. The romance between the wealthy british jill martin and tom mcgrath, the assistant to the.
Short film on visuals concerning george whites scandals. Enjoyable scandals, but this was one where the story got in the way of a good show. Tom patricola also sings somebody loves me with joan leslie in the gershwin biopic rhapsody in blue, 1946 recording artists and club performers regularly change lyrics around to customize them for their own particular needs. This would eventually lead him to solo as well as partnered dance work on the broadway stage picture on left is of george white and unknown dancer doing the flirtation dance. It features haleys wizard of oz costar margaret hamilton. George whites scandals 1924 broadway musical revue original. George whites scandals 1926 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city jun 14, 1926 and played through jun 18, 1927. The film stars rudy vallee, jimmy durante, alice faye, adrienne ames, gregory ratoff, cliff edwards and dixie dunbar. Another george white musical production in film which is based on the george whites scandals stage extravaganzas that played broadway for years. Streetswings dance archives george white scandals of.
For his first scandals score, gershwin was reteamed with lyricist arthur jackson, the pair already having worked together on gershwins first full. Stairway to paradise often referred to by the first line of its refrain, ill build a stairway to paradise instead of the shorter, published title was written for the 1922 edition of the musical revue george white s scandals, which opened on broadway, august 28, 1922, and closed, november 11, of the same year, running for eightynine. According to ruth leon, one of george s biographers, gershwin had felt a revue format like george white s scandals was the right showcase for his talents, and a song as good and lasting as somebody loves me seems to bear that out. George white, a featured dancer in the ziegfeld follies of 1911 and 1915, broke off to create his own revues in 1919 and hired george gershwin based on his breakthrough hit, swanee. Soon after it was completed she was married to roy del ruth, the film director, and retired.
I just discovered there are at least 3 george white scandal films and that alice faye is in 2 of them. Opening title sequence for george whites scandals, 1945, followed by patti nelson singing how did you get out of my dreams by jack yellen and sammy fain, and gene krupa drumming and mcing. Stairway to paradise often referred to by the first line of its refrain, ill build a stairway to paradise instead of the shorter, published title was written for the 1922 edition of the musical revue george whites scandals, which opened on broadway, august 28, 1922, and closed, november 11, of the same year, running for eightynine. The plot is a romance between stage comedienne joan mason davis and jack williams haley, which is staunchly opposed by jacks spinster sister clarabelle hamilton. Born this day in 1892, white was a hoofer who got his start in burlesque. The scandals of 1922 included george gershwins first attempt at a semioperatic work, blue monday, which he wrote with buddy desylva over the course of five days shortly before opening. George whites 1935 scandals 1935 returning home to new york after a vacation, producer george white george white stops in a small town where he sees his name on a marquee for a musical show. George whites scandals 1945 wishing will make it so. Staring joan davis, ethel smith, phillip terry and glenn tryon. Faye had been working as a chorus girl and dancer on the east coast for a couple of years and had recently changed her name from alice. His 1934 screen edition of his famed broadway revue scandals. At the reunion of the scandals club women entertainers who performed in producer george white s scandal shows comedienne joan mason joan davis announces her engagement to performer jack. Appearing in the ziegfeld follies of 1915, he popularized the turkey trot dance.
George white was originally a dancer and part of a dance troupe on burlesque stages in the early 1900s. Margaret hamilton had previously played with oz castmate frank morgan in by your leave and theres always tomorrow both 1934 and saratoga 1937. The best known of these was 1934s george whites scandals written by jack yellen, which marked the film debut of alice faye. The romance between the comedienne joan mason and jack evans of boston is easily disturbed by jack s cynical sister, clara belle evans, who is against their relationship. The plot is a romance between stage comedienne joan mason davis and jack williams haley, which is staunchly opposed by jacks spinster sister clarabelle.
After seeing the play, he falls for one of its star singers and offers her a chance to come to new york city to work for him. With rudy vallee, jimmy durante, alice faye, adrienne ames. In this musical comedy, joan mason joan davis, jack williams jack haley, jill martin martha holliday, and tom mcgrath phillip terry make up two couples in show business who struggle to. A followup to george whites scandals 1934, the film stars alice faye.
George whites scandals was a broadway sensation, a series of revues bursting with comedy, music and longstemmed american beauties. Broadway producer george white, who was the title character of 1934s george whites scandals, heads for florida following his latest hit. George whites scandals 1922 broadway musical original ibdb. George whites scandals 1936 broadway, george whites scandals 1936 original cast list, original cast, current cast. He makes it to georgia where he sees an advertisement for. George whites scandals george whites scandals of 1945. Winnie lightner, 71, of stage and films the new york times. George white s scandals 1936 broadway, george white s scandals 1936 original cast list, original cast, current cast. George whites scandals the movie celebrates that tradition with knockabout comic joan davis and songandjoke man jack haley playing scandals stars and lovebirds separated by haleys sourpuss sis margaret hamilton, the wicked witch to haleys tin man in the. George whites scandals 1934 harry lachman, george white.
George whites scandals 1945 movie clip opening, krupa. Fields, lester allen, and paul whitemans orchestra. George whites scandals 1934 alice faye made her film debut with george whites scandals 1934, and, as these things often work in hollywood, it happened because she was in the right place at the right time. Mar 06, 1971 perhaps her biggest success was in george whites scandals of 1923. Mar 12, 2011 if youre a show biz buff, you no doubt know all about george whites scandals, one notch below ziegfelds follies, and one above earl carrolls vanities in the heyday of broadway revues. Earlier, she had been married to george holtrey, a broker. George white s scandals the movie celebrates that tradition with knockabout comic joan davis and songandjoke man jack haley playing scandals stars and lovebirds separated by haley s sourpuss sis margaret hamilton, the wicked witch to haley s tin man in the. George whites 1935 scandals dvdr twentieth century fox. As it turns out, she has lots of backstage gossip to choose from. This 1934 fox musical represented broadway impresario george whites first foray into filmmaking. Broadway producer george white, who was the title character of 1934 s george white s scandals, heads for florida following his latest hit.
George whites scandals on dvd 883316205419 from warner bros. Legendary broadway impresario george white made his hollywood debut with this musical, which he wrote, codirected, and starred in as himself. The film was released on march 16, 1934, by fox film corporation. Rudy vallee, star of the most recent stage edition of the scandals, is cast as entrepreneur jimmy martin, who pins his hopes on. But ill lay dollars to donuts you didnt know who this george white was. White was an american theatrical producer and director who also was an actor, choreographer, composer, dancer, dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter, as well as a broadway theater owner.
Cast included winnie lightner, jack mcgowan, george white, w. George whites scandals the movie celebrates that tradition with knockabout comic joan davis and songandjoke man jack haley playing scandals stars and lovebirds separated by haleys sourpuss sis margaret hamilton, the wicked witch to haleys tin man in the wizard of oz. With joan davis, jack haley, phillip terry, martha holliday. George white s 1935 scandals 1935 returning home to new york after a vacation, producer george white george white stops in a small town where he sees his name on a marquee for a musical show. Short film on visuals concerning george white s scandals. Opening title sequence for george white s scandals, 1945, followed by patti nelson singing how did you get out of my dreams by jack yellen and sammy fain, and gene krupa drumming and mcing. George whites scandals 1945 letterboxd social film. In vaudeville, she appeared at the palace on broadway, the nation. The scandals of 1922 included george gershwins first attempt at a semioperatic work, blue monday, which he wrote with buddy desylva over the course of five days shortly before opening night. George white s scandals was a broadway sensation, a series of revues bursting with comedy, music and longstemmed american beauties. George whites scandals 1931 original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city sep 14, 1931 and played through mar 5, 1932.
George whites scandals 1936 original broadway cast. George white s scandals is a 1934 american precode musical film directed by george white and written by jack yellen. Widely regarded as one of the finest composers of both popular and classical music in the 20th century, george gershwin wrote for broadway musicals and the concert hall, creating many american standards in. The main story concerns the romance between stage comedienne joan mason joan davis and backbay bostonite jack williams jack haley, which is staunchly opposed by jack s spinsterish sister clarabelle margaret hamilton, who of.
Alice faye in george whites scandals 1934 alice faye and rudy vallee in george whites. Maybe what leads many to believe that she was a follies girl are the photos taken by alfred cheney johnston who is known for his artistic pictures of the follies girls. Cast included ann pennington, lou holtz, george doc rockwell, ethel. George gershwin, one of the most significant and popular american composers of all time. George whites scandals 1926 broadway musical original. Featuring famous jazz drummer gene krupa, this film boasts a number of songs, including leave us leap, i want to be a drummer in the band, and scandals. Ill build a stairway to paradise, song from george whites scandals of 1922 george gershwin. The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified. Joan davis and jack haley in george whites scandals 1945 fritz feld in. Reporter miss lee gertrude michael is looking for a story and approaches white as hes assembling the latest edition of his famous revue. George whites scandals trailer 1935 video detective. George white s 1935 scandals writer 1935 george white s scandals writer 1934 flying high producer 1931. A followup to george whites scandals 1934, the film stars alice faye, james dunn, ned sparks and eleanor powell.
She sang nasty man in the first one and that was the film i really wanted but it is unavailable at this time. George whites scandals is also the name of several movies set within the scandals, all of which focus primarily on the shows acts, with a thin backstage plot. The romance between the comedienne joan mason and jack evans of boston is easily disturbed by jacks cynical sister, clara belle evans, who is against their relationship. His notable works included the composition rhapsody in blue and the opera porgy and bess. His notable works included the composition rhapsody in blue and the.
George whites scandals 1931 broadway musical original. At the reunion of the scandals club women entertainers who performed in producer george whites scandal shows comedienne joan mason joan davis announces her engagement to performer jack. The romance between the wealthy british jill martin and tom mcgrath, the assistant to. Opening with a credit line that reads entire production conceived, created and directed by george white, a film evolves where the only plot line is a thin backstage romance between jimmy martin and kitty donnelly in and around a dozen or more sketches, revues, blackouts. Long thought lost, the complete, unedited version of george whites scandals was restored by the american film institute in the early 1990s at which time it was discovered that 6yearold shirley temple was among the bit players.