REMARKABLE SCENE IN MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 455, 12 June 1937, Page 3

REMARKABLE SCENE IN MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA

Director Ro-y Del Ruth and associate -producer Jack Cummings pooled their ingenious resources for the filming of the “Swinging the Jinfc Awiay” number for the musical extravaganza. “Born to Dahce,” which opens a .four-day showing at the Plaza on Saturday next.

Occupying two giant stages the number is said to be the largest ever filmed in Hollywood, even’ topping the “Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody” sequence in “The Great Ziefifeld.” lit required four weeks of continuous shooting around the principals.' and the 300 male and female dancers. Running fourteen minutes in length the number also holds a new record in time. Eleanor Powell does her dazzling dance starting from .a ship’s lookout tower 85 feelt from the deck of the ship where she finally completes the number with a band of 150 sailors. During her dance from the tower Frances Langford is cut in with a song and Buddy Ebsen does one of his eccentric dances surrounded by a feminine chorus Also included are The Foursome and ja. team of fourteen male and female acrobats