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Louisiana Purchase is a musical theater production from 1940. It has music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Morrie Ryskind based on a story by B. G. DeSylva.

The songs

  • "Fools Fall In Love"
  • "It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow"
  • "Latins Know How"
  • "The Lord Done Fixed Up My Soul"
  • "Louisiana Purchase"
  • "Outside Of That I Love You"
  • "What Chance have I?"
  • "You Can't Brush Me Off"
  • "You're Lonely And I'm Lonely"

1940 Broadway production

The show opened at the Shubert brothers Imperial Theater, New York City on May 28, 1940 and ran for 444 performances. Produced by Buddy De Sylva
, who also wrote the story from a book by Morrie Ryskind, and staged by Edgar MacGregor. The musical orchestrations were by Robert Emmett Dolan and N. Lang Van Cleve with the ballets by George Balanchine and the musical staging and dances by Carl Randall.

Set in New Orleans, the musical parodies Governor Huey Long and his control over Louisiana politics.

  • William Gaxton : Jim Taylor
  • Vera Zorina : Marina Von Minden
  • Victor Moore : Sen. Oliver P. Loganberry
  • Irène Bordoni
    : Madame Yvonne Bordelaise
  • April Ames : Emmy Lou
  • Carol Bruce : Beatrice
  • Robert Pitkin : Colonel Davis

1941 Motion Picture

A Paramount Pictures production, the film was directed by Irving Cummings with Robert Emmett Dolan serving as musical director as he had done for the play. Starring comedian Bob Hope
, the film featured Vera Zorina, Victor Moore and Irène Bordoni
reprising their stage roles. Raoul Pene Du Bois did the production and costume design and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color. The cinematography was by Harry Hallenberger and Ray Rennahan who also received an Academy award nomination for Best Cinematography, Color.

Cast
  • Bob Hope
    : Jim Taylor
  • Vera Zorina : Marina Von Minden
  • Victor Moore : Sen. Oliver P. Loganberry
  • Irène Bordoni
    : Madame Yvonne Bordelaise
  • Phyllis Ruth : Emmy Lou
  • Dona Drake : Beatrice
  • Raymond Walburn : Colonel Davis
  • Maxie Rosenbloom
    : The Shadow aka Wilson

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