film The Telegraph Trail, starring John Wayne and Marceline Day, along with Frank McHugh, who portrayed the choreographer, "Francis," in Footlight Parade.
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The movie that is playing at the theater visited by Cagney's character early in the story is the 1933 Warner Bros. film Wonder Bar.Īccording to modern sources, Cagney's character was patterned after Chester Hale, a well-known impressario of the times. In addition, the studio gave Berkeley credit for a "mirror dance" which Ceballos claimed to have designed when Berkeley used the number in the Warner Bros. and Busby Berkeley for $100,000 because he was not given screen credit for the dance numbers he directed as per his original agreement with the studio. ĭV later reported that Larry Ceballos brought a lawsuit against Warner Bros. the following day and began rehearsals on the “Shanghai Lil” number on 31 Aug. With his Goldwyn assignment completed on, Busby Berkeley reported to Warner Bros. for one day on Saturday to re-shoot Stanley Smith’s scenes in the “By a Waterfall” number with Dick Powell. In Berkeley’s absence, dance director Larry Ceballos directed the numbers “Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence” and “Honeymoon Hotel,” after which he was let go by the studio. The number was not completed until, and Berkeley reported to Goldwyn on 10 Jul. Berkeley began rehearsals for the “By a Waterfall” number on, and started shooting the number on. Studio lawyers determined that the contract must be honored, and Goldwyn agreed to delay his start date for Berkeley to. Goldwyn requested Berkeley’s services to start on for the Eddie Cantor film Roman Scandals (see entry), but Warner Bros. entered into an agreement with producer Samuel Goldwyn to allow Goldwyn to borrow Berkeley on sixty days’ notice for twelve weeks two times a year. Archives, to save money on dance director Busby Berkeley’s salary between pictures, Warner Bros. Īccording to records in the USC Warner Bros. In Berkeley’s absence, dance director Larry Ceballos directed the numbers “Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence” and “Honeymoon Hotel,” after which he was.
Eugene Pallette, George Dobbs and Patricia Ellis were also considered for roles in the film.Īccording to records in the USC Warner Bros.
FD notes that Ruth Donnelly replaced Dorothy Tennant. However, Powell recovered, and on, Stanley Smith was fired and all of his scenes were re-shot with Powell. in Los Angeles, where similar prologues were produced.Īlthough the role of “Scotty Blair” was originally intended for Dick Powell, he became ill as the picture was going into production and was replaced by Stanley Smith. Var noted that the studio run by James Cagney's character is almost an exact replica of the Fanchon and Marco offices on Sunset Blvd.
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