Alexanders Ragtime Band (1938) DVD9 - Musical - Alice Faye, Tyrone Power [DDR]

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2014.07.08

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Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) DVD9 - Musical - Alice Faye, Tyrone Power [DDR]

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) is a film released by 20th Century Fox that takes its name from the 1911 Irving Berlin (1888–1989) song "Alexander's Ragtime Band" to tell a story of a society boy who scandalizes his family by pursuing a career in Ragtime instead of in "serious" music. The film generally traces the history of Jazz music from the popularization of Ragtime in the early years of the 20th century to the acceptance of Swing as an art form in the late 1930s using music composed by Berlin. The story spans more than two decades from the 1911 release of its name-sake song to some point in time after the 1933 release of "Heat Wave", presumably 1938. It stars Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley and Jean Hersholt. Several actual events in the history of Jazz music are fictionalized and adapted to the story including the tour of Europe by Original Dixieland Jass Band, the global spread of Jazz by U.S. soldiers during World War I, and the 1938 Carnegie Hall performance by The Benny Goodman Orchestra.

The story was written by Berlin himself, with Kathryn Scola (1891–1982), Richard Sherman (1905–1962) and Lamar Trotti (1900–1952). It was directed by Henry King (1886–1982).

CAST:-
Tyrone Power — Alexander
Alice Faye — Stella Kirby
Don Ameche — Charlie Dwyer
Ethel Merman — Jerry Allen
Jack Haley — Davey Lane
Jean Hersholt — Professor Heinrich
Helen Westley — Aunt Sophie
John Carradine — Taxi Driver
Paul Hurst — Bill
Wally Vernon — Himself
Ruth Terry — Ruby
Douglas Fowley — Snapper

Directed by Henry King
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by Irving Berlin, Richard Sherman
Music by Irving Berlin, Alfred Newman
Running time 106 minutes

SONGS:-
Alexander's Ragtime Band features several hit songs by Irving Berlin including "Heat Wave", "Some Sunny Day", "Blue Skies", "Easter Parade", "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" and, of course, "Alexander's Ragtime Band". Previously released songs were re-arranged and used in conjunction with new songs written by Berlin for the film.
The film had its New York premiere at the Roxy Theatre on August 5, 1938, with Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz heading the stage show.
Alfred Newman won an Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring.The film was also nominated for:
Best Picture
Story - Irving Berlin
Song - Irving Berlin for "Now It Can Be Told"
Art Direction - Bernard Herzbrun and Boris Leven
Film Editing - Barbara McLean



TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:-
Video Codec: MPEG-2
Video Bitrate: 4999 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 23.976
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 107 mins
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]
Duration: 107 mins