Bobby Van - Take Me To Broadway (1954).mp4

Exellent dance routine from Mr Bobby Van.

[@allaaxelrod2005]

Aside from the obvious admiration for Bobby Van, I'd like to add two things. Tremendous stress on his spine for all that jumping, can you imagine? Also, the clip was filmed in 4 continuous camera shots, which was amazing work for that day technology, especially the last shot from above to close-up. Cameramen so rarely get any recognition. It was staged so great with all the extras, cars, bicycles and the dog -- what a fantastic piece of cinema.

[@mca1218]

Glad you mentioned the long takes. I do love the final shot, where it reveals the entire neighborhood was following him like the Pied Piper, all the way to the final curb.

[@Scottjazz55]

Amen to that.

[@michellelaclair]

Knee replacements anyone?

[@amateurwave3593]

Watch the Happiness music video by Goldfrapp

[@c.d.macaulay66]

Ditto on mentioning only four takes and the camera work. I’ve heard it took Van six months to recover from this. After seeing it, I can believe it. Not enough people know how strong a dancer he was. He was in the movie version of Kiss Me Kate, sharing screen time with none other than Bob Fosse. More than holding his own. And with Fosse, that’s saying something. Plus he was married to the scrumptious Elaine Joyce. He did all right for himself, didn’t he?

[@mercoid]

It really is unfathomably insane, how incredible this is. Most people couldn’t do this as well for 10 seconds let alone as long as Bobby did it here. It is mind blowing.

[@Gravydog316]

Gilbert Gottfried said a producer or director invented this to punish Bobby?

[@spactick]

I agree, the energy that Mr Van had was olympian

[@123Rockchild]

This is an amazing scene. This is right up there with Fred Astaire dancing on the walls and ceiling scene. Bobby Van had such a young and friendly face. Sad, that he died of a brain cancer.

[@ClassicVideos80s]

Why are my knees aching after watching this>?

[@valeriy7046]

Thank you for the Peter Wolf's video "Come as You Are ")

[@leavingitblank9363]

Peter Wolf honored this clip in the video to his song "Come As You Are". I didn't realize it until many years later.

[@LWOPP]

Hugh Jackman paid homage to this number in the opening of the Tony Awards in 2014. Very good!

[@YouzTube99]

@LWOPP: Yep, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHy3nYephsysa9k

[@John_Fugazzi]

Thank You so much. It was fantastic. I recommend it to anyone here. Great to see him remembered.

[@crystalheart9]

That was amazing and the dog was great too!

[@Stardustceiling]

Thank you for uploading this. It's wonderful the way he keeps the rhythm even though he's doing nothing but strenuous jumping which really fatigues the muscles quickly. I don't remember seeing this, but I probably have on " That's Entertainment. " He always reminded me a lot of Donald O'Connor in his dance style and smile. Very fun dancer to watch, with so much vitality. This was a joy to watch and they did a great job coordinating all the complicated elements all timed to perfection. Back then people had to actually do the things on the screen. No CGI then. LOL

[@Gravydog316]

Gilbert Gottfried said a producer or director invented this to punish Bobby?

[@laurenstephanie91]

I saw this on tv YEARS ago and have finally found it again after years of wondering what it was. Absolutely fantastic!!!

[@reid69uk]

Me too!! I just typed in man bouncing down the street in a musical 🤣👌🏽

[@paulcraig3355]

This is both unbelievable and brilliant in equal measures.

[@richardbrucemusic]

I'm pretty sure the name of the movie is "Small Town Girl" and it's one of the most marvelous dance scenes ever filmed. I heard it took months for him to recover.

[@fmphotooffice5513]

Agreed. I bet each shot took many days of staging and rehearsal. Add those hops to the final take here. He was young. Pain was part of the art, like ballet. The film is the final product. Marvellous.

[@maryb8150]

He had also had a spinal injury from a car accident.

[@denisemarie6029]

We miss you Bobby Van! I loved the game show “Make me Laugh” RIP

[@janetsmith7150]

Most underrated dancer, he said in an interview it took a year for his body to recover. Also, there are four cuts in this dance, the tracking shots are amazing. There is another dance scene in a store that is equally mindblowing. Bobby you left us too soon!

[@tomstamford6837]

He died at 51, maybe that routine took 30 years off his life! I certainly feel sore just watching this segment.

[@maryridgway9619]

althoough he died about forty years ago, i will always remember him and talented. He was also quite handsome

[@TheRozberry]

Loved Bobby Van!

[@mary5827]

Don't ask how I got here! But I'm glad I did! This is incredible!

[@BugzKiller]

His feet and knees must have hurted like hell after this. LOL RIP Bobby at such a young age.

[@deborahcarder4270]

What an amazing creative choreography. Not only did Bobby Van jump continuously in synchronized fashion, but he pulled his knees up and in hard leather dress shoes! No athletic material shoes back then.

[@AstralPixie]

Wow, and he makes it look effortless and so much fun! Thanks, Bobby.

[@triuman]

Take me to the hospital for knee replacement!!!

[@ianmcphail1430]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@lizdoyle7158]

BOBBY VAN HE WAS A SUPERSTAR 😄😄😄😄 A MAGNIFICENT DANCER 😄😄😄😄😄 HE'S WONDERFUL IN MOVIE LOST HORIZON 😎😎😎😎 PAT N LIZ OCTOBER 2016 😊😊😊😊

[@rcnelson]

Now that's entertainment!

[@susieuramoto7491]

Wow, he’s amazing! I only knew him as a game show person 🙃

[@MarkStevens8899]

Yes he was such a talent, act, sing, dance , sad he passed so young.

[@patricialacroix5582]

Can you imagine doing that in just one take? Although I suspect they gave him a chance to rest at the three cuts to a different camera angle!

[@Gravydog316]

Gilbert Gottfried said a producer or director invented this to punish Bobby?

[@earthwatcher2012]

Came right here after watchin Peter Wolf’s “Come As You Are” video

[@lauracipriano-riozzi8875]

Me too!

[@blakkat4126]

So THIS is where Peter Wolf did the “Come As You Are” video idea from. Both are amazing.

[@shhhhhhh9328]

Anyone notice how the music video for Goldfrapp "Happiness" reproduces this choreography? I never knew about this movie until a clip of it felt familiar to me from seeing Goldfrapp's video. All that hopping / jumping is very impressive. From both fellas.

[@44032]

Similar to "singing in the Rain" - just a happy man dancing down the street. But this is far more technically complicated, both for Van and the director and cameraman.

[@Gravydog316]

Gilbert Gottfried said a producer or director invented this to punish Bobby?

[@44032]

@@Gravydog316 Gilbert Gottfried wasn't born yet!

[@chesterthawkins7510]

Love and miss him!

[@spartacusvikinga]

Magnificent. The scene was reprised in Golfrapps "Happiness" Not a patch on this though IMHO/

[@the_cp7943]

spartacusvikinga that’s what brought me here. :)

[@OLIV3R_YT]

@@the_cp7943 Same

[@jeanjones5550]

That was so great. Makes me want to buy the whole movie. Wonder why he wasn't a bigger star?

[@geatorella]

he came to MGM kind of at the end of their musical heyday, unfortunately

[@iVenge]

He didn’t need to be. He was married to one of the hottest women on earth.

[@omegamanGXE]

@@iVenge who

[@iVenge]

@@omegamanGXE Elaine Joyce kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ3LZJ6FfraWnZo

[@esmeephillips5888]

Every time I marvel at Andre Previn's musicianship conducting Elgar or Walton, I remember that he also wrote 'Bounce Dance' for Bobby Van. Charles's little boy at MGM certainly made good.

[@bwetzelproductions1]

Wow...the cardiovascular shape you would have to be in. Great number!!!

[@MikeAllen-pb5ui]

Unreal talent !!!

[@LorenLAustin]

Wolf's performance was based on Bobby Van's amazing scene in "Take Me to Broadway" from 1954.

[@beeonthyme5760]

Goldfrapp did an amazing homage to this dance. Check out their video Happiness!!!!

[@rabbitscooter]

Goldfrapp brought me here, too. I had no idea it was based on this scene.

[@TheGymnast71]

Jesus! This is awesome!!!!!! Love the dog!!

[@marcygross1903]

Terrific scene. Watching the movie now.

[@MikeShields]

Thanks for sharing this. I remember seeing this in one of the "That's Entertainment" movies from forever ago, and I've always liked it since.

[@bfor42]

I often have dreams where I can fly similar to that.

[@Esus4]

For those wondering what happened to the bananas. This version has about 20 seconds missing. There is another version on KZbin of much lesser quality, but it does have the missing segment.

[@daveluttinen2547]

At one time I had very strong legs. I tried to imitate part of this and after a short spurt I was really sore. Then the leg cramps started - and they lasted for hours. This is an amazing demonstration of talent, strength, agility, coordination, and dedication. The whole sequence is stunning in its coordination with all the components.

[@lorivingot5495]

The dog!!! ❤️💕💕

[@beachwalker2574]

Good lookin guy Very talent I'm calling out of work tomorrow my knees hurt

[@benlloyd8083]

Lovely manners throughout

[@chitsb]

His closeup at the end made me think of the actor who played Frasier’s dad on Frasier.

[@MamaofaWrestler]

I always loved Bobby Van.

[@waterlily6543]

Thanks me too

[@perrosyeducacion]

¡Qué bien cuándo ves algo original! ¡Aunque sea de los 50!

[@ilgiovaneholden1]

Fenomeno

[@ianedwards4400]

Bobby Van was the epitome of the breezy exuberant song-and-dance man who enlivened any film he was in. Unfortunately, he caught the tail-end of MGM's musical reign during the 1950's.

[@albertcalleros9489]

There is absolutely no doubt that Bobby Van was perhaps THE most debonair Jew who ever graced both stage and screen.

[@tommykovac1360]

Peter Wolf brought me here!

[@DisneyGary93]

This footage preview use the That's Entertaiment II. Movie in 1976.

[@sailorarwen6101]

I’m completely mesmerized by this. I’ve watched it several times since I saw the clip in one of the “that’s entertainment” films. It’s not an intricate or beautiful dance like what you get from Astaire or Kelly, but it still looks incredible ….. and exhausting

[@B.H.56]

watch the other clip from this movie, where he is dancing in the department store. Unbelievable!

[@bettycogswell9851]

All I can say is WOW.!!!!!

[@gaugirl4570]

This was filmed in Shin Splint City.

[@jamesryan6008]

The cameraman,Joseph Ruttenberg , won four Academy Awards.

[@oldclassics1923]

This scene is even funnier in context- Jane Powell’a character just told him that she wouldn’t marry him.

[@detassler1299]

Peter Wolf did a variation of this with his Come As You Are video, if anybody’s interested

[@nobodyimportantt341]

isn't this clip from 'That's Entertainment"? you can tell by the narration, which wouldn't be in the actual movie

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

From THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT 2.

[@YouzTube99]

And the narrator is Gene Kelly.

[@GoldwaterB]

From the film, "Small Town Girl."

[@hebneh]

Yes, and it’s been edited with some footage removed just before the shot of the mass of people (including the nurses) following him into the town square.

[@hebneh]

All I can think of while watching this: Ouch.

[@hunterburk]

After the first three hops my shin splints would have started to bleed!

[@Gravydog316]

Gilbert Gottfried said a producer or director invented this to punish Bobby?

[@adrianlois7322]

Podrían bajar esta película en español, yo la vi hace como cuarenta años o más, quiero verla de nuevo

[@steveweinstein3222]

Obviously, this wasn't done in one take, so it's fun to try to see where the edits are, such as 0:50 and 1:03.

[@ailsasublett9885]

Ray Bolger used to do that.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

Isnt that a great dance sequence....

[@dcolborne81]

Goldfrapp brought me here.

[@jcortese3300]

Guy must have had a heart like a draft horse. Wow ...

[@samhouse4371]

He was younger than what I am right now

[@TheAmerind]

Looks extremely exhausting, look up goldfrapp happiness music video.

[@astephens1963]

At the 1:04 mark he rubs the little African-American's boys head for good luck. LMFAO!!!

[@misshantrope]

so else came here after watching goldfrapp's happiness?

[@chitsb]

Goldfrapp brought me here

[@annchabassol5804]

This would make a fantastic Viagra commercial!!! 🥰🥰🥰😍

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Didn't Hugh Jackman do the exact same thing at the Tony Awards?

[@RiteanDan]

Why was so much of this scene cut? The whole scene right after the school bus, the dog catcher, construction guys on lunch, etc. was all cut from this? Watch the 3:19 version instead. This version is crap.

[@tomstamford6837]

This 'version' of the dance number was taken from the film "That's Entertainment" the 1974 compilation film, so I would assume for the purposes of that film, it was truncated. You can hear Gene Kelly doing the intro for the segment at the beginning. So it's not taken from "Small Town Girl" itself.

[@spensert4933]

Potato sack race Olympic champion .

[@OLIV3R_YT]

Electric version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6axqHmsm5mkp6s

[@lastlemon3180]

Red Eye?

[@Gravydog316]

Gilbert Gottfried said a producer or director invented this to punish Bobby!

[@markschildberg1667]

Probably Busby Berkeley, who conceived and directed it.

[@Gravydog316]

@@markschildberg1667 i don't know. maybe? Gilbert said it was a producer or director who hated Bobby & this was his idea of punishment!

[@jsstar76]

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet

[@fuggedaboudit223]

Another Donald Oconnor

[@poetcomic1]

It takes Debbie Reynolds to increase Bobby's cute factor through the roof! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2O8oJyoYpd1o9U

[@borderscarlton347]

Look closely. His left testicle rolled out of his pants leg right after he caught that watermelon...

[@theiceman6941]

I absolutely loathe this scene. Most sickening dance number ever.

[@bryanleigh6497]

I think it's a waste to have a great dancer hop around like that. But others think differently.

[@senorkaboom]

He was Jewish.

[@DannyBkyn]

And?.........

[@eblackadder3]

And that's relevant because...?