June Moon 

In this rousing satire a native upstate New York clerk comes to 1920s Manhattan with dreams of making in big on Tin Pan Alley.

Directors:

Kirk Browning, Burt Shevelove

Writers:

George S. Kaufman (play), Ring Lardner (play)

Stars:

Jack Cassidy, Beatrice Colen, Barbara Dana

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Jack Cassidy	...	Paul Sears
Beatrice Colen	...	Goldie
Barbara Dana	...	Edna
Marshall Efron	...	Window Cleaner
Tom Fitzsimmons	...	Fred Stevens
Kevin McCarthy	...	Hart
Lee Meredith	...	Miss Rixey
Estelle Parsons	...	Lucille
Austin Pendleton	...	Bennie
Susan Sarandon	...	Eileen
Stephen Sondheim	...	Maxie Schwartz

Storyline

In this rousing satire a native upstate New York clerk comes to 1920s Manhattan with dreams of making in big on Tin Pan Alley.

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Plot Keywords:

1920s | filmed play | based on play | 

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Genres:

Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 January 1974 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

KQED, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Blonde Trouble (1937)

User Reviews

TV Version Makes Interesting Comparison with 1931 Film

Unlike some of the other contributors on this site,I prefer this 1974 Great Performances adaptation of the popular Kaufman and Lardner comedy (their only collaboration) to the rarely shown Paramount version from 1931.The latter was indeed closer to the Zeitgeist of the 1929 spoof of Tin Pan Alley,but the film adaptation made significant revisions to the original text.Besides being a more faithful transposition of what is admittedly now rather lightweight and dated material,the TV show offers some outstanding acting jobs.Little known juvenile Tom Fitzsimmons nails the part of the gullible,naive rube from upstate NY prone to malapropism and brings out the charm of the character.In a smaller role as the wisecracking but sympathetic piano player Maxie, Stephen Sondheim gives a memorable rendition which makes one wish he had acted more frequently.