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Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory: Volume 1 (Ziegfeld Follies (1946) / Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) / Three Little Words (1950) / Summer Stock (1950) / It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Starring: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly Director: Charles Walters Rating: Not Rated
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Ziegfeld Follies (1946): The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946): Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat' .
Three Little Words (1950): Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury for while, so he has to earn his money as a lyricst. Per chance he meets composer Harry Ruby and their first song is a hit. Ruby gets Kalmar to marry is former partner Jessie Brown, and Kalmar and Jessie prevent Ruby from getting married to the wrong girls. But due to the fact, that Ruby has caused a backer's withdrawal for a Kalmar play, they end their relation.
Summer Stock (1950): As a favor to her actress sister Abigail, New England farmer Jane Falbury allows a group of actors use her barn as a theater for their play. In return, the cast and crew have to help her with the farm chores. During rehearsals, Jane finds herself falling for the show's director, Joe Ross, who also happens to be engaged to the show's leading lady, Abigail.
It's Always Fair Weather (1955) : Ted (Gene Kelly), Doug (Dan Dailey), and Angie (Michael Kidd), are three ex-G.I.s who vow to meet again at a New York bar on October 11, 1955. They all show up on the appointed day, but quickly find that their friendship isn't what it used to be. However, a program coordinator (Cyd Charisse) wants to bring the three men together again on a live TV show. Circumstances are further complicated by a group of gangsters who are after Ted. |
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Starring:
Judy Garland | Gene Kelly | Eddie Bracken | Gloria DeHaven | Marjorie Main | Phil Silvers | Ray Collins | Nita Bieber | ...more
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Directed By:
Charles Walters | Richard Thorpe | Richard Whorf | Lemuel Ayers | Roy Del Ruth | Gene Kelly | Stanley Donen
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Genre:
Comedy, Dance, Musical, Romantic
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DVD Release Date:
April 25, 2006
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
Not Rated
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
5
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Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
Studio:
Warner Brothers
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Catalogue Number:
DVE079108
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UPC/Barcode Number:
012569791084
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Black & White: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- Ziegfeld Follies
- New featurette Ziegfeld Follies: An Embarrassment of Riches
- Vintage MGM Crime Does Not Pay short The Luckiest Guy in the World
- 2 classic MGM cartoons: The Hick Chick, Solid Serenade
- Audio-only bonus: outtake songs If Swing Goes, I Go Too, This Heart of Mine and We Will Meet Again in Honolulu
- Ziegfeld movies trailer gallery
- Till the Clouds Roll By
- New featurette Till the Clouds Roll By: Real to Reel
- Vintage Fitzpartick Traveltalk short Glimpses of California
- Classic MGM Tex Avery cartoon Henpecked Hoboes
- Two musical outtake sequences: Judy Garland performing D’Ya Love Me? and Music in the Air (I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star/The Song is You) performed by Kathryn Grayson and Johnny Johnston
- Theatrical trailer
- Three Little Words
- New featurette Three Little Words: It’s All True
- Vintage Fitzpatrick Traveltalk short Roaming Through Michigan
- Classic MGM Tex Avery cartoon Ventriloquist Cat
- Audio-only bonus: Paula Stone’s Hollywood USA radio promo featuring Fred Astaire & Harry Ruby
- Theatrical trailer
- Summer Stock
- New featurette Summer Stock: Get Happy!
- Classic MGM cartoon The Cuckoo Clock
- Vintage Pete Smith Specialty Short Did’ja Know?
- Audio-only bonus: outtake song Fall in Love
- Theatrical trailer
- It's Always Fair Weather
- New featurette It’s Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
- 3 outtake musical numbers: The Binge/Trashcan Dance (alternate takes), Jack and the Space Giants (with Michael Kidd), Love Is Nothing but a Racket (with Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse)
- Two segments from The MGM Parade featuring Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly
- 2 classic MGM cartoons: Deputy Droopy, Good Will to Men
- Audio-only bonus: I Thought They’d Never Leave outtake featuring Dolores Grey’s unused vocal
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