Best Foot Forward
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Best Foot Forward is a 1941 Broadway musical comedy (later adapted into a film) known for its lively songs and lighthearted story about a prep-school boy and a Hollywood star.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Best Foot Forward canonical | 6 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn | Best Foot Forward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | John Cecil Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwaySeason | 1941–1942 Broadway season ⓘ |
| character |
Blind Date
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Bud Hooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Gale Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Schlessinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Haggerty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hugh Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1941 ⓘ |
| director | George Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Best Foot Forward (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Hugh Martin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ralph Blane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | lively songs ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | teenage crush on a movie star ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Buckle Down, Winsocki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ev’ry Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Shady Lady Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three B’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayPerformances | 326 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunEnd | July 4, 1942 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunStart | October 1, 1941 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Winsocki Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | prep-school boy and a Hollywood star ⓘ |
| tone | lighthearted ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.