Some movies that were actually about raft as a dancer such as stolen harmony seemed to go to great trouble to not show raft dancing. Joe raft is a professional dancer who is just too good not to be seen on broadway. With george raft, carole lombard, sally rand, frances drake. Carole lombard stars with george raft in the 34 film bolero. This great 30s dance film is more about mood and style and not so much about plot. Bolero is a 1934 american precode musical drama film starring george raft and carole lombard, and directed by wesley ruggles. This months precode is bolero 1934 this is the story of an egotistical nightclub dance performer named raoul, his determination to succeed at all costs, and the only woman in his life that truly matters to him, a dancing partner named helen. Bolero paramount, 1934, directed by wesley ruggles, stars movie tough guy george raft18951980, in a change of pace playing a dancer, not in the sense of fred astaire or gene kelly, but that of an ambitious night club dancer working solely on a strictly business deal with his female partners, in spite of how some try to throw themselves on him. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. This is the story of raoul raft, who rises from a coalmine laborer to being one of.
Bolero from left carole lombard george raft 1934 movie. The film is short and to the point not much time is spent on actual character development. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Bolero is a 1934 american precode musical drama film starring george raft and carole lombard, and directed by wesley. Original paramount pictures portrait lobby card 11x14 for the wesley ruggles dance drama, bolero 1934 starring george raft, carole lombard, sally rand, and frances drake. The highlight of the film is a dance performed atop a circular stage to a truncated version of ravels bolero. Bolero 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A dancers george raft partner carole lombard leaves him to marry a baron, but they dance again after world war i. Sally rands bubble dance was spoofed in tex averys cartoon hollywood steps out 1941. The film takes its title from the maurice ravel composition bolero 1928. The complicated relationship between an ambitious, ruthless nightclub dancer and the woman he loves. This includes all 1934 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1934 films for convenience, all 1934 films should be included in this category.
The passionate bolero rhythm to which he danced to fame became the tempo of his private life and loves throbbing with mad intensity to a climax of heartbreak. Bolero 1934 is a drama, music movie starring george raft and carole lombard. Bolero 1934 this is the story of an egotistical nightclub dance. While this isnt the disaster that most everyone seems to think that it is, bolero is still pretty weak. Also popular was bolero 1934, an effective teaming of george raft. He tries to get annette famed exotic dancer sally rand to be his dancing partner, but she refuses. Rumba is a movie worth seeing only if you love seeing the rumba and other ballroom style dances or if you are curious and never saw george raft dance. Rand doing her equally infamous fan dance, bolero is a film that offers a lot of. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Whether youre male or female, theres a good chance you may want to turn down the thermostat after watching this video clip i found. Bolero es una pelicula dirigida por wesley ruggles, mitchell leisen con. The only relationship that is fairly well fleshed out is that of the brothers mike and raoul.
This page will rank 61 george raft movies from best to worst in six different sortable. Originally composed as a ballet, the piece, which premiered. This is the story of an egotistical nightclub dance performer named raoul, his determination to succeed at all costs, and the only woman in his life that truly matters to him, a dancing partner named helen. Manhattan melodrama may not have the stylistic finish to it to make it a great message movie about contemporary 30s issues, but it does go a long way towards that end, and is never less than engaging.
Revisiting this film is always fun, i just wish someone would release a legitimate version for home video. The dance routine was copied by jayne torvill and christopher dean for their famous ice dance routine to the same music. I have searched high and low for a copy of bolero and have not been sucessful. George raft, carole lombard, sally rand, frances drake, william frawley, gertrude michael, ray milland, gloria shea. This feat would later be duplicated by one flew over the cuckoos nest in 1976 and the silence of the lambs in 1992. It happened one night became the first film to perform a clean sweep of the top five award categories. The paramount production was a rare chance for raft to star and to play a dancer, which had been his profession in new york city, rather than portraying a gangster. It shows the extent of the movie stars of the past. Cinematerial is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with any movie studio.
Lombard was nominated for best actress in 1936 for my man godfrey. The film was released just a few months before the end of. Bolero is a 1934 american precode musical drama film directed by wesley ruggles and starring george raft and carole lombard. Sally rand does her famous ofan danceo complete with seethrough. Buy bolero from left carole lombard george raft 1934 movie poster masterprint at. Spettatore potrebbe rinvenire velocinema e libretto per tuo ipad. Best picture, best director, best actor, best actress, and best screenplay. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bolero near you. Bolero 1934 wesley ruggles, mitchell leisen, george raft. Lombard as a comedian, after seeing this moving your opinion of their talent will change from wonderful to fabulous. Starring george raft, carole lombard, sally rand, frances. All s, trademarks, and logos are owned by their respective owners.
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