Film clip of Hal Leroy tap dancing in Too Many Girls
date: label: Date
content: 1940
name: label: Directed by
content: George Abbott, American, 1887 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Hal Le Roy, American, 1913 - 1985
label: Owned by
content: Ernie Smith, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: A film clip of Hal Leroy tap dancing in the musical comedy Too Many Girls. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. In the opening scene, a piece of a page appears on the screen that says [ANTI-ROMANTIC CLAUSE]. Next, People can be seen running through a gate and adorning themselves with sombreros and other accessories. The group then begins to dance in unison, filling an entire courtyard. At 00:01:43, Terwilliger (Hal Le Roy) jumps atop a circular fixture in the courtyard and does a tap dance routine. The other people stop dancing and watch as Terwilliger performs. At one point, he jumps off the fixture and the other people resume dancing.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musical films
label: Topic
content: Tap dancing
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift in memory of Ernest (Ernie) R. Smith, Jazz Historian
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.275.33.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: black-and-white films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
label: Type
content: film clips
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (digital file): 00:03:50
label: Dimensions
content: Physical extent (film): 170 ft