Musicals 20 Movie Pack (2005)

Platform:  DVD MOVIE Publisher:  MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX Enjoy these entertaining films featuring classic musical and dance numbers performed by some of the top stars of the 30's and 40's! Specifications:Format: 5 DVD's NTSCLanguage: EnglishRun Time: 25 hours 35 minutesIncluded1. All-American Co-Ed This Oscar nominated musical comedy centers on the rivalry of two colleges all-male Quinceton University and all-female Marr Brynn University. After some Marr Brynn students gets some publicity by insulting Quinceton University some fraternity brothers plan to get revenge. They have one of their frat brothers enroll at the all-girl school disguised as a woman with hopes to have him enter their annual beauty pageant. Things get complicated when our hero falls in love with the co-ed in charge of the show. 2. Breakfast in Hollywood The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film derived from the popular ABC radio show of the 1940's. This film features Tom Breneman the radio show's host as well as Bonita Granville Beulah Bondi ZaSu Pitts Billie Berke and Hedda Hopper. Musical performances are provided by Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio along with Spike Jones and his City Slickers. 3. Calendar Girl This Republic musical focuses on a New York City boarding house in which reside aspiring actors dancers and artists trying to make it big. A songwriter becomes upset when his girlfriend becomes the model for an artist living next door. This title features several musical numbers performed by Jane Frazee William Marshall Janet Martin and Kenny Baker. 4. Career Girl Frances Langford is the star of this PRC musical about a Kansas City girl wishing to make it big on Broadway. Joan Terry (Langford) arrives in New York and settles down in a theatrical boarding house filled with others trying to find their way onto the stage. In spite of the efforts of Terry's fi Product Description

Musicals 20 Movie Pack (Purchased on 04/24/2008)

The item was exactly as discribed and arrived in good condition. I would gladly buy from this seller again...anytime! May 31, 2008

Incomplete Versions

If you're thinking of getting this collection for a specific film, be sure to double check that this is the complete version. Some of the films included in this set were taken from shortened prints, made back in the day when these were played on regular TV and had to fit in to a certain time slot. Others seem to be as good as they'll ever look.

For example, the film "People Are Funny" is 87 minutes here, not 93. Another, worse, example is for "Dixiana." Not only is it also 87 minutes and not the original 100 minutes, but the 2-Strip Technicolor sequence originally at the end is presented B&W on this edition. The missing footage includes the entire classic dance routine by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, as well as the climax to the plot between the hero and the villain.

For the price there are still some good films to be had here, and it's good to see so many familiar actors in one sitting. However, as in many of these Public Domain collections, some prints might not be the ones you want to have as your own personal "definitive" editions. March 23, 2008

Pretty Cool Set

I wasn't expecting to get a top notch selection of musicals. Many are a little on the dull side, a few are even confusing, but there are some real gems in this collection. At less than $1 a piece, I'd say, if you enjoy old movies and have the patience to sort the good from the bad, you'll find hours of enjoyment in the set. Pay particular attention to Jane Powell's film "Delightfully Dangerous". It is just great! February 25, 2008

musicals dvd

Most of the movies are not well known. The cover gives the impression that Fred Astaire will be in many of the movies; he's not and to see cast names you must actually start the dvd, there isn't a written movie guide. I'm sure a few of the movies will be good but so far no luck. January 13, 2008

20 Musicals

The provider did an excellent job at getting the product to me in a timely manner, and in excellent condition. I just feel the quality of the video could have been better. The sound was muted and muffled, and the visual quality made it seem as if the original had not been improved from its decades of deterioration. September 23, 2007

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