Greatest classic films collection. Broadway musicals
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.
ISBN
9781419879197, 1419879197
Status
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Copies
| Volume | Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bensenville Community Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film | GREATEST (DVD) | On Shelf | |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD GOLDEN ERA G | On Shelf | |
| Palos Park Public Library - Stacks | DVD GRE | On Shelf | |
| KISS | Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | DVD KISS | On Shelf |
| SHOW | Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | DVD SHOW | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actresses -- United States -- Drama.
Brothers -- United States -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Marriage -- United States -- Drama.
Men -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Musical films.
Musicals -- Drama.
Musicals -- United States -- Drama.
Romance films.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Taming of the shrew -- Stage adaptations -- Drama.
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Brothers -- United States -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Marriage -- United States -- Drama.
Men -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Musical films.
Musicals -- Drama.
Musicals -- United States -- Drama.
Romance films.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- Taming of the shrew -- Stage adaptations -- Drama.
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (427 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781419879197, 1419879197
UPC
883929060115
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits
Show Boat: From the musical play Show Boat by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein ; Based on the novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber ; screenplay by John Lee Mahin ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by George Sidney.
Creation/Production Credits
Annie Get Your Gun: Based on the musical play with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields ; musical numbers staged by Robert Alton ; produced by Arthur Freed ; screenplay by Sidney Sheldon ; directed by George Sidney.
Creation/Production Credits
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Based on the story "The Sobbin' Women" by Stephen Vincent Benet ; screenplay by Albert Hackett & Frances Goodrich and Dorothy Kingsley ; lyrics by Johnny Mercer ; music by Gene dePaul ; choreography by Michael Kidd ; produced by Jack Cummings ; directed by Stanley Donen.
Creation/Production Credits
Kiss Me Kate: screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley ; play by Samuel and Bella Spewack ; music and lyrics by Cole Porter ; musical direction, André Previn and Saul Chaplin ; choreography by Hermes Pan ; produced by Jack Cummings ; directed by George Sidney.
Participants/Performers
Show Boat: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Robert Sterling, Agnes Moorehead, William Warfield.
Participants/Performers
Annie Get Your Gun: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish, Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn.
Participants/Performers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall.
Participants/Performers
Kiss Me Kate: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn, Bobby Van, James Whitmore, Kurt Kasznar.
Description
Show Boat: When Julie La Verne and her husband Steve Baker are forced to leave the showboat Cotton Blossom, they are replaced by the Captain's daughter, Magnolia, and Gaylord Ravenal, a notorious gambler. Magnolia and Ravenal fall in love, marry, leave the boat and move to Chicago. They live off Ravenal's earnings from gambling. After they go broke, Gaylord feels guilty and leaves Magnolia, not knowing she is pregnant.
Description
Annie Get Your Gun: Annie Oakley is an incredible shot who meets Frank Butler. Frank is the star sharpshooter in Colonel Buffalo Bill's show. He finds himself falling for Annie, but feels that she is not marriage material. In the end, they both discover that love is wonderful.
Description
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Adam is the eldest of seven brothers who goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home where she discovers he has six brothers - all living in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Adam reads about the Roman capture of the Sabine women and develops an inspired solution to his brothers' loneliness.
Description
Kiss Me Kate: Fred is a director and Lilly is an actress who are divorced. They are brought back together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, not to mention the two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night.
System Details
Show Boat: DVD; dual-layer format; standard version; Dolby digital mono.; region 1.
System Details
Annie Get Your Gun: DVD; dual-layer format; standard version; Dolby digital mono.; region 1.
System Details
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: DVD; widescreen version enhanced for widescreen TVs; dual-layer format; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound; region 1.
System Details
Kiss Me Kate: DVD; standard version; dual-layer format; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound; region 1.
Language
Show Boat: Languages: English and Spanish; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; closed-captioned.
Language
Annie Get Your Gun: Languages & subtitles: English, French; closed-captioned.
Language
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Languages: English, French; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; closed-captioned.
Language
Kiss Me Kate: Language: English; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mahin, J. L., Freed, A., Sheldon, S., Powell, J., Keel, H., Grayson, K., Miller, A., Wynn, K., Porter, C., Hutton, B., Naish, J. C., Brown, J., Champion, G., Champion, M., Sterling, R., Moorehead, A., Warfield, W., Gardner, A., Calhern, L., Arnold, E., Richards, J., Tamblyn, R., Rall, T., Van, B., Whitmore, J., Kasznar, K., Previn, A., Chaplin, S., Pan, H., Cummings, J., Hackett, A., Goodrich, F., Kingsley, D., Donen, S., Sidney, G., Alton, R., Fields, H., Fields, D., Mercer, J., De Paul, G., Kidd, M., Berlin, I., Hammerstein, O., II., Kern, J., Ferber, E., Benét, S. V., & Spewack, S. (2009). Greatest classic films collection . Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Lee Mahin et al.. 2009. Greatest Classic Films Collection. Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Lee Mahin et al.. Greatest Classic Films Collection Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mahin, John Lee, et al. Greatest Classic Films Collection Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2009.
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