This is a beautiful piece of sheet music for the Oscar winning song “BUTTONS and BOWS” sung by BOB HOPE in the Paramount Pictures’ motion picture comedy “THE PALEFACE”.
(The film premiered on December 24th, 1948
.) ….. The film starred BOB HOPE as “Painless Potter” and JANE RUSSELL as “Calamity Jane” and featured ROBERT ARMSTRONG, IRIS ADRIAN, BOBBY WATSON, JACKIE SEARL, JOSEPH VITALE, CHARLES TROWBRIDGE, CLEM BEVANS, JEFF YORK, STANLEY ANDREWS, WADE CROSBY, CHIEF YOWLACHIE, IRON EYES CODY, JOHN MAXWELL, TOM KENNEDY, HENRY BRANDON, FRANCIS McDONALD, FRANK HAGNEY, SKELTON KNAGGS, OLIN HOWLAND, GEORGE CHANDLER and NESTOR PAIVA ….. CREDITS: Words and Music by JAY LIVINGSTON and RAY EVANS (Academy Award winners for “Best Song”); Screenplay by EDMUND HARTMANN and FRANK TASHLIN; Musical Score by VICTOR YOUNG; Directed by NORMAN Z. McLEOD; Produced by ROBERT L. WELCH
….. DETAILS: The oversized six page piece of sheet music measures approx. 9″ X 12″ inches and is copyrighted 1948 by Famous Music Corporation, New York City
….. CONDITION: With the exception of light soiling and minor edge wear, this piece of sheet music is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or classic film historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.