Carole Lombard~Xavier Cugat~Alfredo Tango~Montage from Bolero
- 9 years ago
My Darling Friends and Visitors,
On this January Sunday with a weather forecast of a Blizzard heading to NYC on Monday and Tuesday, I present the hot "Alfredo Tango" by Xavier Cugat with a montage from the film "Bolero" that starred Carole Lombard and George Raft. I hope you enjoy it and it warms you up a little. :-)
Smooches
genia
Bolero (1934) is a musical drama film starring George Raft and Carole Lombard, and directed by Wesley Ruggles. The movie was a rare chance for Raft to star and to play a dancer, which had been his profession in New York City, rather than portraying a gangster. The film takes its title from the Maurice Ravel composition Boléro (1928).
The film opens shortly before World War I. Raoul De Baere (Raft) is a dancer from New York City, aiming to become king of the European nightclub circuit. He tries to get Annette (famed exotic dancer Sally Rand) to be his dancing partner, but she refuses. He recruits Helen Hathaway (Lombard) instead and devises a very athletic routine to be accompanied by Ravel's Boléro (an anachronism, as the composition was not written until 1928).
He falls in love with Helen, but this is unrequited, and she marries Lord Robert Coray (Ray Milland). Raoul serves in the United States Army in World War I and emerges with a weakened heart. Nevertheless, he vows to carry on with his career. He opens a smart nightclub in Paris, and recruits Annette (now desperate for work) as his new partner. On the opening night, as he is about to start the show, he finds her drunk and unable to perform. Fortunately, Helen is in the audience and agrees to stand in. Raoul hopes that she will rejoin him. Desperate to impress the audience, he overdoes his athletic routine, collapses and dies.
Alfredo Tango~Xavier Cugat Orchestra
On this January Sunday with a weather forecast of a Blizzard heading to NYC on Monday and Tuesday, I present the hot "Alfredo Tango" by Xavier Cugat with a montage from the film "Bolero" that starred Carole Lombard and George Raft. I hope you enjoy it and it warms you up a little. :-)
Smooches
genia
Bolero (1934) is a musical drama film starring George Raft and Carole Lombard, and directed by Wesley Ruggles. The movie was a rare chance for Raft to star and to play a dancer, which had been his profession in New York City, rather than portraying a gangster. The film takes its title from the Maurice Ravel composition Boléro (1928).
The film opens shortly before World War I. Raoul De Baere (Raft) is a dancer from New York City, aiming to become king of the European nightclub circuit. He tries to get Annette (famed exotic dancer Sally Rand) to be his dancing partner, but she refuses. He recruits Helen Hathaway (Lombard) instead and devises a very athletic routine to be accompanied by Ravel's Boléro (an anachronism, as the composition was not written until 1928).
He falls in love with Helen, but this is unrequited, and she marries Lord Robert Coray (Ray Milland). Raoul serves in the United States Army in World War I and emerges with a weakened heart. Nevertheless, he vows to carry on with his career. He opens a smart nightclub in Paris, and recruits Annette (now desperate for work) as his new partner. On the opening night, as he is about to start the show, he finds her drunk and unable to perform. Fortunately, Helen is in the audience and agrees to stand in. Raoul hopes that she will rejoin him. Desperate to impress the audience, he overdoes his athletic routine, collapses and dies.
Alfredo Tango~Xavier Cugat Orchestra