| Description |
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Documentary films lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (16 x 9) presentation; Dolby audio 2.0 stereo. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
| Cast |
Narrated by Bill Kurtis ; featuring Barbra Streisand, Lily Tomlin, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, Steve Martin, The Smothers Brothers, Dick Gregory, Lainie Kazan, Herbie Hancock, Dick Cavett, Tim Reid, Fred Willard, Ramsey Lewis, Bill Murray. |
| Credits |
Editor, Scott Dummler ; original music composed & performed by Joe Alterman. |
| Note |
Wide screen. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
The iconic Mister Kelly's illuminated legendary Chicago's Rush Street, and the entire country, by launching talents like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It's visionary owners George and Oscar Marienthal smashed color and gender barriers to put unknown, controversial voices on stage and transform entertainment. Now, with the club long gone, and its star talent reaching its golden years, George's son David and director/screenwriter Theodore Bogosian go on a quest to collect the memories of the clubs before they are lost. Includes interviews with Bob Newhart, the Smothers Brothers, Dick Gregory, Lainie Kazan, Herbie Hancock, Dick Cavett, Tim Reid, Fred Willard, and Ramsey Lewis. How do you change the world with a laugh and a song? Find out in a film that documents the rise and fall of one of American entertainment's great proving grounds. |
| Language |
English dialogue, with optional English SDH subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Nightclubs -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Marienthal, George.
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Marienthal, Oscar.
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Nightclubs. (OCoLC)fst01037674
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Illinois -- Chicago.
(OCoLC)fst01204048
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bogosian, Ted, film director.
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Kurtis, Bill, narrator.
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Streisand, Barbra, interviewee.
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Tomlin, Lily, interviewee.
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Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005, interviewee.
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Newhart, Bob, interviewee.
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Midler, Bette, interviewee.
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Martin, Steve, 1945- interviewee.
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Gregory, Dick, interviewee.
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Smothers Brothers, interviewee.
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Virgil Films, publisher.
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Happy Medium Ventures, production company.
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Fox Point Pictures, production company.
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Mint Media Works, production company.
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Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.
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| Added Title |
Live at Mr. Kelly's |
| Standard No. |
829567137123 |
| Music No. |
671371 Kino Lorber |
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