Hellzapoppin'
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Hellzapoppin' is a 1941 American musical comedy film, based on the hit Broadway revue, known for its anarchic humor, breaking of the fourth wall, and influential swing-era dance sequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hellzapoppin' canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hellzapoppin' (Broadway revue) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Elwood Bredell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | H. C. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Milton Carruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
direct address to the audience
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gag-driven narrative structure ⓘ |
| featuresDanceGroup | Whitey's Lindy Hoppers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Universal City, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
meta-fiction
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musical comedy ⓘ slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart | Lindy Hop dance sequence ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOf | Hellzapoppin' (stage musical revue) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
anarchic humor
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breaking the fourth wall ⓘ film-within-a-film structure ⓘ self-referential gags ⓘ swing-era dance sequences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of meta-cinematic techniques
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influential swing dance choreography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Boris Morros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1941-12-26 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runtime | 84 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alex Gottlieb
NERFINISHED
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Nat Perrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | swing era ⓘ |
| starred |
Chic Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Jane Frazee NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Raye NERFINISHED ⓘ Mischa Auer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ole Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Paige NERFINISHED ⓘ Shemp Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Hellzapoppin' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.