The King Steps Out

GPTKB entity

Statements (177)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical
gptkb:play
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clark_Gable
gptkb:John_Gilbert
gptkb:Bill_Robinson
gptkb:George_Walsh
gptkb:The_Little_Things_in_Life_(1936)
gptkb:Bing_Crosby
gptkb:Mack_Sennett
gptkb:Eleanor_Powell
gptkb:Bebe_Daniels
gptkb:Irving_Cummings
gptkb:Irving_Thalberg
gptkb:Scatman_Crothers
gptkb:The_Boswell_Sisters
gptkb:David_Butler
gptkb:Irving_G._Thalberg
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:novel
gptkbp:associated_act 2
gptkbp:audience theatergoers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
The King Steps Out (musical)
The King Steps Out (play)
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
$2 million
$1 million
gptkbp:budget $1.5 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Robert_R._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Robert_Wright
gptkb:Fritz_Kreisler
gptkb:Ruth_Kobart
gptkb:Mimi_Hines
gptkb:Evelyn_Rudie
gptkb:Joan_Diener
gptkb:George_S._Irving
gptkb:Eddie_Albert
gptkb:Mildred_Dunnock
gptkb:Barbara_Cook
gptkb:Marlene_Dietrich
gptkb:John_Mc_Giver
gptkb:Lotte_Lenya
gptkbp:character gptkb:musician
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:town
gptkb:ballet
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Duchess
gptkb:Duke
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Politician
Royal Advisor
Chamberlain
King of a fictional country
gptkbp:character_appearance gptkb:Walter_Plunkett
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:choreography dance numbers
Onna White
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Charles_Lang
gptkb:Joseph_Walker
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Walter_Scharf
gptkb:Walter_Schumann
gptkb:Sigmund_Romberg
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later musicals
inspired other musicals
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects societal norms
gptkbp:design gptkb:William_Cameron_Menzies
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Rudolph_Maté
gptkbp:director gptkb:Charles_Vidor
gptkb:Paul_L._Stein
gptkb:Max_Reinhardt
gptkb:George_Abbott
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Richard_C._Meyer
gptkb:Alfredo_E._Rodriguez
gptkb:William_A._Ziegler
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:film_score orchestral
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:William_A._Ziegler
successful
1957-1958
The King Steps Out (1958 film)
gptkbp:first_released gptkb:musical
gptkbp:follows gptkb:CEO
The King Steps Out (play)
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
romance
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The King Steps Out
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:opera
romantic literature
European theater traditions
Viennese operetta
gptkbp:influences gptkb:opera
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:The_Merry_Widow
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:Sammy_Cahn
gptkbp:music gptkb:Walter_Scharf
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Walter_Scharf
gptkbp:music_style gptkb:ballet
" The Wedding March"
" A Royal Affair"
" The King's Waltz"
" The Princess's Lament"
gptkbp:notable_performance 384
opening night
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:musical
2000 Off-Broadway revival
2010 concert version
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:musician
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:The_King_Steps_Out
" My Heart Stood Still"
" I Love You"
" The Merry Widow Waltz"
" The Wedding March"
" The King Steps Out"
" The King's Waltz"
" The King's Serenade"
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:Native_American_tribe
English
gptkbp:performance approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:plot love story
A king falls in love with a commoner.
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1957
gptkbp:premiered_on 1936
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:David_Merrick
gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Vienna_State_Opera
gptkbp:release_date 1934
1936
December 25, 1958
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1955
gptkb:1958
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1955
gptkbp:remake gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:reunion multiple revivals
2000 Off-Broadway revival
2010 concert version
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
90 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Charles_E._Roberts
gptkb:Charles_Bennett
gptkb:Ludwig_Bemelmans
Dorothy Donnelly
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Austria
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Nelson_Eddy
gptkb:Martha_Hyer
gptkb:Joan_Fontaine
gptkb:Milan_Kňažko
gptkb:Louis_Jourdan
gptkb:Jeanette_Mac_Donald
Milan Karmel
gptkbp:style gptkb:musical
gptkbp:thematic_element duty vs love
gptkbp:theme romance
gptkbp:themes love
freedom
duty
gptkbp:title Der König steps out
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Joseph_Stein
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Oscar_Strauss