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The Cockettes in the Palace : a film

Title: The Cockettes in the Palace : a film / by Scott Runyon and Syd Dutton. Tricia's wedding / directed by Sebastian. Elevator girls in bondage / written and directed by Michael Kalmen.
Publication: [1986?]

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Moving image	Use in library	*LDV 2055	Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Found In

Martin Worman audiovisual collection, 1960-2008.

Description

1 videocassette (123:33) : sound, color with black and white; 1/2 in.

Summary

The first video, "The Cockettes in the Palace" is a raw black and white documentary film of one of the Nocturnal Dream shows at the Palace, "Les Ghouls", a Halloween-themed Cockette show which was held in October 1970. Most of the film shows the performers getting ready backstage, also includes a parody of the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein", and an unidentified performer (Rumi Missabu?) parodying Mick Jagger onstage singing "Jumping Jack Flash" (0:00-24:22). In the second video, "Tricia's wedding" (1971), the Cockettes reenact Tricia Nixon's wedding to Edward Cox on June 11, 1971. Hurtme O. Hurtme, televsion correspondent, covers the wedding and interviews faux celebrities in attendance (24:23-56:47). The last video, "Elevator girls in bondage" (1972), is a cult classic film; the Cockettes depict workers and guests in a hotel during the depression of 1971-1972, and the elevator girls, tired of being marginalized by low pay and misogyny, take action and decide to go on strike, with dire consquences (56:48-1:53:10). The last part of the video is an excerpted reprise of "The Cockettes in the Palace" (1:53:11-2:03:33).

Alternative Title

Tricia's wedding.
Elevator girls in bondage.
Martin Worman audiovisual collection.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Documentary films.
Subculture films.

Note

Titles from videotape label.
Three separate films in one video (streaming file).
Includes obscene language, nudity, simulated drug use and sexual situations.

Access (note)

Access via streaming video restricted to onsite at New York Public Library secure reading rooms.

Credits (note)

The Cockettes in the Palace: "Special thanks to Bill Fischer [cameraman], Peter Saunders [and] Luther Greene, sound mix-street studios; An Evergreen Film presented by Grove Press"--Videotape title card.
Tricia's wedding: "Nocturnal Dream Shoes and Mark Lester presents The Cockettes in 'Tricia's wedding'...for Divine"--Videotape title card.
Elevator girls in bondage: "Elevator girls in bondage II @1986 [original film issued in 1972]; A Buffalo Picture; all rights reserved"--Videotape title card.
Tricia's wedding: Mark Lester, producer ; Sebastian (Milton Miron), Harold Thunderpussy (Kreemah Ritz) and Mark Lester, authors ; Paul Aratow, cinematographer ; Sebastian, director. Elevator girls in bondage: James Paltridge and Luther Greene, producers ; Michael Kalmen, author and director ; Derek Thunes and James Paltridge, composers ; Derek Thunes and Michael Kalmen, lyricists.

Source (note)

Billy Rose Theatre Division, Martin Worman papers

Linking Entry (note)

Forms part of: Martin Worman audiovisual collection, *L(Special) 10-06

Call Number

*LDV 2055

OCLC

908648930

Title

The Cockettes in the Palace : a film / by Scott Runyon and Syd Dutton. Tricia's wedding / directed by Sebastian. Elevator girls in bondage / written and directed by Michael Kalmen.

Production

[1986?]

Playing Time

002422 003224 010645

Type of Content

two-dimensional moving image

Type of Medium

video

computer

Type of Carrier

videocassette

online resource

Access

Access via streaming video restricted to onsite at New York Public Library secure reading rooms.

Credits

The Cockettes in the Palace: "Special thanks to Bill Fischer [cameraman], Peter Saunders [and] Luther Greene, sound mix-street studios; An Evergreen Film presented by Grove Press"--Videotape title card.

Tricia's wedding: "Nocturnal Dream Shoes and Mark Lester presents The Cockettes in 'Tricia's wedding'...for Divine"--Videotape title card.

Tricia's wedding: Mark Lester, producer ; Sebastian (Milton Miron), Harold Thunderpussy (Kreemah Ritz) and Mark Lester, authors ; Paul Aratow, cinematographer ; Sebastian, director. Elevator girls in bondage: James Paltridge and Luther Greene, producers ; Michael Kalmen, author and director ; Derek Thunes and James Paltridge, composers ; Derek Thunes and Michael Kalmen, lyricists.

Performer

The Cockettes in the Palace: Various performers ; featuring Hibiscus, Sylvester, Martin Worman, Kreemah Ritz (or Darryl Simmonds), Reid Larrance ; Johnny McGowan, Rumi Missabu and Bobby Cameron.

Tricia's wedding: Sebastian (Hurtme O. Hurtme, the television correspondent?) ; Goldie Glitters (Tricia Nixon, the bride) ; Steven Arnold (Joan Kennedy) ; Frank Bourquin (Mrs. Cox) ; Bobby Cameron (Patricia Nixon) ; Pristine Condition (Rose Kennedy) ; Dusty Dawn (Julie Nixon Eisenhower) ; Anton Dunnigan (Eartha Kitt) ; John Flowers (Phyllis Diller) ; Marta Gómez (Indira Gandhi) ; Chris Kilo (Rev. Billy Graham) ; Richard "Scrumbly" Koldewyn (Pope Paul VI) ; Michael Lyons (Prince Charles) ; Link Martin (Madame Nu) ; Johnny McGowan (Jackie Onassis/Bridesmaid) ; Marshall Olds (Edward Cox, the groom) ; Kreemah Ritz (President Nixon) ; John Rothermel (Mamie Eisenhower) ; Lendon Sadler (Mahalia Jackson/Bridesmaid) ; Michael Shane (Lady Bird Johnson) ; Sylvester (Coretta Scott King/Delegate from Uma Guma) ; Pam Tent (Golda Meir/Bridesmaid) ; Steven Walden (Queen Elizabeth II/Bridesmaid) ; Daniel Ware (Martha Mitchell) ; Roger Webster (David Eisenhower) ; Martin Worman (Sen. George Murphy) ; with other unidentified performers.

Elevator girls in bondage: featuring Toots Sweet (Alice) ; Kreemah Ritz (Bald-headed Sally) ; Bobby Cameron (Cynthia Bandler) ; Hibiscus (Angel of light) ; Michael Kalmen (Bun E. Hug) ; Reid Larrance (Rita La Rantz) ; Johnny McGowan (Trish) ; Rumi Missabu (Maxine).

Event

Original motion pictures re-recorded on videotape San Francisco, California October 1970 (Cockettes in the Palace) ; 1971 (Tricia's wedding) ; 1972 (Elevator girls in bondage).

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Martin Worman audiovisual collection, *L(Special) 10-06

Local Note

Preservation file: (1 video file (124 min.) : digital, 10 bit compressed YUV; copied from A.O.) in long term storage, Digital Library Repository server [myh_lvh2762_v01_pm]

Source

Separated from; Billy Rose Theatre Division, Martin Worman papers, 1960-2008, *T-Mss 2009-002.

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Added Author

Lester, Mark L. (Mark Leslie), 1946- author.

Ritz, Kreemah, author.

Paltridge, James, composer.

Thunes, Derek, composer.

Thunes, Derek, lyricist.

Kalmen, Michael, 1943-2003, lyricist.

Kalmen, Michael, 1943-2003, director.

Runyon, Scott, director.

Dutton, Syd, director.

Sebastian, 1935- director.

Hibiscus, performer.

Sylvester, 1947-1988, performer.

Worman, Martin, performer.

Ritz, Kreemah, performer.

Larrence, Reid, performer.

McGowan, Johnny, performer.

Missabu, Rumi, performer.

Cameron, Bobby (Actress), performer.

Sebastian, 1935- performer.

Glitters, Goldie, performer.

Arnold, Steven, 1943-1994, performer.

Bourquin, Frank, performer.

Condition, Pristine, performer.

Dawn, Dusty, performer.

Dunnigan, Anton, performer.

Flowers, John, 1949-2005, performer.

Gómez, Marta (Actress), performer.

Kilo, Chris, performer.

Koldewyn, Richard, 1945- performer.

Lyons, Michael (Actor), performer.

Martin, Link, performer.

Olds, Marshall, performer.

Rothermel, John, performer.

Sadler, Lendon, performer.

Shane, Michael, performer.

Tent, Pam, performer.

Walden, Steven (Actor), performer.

Ware, Daniel, performer.

Webster, Roger (Actor), performer.

Sweet, Toots, performer.

Kalmen, Michael, 1943-2003, performer.

Greene, Luther, producer.

Paltridge, James, producer.

Lester, Mark L. (Mark Leslie), 1946- producer.

Aratow, Paul, cinematographer.

Cockettes (Theatrical troupe), performers.

Kirsch, Dorothy, donor.

Croonquist, Robert, donor.

Added Title

Tricia's wedding.

Elevator girls in bondage.

Martin Worman audiovisual collection.

Found In:

Martin Worman audiovisual collection, 1960-2008.

Research Call Number

*LDV 2055

*LVH 2762

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