Heavenly Music
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Heavenly Music is a 1943 American musical fantasy short film that humorously imagines a modern jazz composer defending his art before a jury of classical music greats in the afterlife.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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musical fantasy film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsEdition | 16th Academy Awards ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.37:1 ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Salerno Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Josef Berne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalizedCharacter |
Franz Liszt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederic Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | two-reel short ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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fantasy film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasHumorousTone | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | MGM short subjects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Edward Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A modern jazz composer must defend his music before a jury of classical composers in the afterlife. ⓘ |
| producer | Sam Coslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 21 ⓘ |
| setting | afterlife ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| stars |
Eric Blore
NERFINISHED
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Franklyn Farnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz Feld NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Royce NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Geray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of modern music
ⓘ
contrast between jazz and classical music ⓘ |
| title | Heavenly Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
George R. Bilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Coslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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