5 film collection. Musicals
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, [2014].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (566 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
[Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, [2014].
Language
English
UPC
883929424351
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
DVD release of motion pictures originally produced 1942, 1952, 1954, 1961 and 1964.
General Note
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.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Participants/Performers
The Music Man: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, and Paul Ford.
Participants/Performers
Yankee Doodle Dandy: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Jeanne Cagney, Frances Langford, George Tobias, Irene Manning.
Participants/Performers
Singin' in the rain: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno.
Participants/Performers
Seven brides for seven brothers; Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall, Jacques d'Amboise.
Participants/Performers
Viva Las Vegas: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Nicky Blair.
Description
The Music man: Harold Hill poses as a boys' band leader to con naive Iowa townsfolk.
Description
Yankee Doodle Dandy: A rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan--playwright, entertainer, and composer.
Description
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.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G. Singin' in the rain, The Music Man, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not Rated. Yankee Doodle Dandy, Viva Las Vegas.
System Details
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
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
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.)
Awards
Yankee Doodle Dandy: Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD F 5806 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Actors -- United States -- Drama.
Automobile racing drivers -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Brides -- Drama.
Brothers -- Drama.
Cohan, George M. -- (George Michael), -- 1878-1942 -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Composers -- United States -- Drama.
Dancers -- Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Grand Prix racing -- Drama.
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Drama.
Love -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Drama.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Drama.
Musical films.
Romantic comedy films.
Sound motion pictures -- Drama.
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Western films.
Actors -- United States -- Drama.
Automobile racing drivers -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Brides -- Drama.
Brothers -- Drama.
Cohan, George M. -- (George Michael), -- 1878-1942 -- Drama.
Comedy films.
Composers -- United States -- Drama.
Dancers -- Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Grand Prix racing -- Drama.
Las Vegas (Nev.) -- Drama.
Love -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Drama.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Drama.
Musical films.
Romantic comedy films.
Sound motion pictures -- Drama.
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Western films.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Actors.
Automobile racing drivers.
Biographical films.
Brides.
Brothers.
Comedy films.
Composers.
Dancers.
Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Grand Prix racing.
Love.
Man-woman relationships.
Monkeys.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Musical films.
Nevada -- Las Vegas.
Romantic comedy films.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Western films.
Actors.
Automobile racing drivers.
Biographical films.
Brides.
Brothers.
Comedy films.
Composers.
Dancers.
Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Grand Prix racing.
Love.
Man-woman relationships.
Monkeys.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Musical films.
Nevada -- Las Vegas.
Romantic comedy films.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Western films.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fleming, V., LeRoy, M., Langley, N., Ryerson, F., Woolf, E. A., Garland, J., Morgan, F., Bolger, R., Lahr, B., Haley, J., Burke, B., Hamilton, M., Grapewin, C., Walshe, P., Blandick, C., Curtiz, M., Buckner, R., Joseph, E., Cagney, J., Leslie, J., Huston, W., Whorf, R., Cagney, J., Langford, F., Tobias, G., Manning, I., Kelly, G., Donen, S., Green, A., Comden, B., Freed, A., O'Connor, D., Reynolds, D., Hagen, J., Mitchell, M., Charisse, C., Fowley, D., Moreno, R., Brown, N. H., Hayton, L., Gibbons, C., Duell, R., Fazan, A., Cummings, J., Hackett, A., Goodrich, F., Kingsley, D., Powell, J., Keel, H., D'Amboise, J., Mercer, J., De Paul, G., Benson, S., Sidney, G., Presley, E., Ann-Margret., Danova, C., Demarest, W., & Blair, N. (2014). 5 film collection . Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Victor Fleming et al.. 2014. 5 Film Collection. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Victor Fleming et al.. 5 Film Collection Warner Home Video, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fleming, Victor, et al. 5 Film Collection Warner Home Video, 2014.
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