Description
Starting time code: 01:11:15
Ending time code: 01:16:13
Length: 298 sec
Beginning: during sequence
Ending: during sequence
Outlines: nothing significant
Completeness: complete, satisfying and uninterrupted
Structure: simple
Shots: 1
Average shot length: 298 sec
Performance: song+dance
Number directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Performer(s): Lena Horne , Berry Brothers
Cast: Mixed Race Cast
Stars who don't participate: no data
Backstage
Diegetic spectators: yes + address
Diegetic status of the number: stage
Diegetic status of the music: musicians are playing but more instruments are heard
Themes
Topic(s): dancing specialty , female lead / male chorus , community - fiesta and social dancing , exotic , hot
Diegetic place: Phil's Place, Panama Canal
Imaginary place: Caribbean
Ethnic stereotypes: Caribbean
Exoticism: caribbean
Music & dance
Song: The Sping
Musical ensemble: no data
Dubbing: no data
Tempo: no data
Musical styles: no data
Arrangers: no data
Dance director: Robert Alton , Berry Brothers
Dance ensemble: solo(s) , trio
Dancing type: no data
Dance subgenre: jazz , tap dance , theater dance
Dance content: no data
Intertextuality
Source: Original number created for the film
Quotation: as himself / herself