Mary Martin and Ethel Merman - Their Legendary Appearance on the Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953)

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Mary Martin and Ethel Merman - Their Legendary Appearance on the Ford 50th Anniversary Show
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Directed by	Jerome Robbins
Cast	Wally Cox, Leland Hayward, Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Eddie Fisher, Marian Anderson, Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra and Rudy Vallee
Theatrical Release	June 15, 1953
DVD Release	July 27, 2004
Running Time	23 minutes
MPAA Rating	NR (Not Rated)
UPC Code	089948429296
Buy this item	$17.99 at Amazon.com As of Oct 7 14:43 EDT (details) 1 DVD, Video Artists Int'l, Usually ships in 24 hours, Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 1.0) Or 27 new from $12.86, 7 used from $13.77

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User Reviews

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(11 reviews)

a blast from the past

I remembering seeing this on TV. It was great to see two of the greats in their prime! July 31, 2006

The happiest 27 minutes you'll ever see

This teaming of Mary Martin and Ethel Merman was just way too short at 27 minutes. When you talk about show business greats, these two WERE Broadway! April 6, 2006

A bet, a but, a beware, a better

As a record collector in Canada, I was not the first to fall on the 10 inches 33 rpm record of this show, buying it and listening to it over and over. Did I dream of seeing it? You bet! It is a real treasure and what fun camaraderie passes between Merman & Martin!
BUT, for Canada buyers: BEWARE of stores who sells this short DVD at 54$! It was much less expensive to buy it here + shipping!
DVD is short? It is not complete? It is much better than only hearing it!! Please, were lucky to have it anyway! There is more than the record itself (don't miss Martin's sketch on fashion passing fancies !!! Delightful!). Just imagine if the film itself had been destroyed? Just imagine all the great stuff that has not been kept through time?
Let's enjoy what we have! September 3, 2005

Opportunity to See Two Legends of Broadway

I was so pleased to see excerpts from this legendary programme finally released on DVD. I have shared it with my theatre classes and they have generally been enthused about the performances, especially Mary Martin who is quite funny in the fashion sequence. They were generally not as receptive to Merman. Perhaps Martin knew how to play to the camera to better effect. I wish I coud find some footage to demonstrate Merman's genius but maybe someday there will be a DVD available with her performance from Gypsy. July 13, 2005

Wonderful Duet from Two Legends!

Some may quibble at the short length of this DVD, but as far as I am concerned the second half, with the famous duet between these two divas - that lasts 13 mnutes! - is worth the price of the DVD.

JUST BRILLIANT. I see now why they were so appreciated, and it really shows more on here than ever! October 10, 2004

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