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  2. At the Circus - Wikipedia

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    At the Circus is a 1939 comedy film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo and Chico) released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in which they help save a circus from bankruptcy. The film contains Groucho Marx's classic rendition of "Lydia the Tattooed Lady". The supporting cast includes Florence Rice, Kenny Baker, Margaret Dumont, and Eve Arden.

  3. Lydia the Tattooed Lady - Wikipedia

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    Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" is a 1939 song written by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen. [1] It first appeared in the Marx Brothers film At the Circus (1939) and became one of Groucho Marx's signature tunes. It subsequently appeared in the movie The Philadelphia Story (1940), sung by Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord.

  4. List of American films of 1939 - Wikipedia

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    Title Director Cast Genre Notes $1,000 a Touchdown: James P. Hogan: Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan Hayward: Comedy: Paramount: 20,000 Men a Year: Alfred ...

  5. Letterboxing (filming) - Wikipedia

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    A letter-boxed 1.56:1 compromise ratio was often broadcast in analogue transmissions in European countries making the transition from 1.33:1 to 1.78:1. In addition, recent years have seen an increase of "fake" 2.40:1 letterbox mattes on television to give the impression of a cinema film, often seen in adverts, trailers or tv such as Top Gear .

  6. Kenny Baker (American performer) - Wikipedia

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    Before he became a star, Baker sang as a member of the Vitaphone chorus at Warner Bros. [2]At the height of his radio fame, and after leaving the Benny show in 1939 (succeeded by Dennis Day, whose tenor voice was very similar to Baker's), he appeared in 17 film musicals, including Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937), At the Circus (1939), and The Harvey Girls (1946).

  7. Grotesque (Stephenson Blake typefaces) - Wikipedia

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    Work Sans by Wei Huang, loosely based on Grotesque No. 10 and other wider sans-serifs from the period adapted for onscreen display. [41] The modern corporate font of Sheffield, Wayfarer designed by Jeremy Tankard, is designed with some influences of the Stephenson Blake Grotesque series but predominantly based on their unrelated sans-serif Granby.

  8. Day at the Circus - Wikipedia

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    Day at the Circus may refer to: Day at the Circus, documentary short by Edwin S. Porter; Day at the Circus, a 2006 episode of American comedy series Robot Chicken; see List of Robot Chicken episodes; A Day at the Circus, working title of the 1939 Marx Brothers film At the Circus; A Day at the Circus, a 1987 program in the Kidsongs series

  9. Category:1939 films - Wikipedia

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    Children of Divorce (1939 film) Chimbela; Chip of the Flying U (1939 film) Christian (1939 film) Circus (1939 film) The Cisco Kid and the Lady; The City (1939 film) City in Darkness; Closed Door (1939 film) Clown Princes; Coast Guard (film) Cocoanut (film) Code of the Cactus; Code of the Fearless; Code of the Secret Service; Code of the Streets