The A-B-C's of Love (1954)

67 mins | Comedy | 1954

Director:

Lillian Hunt

Cinematographer:

Wm. C. Thompson

Editor:

Robert Derteno

Production Company:

Billiken Pictures
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HISTORY

The print viewed bore a copyright statement, but the film was not registered. The film was reviewed in Exh and submitted to the New York Censor Board under the title Uncover Girls. Gilda's name was listed twice in the opening credits, first as "The Golden Girl of Burlesque," and a second time as the last of the list of "Dancers." Gilda was a former child actress named Shirley Jean Rickert (1926--2009), who made several "Our Gang" shorts and other films in the early 1930s. ...

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The print viewed bore a copyright statement, but the film was not registered. The film was reviewed in Exh and submitted to the New York Censor Board under the title Uncover Girls. Gilda's name was listed twice in the opening credits, first as "The Golden Girl of Burlesque," and a second time as the last of the list of "Dancers." Gilda was a former child actress named Shirley Jean Rickert (1926--2009), who made several "Our Gang" shorts and other films in the early 1930s.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
The Exhibitor
11 Aug 1954
p. 3804
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
The Golden Girl of Burlesque
Gilda
Dancers:
The Comedians:
Beetlepuss Lewis
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NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dir of photog
FILM EDITOR
SOUND
SOURCES
MUSIC
"Charleston," by James P. Johnson.
SONGS
Songs written and sung by Roberta Tremain.
PERFORMED BY
SONGWRITER/COMPOSER
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Uncover Girls
Release Date:
1954
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Sound
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
67
Length(in feet):
6,065
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

As Roberta Tremain sings "The A-B-C's of Love," the six dancers are introduced. Thereafter, the dancers' routines are interspersed with comedy sketches. Jill Adams and Helen Lewis do not strip, but perform a tap-dance and a Can-can respectively. Wilma Wescott delivers a comedy song, "If I Had Me Life to Live Over" and Debbie Ates does an impression of a 1920s dance hall girl looking for a partner for a Charleston contest. Of the male comedians, Leon De Voe functions as the straight ...

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As Roberta Tremain sings "The A-B-C's of Love," the six dancers are introduced. Thereafter, the dancers' routines are interspersed with comedy sketches. Jill Adams and Helen Lewis do not strip, but perform a tap-dance and a Can-can respectively. Wilma Wescott delivers a comedy song, "If I Had Me Life to Live Over" and Debbie Ates does an impression of a 1920s dance hall girl looking for a partner for a Charleston contest. Of the male comedians, Leon De Voe functions as the straight man.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Exploitation, with songs


Subject

Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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