Delicious (1931 film)
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Written by | Guy Bolton Sonya Levien |
| Starring | Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell Virginia Cherrill |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | George Gershwin |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Delicious (1931) is an American pre-Code Gershwin musical romantic comedy film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, directed by David Butler, with color sequences in Multicolor (now lost).
Production background
The film features music by George Gershwin, including the introduction of Rhapsody in Rivets, which was expanded by the composer even before the film soundtrack was recorded into the concert work for piano and orchestra Second Rhapsody, regarded today as one of Gershwin's neglected masterpieces.[1] Gershwin also contributed other sequences for the score, but only a five-minute dream sequence called The Melting Pot and the six-minute Rhapsody in Rivets made the final cut. Fox Film Corporation rejected the rest of the score.
Gaynor plays a Scottish girl emigrating by ship to America who runs afoul of the authorities and has to go on the run, falling in with a ragtag group of immigrant musicians in Manhattan. Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics Seventh Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), and Lucky Star (1929). Gaynor won the first Academy Award for Best Actress for the first two and F. W. Murnau's Sunrise.
Cast
- Janet Gaynor as Heather Gordon
- Charles Farrell as Larry Beaumont
- El Brendel as Chris Jansen
- Raul Roulien as Sascha
- Lawrence O'Sullivan as Detective O'Flynn
- Manya Roberti as Olga
- Olive Tell as Mrs. Van Bergh
- Virginia Cherrill as Diana Van Bergh
- Mischa Auer as Mischa
- Marvine Maazel as Toscha
Preservation status
On December 14, 2011, Turner Classic Movies aired a print of the film restored by George Eastman House.
On September 22, 2013, it was announced that a musicological critical edition of the full orchestral score will be eventually released. The Gershwin family, working in conjunction with the Library of Congress and the University of Michigan, are working to make scores available to the public that represent Gershwin's true intent.[2] The entire Gershwin project may take 30 to 40 years to complete, and it is unclear when the score to Delicious will be released. It will be the first time this score has ever been published.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Gibbons, Jack. "Gershwin's Second Rhapsody". Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "New, critical edition of George and Ira Gershwin's works to be compiled | PBS NewsHour". Pbs.org. September 14, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Musicology Now: George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition". Musicologynow.ams-net.org. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "The Editions » Gershwin". Music.umich.edu. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
External links
- 1931 films
- 1931 musical comedy films
- 1931 romantic comedy films
- 1930s color films
- American musical comedy films
- American romantic comedy films
- American films
- American romantic musical films
- American black-and-white films
- English-language films
- Films about immigration to the United States
- Films directed by David Butler
- Films set in New York City
- Fox Film films
- George Gershwin in film
- Films with screenplays by Sonya Levien
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code