Gene Kelly
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A Hollywood actor who has risen from vaudeville to become a silent film star must make the difficult transition to sound films.
Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as are his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish costar. Rediscover the musical masterpiece in dazzling, restored high definition.
6) Brigadoon
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Company
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Description
Two Americans stumble upon a Scottish village which comes to life for only one day a century. One of the men falls in love with a townswoman, and has to decide where his heart lies.
7) On the town
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
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Description
Three sailors have a 24-hour shore leave to enjoy New York. They are especially concerned with the female inhabitants of the city, and each finds his own to cuddle up with. Chip tries but can't resist the advances of a cab driver, Ozzie gladly fills the role of a lovely anthropologist's "prehistoric man," and Gabey finds the model who poses for the Miss Turnstiles advertisements, who isn't quite the glamorous celebrity he envisioned.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Jerry Mulligan is an ex-G.I. and a struggling American painter in Paris. He is 'discovered' by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer. Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, an acerbic would-be concert pianist. Romance between Jerry and Lise becomes complicated.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A four-time widow is left with more money than she knows what to do with. When she signs an unsolicited, multimillion-dollar check over to the IRS, officials in high places begin to doubt her sanity and send her to a psychiatrist.
10) The pirate
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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A Caribbean beauty, who is engaged to a local rich man, has a mad crush on the legendary pirate, Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with the beauty and to impress her, he poses as the pirate.
11) Hello Dolly!
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Formats
Description
The unforgettable songs and lavish production numbers in this classic musical, directed by the legendary Gene Kelly, reach glorious heights. Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau star in the charming tale of Dolly Levi (Streisand), a New York matchmaker who falls in love with a wealthy bachelor from Yonkers named Horace (Matthau).
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Shows a collection of films and excerpts about the history of MGM and the MGM musical. The 25th anniversary film is a newsreel showing a luncheon hosted by Lois B. Mayer. 50 years of MGM entertainment's 1974 premiere is the setting for a gala reunion of more than 50 of the studio's stars. Just one more time is a collection behind the scenes footage of the That's entertainment film. The lion roars again shows a celebration of MGM on the studio grounds....
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
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Description
Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as are his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish costar. Rediscover the musical masterpiece in dazzling, restored high definition, featuring an all-new documentary special feature that salutes not just the all-time favorite, but also the musical legacy of its producer, songwriter Arthur Freed.
14) Xanadu
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A beautiful muse is sent from up above to inspire a struggling artist and help motivate him to open a roller-disco.
Danny, an aging musician who wants to open a nightclub, and Sonny, a young artist, are both searching for inspiration. Kira, a beautiful mythical muse, is brought to earth in order to help both men fulfill their dreams.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
For me and my gal: Musical comedy about a vaudeville song-and-dance team who buck tough times and World War I on their way to success in show business. Invitation to the dance: Three separate and individual stories are told exclusively through dance and mime, with a different style of dancing for each part. Kelly is a clown in the 'Circus'; a Marine in 'Ring Around the Rosy'; and Sinbad in 'Sinbad the Sailor'. Summer stock: Romance blooms during the...