Live at Mister Kelly's / Virgil Films ; Happy Medium Ventures ; Fox Point Pictures ; Mint Media Works ; directed by Theodore Bogosian ; produced by Theodore Bogosian, Scott Dummler.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 671371 | Virgil FilmsLanguage: English Original language: English Publisher: New York, NY : Virgil Films, [2021]Distributor: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, Inc. Copyright date: ©2021Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- Live at Mr. Kelly's
- Editor, Scott Dummler ; original music composed & performed by Joe Alterman.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult DVD
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Main Library | DVD | 977.311 L784 | Available | 33111009950136 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This documentary focuses on the historic Mister Kelly’s, a nightclub in Chicago that launched the careers of stars like Bette Midler, Richard Pryor, Barbra Streisand, and Steve Martin. Owners Oscar and George Marienthal enjoyed wild success with the club which opened in 1953 until 1975, welcoming all races, genders, and orientations through its doors. The son of George Marienthal teams up with director and screenwriter Ted Bogosian to gather the memories from those that lived and thrived during the club’s heyday to make a visual scrapbook of this unique moment in time. ~ Clare Perez-Izaguirre Lopez, Rovi
DVD; NTSC, region 0; widescreen (16 x 9) presentation; Dolby audio 2.0 stereo.
English dialogue, with optional English SDH subtitles; closed-captioned.
Narrated by Bill Kurtis ; featuring Barbra Streisand, Lily Tomlin, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, Steve Martin, The Smothers Brothers, Dick Gregory, Lainie Kazan, Herbie Hancock, Dick Cavett, Tim Reid, Fred Willard, Ramsey Lewis, Bill Murray.
Editor, Scott Dummler ; original music composed & performed by Joe Alterman.
Widescreen.
Documentary.
Title from disc label.
Rating: Not rated.
The iconic Mister Kelly's illuminated legendary Chicago's Rush Street, and the entire country, by launching talents like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It's visionary owners George and Oscar Marienthal smashed color and gender barriers to put unknown, controversial voices on stage and transform entertainment. Now, with the club long gone, and its star talent reaching its golden years, George's son David and director/screenwriter Theodore Bogosian go on a quest to collect the memories of the clubs before they are lost. Includes interviews with Bob Newhart, the Smothers Brothers, Dick Gregory, Lainie Kazan, Herbie Hancock, Dick Cavett, Tim Reid, Fred Willard, and Ramsey Lewis. How do you change the world with a laugh and a song? Find out in a film that documents the rise and fall of one of American entertainment's great proving grounds.