5 film collection : Musicals
Yankee Doodle Dandy: A rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan--playwright, entertainer, and composer.
Singin' in the rain: Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinée idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish co-star.
Seven brides for seven brothers: When the new bride of a roughneck Oregon pioneer finds she has to keep house for her husband's six rowdy brothers, she decides to groom them so that they can find brides of their own.
Viva Las Vegas; A young man comes to Las Vegas to win enough money to buy a racing car, but is temporarily distracted from his goal by a lovely swimming instructor.
Record details
- Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (566 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. DVD release of motion pictures originally produced 1942, 1952, 1954, 1961 and 1964. Meredith Willson's "The Music Man". Yankee Doodle Dandy based on the story of George M. Cohan. Singin' in the rain suggested by the song 'Singin' in the rain'. Seven brides for seven brothers based on the story "The Sobbin' Women" by Stephen Vincent Benet. Viva Las Vegas. Special features. The Music Man. Yankee Doodle Dandy: Movie commentary by author and film historian Rudy Behlmer ; Warner Night at the Movies (Casablanca theatrical trailer, newsreel, Beyond the line of duty, Bugs Bunny gets the boid, Yankee Doodle Dandy) ; Cagney trailer gallery ; awards ; cast & crew. Singin' in the rain: Movie commentary by Debbie Reynolds, Betty Comden, & Adolph Green ; sound reel ; singin' inspirations. Seven brides for seven brothers Movie commentary by Stanley Donen; Donen trailer gallery. Viva Las Vegas: Movie commentary by Steve Pond, author of Elvis in Hollywood ; Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas (featurette) ; theatrical trailer. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Music man (col. and b & w)(151 min.)(c1961) -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (b & w)(125 min.)(c2003, c1942) -- Singin' in the rain (col.)(103 min.)(c1952) -- Seven brides for seven brothers (col.)(102 min.)(c1954) -- Viva Las Vegas (col.)(85 min.)(Deluxe edition)(c1963). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | The Music Man / Warner Bros. Pictures Meredith Willson's presents ; starring Robert Preston, Shirley Jones ; co-starring Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford ; Technirama Technicolor ; music supervised by Ray Heindorf ; screenplay by Marion Hargrove ; produced and directed by Morton DaCosta. Yankee Doodle Dandy / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. presents ; screen play by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph ; original story by Robert Buckner ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; music, George M. Cohan ; director of photography, James Wong Howe ; editing, George Amy. Singin' in the rain / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story and screen play by Adolph Green and Betty Comden ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; music by Nacio Herb Brown ; lyrics by Arthur Freed ; musical direction, Lennie Hayton ; musical numbers staged and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan. Seven brides for seven brothers / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; screenplay by Albert Hackett & Frances Goodrich and Dorothy Kingsley ; produced by Jack Cummings ; directed by Stanley Donen ; director of photography, George Folsey ; lyrics, Johnny Mercer ; music, Gene de Paul ; choreography, Michael Kidd ; musical direction, Adolph Deutsch ; editor, Ralph E. Winters. Viva Las Vegas / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Jack Cummings-George Sidney production ; written by Sally Benson ; directed by George Sidney ; director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; editor, John McSweeney ; music, George Stoll ; costumes designed by Don Feld ; art direction, George W. Davis and Edward Carfagno. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | The Music Man: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, and Paul Ford. Yankee Doodle Dandy: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Jeanne Cagney, Frances Langford, George Tobias, Irene Manning. Singin' in the rain: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno. Seven brides for seven brothers; Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall, Jacques d'Amboise. Viva Las Vegas: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Nicky Blair. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: G. Singin' in the rain, The Music Man, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. MPAA rating: Not Rated. Yankee Doodle Dandy, Viva Las Vegas |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, Dolby digital; English 5.1 surround: Singin' In The Rain, The Music Man, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Viva Las Vegas. |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Awards Note: | Yankee Doodle Dandy: Winner, Best Actor in Leading Roll (James Cagney), Best Song, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld), Best Sound, Recording (Nathan Levinson) ; Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporing Role (Walter Huston), Best Director (Michael Curtiz), Best Film Editing (George Amy), Best Picture, Best Writing - Original Story, 1943 Academy Awards (U.S.A.) Yankee Doodle Dandy: Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress |
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