It's a Lovely Day Today - Call Me Madam (1953)
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Written by Irving Berlin Sung by Donald O'Connor, and Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards)
Call Me Madam
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Arthur Sheekman
Arthur Sheekman (February 5, 1901, Chicago – January 12, 1978), a graduate from the University of Minnesota, started his career as columnist and drama critic during the 1920s and the early 1930s for the Manhattan Newspaper. He then entered the film industry in 1931 when he became a scenarist for the Marx Brothers' movie Monkey Business where he befriended Groucho Marx. Groucho first found out about Arthur Sheekman while reading Sheekman's show business column on the Chicago Sunday Times and wrote a guest column replying to Sheekman saying that he liked his style and wanted him to help work on his productions in Hollywood. From then on it was known throughout the film production business during that time that Groucho detested the other writers and favored Sheekman over them. This was seen in the movie Monkey Business where Groucho rejected S. J. Perelman's script which he complained was too literary (Perelman said that Groucho's sole response to his script was, "It stinks!"). Groucho also rejected Ned Tennant's script and instead chose to use Sheekman's script in the end (even though ironically much of Sheekman's script was based upon Perelman's original ideas).
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Billy De Wolfe
Billy De Wolfe (February 18, 1907 - March 5, 1974) was an American character actor. He was active in films from the mid-1940s until his death in 1974. He was a good friend of Doris Day from the time of their meeting during the filming of Tea for Two (1950) until his death.
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Billy DeWolfe
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Charles Dingle
Charles Dingle (born 28 December 1887, Wabash, Indiana – died 19 January 1956, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an American stage & film actor.
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Donald O'Connor
Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor (August 28, 1925 – September 27, 2003) was an American dancer, singer, and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred alternately with Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, and Francis the Talking Mule. Perhaps his most famous performance was as Gene Kelly's friend and colleague in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952).
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Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892–June 22, 1979) was an American vaudevillian and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36 year career. Nicknamed "The Big Swede", Parnell (who was sometimes credited as "Emery" or "Parnel") was married to Effie Laird, and they had two children together, one of whom, James Parnell, also became an actor.
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Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", "You're the Top", "Anything Goes", and "There's No Business Like Show Business", which later became her theme song.
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George Sanders
George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was an English film and television actor best known for his roles of Addison DeWitt in the 1950 film All About Eve as well as the villainous tiger Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.
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Helmut Dantine
Helmut Dantine (7 October 1917 – 2 May 1982) was a film actor remembered for playing many Nazis in thriller films of the 1940s. The Vienna-born actor appeared uncredited in Casablanca early in his career (he played the desperate newlywed gambling to obtain visa money).
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Howard Lindsay
Howard Lindsay (March 29, 1889 - February 11, 1968) was an American theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father.
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Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff (January 23, 1910 - August 10, 1993) was an American costume designer.
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Russel Crouse
Russel Crouse (20 February 1893 – 3 April 1966) was an American playwright and librettist, best known for his work in the Broadway writing partnership of Lindsay and Crouse.
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Sol C. Siegel
Sol C. Siegel (30 March 1903 in New York City, New York, USA - 29 December 1982 in Los Angeles, California) was an American reporter and producer. In 1934 he began his Hollywood career by assisting with the merger of four production studios into Republic Pictures. He stayed on at Republic as an executive producer, working with Gene Autry and John Wayne.
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Steven Geray
Steven Geray (November 10, 1904 – December 26, 1973) was a film actor who appeared in over 100 films and dozens of television programs. Geray appeared in Spellbound (1945), Gilda (1946), In a Lonely Place (1950), All About Eve (1950), Call Me Madam (1953) and To Catch a Thief (1955).
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Vera-Ellen
Vera-Ellen (February 16, 1921 – August 30, 1981) was an American actress and dancer, principally celebrated for her filmed dance partnerships with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Donald O'Connor.
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Walter Lang
Walter Lang (August 10, 1896—February 7, 1972) was an American film director.
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Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak (3 May 1902 – 21 April 1983) was a portly Austrian character actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films. Slezak often portrayed villains or thugs, most notably the German U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's 1944 film Lifeboat, but occasionally he got to play lighter roles, as in 1962's The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. He also played a cheerfully corrupt and philosophical private detective in the 1947 film noir Born to Kill and appeared as Squire Trelawney in the 1972 version of Treasure Island.
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Something To Dance About - Call Me Madam (1953)
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Written by Irving Berlin Sung by Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards) Danced by Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen
The Ocarina - Call Me Madam (1953)
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Written by Irving Berlin Sung by Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards) and chorus Danced by Vera-Ellen and dancers
Call Me Madam (1953) Finale: You're Just In Love/Something to Dance About
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Sung by Ethel Merman, George Sanders, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards) and chorus
That International Rag - Call Me Madam (1953)
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Written by Irving Berlin Performed by Ethel Merman
What Chance Have I With Love - Call Me Madam (1953)
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Written by Irving Berlin Sung and Danced by Donald O'Connor
Marilyn Monroe - At the ""Call me madam "" premiere 1953
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March 1953 , Marilyn Monroe at the première of "" Call me madam""
Marilyn Monroe Call Me Madam Premiere (1953)
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Marilyn Monroe Call Me Madam Premiere (1953), w/ Ken Murray., www.myfootage.com
Marilyn Monroe (Premiere - Call Me Madam)
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Premiere - Call Me Madam (1953)
Call Me Madam 1953 Part 1
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Sally Adams (hostess with the mostess) entertaining the dignitaries
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Scene from the 1953 movie "Call Me Madam" (114 min). Song: "International Rag"
Sally Adams reassuring impecunious Prince Cosmo Constantine
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Scene from the 1953 movie "Call Me Madam" (114 min). Song: "Can You Use Any Money Today?"
Kenneth Gibson tries chatting up Princess Maria
Scene from the 1953 movie "Call Me Madam" (114 min). Song: "It's A Lovely Day Today"
Vera & Donald in "It's A Lovely Day Today"
Vera-Ellen and Donald O'Connor dancing in the musical number "It's A Lovely Day Today" from the 1953 movie "Call Me Madam" which also co-stars Ethel Merman, George Sanders and Billy De Wolfe".
Marilyn Monroe - AT the ""Call Me Madam "" premiere FOOTAGE
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1953 - Interviewed by Ken Murray,
George Sanders Sings!
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"Call Me Madam" (1953) is the only film I know of that gives us George Sanders' singing with full orchestra. Though we think of him as English, he was born Russian, and it shows in his voice. Like Christopher Lee, he contemplated a career in opera before choosing acting instead. Noel Coward is quoted as saying of Sanders, "He has more talents than any of us, but he doesn't use them." Irving Berlin wrote the song, "Marrying for Love." The star of the film, and remarkably gentle here, is Ethel Merman.
its all marilyn ( at the première of call me madam)
montage photo de la magnifique marilyn monroe a la premiere de call me madam en 1953
Vera-Ellen in "The Ocarina"
Vera-Ellen performs in the musical number "The Ocarina" from the 1953 movie "Call Me Madam".
You're Just In Love - Perry Como
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"You're Just in Love" is a popular song by Irving Berlin. It was published in 1950 and was first performed by Ethel Merman and Russell Nype in Call Me Madam, a musical comedy that debuted at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on October 12 that year. The show ran for 644 performances. Ethel Merman also later starred in the 1953 film version. Theatre lore has it that Berlin wrote the song one night after Call Me Madam was not doing well in tryouts. The second act of the show was lacking. "What I'd like to do is a song with the kid (Russell Nype)," Merman said. So, Berlin went to his room and later produced the counterpoint song. When Berlin played the song for Merman, she said "We'll never get off the stage." According to Berlin's biographer though, Berlin played the song for Russell Nype first, but admonished him not to admit he did so because it would infuriate Merman. Several recorded versions made the charts in 1950-51: by Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters, by Rosemary Clooney and Guy Mitchell, and by Ethel Merman and Dick Haymes. The Perry Como/Fontane Sisters version was recorded on September 26, 1950 and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3945. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on December 22, 1950 and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. The Rosemary Clooney/Guy Mitchell version was recorded on October 21, 1950 and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39052. The record first reached the Billboard magazine <b>...</b>
Vera & Donald in "Something To Dance About"
Vera-Ellen and Donald O'Connor in the musical number "Something To Dance About" from the 1953 movie "Call Me Madam" which also co-stars Ethel Merman and George Sanders.
1953 Oscar Winners
Montage of stills from films that won Oscars for the year 1953 (presented at the 26th Academy Awards on March, 25 1954) set to the year's Oscar-winning song.
An interview with Marilyn
Interview from Call Me Madam Premiere 1953
Vera Meets Donald in "It's A Lovely Day Today"
Vera-Ellen (as Princess Maria) meets Donald O'Connor (as Kenneth) for the first time and develops an attraction to him in the scene "It's A Lovely Day Today" from the 1953 20th Century Fox movie "Call Me Madam". ( Note: This video came from a DVD I bought - I do not own the copyright !!! )
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Call Me Madam (film)
| Name | Call Me Madam |
|---|---|
| Caption | Original film poster |
| Director | Walter Lang |
| Producer | Sol C. Siegel |
| Writer | Russel CrouseHoward LindsayArthur Sheekman |
| Starring | Ethel Merman |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
| Released | April 1953 |
| Runtime | 114 minutes |
| Country | |
| Language | English |
Call Me Madam is a 1953 musical film directed by Walter Lang, with songs by Irving Berlin, based on the stage musical of the same name.
The film, with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman, starred Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, Billy DeWolfe, George Sanders, and Walter Slezak. The film replaced "Washington Square Dance" with the older "International Rag", and interpolated "What Chance Have I With Love?" from Berlin's Louisiana Purchase (sung and danced by Donald O'Connor). A soundtrack album was released by Decca as a 10-inch LP, and was released on CD in 2004 by Hallmark. The numbers "The Hostess with the Mostes'" and "You're Just in Love" are included on the Rhino Records CD set Irving Berlin in Hollywood. The film was out of circulation for many years but was issued on DVD in 2004.
Merman won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Alfred Newman won the Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture, and Irene Sharaff was nominated for her costume design. Lang was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures by the Directors Guild of America and the Grand Prize at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, and Sheekman's screenplay was nominated Best Written American Musical by the Writers Guild of America.
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Category:1953 films Category:1950s musical films Category:1950s romantic comedy films Category:American musical comedy films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:American romantic musical films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by Walter Lang Category:Films shot in Technicolor Category:20th Century Fox films
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