BIBFRAME Work

Title

[Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies]

Type

• Moving Image
• Monograph

Contribution

• Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (camera operator)

Subject

• Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.--California--Los Angeles. (LCSH)
• Hart, Moss, 1904-1961 (LCNAF)
• Botkin, Henry Albert, 1896-1983 (LCNAF)
• Sandrich, Mark, 1900-1945 (LCNAF)
• Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983--Friends and associates. (LCSH)
• Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961 (LCNAF)
• Astaire, Fred (LCNAF)
• Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986 (LCNAF)
• Tony (Dog) (LCNAF)
• Luncheons--California--Beverly Hills (LCSH)
• Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984 (LCNAF)
• Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 (LCNAF)
• Gershwin, Leonore, 1900-1991 (LCNAF)
• Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983 (LCNAF)
• 9ac5f855-fe41-4487-a520-9b786940c1ea
• Minnelli, Vincente (LCNAF)
• Gershwin, Leonore, 1900-1991--Friends and associates. (LCSH)
• Arlen, Anya, 1915-1970 (LCNAF)
• Backyard gardens--California--Beverly Hills (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Filmed dance (LCGFT)
• Nonfiction films (LCGFT)
• Amateur films (LCGFT)
• Motion pictures (LCGFT)

Language

• No linguistic content

Content

• two-dimensional moving image

Note

• Appearing: Vincente Minnelli, Moss Hart, Leonore Gershwin, Harry Botkin, Anya Arlen, George Gershwin, Tony (dog), Lillian Hellman, Dashiell Hammett, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Fred Astaire, Mark Sandrich, and others.
• Camera operator [segment 2: Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass], George Gershwin.

Summary

Footage of a luncheon at the Gershwin home in the backyard garden, and footage, filmed by George Gershwin, of Fred Astaire performing the "Slap that bass" dance number on the set of the film Shall we dance.

Table of Contents

1. Luncheon party (00:07-01:27): Vincente Minnelli and Moss Hart sit at a table with an unidentified woman (possibly Ketti Gallian) and an unidentified man. Leonore Gershwin stands behind Vincente Minnelli with her arms draped around his neck. Harry Botkin and Anya Arlen sit at a table and smoke cigarettes. George Gershwin playfully pecks Lillian Hellman's cheek. Guest plays with George Gershwin's dog Tony. George Gershwin again playfully pecks Lillian Hellman's cheek, and Dashiell Hammett is visible in the background seated at a different table. George Gershwin plays with his dog Tony. Ira Gershwin humorously places bowls atop the heads of Anya Arlen and Harry Botkin. Anya Arlen sits with Harold Arlen -- 2. Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass (01:28-02:45): Fred Astaire dances on the set of the film Shall we dance. Production personnel clean the floor. The film's director, Mark Sandrich, smiles and interacts with Fred Astaire. Multi-angle shots of Fred Astaire dancing across the set.

Origin Date(s)

1936-~/1937-~

Authorized Access Point

[Luncheon party; Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass--Ira Gershwin--home movies]

Moving image technique

• live action

Capture

• capture
• Luncheon party filmed in 1936 at 1019 N. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California.
• Fred Astaire performing Slap that bass filmed at RKO Radio Pictures studios in Hollywood, California, on the set of the film Shall we dance in 1936 or 1937.

Duration

PT3M

Geographic Coverage

• California

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30T17:48:37.374073+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23866039

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc