Red, Hot and Blue
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Musical comedy with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. An aspiring chorus girl finds herself in a jam when a gangster, who is backing the show she is appearing in, is found dead in her apartment. Includes a four-minute sequence in which Eleanor aka Yum Yum (Betty Hutton) performs a four-minute encapsulation of Hamlet which includes the quattrain
He chopped down her father
Just to teach the girl a lesson.
Yes, he cut him up in slices
Like a pound of delicatessen. - Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1949
- Duration
- 84 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Farrow
- Producer
- Robert Fellows
- Cinematographer
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Writer
- Frank Loesser
- Screenplay
- Charles Lederer; Hagar Wilde; John Farrow
- Music
- Frank Loesser
- Costume
- Edith Head
- Art Direction
- Franz Bachelin; Hans Dreir
- Cast
Betty Hutton Eleanor Collier Victor Mature Danny James William Demarest Charlie Baxter, Press Agent
Additional Details
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gangster films
Notes
- General
- Loesser appears in a small role as one of the gangsters, Hair-do Lempke. The stage version of RED, HOT AND BLUE starred Ethel Merman (in the Betty Hutton role) , Jimmy Durante, and Bob Hope.
Production Company
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- Name
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- Web
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Red, Hot and Blue". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38034 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)