The wizard of Oz/Singin' in the rain/High society [videorecording]
2006
Videos and DVDs
Box set containing three classic musicals. In 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939), a tornado whisks Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her house from Kansas to Munchkin City, squashing the Wicked Witch of the East upon landing. The Wicked Witch of the West vows revenge, while Dorothy sets off on the yellow brick road for Oz with a scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion - all of whom have specific reasons for wanting to meet the magical Wizard of Oz. 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952) is set in 1927 and stars Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, a man who has worked his way up from being a song-and-dance man with partner Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor) to become a top movie star. His on-screen partner, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), who believes that Don loves her for real, needs to have her awful singing voice dubbed with the arrival of talkies. The girl selected is 'serious' actress Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds), for whom Don soon falls. Musical numbers include the famous title song and 'Make 'Em Laugh', 'Good Morning' and 'You Were Meant for Me'. 'High Society' (1956) is a remake of 'The Philadelphia Story' and stars Grace Kelly as socialite Tracy Lord who, even as she prepares for her second marriage, still has obvious feelings for her ex-husband (Bing Crosby). She also strikes up a friendship with a reporter (Frank Sinatra), who has been sent to cover her society wedding.
Main title:
The wizard of Oz/Singin' in the rain/High society [videorecording] / producer, Mervyn LeRoy; producer, Sol C. Siegel; producer, Arthur Freed.
Author:
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996, directorWalters, Charles, 1911-1982, directorFleming, Victor, directorVidor, King, 1894-1982, directorDonen, Stanley, directorBrown, Nacio, composer (expression)Green, Johnny, 1908-1989, composer (expression)Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997, composer (expression)Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977, actorGrace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982, actorGarland, Judy, actor
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : Warner Bros. Home Ent., 2006.
Collation:
3 DVDs (298 min.) : colour
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 3 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English).Made in 1956.Boxed.
Credits:
Credits: director, Gene Kelly; director, Charles Walters; director, Victor Fleming; director, King Vidor; director, Stanley Donen; writer, Adolph Green; writer, John Patrick; writer, Noel Langley; writer, Florence Ryerson; writer, Edgar Allen-Woolf; writer, Betty Comden; music, Nacio Herb Brown; music, Johnny Green; music, Saul Chaplin; music, Cole Porter; music, Herbert Stothart; costumes, Adrian.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Judy Garland, Donald O'Connor, Frank Sinatra, Ray Bolger, Debbie Reynolds, Celeste Holm, Bert Lahr, Jean Hagen, John Lund, Jack Haley, Millard Mitchell, Louis Calhern, Billie Burke, Rita Moreno, Sidney Blackmer, Margaret Hamilton, Douglas Fowley, Louis Armstrong, Charley Grapewin, Cyd Charisse, Margalo Gillmore, Clara Blandick, Madge Blake, Lydia Reed, Pat Walsh, King Donovan, Frank Morgan, The Singer Midgets, Mitchell Lewis.
Audience:
BBFC code: U.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437DVD U
Language:
English
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BRN:
1580133
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