Shades of Love (TV Movies)
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Shades of Love is a collection of romantic and dramatic made for TV
Television movie
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 and direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...

 films. The films paired well-known leading men with lesser known Canadian actresses. Aired in Canada
Canada
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 and sold individually on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 in North America
North America
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, the Shades of Love film series was geared towards females who bought romance novels. Each title featured a popular love song that appeared as part of the soundtrack. Some of the later titles were paired with older ones and sold as "A Double Feature Romance".

Titles

  • Shades of Love: Rose Cafe
    Shades of Love: Rose Cafe
    Shades of Love: The Rose Cafe is a 1987 film from the Shades of Love series. It stars Linda Smith, Parker Stevenson, Damir Andrei, Anne Farquhar, Richard Jutras, Pierre Lenoir, Bronwen Mantel, Guy Provost, Sam Stone, and Anthony Ulc. Directed by Danièle J. Suissa.-Plot:Courtney is head chef in a...

    (1987) - Courtney is head chef in a prestigious restaurant. She has a dream that is on the verge of realization: with the help of her fiancé, Mike, she will soon open her own restaurant, the Rose Café. The work is going well and the wedding day is approaching when an old classmate, Josh, rekindles a spark of love she doesn't feel for her future husband. Courtney realizes she must face this painful emotional dilemma before she can bring her professional ambitions to fruition. She solves it with determination. Stars Parker Stevenson
    Parker Stevenson
    Parker Stevenson is an American television and film actor.-Career:His first notable screen appearance was a starring role in the 1972 movie A Separate Peace...

     and Linda Smith. Directed by Danièle J. Suissa.

  • Shades of Love: The Ballerina and The Blues (1987) - Suffering from a leg injury, Andrea gives up her career as a ballerina to found her own dance company in the city core. She adores the work her new company demands of her, but as she works she is constantly disturbed by the rowdy music played by her neighbor, Rick, a blues guitarist. But soon Rick is charming Andrea and gradually he becomes her confidant. Their blossoming love is in peril, however, because Andrea is encountering great difficulty in founding the new company. She is on the verge of resuming her former career. Rick's reaction to the new plan convinces her that she will have to be determined if she is ever going to be successful in launching her own company. They team up in a concert combining modern dance and jazz, backed by Rick's guitar playing. It is a huge success and the couple realizes that despite their different backgrounds, what a great pair they are. Stars Rex Smith
    Rex Smith
    Rex Smith is an American actor and singer. Smith debuted in the Broadway play Grease in 1978. He is noted for his role as Jesse Mach in the 1985 television series Street Hawk, as well as being a singer and stage actor. During the late 1970s, Smith was popular as a teen idol...

     and Tamara Chaplin. Directed by Glenn Bydwell.

  • Shades of Love: Champagne for Two (1987) - Cody is a promising architect. Her career comes before all else. The arrival of an unexpected housemate and his dog upsets the normal course of her busy life. Vincent is the chef on a televised cooking program. Since he brings his work home at night, he is soon taking care of his housemate, and Cody is entranced by his infectious laugh and attentions. Then she's offered an important assignment in Philadelphia, where she must go for an extended period. But an old flame of Vincent's has begun to show she will stop at nothing to get him back. Cody breaks it off with Vincent but misses him desperately. She can't avoid him since he has become a huge celebrity. One night, Vincent breaks back in to the apartment and makes a proposal to Cody. His boss has agreed to produce his new syndicated cooking show from Philadelphia. Will she take him back? They toast their new life together with champagne. Stars Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas Campbell , sometimes credited as Nick Campbell, is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, who has won three Gemini Awards for acting. The movies Naked Lunch, Prozac Nation and the TV series Da Vinci's Inquest are some examples of his acting work.-Early life:Campbell was born in Toronto, Ontario,...

     and Kristen Bishop. Directed by Lewis Furey
    Lewis Furey
    Lewis Furey, born Lewis Greenblatt is a Canadian composer, singer, violinist, pianist, actor and director.-Career:Born in Montreal, Quebec to French and American parents, Furey trained as a classical violinist, and at age 11 performed as a soloist in the Matinées pour la jeunesse concert series...

    .

  • Shades of Love: Indigo Autumn (1987) - This is the story of a young widow who, determined not to risk love again, suddenly finds herself drawn to an attractive older man. Based on a story by Barbera Cameron. Stars Marc Singer
    Marc Singer
    Marc Singer is a Canadian-born American actor best known for his roles in the Beastmaster film series and as Mike Donovan in the original 1980s TV series V.-Personal life:...

     and Lisa Schrage. Directed by Stuart Gillard.

  • Shades of Love: Lilac Dream (1987) - Tamara, a young advertising executive, retreats to an island to nurse a broken heart. During the first night there is a violent storm. In the morning, Tamara finds a young man lying wounded and unconscious on the beach. She takes him back to her cottage and when he wakes it is evident he has amnesia. As the days go by, she falls in love with him. They are happy in their love until Matt's inevitable departure leaves Tamara heartsick once again. He must find out who the woman is who claims to be his wife. Nevertheless, Tamara returns to work strong in the conviction that love, however brief, is worth the pain it costs. As it turns out Matt's wife Joanna was about to leave him. He left on the boat to think things over and went straight into the storm. Once back at home Joanna in her usual indecisive way wants him back. Matt knows what he must do and leaves Joanna for good. Matt's unexpected return to Tamara shows her that such happiness can last. Stars Dack Rambo
    Dack Rambo
    Norman Jay Rambeau , professionally known as Dack Rambo, was an American actor, most notable for appearing as Walter Brennan's grandson Jeff in the ABC series The Guns of Will Sonnett, as Steve Jacobi in All My Children, as cousin Jack Ewing on CBS's Dallas, and as Grant Harrison on the NBC soap...

     and Susan Almgren. Directed by Marc F. Voizard.

  • Shades of Love: Echoes in Crimson (1987) - Anne, an art historian, takes a job in a prestigious big-city gallery. Soon Grant, a former lover, turns up and tries to win her back. But Anne still harbors a strong distrust of him and decides to devote herself totally to her work. At the gallery, she manages to uncover the mystery behind a murder and a smuggling plot by her boss. Grant appears in the nick of time to save her from harm's way. He also becomes her latest find and a celebrated new artist. At a showing of his work at the gallery, Grant surprises Anne with his latest work...a neon sculpture of Grouch Marx saying "I Love You". Anne gets the love she lost so many years ago and a new career as gallery manager. Stars Greg Evigan
    Greg Evigan
    Gregory Ralph "Greg" Evigan is an American actor best known for the TV series B.J. and the Bear, My Two Dads, P.S. I Luv U and TekWar.-Personal life:...

     and Patty Talbot. Directed by Caryl J. Wickman.

  • Shades of Love: Midnight Magic (1987) - Mary Calhoun gives advice to the lovelorn on her open line radio program. With a successful radio show and a published book behind her, she is offered a chance to work in television. Mary returns to Alma, the town where she studied, to arrive at her decision. In the university studio she meets Anthony Palmer, a student fifteen years her junior, with whom she becomes romantically involved. Stars James Wilder and Jennifer Dale
    Jennifer Dale
    Jennifer Dale, née Ciurluini , is a Canadian television, dancer, and actress.- Early life :She is the sister of Canadian actress Cynthia Dale...

    . Directed by George Mihalka.

  • Shades of Love: Sincerely, Violet (1987) - Mark Jamison is standing in the way of research being conducted by Elizabeth Prentice, a history professor. He refuses to let her have a document that she knows is essential to her theory. Taking up a challenge from her best friend, Jane, she decides to get the document by burglarizing Mark's house. She is caught in the act. Jane comes to the rescue, representing her to be Violet, a patient under observation. Thus begins a rather complicated story between Mark and the double personality of Elizabeth/Violet. Mark falls in love with Violet, but she writes him a farewell note thanking him for all he has taught her. Elizabeth finally meets Mark as herself and they spend the weekend together investigating her theory and falling in love with each other. Mark often brings up Violet in conversation since but that only angers the professor. She feels he wants to be with Violet, her sexy alter-ego, and not her. It comes to a head when Elizabeth finally reveals to Mark that she is in fact Violet. Mark cannot handle the lies and leaves disappointed and hurt. Time passes and one day Elizabeth gets a message from Mark saying he loves them both. Liz meets Mark at the hotel where they fell in love and thet reconnect. Mark is changed man who sees the real value in people and Elizabeth finally gets out of her rut as a stodgy researcher. Stars Simon MacCorkindale
    Simon MacCorkindale
    Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. MacCorkindale spent much of his childhood moving around due to his father's commission with the Royal Air Force. Poor eyesight prevented him from following a similar career in the RAF, so he instead...

     and Patricia Phillips. Directed by Mort Ransen.

  • Shades of Love: The Garnet Princess (1987) - Stacey is a fashion designer. She is not only successful, but fulfilled in her occupation. On the eve of her first fashion show, she meets Jonathan, a private detective who reveals that she is the long-sought heiress of a European throne. An orphan since childhood, she resists the temptation to discover her real past. Still, her curiosity about Jonathan plunges her into an investigation of her own. Stars Jean LeClerc
    Jean Leclerc
    Jean Leclerc may refer to:* Jean LeClerc , French painter* Jean Leclerc , biblical scholar and encyclopaedist* Jean Théophile Victor Leclerc , radical French revolutionist and newspaperman...

     and Liliane Clune. Directed by Danièle J. Suissa.

  • Shades of Love: Make Mine Chartreuse (1987) - Rosemary, an energetic and prosperous executive, loves chartreuse. She meets Steve Grady, whose books she also loves, and falls for their author's charm and wit. But both are workaholics and their professional and emotional lives are difficult to reconcile. During one of the rare weekends they spend together, the lovers discover how deeply they care for one another. Still, Rosemary continues to resist. When she finally gives in, they drink to it with chartreuse. Stars Joseph Bottoms
    Joseph Bottoms
    Joseph Bottoms is an American actor who won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor for his role in The Dove...

     and Catherine Colvey. Directed by Jim Kaufman.

  • Shades of Love: Little White Lies (1988) - Lawyer Lilian Reynolds would like to become a judge, an ambition which obliges her to work hard during a complex trial—at least,that is, until she falls hopelessly in love with Roberto Fiori, a cabinet maker who is remodelling her office. Roberto threatens Lilly's career, but Lilly is not concerned about this as she overcomes the social barriers posed by their love. Stars Duncan Regehr
    Duncan Regehr
    Duncan Peter Regehr is a Canadian writer, multi-media artist, and film and television actor. He has also been a figure skater, an Olympic boxing contender, and a classically trained Shakespearean stage actor in his native Canada, before heading to Hollywood in 1980...

     and Linda Smith. Directed by Susan Martin.

  • Shades of Love: Tangerine Taxi (1988) - Dr. Evan Moore is a twenty-five-year-old scientist working on a research project to study possible causes of Alzheimer's disease
    Alzheimer's disease
    Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...

    . Expected at an important medical foundation meeting, Evan takes a taxi (a 1936 tangerine-colored Buick Classic) to get to the airport on time. But traffic tie-ups and car trouble force Evan to miss her flight. Eager to find out more about her handsome driver, Evan accepts his invitation to dinner when she must wait another day to get a flight out of town. Stars Marshall Colt and Roberta Weiss
    Roberta Weiss
    Roberta Weiss is a Canadian actress. She sometimes works professionally as Roberta Bizeau.She played Flame Beaufort on NBC's soap opera Santa Barbara.-Career:...

    . Directed by Mort Ransen.

  • Shades of Love: Sunset Court (1988) - This is the story of Susie Majors, a top-ranked tennis star who is reaching the climax of her career. With her health failing and the tennis crown just in sight, her doctor, Jim Fielding, cautions that continual playing could seriously damage her health. As the competition mounts, Susie realizes that she is in love with the doctor. He is not like any man she has ever known. He's sensitive, sweet, funny, and cares about her beyond her tennis career. She is torn between her love for him and her passion to win the last great match. He wants her to quit playing immediately and she cannot see a life without tennis. To make matters worse, Susie's old lover and coach continually taunts her with his newest find, a young up-and-coming star who could beat Susie. As it turns out, the young ingenue is Susie's competitor in the final match. It is hard battle but Susie wins and stays with her good doctor. Stars Ted Wass
    Ted Wass (actor)
    Ted Wass , is an American actor and director. Goodman School of Drama graduate Wass made his Broadway debut in the 1976 production Grease...

     and Elizabeth Bellm. Directed by Marc F. Voizard.

  • Shades of Love: The Emerald Tear (1988) - Journalist Jayne Manley tries to get back the job she lost. She leaves to investigate a millionaire who is rumored to have bought a precious gem, the Emerald Tear. If she can find proof of this, the scoop would ensure a new job at the newspaper. But Jayne and Edward fall madly in love and the secret of her true identity is revealed. Stars Ed Marinaro
    Ed Marinaro
    Ed Marinaro is an American former football player turned actor.-Football career:Marinaro played high school football in New Milford, New Jersey, for the New Milford High School Knights....

     and Leah Pinsent
    Leah Pinsent
    Leah Pinsent is a Canadian television and film actress.She was born in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of Canadian actors Gordon Pinsent and Charmion King....

    . Directed by Mort Ransen.

  • Shades of Love: Moonlight Flight (1988) - Anxious to get a fledgling company off the ground, Shelley Robbins and her partners search for star talent to record an album on their company's label. Acting on a desperate whim, Shelley heads for Cutswaga Valley, where reclusive musician Tommy Rivers has resided since recording a hit album a few years ago. Meeting the elusive Rivers poses a great challenge, as Shelley confronts suspicious residents and tries her best to win over the private and strong-willed musician. Shelley finds herself lured from the sameness of her career into the idyllic world of a man of strength and vision. Based on a story by Serita Deborah Stevens. Stars Peter Reckell
    Peter Reckell
    Peter Paul Reckell is an American actor. He is best known for playing Bo Brady, a role he originated in 1983 on the NBC drama Days of our Lives....

     and Elizabeth M. Mason. Directed by Jim Kaufman.

  • Shades of Love: The Man Who Guards the Greenhouse (1988) - Tracy Cummings is a serious writer stuck on a meaningless project. Jeff Green is a charismatic wildlife photographer concerned with Africa's shrinking habitat. When they meet, Tracy is confronted not only by her desire to again write meaningfully, but also by her overwhelming attraction to Jeff. She reconciles these passions in a tale of the ultimate triumph of truth and love. Based on a story by Pat Dalton. Stars Christopher Cazenove
    Christopher Cazenove
    Christopher Cazenove was an English cinema, television and stage actor.-Early life and career:He was born Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove, the son of Arnold de Lerisson Cazenove and Elizabeth Laura in Winchester, Hampshire, but was brought up in Bowlish, Somerset...

     and Rebecca Dewey. Directed by Marc F. Voizard.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack released on vinyl and cassette featured songs from many of the films in the series.

Track Listing:
  • "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" - Peabo Bryson
    Peabo Bryson
    Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, born in Greenville, South Carolina...

     and Roberta Flack
    Roberta Flack
    Roberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music...

     (from Sincerely, Violet)

  • "Baby, Come to Me
    Baby, Come to Me
    "Baby, Come to Me" is an R&B song, written by Rod Temperton for a male-female duet. The original version, performed by Patti Austin and James Ingram , and produced by Quincy Jones, appeared on Austin's 1981 album, Every Home Should Have One. When first released as a single, it had minor chart...

    " - James Ingram
    James Ingram
    James Ingram is an American soul musician. He is best known as a vocalist. He is also a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and keyboards...

     & Patti Austin
    Patti Austin
    -Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents....

     (from Lilac Dream)

  • "You are My Lady
    You Are My Lady (Freddie Jackson song)
    You Are My Lady is a 1985 single by Freddie Jackson which followed his debut single, "Rock Me Tonight ." Like his debut single, "You Are My Lady" hit number one on the R&B charts for two weeks, and was Jackson's most successful crossover single of his career, peaking at twelve on the Hot 100. It...

    " - Freddie Jackson
    Freddie Jackson
    Frederick Anthony "Freddie" Jackson is an American soul singer. He was an important figure in R&B during the 1980s and early 1990s...

     (from The Garnet Princess)

  • "You're A Part Of Me" - Gene Cotton
    Gene Cotton
    Gene Cotton is a pop and folk singer-songwriter. He is best known for his four Billboard Top 40 entries during the years 1976–1978.-History:...

     & Kim Carnes
    Kim Carnes
    Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....

     (from The Rose Cafe)

  • "Every Time I See Your Picture" - Luba
    Luba
    Luba may refer to:*Slavic origin feminine name which means "someone who has love"*Luba, Equatorial Guinea*Luba, Abra, a municipality in the Philippines*Ľubá, a village and municipality in the Nitra region of south-west Slovakia...

     (from Champagne For Two)

  • "We've Got Tonight" - Kenny Rogers
    Kenny Rogers
    Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...

     and Sheena Easton
    Sheena Easton
    Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...

     (from Make Mine Chartreuse)

  • "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)
    The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)
    "The Sweetest Thing " is a country-pop song written by Otha Young . Young was the long-time musical partner of Juice Newton and wrote the song for her in the mid-1970s.-History:...

    " - Juice Newton
    Juice Newton
    Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American Pop music and Country singer, songwriter and guitarist...

     (from Echoes In Crimson)

  • "Wildflower" - Skylark
    Skylark
    The Skylark is a small passerine bird species. This lark breeds across most of Europe and Asia and in the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident in the west of its range, but eastern populations are more migratory, moving further south in winter. Even in the milder west of its range,...


  • "Always Saying Goodbye" - Rex Smith
    Rex Smith
    Rex Smith is an American actor and singer. Smith debuted in the Broadway play Grease in 1978. He is noted for his role as Jesse Mach in the 1985 television series Street Hawk, as well as being a singer and stage actor. During the late 1970s, Smith was popular as a teen idol...

     (from The Ballerina and The Blues)

  • "Shades of Love (Theme)" - Lewis Furey
    Lewis Furey
    Lewis Furey, born Lewis Greenblatt is a Canadian composer, singer, violinist, pianist, actor and director.-Career:Born in Montreal, Quebec to French and American parents, Furey trained as a classical violinist, and at age 11 performed as a soloist in the Matinées pour la jeunesse concert series...


  • "Joy to the World
    Joy to the World
    "Joy to the World" is a Christian Christmas carol.The words are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and...

    " is used in Echoes In Crimson.

  • "Good King Wenceslas
    Good King Wenceslas
    "Good King Wenceslas" is a popular Christmas carol about a king who goes out to give alms to a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen . During the journey, his page is about to give up the struggle against the cold weather, but is enabled to continue by following the king's footprints, step for step,...

    " is used in Midnight Magic.

  • Music from the operas Mefistophile and Madama Butterfly
    Madama Butterfly
    Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco...

     was featured in Little White Lies

  • "Jamaica Farewell
    Jamaica Farewell
    "Jamaica Farewell" is a calypso about the beauties of the West Indian Islands.The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess . Lord Burgess was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1926. His mother was from Barbados and his father was from Virginia. The song first appeared on Harry Belafonte's...

    ", a traditional calypso tune, was used in Make Mine Chartreuse

  • The 3rd movement of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E flat
    Trumpet Concerto (Haydn)
    Joseph Haydn's Concerto per il Clarino, Hob.: VII e, 1 was written in 1796, when he was 64 years old, for his long time friend Anton Weidinger.-Original instrument:...

     was used in Sincerely, Violet.

  • The 1st movement of Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in A minor RV356 was used in Midnight Magic.

  • The song "Nothing Can Stand In Your Way" by Zappacosta
    Zappacosta
    Zappacosta also known as Alfie Zappacosta is a Canadian singer/songwriter.-Career:...

     was featured in Sunset Court but not included in the soundtrack release.

  • The song "Cruisin'
    Cruisin' (song)
    "Cruisin" is a 1979 single written, produced, and recorded by Smokey Robinson for Motown Records' Tamla label. One of Robinson's most successful singles outside of his work with The Miracles, "Cruisin'" was a Top 10 Billboard Pop hit, peaking at number four not only on the Billboard Hot 100 but on...

    " by Smokey Robinson
    Smokey Robinson
    William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...

     was featured in The Emerald Tear but not included in the soundtrack release.

  • The song "I Just Fall In Love Again" by Anne Murray
    Anne Murray
    Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....

     was featured in Tangerine Taxi but not included in the soundtrack release.

  • The song "The One By Your Side" by Chantal Condor was featured in Little White Lies but not included in the soundtrack release.

  • The song "When a Man Loves a Woman", covered by Luba
    Luba
    Luba may refer to:*Slavic origin feminine name which means "someone who has love"*Luba, Equatorial Guinea*Luba, Abra, a municipality in the Philippines*Ľubá, a village and municipality in the Nitra region of south-west Slovakia...

    , was featured in Midnight Magic but not included in the soundtrack release.

  • The song "Riptide" by Robert Palmer was featured in Indigo Autumn but not included in the soundtrack release.

  • The song "Can't We Try" by Dan Hill
    Dan Hill
    Daniel Grafton "Dan" Hill IV is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter. He had two major hits with his songs, "Sometimes When We Touch" and "Can't We Try," a duet with Vonda Shepard.-Early life and career:...

     and Vonda Shepard
    Vonda Shepard
    Vonda Shepard is an American pop/rock singer. She appeared as a regular in the television show Ally McBeal from seasons 1-5 in which she played a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters drank after work. She plays piano, guitar, and bass.-Biography:Vonda Shepard was born in New...

     was featured in The Man Who Guards The Greenhouse but not included in the soundtrack release.

  • In addition to performing "Always Saying Goodbye", Rex Smith
    Rex Smith
    Rex Smith is an American actor and singer. Smith debuted in the Broadway play Grease in 1978. He is noted for his role as Jesse Mach in the 1985 television series Street Hawk, as well as being a singer and stage actor. During the late 1970s, Smith was popular as a teen idol...

     also performed "Bourbon Street" in The Ballerina and the Blues.

Allusions

  • In Echoes In Crimson Grant mentions the film Duck Soup, does an impersonation of Groucho Marx
    Groucho Marx
    Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born...

    , and reads lines to Anne from William Shakespeare
    William Shakespeare
    William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...

    's Twelfth Night.

  • In Echoes In Crimson the film It's a Wonderful Life
    It's a Wonderful Life
    It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern....

    plays on the television.

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