Rosalie (1937)


Rosalie
Release Date24 December 1937
Budget$2,000,000
GenreMusical
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsUnited States Military Academy, West Point, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White

Rosalie is an MGM film adaptation of the 1928 stage musical of the same name. The film was released in December 1937. The film follows the story of the musical but replaces most of the Broadway score with new songs by Cole Porter. The story involves the romantic entanglements of a princess in disguise and a West Point cadet.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Dick Thorpe

Princess Rosalie Romanikov

King Fredrick Romanikov

Queen of Romanza

Bill Delroy

Countess Brenda

Chancellor of Romanza

Tom Rutherford
Prince Paul

Clay Clement
Capt. Banner

Mary Callahan

Gen. Maroff of Romanza

Mr. Callahan

Joseph

Janet Beecher
Miss Baker

Army coach

Lady in Waiting

Ricca Allen
Schoolteacher

Bernice Alstock
Soloist in 'I've a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart' number

Marie Arbuckle
Soloist in 'I've a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart' number

Conspirator

Ship steward

Mickey

George Boyce
Dancer in specialty number

Sidney Bracey
Conspirator

Horace G. Brown
Pablo

Alexander Canepari
Town crier

Army football coach

Maj. Prentice

Ocean Claypool
Lady in Waiting

Lois Clements
Singer in 'Who Knows?' number

Eleanor Colson
Soloist in 'I've a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart' Number

Gene Conklin
Soloist

Chamberlain

Anna Demetrio
Fat woman with Carlo

Frank Du Frane
Superintendent's aide

Captain of Romanza cruiser

Shep Houghton
Dancer

Rush Hughes
HImself

George Humbert
Carlo

George Magrill
Assistant army coach

Joe E. Marks
Puck

Harry Masters
Dancer in specialty number

Eric Mayne
Member of the Court

Grace Neilson
Soloist in 'I've a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart' number

John Picorri
Conspirator

Ship captain

Conspirator

Al Shean
Herman Schmidt

Camille Soray
Singer in 'Who Knows?' number

William Tannen
Cadet

Col. Brandon

Dorothy Tuttle
Dancer

Superintendent of Academy

Dave White
Dancer in specialty number

Barbara Whitson
Soloist in 'I've a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart' number

Tudor Williams
Soloist

Director

Producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Oliver T. Marsh
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Editor

Blanche Sewell
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Art Director

Production Manager

Frank Messenger
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William J. Scully
assistant director

George Yohalem
assistant director

Art Department

Edwin B. Willis
associate art director

Joseph C. Wright
associate art director

Sound Department

recording director

William Edmondson
sound

William Steinkamp
sound

Special Effects

Slavko Vorkapich
montage effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Pop Arnold
key grip

Johnny Greer
assistant camera

William Grimes
still photographer

Leonard Smith
second camera operator

Ted Wurtenberg
key electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dolly Tree
wardrobe

Music Department

Leo Arnaud
vocal arranger, orchestrator

Murray Cutter
vocal arranger, orchestrator

Roger Edens
music arranger

Paul Marquardt
vocal arranger, orchestrator

Merrill Pye
musical presentations

Leonid Raab
orchestrator, vocal arranger

George Stoll
conductor

Four Esquires
music performers "Who Knows?"

singing voice: Eleanor Powell

M.J. McLaughlin
music recordist

music adaptor, musical director

Other Crew

Harry Albiez
production crew

Bob Barnes
production crew

Frank Floyd
assistant: Dave Gould

Dave Gould
dance director: cadet routines

Tommy Griffin
production crew

J. Harper
production crew

Ira Hyman
production crew

George King
assistant dance director

Bill Lewis
production crew

Albertina Rasch
choreographer

Charles Salerno Jr.
production crew

Hezi Tate
production crew

Florence Thomas
production crew

Lt. Fred Thompson
production crew

Harold Thurburg
production crew

Andrei Tolstoy
technical advisor

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.

Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Miscellaneous

Albertina Rasch Dancers
group performers






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