Carleton Carpenter Tap Dancing in the Movies

A collection of movies featuring Carleton Carpenter tap dancing. See also more movies with tap dancing scenes By Title and By Year Released, and By Tap Dancer.

Tap Dances in Movies

FILM: Two Weeks With Love (1950)
SONG: Aba Daba Honeymoon
TAP DANCERS: Carleton Carpenter and Debbie Reynolds
VIDEO: Duet Tap Dance by Carpenter and Reynolds

FILM: Two Weeks With Love (1950)
SONG: "Row Row Row"
TAP DANCERS: Carleton Carpenter and Debbie Reynolds
VIDEO: Duet Tap Dance by Carpenter and Reynolds

Soundtrack Credits

Lost Boundaries (1949)
- "I Wouldn't Mind" (lyrics and music by Carlton Carpenter)
RESOURCE: internet Movie Database Database Entry

Two Weeks with Love (1950)
- "That's How I Need You"
- "Aba Daba Honeymoon"
- "Row, Row, Row"
RESOURCE: Tap Dancing Resources "Movies With Tap Dancing" Article

The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951)
- "Ev'ry Other Day" (sung by Anne Francis and Carleton Carpenter)
- "Saturday Square Dance" (Sung by Carleton Carpenter)
RESOURCE: internet Movie Database Database Entry

Lady in the Dark (1954 TV Movie)
- "The Greatest Show on Earth" (performed by Carpenter)
- "The Best Years of His Life" ((performed by Carpenter et al)
- "Tschaikowsky" (performed by Carpenter)
RESOURCE: Internet Movie Database Entry
AMAZON DVD: B01G719XAS (released July 19, 2016)

Max Liebman Spectaculars (TV Series)
(performer - 1 episode) - Paris in the Springtime (1956)
(performer: "Sunshine", "Did You Ever Get Stung?",
"Il Est un Coin de France", "Happy Mood")

1974 That's Entertainment! (1974Documentary)
(performer: "Aba Daba Honeymoon" (1914), "I Wanna Be Loved by You" (1928) - uncredited)

2016 | In 2012, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Hollywood film organization Cinecon, which was presented to him in person by his former costar Debbie Reynolds (TV Movie documentary)
(performer: "Aba Daba Honeymoon" (from tt0043081) - uncredited)

Notes and Resources

1959:
1959 TV Role as "Gilbert Burton" (No Dancing)

1960:
Debbie Reynolds with Puppets and the Real Carleton
Reynolds sings and dances with life size puppets of her famous male movie co-stars and then with the real life Carleton Carpenter. This was the finale from her ABC-TV special, "A Date With Debbie" which aired on Thursday, October 27, 1960.

1993: Video Interview with Carleton Carpenter
A video featuring former MGM star Carleton Carpenter being interviewed by television host Skip E. Lowe.

2012:
He received a lifetime achievement award from the Hollywood film organization Cinecon, which was presented to him in person by his former costar Debbie Reynolds
VIDEO: YouTube

2016:
Carpenter's interesting memoir, "The Absolute Joy of Work," was published on Septmber 7, 2016 by Bear Family Media. The full title of the book is: "Teh Absolute Joy of Work: From Vermont to Broadway, Hollywood, and Damn Near Around the World"
ISBN-10: 9781629330822
ISBN-13: 978-1629330822
Kindle: B01MRQ1OA9
Paperback: 1629330825
Hardcover: 1629330833

2016: Audio Interview with Carleton Carpenter
A video featuring former MGM star Carleton Carpenter being interviewed by Susan Supak that was recorded at Albert Wisner Public Library in Warwick, NY on November 14, 2016.

2017: Book Signing at Age 90 on January 5, 2017

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