06051cgm a2200769 a 4500 23866039 20250607131422.2 cr c| |||||||| 240913q19361937xxu003 s mlzxx 23866039 7 cbc orignew u ncip 20 y-movingim qm19 2024-09-13 qm19 2025-01-15 qm03 2025-01-22 2024603431 1936---- 4364 B6 1936---- 1937---- 4364 L8:2H5 (DLC) mbrs02059884 DLC DLC amim DLC n-us-ca 1936~ 1937~ edtf [Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies]. Container title: Luncheon party at 1019 and Astaire Slap that bass DLC United States naf [between 1936 and 1937] 1 video file (digital) (approximately 2 min., 38 sec.) : si., color. two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Segment 2: Per a Los Angeles times, March 7, 1991, p. 431 article, George Gershwin filmed Fred Astaire performing the "Slap that bass" dance number on the set of the film Shall we dance. 1936 date for Luncheon party is from [Gershwins, 1936-1939--Ira Gershwin--home movies] DVD-R with identification. Unable to determine exact day of filming for Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass. Rehearsals for the film Shall we dance began in November 1936 and filming was from December 24, 1936, to March 24, 1937. For a possible additional fragment, see [Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass, no. 2--Ira Gershwin--home movie] (LCCN 2024603488). Sources used: original containers; Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Trust archive, 1895-2012 ILS record (LCCN 2018571963); Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Trust Archive finding aid; [Gershwins, 1936-1939--Ira Gershwin--home movies] DVD-R with identification; Spiegel, E. Fred & Ginger meet Van Nest Polglase. Velvet light trap, vol. 10, fall 1973, p. 21, viewed online October 17, 2024 via Proquest Databases; Variety, March 25, 1937, p. 6, viewed October 17, 2024 via Variety Archives online; Los Angeles times, March 7, 1991, p. 431, viewed October 17, 2024 via Newspapers.com; AFI WWW site, viewed October 17, 2024; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed October 17, 2024. 1. Luncheon party (00:07-01:27): Vincente Minnelli and Moss Hart sit at a table with an unidentified woman (possibly Ketti Gallian) and an unidentified man. Leonore Gershwin stands behind Vincente Minnelli with her arms draped around his neck. Harry Botkin and Anya Arlen sit at a table and smoke cigarettes. George Gershwin playfully pecks Lillian Hellman's cheek. Guest plays with George Gershwin's dog Tony. George Gershwin again playfully pecks Lillian Hellman's cheek, and Dashiell Hammett is visible in the background seated at a different table. George Gershwin plays with his dog Tony. Ira Gershwin humorously places bowls atop the heads of Anya Arlen and Harry Botkin. Anya Arlen sits with Harold Arlen -- 2. Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass (01:28-02:45): Fred Astaire dances on the set of the film Shall we dance. Production personnel clean the floor. The film's director, Mark Sandrich, smiles and interacts with Fred Astaire. Multi-angle shots of Fred Astaire dancing across the set. Camera operator [segment 2: Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass], George Gershwin. Appearing: Vincente Minnelli, Moss Hart, Leonore Gershwin, Harry Botkin, Anya Arlen, George Gershwin, Tony (dog), Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Fred Astaire, Mark Sandrich, and others. Luncheon party filmed in 1936 at 1019 N. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass filmed at RKO Radio Pictures studios in Hollywood, California, on the set of the film Shall we dance in 1936 or 1937. Footage of a luncheon at the Gershwin home in the backyard garden, and footage, filmed by George Gershwin, of Fred Astaire performing the "Slap that bass" dance number on the set of the film Shall we dance. Ira and Leonore S Gershwin Trust archive, 1895-2012. Moving image material transferred to LC NAVCC Moving Image Section from the LC Music Division, 2011-04-05. DLC Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 Friends and associates. Gershwin, Leonore, 1900-1991 Friends and associates. Minnelli, Vincente, depicted. Hart, Moss, 1904-1961, depicted. Gershwin, Leonore, 1900-1991, depicted. Botkin, Henry Albert, 1896-1983, depicted. Arlen, Anya, 1915-1970, depicted. Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, depicted. Tony (Dog), depicted. Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984, depicted. Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961, depicted. Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, depicted. Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986, depicted. Astaire, Fred, depicted. Sandrich, Mark, 1900-1945, depicted. Shall we dance (Motion picture : 1937) Luncheons California Beverly Hills. Backyard gardens California Beverly Hills. Dance in motion pictures, television, etc. California Los Angeles. Amateur films. lcgft Filmed dance. lcgft Nonfiction films. lcgft Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, camera operator. Gershwin Trust Collection (Library of Congress) [Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies] (DLC) W2059884 AVCMS digital viewing copy ntscrm 02059884 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.02059884 nsr