GREENWICH VILLAGE

STUDIO: Twentieth Century-Fox

RELEASED: 1944

STARS: Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, William Bendix,
Vivian Blaine

PRODUCER: William LaBaron

DIRECTOR: Walter Lang

WRITERS: Earl Baldwin, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan,
Walter Bullock, Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano

MUSIC: Nacio Herb Brown, Leo Robin

LENGTH: 1 Hour and 22 Minutes

PLOT: A speak-easy owner (Bendix) wants to use a
composer's (Ameche) concerto in a Broadway revue.

NOTABLE: The Revuers appear VERY briefly in this
film, essentially as extras. Judy appears in two scenes and
her total on-screen time is exactly 10 seconds.

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A GUIDE TO SPOTTING THE REVUERS:

You may find it difficult to spot Judy and the rest of The Revuers because they are not featured prominently in this film. Below is a list that I have compiled of where and when they appear. The times listed are not exact down to the second, but are within a minute of when the action takes place.

5 minutes in: Betty Comden appears as the hat check girl. Speaking to Don Ameche, she says "Check your hat sir?" A few moments later she responds to William Bendix by saying "I'm okay, Danny."

9 minutes in: Carmen Miranda chases Alvin Hammer and Adolph Green away from the table they are sitting at. Hammer is drawing and Green is reading a book. They leave without speaking.

22 minutes in: All four Revuers enter Vivian Blaine's apartment for a party. Alvin Hammer is the first of the four to enter, followed by Adolph Green, Betty Comden and Judy Tuvim (Holliday). Each say something to Blaine as they hurriedly pass by her, but it's inaudiable due to commotion of the other party guests.

23 minutes in: Betty Comden, wearing a beige-colored dress, accidently bumps into Vivian Blaine and says "Oh, I'm sorry." She remains visible in the background chatting with other guests in the back bedroom. A few moments later Adolph Green can be seen carving a turkey while B.S. Pully pours alcohol into the punch bowl.

24 minutes in: Carmen Miranda walks in between Judy and Betty Comden as she ermerges from the back bedroom holding two bottles of alcohol. Judy, who has brown hair and is wearing a dark orange dress, is briefly seen following Miranda out into the living room. A few moments later, William Bendix walks in between Judy and Alvin Hammer carrying a tray.

25 minutes in: Alvin Hammer, B.S. Pully, Don Ameche, William Bendix and Adolph Green are shown standing by the punch bowl singing a song. It's the most screen time for any of The Revuers, lasting 40 seconds.

41 minutes in: The Revuers, wearing colorful costumes, are shown for 3 seconds as they sing the final line of the song "It's All For Art's Sake."

National Film Registry Nominations

Each year 25 films are added to the Library of Congress' National
Film Registry. All films that are selected are protected and
preserved for all-time under the National Film Preservation Act
of 1988. Currently "Adam's Rib" is the only Judy Holliday film
included in the registry. If you would like to nominate a Judy
Holliday film (and/or any of your favorite American movies) for
inclusion, send an e-mail to the Library of Congress. You can
read more about the National Film Registry and view a list of
the 375 films that have already been selected here.