1492 Up to Date (film)
| 1492 Up to Date | |
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| Directed by | Ed Crossley |
| Produced by | Ed Crossley |
| Screenplay by | Albert Goodrich |
| Based on | 1492 Up to Date 1893 musical by Carl Pflueger |
| Starring | Judy Garland Gene Kelly |
| Music by | Bernard_Herrmann (score) R.A. Barnet and Carl Pflueger (songs) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ed Crossley Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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1492 Up to Date is a 1946 American musical film directed by Ed Crossley, produced by Republic Pictures and starring Jackie Condon and Sadie Oppenheimer. Republic Pictures, it is based on the stage musical 1492 Up to Date.
Plot[edit]
King Ferdinand's treasurer complains that the kingdom is short of funds. The king has been out having too much fun all night. Queen Isabella and Columbus arrive, and both go mad. Soon Columbus is in front of the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York amidst a crowd of colorful New York types, such as newsboys, chorus girls, vagabonds and vendors. Columbus and his entourage of Old World Spaniards are amazed at the behavior of the New Yorkers. When Columbus returns to Spain, the royal family is living in poverty, doing their own washing. The royal family is amazed and amused by the explorers' stories of the New World. All ends happily.
Characters and original cast[edit]
- Ferdinand of Aragon, King of Spain – Walter Jones
- Charley Tatters, a fringe on the edge of the crust of society – Walter Jones
- Alonzo de Quintanilla, royal treasurer – Edward M. Favor
- Don Juan, the King's son, aged four – Will H. Sloan
- Felix, of the tribe of coppers – Will H. Sloan
- Martin Pinzon, conspirator of the old-fashioned type – Charles F. Walton
- Don Pedro Magarritte, conspirator of the old-fashioned type – John C. Slavin
- Charles VIII, King of France – Louise de Smith
- Don Ferdinand Allegro, a regular "chappie" up to date – Yolande Wallace
- Adolphus Fitzfoozle, a regular "chappie" up to date – Yolande Wallace
- Maid Marian, a sailor lassie – Yolande Wallace
- Maid Mabel, a sailor lassie – Eileen Karl
- Jim Confidence, of the tribe of buncoes – C. J. Alden
- Erasmus, a vendor of maize – Gilbert Gregory
- Isabella of Castille – Richard Harlow
- Fräulein, a German waif – Theresa Vaughn
- Infanta Joanna, in love with Columbus – Theresa Vaughn
- Infanta Catalina, her sister – Hattie Williams
- Bridga de Murphy, of the royal household of the new world – Edith Sinclair
- Mary Ann Kehoe, of the royal household of the new world – Edith Sinclair
- Christopher Columbus – Mark Smith
Songs[edit][edit]
- Act 1
- Chorus – "Give us cash, give us cash"
- Treasurer and chorus – (arranged from Genée) "What provokes a gladsome smile"
- Joanna and Columbus – "I've dared to whisper that I love thee"
- King and chorus – "You all think dignity does pervade royalty"
- Grand Processional and Ballet – "Ferdinand of Aragon"
- Queen and chorus – "Isabella is a sov'reign of notoriety"
- Spanish Dance (by Aberano Colon)
- Finale Act I, Chorus and Queen – "Adios bella Hispania"
- Act 2
- Columbus and chorus – "Toss'd and shaken by the billows of the deep"
- Chorus of Newsboys – "Herald, Tribune and Times"
- Conspirators' Music
- Casino Girls' Chorus – "We are careless chorus maidens"
- Finale Act II – "Our national song, what is it?"
- Act 3
- Barcarolle (arr. from a Spanish air) – "Ye mariners of Spain, bring back my love again"
- Vocal March-Return of Columbus – "Onward, onward with great pomp and show"
- Amazon March (Spanish)
- Ballet Music and Solo
- Finale (Columbus, Joanne & Company) – "Now the prize is mine"
