Give a Girl a Break [VHS]
When the leading lady walks out just before a big Broadway production is set to open, the production team first wants to break her neck. Instead, they decide to Give a Girl a Break and star an unknown. Director Gower Champion hopes it's his ex-partner (Marge Champion). Composer Kurt Kasznar wants a willowy ballerina (Helen Wood). And assistant Bob Fosse flips over the cute kid with more energy than experience (Debbie Reynolds). Who-and how-they choose makes for a zesty backstage musical smartly outfitted with Burton Lane/Ira Gershwin songs and inventive direction by Stanley Donen. The breaks are important, but it's the talent that shines through in Give a Girl a Break!