Meet the People (1944) | |
Director(s) | Charles Reisner |
Producer(s) | Arthur Freed (executive uncredited) |
Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
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Meet the People (1944) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Charles Reisner and produced by Arthur Freed.
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Musical Monday: Meet the People (1944)
on Jan 5, 2015 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: ?Meet the People? ?Musical ... Read full article
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Quotes from Meet the People
Monte Rowland:
Then just what is it you want, Mr. Swanson?
William 'Swanee' Swanson: The show I wrote. It has a point of view, not just a view of points.
William 'Swanee' Swanson: But it's not just me alone; its John too, its like a couple of fellas in a partnership in the corner grocery store.
Julie Hampton: You know, maybe you should be in the grocery business!
The Commander: You must come up and launch with me sometime.
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William 'Swanee' Swanson: The show I wrote. It has a point of view, not just a view of points.
William 'Swanee' Swanson: But it's not just me alone; its John too, its like a couple of fellas in a partnership in the corner grocery store.
Julie Hampton: You know, maybe you should be in the grocery business!
The Commander: You must come up and launch with me sometime.
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Facts about Meet the People
Daws Butler, the voice actor for Hanna Barbera cartoon characters, patterned the voice of the lion Snagglepuss after Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. Butler took Snagglepuss's catchphrase "Heavens to Mergatroid" from Bert Lahr's having said it in the movie Meet the People.
Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): George Lloyd (Heckler), Creighton Hale (Hotel Clerk), Kay Deslys (Landlady) and Lee Phelps (Workman). Several actors announced as cast members in contemporary news items also did not appear in the movie: Victor Borge, Lena Horne, Nancy Walker and Dewey Robinson.
A further Lane/Harburg song, "Thank You, Columbus" was recorded but not used. "Song of the Bayou" by Rube Bloom was also planned for inclusion, but not used.
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Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): George Lloyd (Heckler), Creighton Hale (Hotel Clerk), Kay Deslys (Landlady) and Lee Phelps (Workman). Several actors announced as cast members in contemporary news items also did not appear in the movie: Victor Borge, Lena Horne, Nancy Walker and Dewey Robinson.
A further Lane/Harburg song, "Thank You, Columbus" was recorded but not used. "Song of the Bayou" by Rube Bloom was also planned for inclusion, but not used.
read more facts about Meet the People...