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King for a Day: and Road Demon

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Jerry Ames Video Archive

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King for a Day

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Title
King for a Day: and Road Demon
Additional title: Jerry Ames Archive
Additional title: King for a Day (Motion picture)
Additional title: Road Demon (Motion picture)
Names
Mack, Roy, 1890-1962 (Film director)
Ötvös, Adorján (Screenwriter)
Moran, E. Edwin, 1899-1987 (Screenwriter)
Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949 (Dancer)
Whitman, Ernest (Actor)
Fletcher, Clinton Dusty (Actor)
Matthews, Babe (Performer)
Rahn, Muriel (Performer)
Noel, Hattie (Actor)
Brower, Otto, 1895-1946 (Film director)
Ellis, Robert, 1892-1974 (Screenwriter)
Logan, Helen, 1906-1989 (Screenwriter)
Little, Thomas, 1886-1985 (Set designer)
Arthur, Henry, 1912-1989 (Actor)
Valerie, Joan (Actor)
Armetta, Henry, 1888-1945 (Actor)
Beck, Thomas, 1909-1995 (Actor)
Hale, Jonathan, 1891-1966 (Actor)
Alper, Murray, 1904-1984 (Actor)
Marr, Edward (Actor)
Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973 (Actor)
Palange, Inez, 1889-1962 (Actor)
Pironne, Johnny (Actor)
Virzie, Eleanor (Actor)
Greco, Betty (Actor)
Vitaphone Corp (Presenter)
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (Presenter)
Collection

Jerry Ames Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1934
Date Issued: 1938
Table of Contents
King for a Day (1934) (22 min.) / presented by Vitaphone, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by Roy Mack ; story by A. Dorian Otvos, Eddie Moran ; cast, Bill Robinson with Ernest Whitman, Dusty Fletcher, Babe Matthews, Muriel Rahn, Hattie Noel. |||| Road Demon, A Sports Adventure (1938) (70 min.) / presented by Twentieth Century Fox ; directed by Otto Brower ; original screen play by Robery Ellis and Helen Logan ; set decorations by Thomas Little ; costumes by Herschel ; cast, Henry Arthur, Joan Valerie, Henry Armetta, Tom Beck, Bill Robinson, Jonathan Hale, Murray Alper, Edward Marr, Lon Chaney Jr., Inez Palange, Johnny Pironne Jr., Eleanor Virzie, Betty Greco.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2104
Topics
Tap dancing
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Motion pictures
Notes
Acquisition: Gift; donated by Estate of Jerry Ames, 2011.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (92 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 940555803
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20903243
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dd16eed0-72da-0134-a0c3-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1890: Creator Born
  • 1934: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1962: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "King for a Day" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1934 - 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9795ed30-a964-0133-2806-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "King for a Day" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9795ed30-a964-0133-2806-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1934 - 1938). King for a Day Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9795ed30-a964-0133-2806-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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King for a Day