| Description |
1 videodisc (348 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Classic musicals ; disc 1
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Classic musicals ; disc 1.
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| Cast |
The fabulous Dorseys: Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Janet Blair, Paul Whiteman, William Lundigan. |
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Calendar girl: Jane Frazee, William Marshall, Gail Patrick, Kenny Baker, Victor McLaglen. |
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Sunny: Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, The Hartmans, Frieda Inescort, Helen Westley. |
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Swing hostess: Martha Tilton, Iris Adrian, Charles Collins, Cliff Nazarro. |
| Credits |
The fabulous Dorseys: director of photography, James Van Trees; music director, Louis Forbes ; editorial supervisor, George Arthur. Calendar girl: director of photography, Reggie Lanning ; editor, Fred Allen ; songs, James McHugh and Harold Adamson. Sunny: director of photography, Russell Metty ; editor, Elmo Williams ; book and lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II ; music by Jerome Kern. Swing hostess: director of photography, Jack Greenhalgh ; editor, Holbrook N. Todd ; music and lyrics, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Lewis Bellin. |
| Note |
The fabulous Dorseys (88 min.) produced in 1947. Calendar girl (92 min.) produced in 1947. Sunny (95 min.) produced in 1941. Swing hostess (73 min.) produced in 1944. |
| Summary |
The fabulous Dorseys: With encouragement from home, the Dorsey brothers leave Pennsylvania's coal mines for the concert halls and success. |
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Calendar girl: Set in a New York City boarding house in which reside aspiring actors, dancers and artists trying to make it big. A songwriter becomes upset when his girlfriend becomes the model for an artist living next door. |
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Sunny: Circus star meets the son of a weathly automobile manufacturer and they promptly fall in love. Some members of his upper crust family disapprove, and try to break up the wedding. |
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Swing hostess: Judy Alvin, an unemployed swing-band singer finds work as a switchboard operator at a juke box company. While working at the switchboard, she meets and falls for a handsome bandleader. This romance leads her back to the stage as the lead singer for her beau's band. |
| System Details |
DVD, double-sided. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Musical films.
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Comedy films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Green, Alfred E., 1889-1960.
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Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956.
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Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957.
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Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967.
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Lundigan, William, 1914-1975.
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Marshall, William, 1924-2003.
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Dwan, Allan, 1885-1981.
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Frazee, Jane, 1918-1985.
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Wilcox, Herbert, 1891-1977.
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Neagle, Anna.
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Bolger, Ray.
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Carroll, John, 1906-1979.
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Horton, Edward Everett.
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Newfield, Sam, 1899-1964.
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Tilton, Martha.
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Adrian, Iris, 1912-1994.
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Collins, Charles, 1904-1999.
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Mill Creek Entertainment.
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| Added Title |
Calendar girl.
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Sunny.
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Swing hostess.
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