| Description |
1 DVD (297 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Classic musicals ; disc 10
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Classic musicals ; disc 10.
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| System Details |
DVD, double-sided. |
| Note |
Royal wedding (93 min.) produced in 1951. The Pied piper of Hamelin (87 min.) produced in 1958. Wild guitar (58 min.) produced in 1962. Murder with music (59 min.) produced in 1941. |
| Cast |
Royal wedding: Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill, Keenan Wynn. |
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Pied Piper of Hamelin: Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Lori Nelson, Jim Backus, Kay Starr. |
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Wild guitar: Arch Hall, Jr., Nancy Czar. |
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Murder with music: Bob Howard, Nelle Hill, Noble Sissle and his orchestra, Milton J. Williams, George Oliver, Bill Dillard. |
| Credits |
Royal wedding: story, screenplay, lyrics, Alan Jay Lerner ; music, Burton Lane ; director of photography, Robert Planck ; editor, Albert Akst. Pied Piper of Hamelin: director of photography, William Snyder ; editor, Floyd Knudtson ; music selections, Edvard Grieg ; lyrics, Irving Taylor, Hal Stanley. Wild guitar: screenplay, Nicholas Merriwether, Bob Wehling ; camera, Joseph V. Mascelli ; editor, Anthony M. Lanza ; music, Alan O'Day. Murder with music: photography, George Webber, John Visconti ; screenplay, Victor Vicas, Norman Borisoff, Gus Smith ; music, Sidney Easton, Gus Smith, Skippy Williams. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Royal wedding: A musical set during Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Philip Mountbatten. A brother-sister dance team go to London and get caught up in romance. |
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Pied Piper of Hamelin: The famous children's fairy tale is retold with warmth and understanding as the mysterious ratcatcher comes to the town of Hamelin and promises to rid the town of its unwelcome guests for a price. |
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Wild guitar: Bud Eagle leaves rural South Dakota on his motor scooter for Hollywood, with nothing but his guitar and his ambitions. After arriving in town, Bud meets a young beauty named Vicki who finagles him an appearance on a TV show, and the response is wild. Sneaky deal-maker Mike McCauley persuades Bud to make him his manager and proceeds to completely exploit Bud and boost his popularity, while diverting his income. |
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Murder with music: A woman has many suitors, including an escaped convict, a newspaper reporter and a piano player at a local club. One of the suitors is murdered and another is accused of committing the crime due to their interest in the same woman. During the investigation into the truth behind the murder, you are also treated to some marvelous musical and dancing numbers in this all African-American cast film. |
| 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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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Astaire, Fred.
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Powell, Jane, 1929-2021.
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Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984.
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Churchill, Sarah, 1914-1982.
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Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986.
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Donen, Stanley.
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Windust, Bretaigne, 1906-1960.
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Johnson, Van, 1916-2008.
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Rains, Claude, 1889-1967.
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Nelson, Lori, 1933-2020.
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Backus, Jim.
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Starr, Kay.
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Steckler, Ray Dennis, 1938-2009, director.
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Hall, Arch, 1943- actor.
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Quigley, George P.
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Howard, Bob, 1906-1986.
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Hill, Nellie.
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Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975.
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Mill Creek Entertainment.
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| Added Title |
Pied piper of Hamelin.
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Wild guitar.
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Murder with music.
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