Up in Central Park (1948) | |
| Director(s) | William A. Seiter |
| Producer(s) | Karl Tunberg |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
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Up in Central Park (1948) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by William A. Seiter and produced by Karl Tunberg.
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Musical Monday: Up in Central Park (1948)
on Apr 6, 2026 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Up in Central Park (1948) ? ... Read full article
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As reported by A.H. Weiler in the October 20, 1946 edition of The New York Times, William Dozier, vice president and associate head of production at Universal International, noted that Fred Astaire was, in Mr. Dozier's words, "intelligent and creative as the dickens and we think he could and would be the right man" to direct this film. Mr. Astaire turned down the offer.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30-minute CBS Radio adaptation of the movie on June 28, 1948 with Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes and Vincent Price reprising their film roles.
One comic number in the stage show, "The Birds and the Bees" (music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Dorothy Fields), concerning the facts of life, was deemed too suggestive for filming by the Production Code administrators. In addition, Code guidelines would not permit the Boss Tweed character to sing as he attempted to seduce Rosie Moore, so the filmed "Currier and Ives" ballet was presented instrumentally, absent the vocal contribution by Boss Tweed.
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30-minute CBS Radio adaptation of the movie on June 28, 1948 with Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes and Vincent Price reprising their film roles.
One comic number in the stage show, "The Birds and the Bees" (music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Dorothy Fields), concerning the facts of life, was deemed too suggestive for filming by the Production Code administrators. In addition, Code guidelines would not permit the Boss Tweed character to sing as he attempted to seduce Rosie Moore, so the filmed "Currier and Ives" ballet was presented instrumentally, absent the vocal contribution by Boss Tweed.
read more facts about Up in Central Park...
