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1. Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for
2. Song to Remember / Movie
3. Great Caruso
4. Great Waltz (1938)
5. Stars & Stripes Forever /
6. Jolson Story
7. Three Little Words
8. Rhapsody in Blue / Movie
9. The Beatles Anthology Collector's
10. The Who's Tommy - The Amazing
11. I'll See You In My Dreams
12. Livin' For Love - The Natalie
13. Interrupted Melody / Movie
14. Words & Music / Movie
15. Five Pennies
16. Song of Norway / Movie
17. Yankee Doodle Dandy
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18. The Last Klezmer
19. Hans Christian Andersen
20. Funny Girl & Funny Lady (2pc)

1. Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
by Winstar
VHS Tape (27 October, 1998)
list price: $14.98
Asin: 6305178143
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars just FINE!
Reviewer Hadrian12's spotlight review says perfectly everything to say about this film. Thanks for that.
5-0 out of 5 stars A Caped Prima Donna, but he Loved Music, and it Shows!
Using interviews with his son and daughters, his brother, the writers, choreographers, and conductors he worked with, and many of his friends, and clips of his rehearsals and performances, we see the life of a very talented, but troubled genius.
5-0 out of 5 stars Absolute BERNSTEIN!
It has been said many times that music is the universal language.While the truth of this statement is self-evident, occasionally even universal languages require translators.For that, great men such as Leonard Bernstein have stepped to the fore to assist the rest of us in understanding what is perhaps man's single greatest art form.
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2. Song to Remember / Movie
by Sony Pictures
VHS Tape (23 January, 1996)
list price: $19.98
Asin: 630242500X
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The short life and passionate music of romantic composer Frédéric Chopin provide the foundations for this 1945 drama, which proved influential in its gaudy, undeniably watchable formula of historical exaggeration and shrewdly simplified motives for its principals.In an Oscar-nominated performance, Cornel Wilde presents the Polish native as a passionate nationalist driven by his love of his native country and his hatred of its czarist regime, a thematic focus that can be forgiven in light of the political backdrop at the time of the production.Already a prodigy in his native land, where he's mentored by a shamelessly scenery-chewing Paul Muni as Professor Elsner, Chopin flees to Paris where his flashing eyes, dark nimbus of curls, and florid technique earn him stardom, while his involvement with the writer George Sand (a beautiful Merle Oberon, even when draped in then-provocatively masculine garb) introduces a romantic crescendo.Still, the tortured pianist-composer pines for his homeland, frets about its political fate, and begins to wither under the rigors of his new career as ur-superstar; in a typically over-the-top but riveting image, we see drops of blood spatter across the keyboard as he thunders through a recital, gallantly ignoring his failing health to spread his music and, by extension, awareness of Poland's fate.Numerous subsequent musical dramas (including two more Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Several Moments to remember.
This is the earliest movie rendering of the Chopin/Sand affair I have seen to date. However, in this, Sand is more of an impediment to what Chopin must do--raise funds for his Polish rebel friends.This is something that has been neglected to a degree, in the other two movies I have seen on this subject (Impromptu, Desire for Love). Both acknowledge his Polish-ness and one does even show his rushed departure from his beloved homeland.
5-0 out of 5 stars A SONG THAT I'LL CERTAINLY ALWAYS REMEMBER
A few days ago, thanks to Amazon and a kind gentleman named Ernest who had one to sell, I FINALLY became the proud owner of A Song to Remember on VHS - a little more than 56 years after I saw the actual movie. They say if something's good enough to want, it's good enough to wait for, and this is certainly true where this sublime movie and most treasured memory of my childhood is concerned.In 1946, at the age of 9, my well meaning parents (back home in Wales, U.K.) took me to see this movie, without telling me that their main reason was 'the hope that it would encourage me to put more effort in to my piano lessons'.To their dismay, they soon discovered that, in that respect, they had failed miserably because - after seeing this movie and being introduced to the life and beautiful music of Frederic Chopin, through the incredible combination of Cornel Wilde's good looks (and excellent acting) and the superb performance of the music itself by Jose Iturbi, I promptly came to the conclusion that if I couldn't play that well, then I didn't want to play at all. Not long afterwards, my long suffering piano teacher was relieved (in every sense of the word) of her duties.But from the moment I sat enraptured through that movie, I fell in love with Chopin and his music and made the vow that 'when I grow up, I'm going to go to Poland and listen to a Chopin recital in the country where it all began'.More than forty years later (and having moved to Canada in the meantime) I achieved that ambition and what a joy it was to hear this wonderful music played by a leading exponent of Chopin's music from the Warsaw Conservatory.My other ambition was to somehow 'acquire' this memorable movie for myself.But I found that to be easier said than done, as all my enquiries came up with an 'out of print' response. Then just over a week ago, I saw that Amazon did indeed have one for sale - 'used'. I knew it was a risk to fork out money for a product that I couldn't even be sure was in great condition.But I wanted this movie so much, that I 'boughtit' immediately, before anyone else could pounce on it.My movie arrived a few days later, just in time for it to be 'a special birthday gift to myself'.Today was my birthday and one of the biggest treats of my day was to curl up in comfort and watch A Song to Remember in my own home at long last.Oh what memories watching it brought back, and what joy is gave me to finally have this wonderful movie in my possession to play and watch for ever more. I am also happy to say that this 'used' tape turned out to be in superb condition, with its picture and sound as good as new.This is one happy movie owner and my thanks to Amazon and Ernest for finally making it possible for me to fulfil a lifelong dream. It means more to me than you would ever imagine!A Song to Remember made it a Birthday to Remember too!!

5-0 out of 5 stars Magnificent music and drama
Saw this film when I was a young gal. My friends and I gathered around the popcorn this past week and watched it-enthralled by the amazing finger placement by Cornell Wilde. So believable! Read more

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3. Great Caruso
by MGM (Warner)
VHS Tape (04 December, 1992)
list price: $14.98
Asin: 6302962048
Sales Rank: 1731
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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1-0 out of 5 stars I believe that the film is great but the vhs is terrible.
I ordered this film vhs hoping to enjoy it. I am very dissapointed as the film must be ruined. It made all sorts of noises that you could not either hear the arias or dialogue. I'm sorry that I received a damaged film.

4-0 out of 5 stars The Great Caruso..tape..
It took the longest to get here for whatever5-0 out of 5 stars Mario Lanza at his Best
Mario Lanza displays his supurb talent in this music filled video and if you aren't already a fan "The Great Caruso" willmake you one. The musical selections in this video are unsurpassed. A video you will watch over and over.Read more

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4. Great Waltz (1938)
by MGM (Warner)
VHS Tape (01 September, 1998)
list price: $14.98
Asin: 6302120519
Sales Rank: 2089
Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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3-0 out of 5 stars Schmaltz Fest
Unfortunately, this 30's schmaltz-fest seems pretty dated by now.I guess the Depression-era audiences needed some fluff4-0 out of 5 stars A FANTASIA ON STRAUSS.
The highly fictionalized fantasia on the life of the great Johann Strauss. This 1938 film is a sacher torte of pleasure for anyone who loves his music and, in the lead, Fernand Gravet does a commendable job acting-wise. The very attractive - albeit large-boned - Polish soprano Miliza Korjus sings with a truly brilliant voice & she became the object of intense jealousy from M-G-M's reigning diva, Jeanette MacDonald! Because it was decided that there wasn't room for two Prima Donnas at the studio, the firmly established MacDonald was kept on the payroll while the European Korjus virtually went into American obscurity. Backgrounds for the film were shot in Chino, California. It is rumoured that portions of this underrated gem was indeed directed by Josef Von Sternberg.

4-0 out of 5 stars Hollywood operetta at its best
Take the story of a man torn between two women, add the music of Johann Strauss and the scenery of 1840's Vienna and you have The Great Waltz, an irresistible cream puff of a movie.Miliza Korjus-rhymes with gorgeous and she is-portrays the fictional opera singer Carla Doner in a delicious performance that verges on May West camp, murmuring most of her lines through a perpetual full-toothed grin and waltzing herself giddy while singing absolutely impossible sounding obliggatoes to Strauss's walzes-never loosing a beat and never out of breath!Luise Rainer's innate sweetness and vulnerability are perfect for Poldi, Strauss's devoted wife.Watch her silent reaction when she realizes that the song she thought he wrote for her was actually intended for Madame Doner-incredible acting.On the other hand, Fernand Gravet, as Strauss, is unexceptional and a bit bland.Among the excellent supporting cast, Hugh Herbert as the befuddled music publisher and Curt Bois as the comic, but wise violinist are outstanding.The movie does require a temporary suspension of belief.It is full of improbabilities, including the all-female orchestra that performs Tales of the Vienna Woods in a biergarten--wearing evening gowns, Madam Doner's apparent ability to glance at a piece of music once and perform it word and note perfect (the citizens of Vienna take this one step further by singing along even though the waltzes in question have yet to be published!), and the most peculiar version of Die Fledermaus ever performed. If you are looking for historical accuracy or musical purity, this is not your movie, but if you want a delightful Hollywood operetta, you can't do much better than The Great Waltz. ... Read more

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5. Stars & Stripes Forever / Movie
by 20th Century Fox
VHS Tape (21 April, 1993)
list price: $19.98
Asin: 6302136237
Sales Rank: 5403
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars So Why Isn't This Available on DVD?
This movie is an all time great and is particularly needed in this time of war and trial of the national soul.Surely Hollywood politics is not keeping this from the public, is it?

5-0 out of 5 stars Now more than ever...
This is the kind of movie that stirs my deepest emotions for this country,when you hear these marches being played,I get goose pimples(honestly),and can't help it but to start singing along,the story is very true of the man that composed them,now more than ever we should remember to sing them once in a while,to remind us of how great our country is,in an era in which some people are trying to divide us whether to do our duty or not as the defenders of democracy,it is always good to remember that in past wars our soldiers marched to the battlefield to the tune of these songs,and many of them offered the ultimate sacrifice,if we would have laid back then,and let our enemies overtake us,today we probably would be speaking a different language.

4-0 out of 5 stars John Philip Sousa Fantasia
This is an amusing little yarn on Sousa and his music.Being only about 90 minutes long the movie does not attempt to be comprehensive with his life, but concentrates instead on creating a portrait of him.Clifton Webb has Sousa's somewhat stiff, yet humorous personality down pretty well.The episodes depicted in the movie are brief vignettes, loosely based on some actual events.The Marine Corps probably did treat their March King in a rather off-hand manner as shown in the movie.Sousa did make the Marine Band from a 3rd rate emsemble into one of the best military bands in the country, and the Marines could not really offer him anymore than what they had already given him. Read more

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6. Jolson Story
by Sony Pictures
VHS Tape (24 June, 1994)
list price: $19.95
Asin: 6302800854
Sales Rank: 4356
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars The Real Al Jolson
I first saw this movie over 40 years ago when I was 12 on TV at my aunts house, and it was a magical experience I will never forget.When I recently watched the DVD release, the movie still had all the elements that made such an impression on me many years ago. Everyone who has commented have stated that Jolson did the actual singing for the film, but this is not mentioned in any of the credits.Why was this?When originally released, did the studio try to make everyone believe that Parks was doing a good imiation of Jolson?I thought there might be something at the end of the movie, but the DVD version abruptly ends as soon as THE END fades from the screen.It would have been nice if the DVD had included a short segment addressing how the movie was made with Jolson's real recordings.

4-0 out of 5 stars let him sing & he's happy!happy!!!
a fun and completely inaccurate film bio of the man who was regarded as the greatest entertainer of the first half of the 20th century, yet is mostly forgotten today?why?well, jolsons greatness seems to have been on stage; his movies (save for "hallelujah im a bum") dont hold up well.but im willing to take the word of the likes of judy garland, jack benny, george burns, et al, who unflinchingly state jolson was far and away the best.this cleaned up movie stars larry parks, but in actuality stars jolsons vocals.the same ploy was used in the recent biopic "ray", which was "honest" about the life of its subject; of course it was also a dull mess of a movie when compared with this top-notch biopic.
5-0 out of 5 stars old movies
Exellent quality for this type of movie,and shipping and handeling also exellent.
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7. Three Little Words
by MGM (Warner)
VHS Tape (16 April, 1995)
list price: $19.98
Asin: 6301980492
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars "Look, it's okay to admire my wife, but would you mind taking your elbow out of my butter?"
Here's the plot: Before they were partners, Bert Kalmar (Fred Astaire) was one half of the popular dance act Kalmar & Brown, and Harry Ruby (Red Skelton) was a struggling piano player/songplugger. The first time Kalmar and Ruby met, it doesn't turn out well. Kalmar, you see, is obsessed with magic and moonlights as a stage magician. When Ruby is assigned as his assistant, he botches Kalmar's magic act disastrously and earns Kalmar's wrath. However, when Kalmar suffers a back stage knee accident and has to break up his dance team, he bumps into Ruby again. This time, they manage to collaborate on a song before things go south, and that, in essence, was the birth of their successful tin pan alley songwriting partnership.
5-0 out of 5 stars Movie facinated composer Randy Newman as a kid...
In the catalog for "Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman", Lenny Waronker wrote, "When we were kids, we saw a movie called Three Little Words... We were facinated by the idea of writing songs--turning musical inspiration into a precise verse/chorus/bridge form."

4-0 out of 5 stars A congenial musical with Fred Astaire as Bert Kalmar and Red Skelton as Harry Ruby
Three Little Words is like a mother's cooking. It may not be haute cuisine, but it's tasty and it's nice sitting around the table with friends and family. The movie, in my opinion, has no great highs and no great lows; it's a genial, comfortable musical with a strong performance by Fred Astaire as Bert Kalmar and a low-key one from Red Skelton as Harry Ruby.
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8. Rhapsody in Blue / Movie
by MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS Tape (01 September, 1998)
list price: $19.98
Asin: 6302120543
Sales Rank: 10413
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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4-0 out of 5 stars Essential for the Music
As a Hollywood biopic this is only average. Too much of the film is devoted to Gershwin's supposed romantic involvement with two women, who are both entirely fictional. Far more important in reality was his friendship with Oscar Levant, who was not only the composer's best friend but also after his death was widely recognized as the most authoritative interpreter of his major works for piano, Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F. Levant's presence in the film lends it some historical authenticity. Also present are Al Jolson, a legendary figure in the history of American popular entertainment and the interpreter of Gershwin's single most popular song, "Swanee", and Paul Whiteman, the bandleader who collaborated with Gershwin in the premiere of Rhapsody in Blue. (Fred Astaire is sorely missed.) There is also a superb--I do not use the word lightly--extended three song set by singer/pianist Hazel Scott (who later married the controversial minister/politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr.) about halfway through the film. It has absolutely nothing to do with the plot but is magnificent nonetheless. Robert Alda deserves to be remembered perhaps not for his work in this film but for his origination of the role of gambler Sky Masterson in the great musical Guys and Dolls.

3-0 out of 5 stars First the bad news
This is one of those films that seems WAY longer than it actually is, and it's not exactly short to begin with. Second, I can think of better leads than Alda. But he was actually better than I'd thought he'd be. What makes this film a little gem is seeing people like Hazel Scott act and perform, as well as all the great music and historical perspective the film offers. Hopefully, we'll be seeing it on DVD soon.

4-0 out of 5 stars Not historically accurate, but still good fun.
Robert Alda stars in this odd, melodramatic potboiler which looks at the rags-to-rich (and more riches) rise of one of America's greatest popular composers.The film is hampered by a few small points, one being that Gershwin's life doesn't readily lend itself to dramatic portrayal (until the very end, when he drops dead at a very young age, and your jaw just drops)... The problem is that guy was just too darn successful!He hit a groove and never stopped, moving from one huge critical success to another (with one or two flops in between)... The scriptwriters were obviously aware of this, and insert several belabored sequences wherein Gershwin anguishes over this or that, and a couple of sniffly, symbolic deathbed scenes, just for good measure.Other problems include Alda himself (yes, he's Alan's dad...) who isn't completely up to the role, as well as the weak portrayal of George's brother Ira, a super-brilliant, super-important lyricist, who is here presented as a mere hanger-on and cheerleader for his brother, the big-shot genius.Hello?Excuse me... Ira Gershwin?!?Of the Gershwin brothers?Oh, forget it.Oh, also check out Gershwin's kooky pal Oscar Levant, who plays himself, in a somewhat true-to-life portrayal as George's confidant and stand-in concertizer.Other celebrities who play themselves here include Al Jolson and bandleader Paul Whiteman... and the music, of course, can't be beat. ... Read more

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9. The Beatles Anthology Collector's Set
by Turner Home Ent
VHS Tape (05 September, 1996)
list price: $129.98
Asin: 630416923X
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to go with the series of threeRead more

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5-0 out of 5 stars This is the best!!!!!
The Beatles Anthology Is the best docementry i have ever seen i am a sevear beatle fan is this is a must need for any beatle fan out thare!!!!

5-0 out of 5 stars The Beatles Anthology
The motherlode.
5-0 out of 5 stars Essential in every way for music AND history buffs
Having recently read Bob Spitz's massive but delightful book "The Beatles: The Biography", I wanted to check out the Beatles Anthology again, not having watched it in many years.
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10. The Who's Tommy - The Amazing Journey
by Walt Disney Video
VHS Tape (27 September, 1994)
list price: $14.99
Asin: 6303218628
Sales Rank: 15199
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars "ever since i was a young boy" the who's tommy was great
best show to hit the stage!

1-0 out of 5 stars That's the most boring Who video I know of
Very disapointing. It's like a paid commercial to sell the Broadway version of Tommy. Nothing new to see here. Contains a few short (10 seconds at most) excerpts of live Who concerts.4-0 out of 5 stars Provides insight into the world of "Tommy" and The Who
This video is a compliment to the wonderful compilation of music created by The Who.A must experience for any avid fan of The Who.It is somewhat reminiscent of the film " The Kids Are Alright"and shares someof the same footage.I am fortunate to have a copy on laser disc to bepreserved well into the next century.Catch it if you can!! ... Read more

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11. I'll See You In My Dreams
by Warner Home Video
VHS Tape (08 July, 1994)
list price: $19.98
Asin: 6302728355
Sales Rank: 776
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars What A Great Rare Musical Classic
This is a really great Classic Musical starring Danny Thomas and Doris Day.1-0 out of 5 stars Doris Day and Danny Thomas and music.
Doris Day works for a sheet music company where singers look for new music and where songs are published.Danny Thomas is a down-on-his-luck, persistant lyric writer who tries to persuade Doris to at least see his music.He then shows up at her home.Boy, what a pest.But she does like one song, quits her job and helps him get a song published. Not even Doris Day in "black face" can save this film.Fast moving, but not the best film for Doris Day and not the best of Danny Thomas.Mary Wickes and Jim Backus also in the cast. The young children Robert Lyden and Bunny Lewbel are a delight.

4-0 out of 5 stars Another Great Film By Michael Curtiz
Well directed by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood), emotionally satisfying Doris Day film has terrific performances throughout; especially from Frank Lovejoy in a key supporting role.The film loses one star from me due to an unecessary scene with Doris Day performing in black face. ... Read more

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12. Livin' For Love - The Natalie Cole Story
by Warner Home Video
VHS Tape (26 December, 2000)
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Asin: B000056JQZ
Sales Rank: 10423
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars "This Will Be" a great video to own!
Natalie Cole's story, which was based on her best-selling autobiography, comes to vivid life on screen. Like Ms. Cole's book, this movie pulls no punches about the seemingly fairytale life she had as a child to her bouts with drugs, her rise to fame as a singing star, her family life, only for it to all come crashing down due to her addiction--and her amazing comeback due to the one thing she was running away from all her life: acknowledging the legacy of her father, the legendary pop/jazz artist, Nat "King" Cole, who had died a tragic death from lung cancer at the age of 45. At the time of his death, Natalie had just turned 15, and has said that his death was something she never got over, but never had the chance to grieve, whicheventually led her to drugs. That, and the need to be daring and experimental. But she explains that it wasn't until the mid-80s when she was in rehab for the second time that she realized this. Bottom line was, she missed her father tremendously.5-0 out of 5 stars A GREAT LOOK AT NATALIE COLE'S LIFE
I SAW THIS MOVIE ON TV AND IT WAS FANTASTIC.IT SHOWS HOW SHE USED DRUGS AND HOW IT AFFECTED HER LIFE AND CAREER.IT SHOWS HOW SHE WAS NOT CLOSE TO HER MOTHER.HER MOTHER DIDN'T WANT HER TO BE A SINGER.UP UNTIL THE LAST 30 MINUTES OR SO, THE ACTUAL NATALIE COLE TAKES OVER AS HERSELF.THE MOVIE ENDS WITH NATALIE RECORDING A DUET WITH NAT "KING" COLE AND HER PERFORMING ON THE GRAMMYS.ALL TOGETHER: FANTASTIC ... Read more

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13. Interrupted Melody / Movie
by MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS Tape (30 June, 1994)
list price: $14.95
Asin: 6303120504
Sales Rank: 1811
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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5-0 out of 5 stars Fabulous portrait!
The very gifted actress Eleanor Parker, made simply a vibrant and extraordinarily vivid performance about the life of Marjorie Lawrence's personal tragedy who was attacked by the polio. The famous Farrell supports Parker in his several characterizations. Excel tribute to one of the most distinguished figures of the Bel Canto.
4-0 out of 5 stars I saw this movie in 1955
when I was 12 years old, but of course I didn't have my hat on backwards and I am not a boy.I saw it with my best-friend, then and now, who was also a victim of polio.3-0 out of 5 stars INTERRUPTED QUALITY
This movie is the outstanding, true story of one of Opera's finest stars of the 20th Century, Australian Marjorie Lawrence, played by actress Eleanor Parker.Along with Glenn Ford and a very young Roger Moore, the acting is also superb.Read more

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14. Words & Music / Movie
by MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS Tape (01 April, 1992)
list price: $19.98
Asin: 630197851X
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The plot is a hokey whitewash of the careers of Richard Rodgers andLorenz Hart, with characters talking in stilted phrases ("Gee, Larry, that's marvelous, really and truly") and complexities reduced to ground zero. But Rodgers and Hart comprised one of the greatest song-writing teams of the 20th century, and Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Words and Music
I have been waiting for years for "Words and Music"(1948) to be released on DVD. I have both the sound track (CD) and the movie (VHS) in my collection. I would like to have the DVD of this, as it is a matter of time, before my VHS collection is obsolete. The movie is light on true events in Hart's life (sexual preference), but the music and stage productions are excellent.

5-0 out of 5 stars TURNER/MGM/WARNER EMBARRASMENT!
This was released on VHS ages ago and its about time Warner re-releases it as a re-mastered Dolby Digital masterpiece that it deserves and that they can and have done so beautifully !!!

5-0 out of 5 stars Superb Musical - Everyone shines!
Words & Music was originally released in 1948 and is a very colourful, beautifully filmed musical from MGM. The film includes a lot of superb performances! Despite the fact that the film is only very loosly based on the lives of Rogers and Hart, this film is a must have for all Musical collectors and fans of all the stars involved.
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15. Five Pennies
by Paramount
VHS Tape (02 July, 1996)
list price: $14.95
Asin: 6302477379
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Danny Kaye shows off his keen musical sense in the lead role of Read more

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Reviews (42)

5-0 out of 5 stars Great Danny Kaye Movie!
This isn't your standard Court Jester, Inspector General or Walter Mitty Danny Kaye.More serious and dramatic but still great!You will love this movie if you love Danny Kaye.Gives you a different glimpse of him, but just as good as the Danny Kaye standards.

5-0 out of 5 stars A Treasure!
Like other reviewers, this movie was a childhood favorite of mine- I was only 4 when I first saw it, but I actually remember some of the scenes from that first viewing. What a treasure to have it on DVD-- with such a beautiful transfer. Colors are vibrant, the acting is great, story is a "classic", and the music is out-of-this-world.Get it if only for the Louie Armstrong performances with Danny Kaye.If you don't own a large-screen TV, this movie will make you want to get one! Great for family viewing to introduce your kids to New Orleans/Big Band sounds and teach them a little about history (polio epidemic of the 40s/50s).

1-0 out of 5 stars Five Pennies D.V.D.
I currently purchased the above D.V.D. only to find that it has a 'region 1' rating and my D.V.D. player has a 'region 4' rating which simply means that I am unable to play the D.V.D. in question. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Drama    2. Feature Film-drama    3. Movie   


16. Song of Norway / Movie
by Anchor Bay
VHS Tape (11 August, 1998)
list price: $19.98
Asin: 6305074070
Sales Rank: 10559
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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3-0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music and scenery, cheesy '70's production
I love the music, the scenery is breathtaking, I adore Florence, and Edward G. Robinson is always fun.However, the titles, the sudden camera zooms, and some really awful choreograhy all glaringly point to the period in which the movie was made.Watch and enjoy, but be ready to flinch.I've got a bad VHS copy, but when is this finally going to be put on DVD?

5-0 out of 5 stars utterly glorious....but WHERE can one find it??
I saw "Song of Norway" as a child in Bombay (now called Mumbai) India, in 70mm with 6-track sound, sitting in the Balcony's first-row-center of one of the best reserved-seat "roadshow" theaters in this country....and have never forgotten it. The same theater used to have re-runs of great films in "morning shows" and this movie returned at least twice. I made it a point to see it again....and again.
4-0 out of 5 stars Grieg's Music a Landmark for Norway
I first watched this movie just after its release at a movie theater in Boston in 1970 and saw it again aboard an SAS flight from Copenhagen to New York in January 1972. I was impressed with the scenery of the old country. Many of these places I have visited as a youth and as an adult. Edvard Grieg's music describes the love and adoration he had for his country. Listening to his music I can picture in my mind the beauty of Norway's picturesque, breathtaking landscape; i.e. fjords, forests, waterfalls and mountains.
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Subjects:  1. Movie    2. Musicals    3. Musicals & Cast Recordings   


17. Yankee Doodle Dandy
by MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS Tape (04 January, 1993)
list price: $14.98
Asin: 6301976932
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Editorial Review

James Cagney thrills in a rare (and limber) song-and-dance performance as composer-entertainer George M. Cohan. This nostalgic biography is told in flashbacks, covering Cohan's formative years becoming Broadway's brightest star and touching upon his loves, musicals, and artistic triumphs. Director Michael Curtiz(Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Yankee Doodle Dandy
The movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy" was an extremely good patriotic movie.The most important aspect about the movie was that it raises patritoic sentiments toward the United Stats in everyone who observes it.
5-0 out of 5 stars Patriotic
I have always liked the music of George M. Cohan. This gave me the oportunity to understand the man.

5-0 out of 5 stars I love flag waving!
What a great movie!This has always been one of my favorites.It was made better by the bonus disc that had all the bios and background stories. This is a great All American, flag waving, make you proud to be an American movie.Everyone aught to see it, over and over again! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Movie    2. Musicals   


18. The Last Klezmer
by New Yorker Video
VHS Tape (16 May, 2000)
list price: $14.95 -- our price: $14.20
(price subject to change: see help)
Asin: 6304052626
Sales Rank: 11658
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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