Heaving and Hoeing, Heavy Metal And Manpower

On January 10, 2015 - TV History

Heaving and Hoeing, Heavy Metal and Manpower

This is a location shot from the 1938 hit musical ‘Girls Of The Golden West’ staring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy and a ton of newcomers, like Buddy Ebson who you’ll see in the trailer. You’ll also see a lot of crane shots made with this two-and-a-half-ton behemoth.

By the way, the rope is not for pulling the crane, but it is for pulling distance. Knots in the rope let them know when they got to the marks they had rehearsed. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee

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3 Comments

  1. Steve Dichter January 10, 2015

    Watch TCM frequently. Don’t recall this MGM musical. Shot in sepia tone. Would have been a good candidate for Technicolor.

  2. David Breneman January 10, 2015

    Is the speaker for the director or for playback?

  3. George Wolff January 10, 2015

    The trailer is epic:
    http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/70093/Girl-Of-The-Golden-West-The-Original-Trailer-.html