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Basic facts

Original title A Damsel in Distress
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1938-02-21

Cast

Fred Astaire
Jerry Halliday

George Burns
George Burns, Jerrys pressagent

Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen, Burns sekreterare

Joan Fontaine
Lady Alyce Marshmorton

Reginald Gardiner
Keggs, Marshmortons betjänt

Ray Noble
Reggie

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Executive Producer
Unit Manager
Camera Operator
Special Photographic Effects
Assistant Choreographer
Orchestration
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Other Crew

Cast

Fred Astaire Jerry Halliday
George Burns George Burns, Jerrys pressagent
Gracie Allen Gracie Allen, Burns sekreterare
Joan Fontaine Lady Alyce Marshmorton
Reginald Gardiner Keggs, Marshmortons betjänt
Ray Noble Reggie
Constance Collier Lady Caroline Marshmorton, Alyces faster
Montagu Love Lord John Marshmorton, Alyces far
Harry Watson Albert
Jan Duggan Miss Ruggles, madrigalsångare
- Ej krediterade:
Mary Dean madrigalsångare
Pearl Amatore madrigalsångare
Betty Rome madrigalsångare
Joe Niemeyer mannen som imiterar Jerrys dans på gatan
W.J. O'Brien chaufför
Mary Gordon kokerska
Ralph Brooks en turist
Fred Kelsey en turist
Jac George madrigalsångare
Charles Bennett utropare på tivolit
Frank Benson vaktmästare
Angela Blue dansare
James Clemens full man
James Fawcett full man
Ken Terrell full man
Jack Walkin full man
Max Linder betjänt
Jack Gwynne betjänt
Sam Harris en man på balen
Frank Moran poliskonstapel
Violet Seaton Palmer, Alyces jungfru
Jean Stevens dansare
Mary Stewart dansare / sångerska
May Beatty hyresvärdinna
Ben Jacobs busschaufför
Eugene Beday
John Blood
Myrna Bonillas
Gertrude Carr
Jack Carson
Charles Darwin
Charles Doherty
Kathleen Ellis
Sterrett Ford
Marie Marks
Clive Morgan
Leonard Mudie
Elsa Peterson
Cleo Ridgely
Buster Slaven
Hans Tanzler
Ellinor Vanderveer
Cynthia Westlake

Companies

Production Company RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Pandro S. Berman Productions Inc.
Copyright RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 1937-11-19 LP7730
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) RKO Radio Films AB 1938

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 57208
Date 1938-02
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2730 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Victor "High Fidelity" Sound System
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2730 meter
Length in minutes 100 min
Reels 11 reels


Original work

Original title A Damsel in Distress (Novel)
Author P.G. Wodehouse


Original title A Damsel in Distress (Play)
Author P.G. Wodehouse
Ian Hay


Production location

1937-07-22 1937-10-16

Release dates

First showing 1937-11-19 USA 100 min
Other showing 1937-11-24 Rivoli Theatre New York City, New York USA 100 min
Release in Sweden 1938-02-21 Grand Stockholm Sweden 100 min
TV showing 1975-01-26 TV1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title I Can't Be Bothered Now
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Dancer Fred Astaire


Original title The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Jan Duggan
Mary Dean
Pearl Amatore
Betty Rome
Fred Astaire
kör (The Madrigal Singers)


Original title Put Me to the Test
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Jerome Kern (förändrad text 1944)
Dancer Fred Astaire
George Burns
Gracie Allen


Original title Stiff Upper Lip
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Gracie Allen
Dancer Fred Astaire
George Burns
Gracie Allen
kör (tivolibesökare)


Original title Things Are Looking Up
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Fred Astaire
Dancer Fred Astaire
Joan Fontaine


Original title Sing of Spring
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by kör (The Madrigal Singers)


Original title A Foggy Day (in London Town)
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Fred Astaire (och visslar)


Original title Nice Work If You Can Get It
Composer George Gershwin (1937)
Lyrics Ira Gershwin (1937)
Sung by Jan Duggan
Mary Dean
Pearl Amatore
Betty Rome
Fred Astaire
kör (The Madrigal Singers)
Dancer Fred Astaire (repris)
Performed by Fred Astaire (trummor - repris)


Original title Ach! so fromm/M'appari tutt'amor. Ur Martha oder: Der Markt zu Richmond
Composer Friedrich von Flotow (1847)
Lyrics Carl Vilhelm August Strandberg (svensk text 1850)
Wilhelm Friedrich (tysk text 1847)
Sung by Mario Berini (dubbar Reginald Gardiner)


Holdings Posters

Size Larger than 80 x 110 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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