Description
Starting time code: 01:21:49
Ending time code: 01:28:24
Length: 395 sec
Beginning: during sequence
Ending: during sequence
Outlines: echo
Completeness: complete, satisfying and uninterrupted
Structure: simple
Shots: 52
Average shot length: 8 sec
Performance: song+dance
Number directed by: Lewis Milestone
Performer(s): Ethel Merman , Bing Crosby
Cast: All White cast
Stars who don't participate: no data
Backstage
Diegetic spectators: yes + address
Diegetic status of the number: stage
Diegetic status of the music: no diegetic music
Themes
Topic(s): suspense and noir , stage tradition, history of spectacle , exotic , weather
Diegetic place: Southampton docks (England)
Imaginary place: none
Ethnic stereotypes: Chinese
Exoticism: indonesian (India, Bali...) , chinese
Music & dance
Song: You're The Top , Shanghai-De-Ho
Musical ensemble: band or orchestra , duet , solo(s)
Dubbing: no
Tempo: tempo varies
Musical styles: Swing (Hot) , oriental
Arrangers: no data
Dance director: LeRoy Prinz
Dance ensemble: chorus
Dancing type: tempo varies
Dance subgenre: precision ensemble , other
Dance content: no data
Intertextuality
Source: Original number created for the film
Quotation: no data