Best of Warner Bros. 5 film collection. Musicals

Fleming, Victor, 1889-1949 (Added Author). LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987 (Added Author). Langley, Noel, 1911-1980 (Added Author). Ryerson, Florence. (Added Author). Woolf, Edgar Allan. (Added Author). Garland, Judy. (Added Author). Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949 (Added Author). Bolger, Ray. (Added Author). Lahr, Bert, 1895-1967 (Added Author). Haley, Jack, 1899-1979 (Added Author). Burke, Billie, 1885-1970 (Added Author). Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985 (Added Author). Grapewin, Charles, 1869-1956 (Added Author). Walshe, Pat, 1900-1991 (Added Author). Blandick, Clara, 1881-1962 (Added Author). Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 Wizard of Oz. (Added Author). Curtiz, Michael, 1888-1962 (Added Author). Buckner, Robert. (Added Author). Joseph, Edmund. (Added Author). Cagney, James, 1899-1986 (Added Author). Leslie, Joan, 1925-2015 (Added Author). Huston, Walter, 1884-1950 (Added Author). Whorf, Richard, 1906-1966 (Added Author). Cagney, Jeanne, 1919-1984 (Added Author). Langford, Frances. (Added Author). Tobias, George, 1901-1980 (Added Author). Manning, Irene, 1912-2004 (Added Author). Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996 (Added Author). Donen, Stanley. (Added Author). Green, Adolph. (Added Author). Comden, Betty. (Added Author). Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973 (Added Author). O'Connor, Donald, 1925-2003 (Added Author). Reynolds, Debbie. (Added Author). Hagen, Jean, 1924-1977 (Added Author). Mitchell, Millard, 1900-1953 (Added Author). Charisse, Cyd. (Added Author). Fowley, Douglas, 1911-1998 (Added Author). Moreno, Rita. (Added Author). Brown, Nacio Herb, 1896-1964 (Added Author). Hayton, Lennie, 1908-1971 (Added Author). Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960 (Added Author). Duell, Randall. (Added Author). Fazan, Adrienne. (Added Author). Cummings, Jack, 1900-1989 (Added Author). Hackett, Albert. (Added Author). Goodrich, Frances. (Added Author). Kingsley, Dorothy. (Added Author). Powell, Jane, 1929- (Added Author). Keel, Howard, 1919-2004 (Added Author). D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Added Author). Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976 (Added Author). De Paul, Gene. (Added Author). Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943 Sobbin' women. (Added Author). Benson, Sally, 1897-1972 (Added Author). Sidney, George, 1916-2002 (Added Author). Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977 (Added Author). Ann-Margret, 1941- (Added Author). Danova, Cesare, 1926-1992 (Added Author). Demarest, William. (Added Author). Blair, Nick. (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Loew's Incorporated. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co. (Added Author).

Record details

Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (517 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
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Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, c2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. The Wizard of Oz, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Singin' in the rain: "Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition." Seven brides for seven brothers, Viva Las Vegas: "Widescreen version presented in a 'Letterbox' widescreen format preserving the 'scope' aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibitions. Enhanced for widescreen TVS." DVD release of motion pictures originally produced 1939, 1942, 1952, 1954, and 1964. The Wizard of Oz based on the novel "The wonderful wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. Yankee Doodle Dandy based on the story of George M. Cohan. Singin' in the rain suggested by the song 'Singin' in the rain'. Seven brides for seven brothers based on the story "The Sobbin' Women" by Stephen Vincent Benet. Special features. The Wizard of Oz: Movie commentary by historian John Fricke ; storybook ; restoration featurette ; We haven't really met properly-- [cast profile] ; music and effects track, original mono track ; sing-a-long. Yankee Doodle Dandy: Movie commentary by author and film historian Rudy Behlmer ; Warner Night at the Movies (Casablanca theatrical trailer, newsreel, Beyond the line of duty, Bugs Bunny gets the boid, Yankee Doodle Dandy) ; Cagney trailer gallery ; awards ; cast & crew. Singin' in the rain: Movie commentary by Debbie Reynolds, Betty Comden, & Adolph Green ; sound reel ; singin' inspirations. Seven brides for seven brothers Movie commentary by Stanley Donen; Donen trailer gallery. Viva Las Vegas: Movie commentary by Steve Pond, author of Elvis in Hollywood ; Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas (featurette) ; theatrical trailer.
Formatted Contents Note:	Wizard of Oz (col. and b&w)(102 min.)(70th anniversary ed. c2009, c1939) -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (b&w)(125 min.)(c2003, c1942) -- Singin' in the rain (col.)(103 min.)(c1952) -- Seven brides for seven brothers (col.)(102 min.)(c1954) -- Viva Las Vegas (col.)(85 min.)(Deluxe edition)(c1963).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Viva Las Vegas / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Jack Cummings-George Sidney production ; written by Sally Benson ; directed by George Sidney ; director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; editor, John McSweeney ; music, George Stoll ; costumes designed by Don Feld ; art direction, George W. Davis and Edward Carfagno. Seven brides for seven brothers / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; screenplay by Albert Hackett & Frances Goodrich and Dorothy Kingsley ; produced by Jack Cummings ; directed by Stanley Donen ; director of photography, George Folsey ; lyrics, Johnny Mercer ; music, Gene de Paul ; choreography, Michael Kidd ; musical direction, Adolph Deutsch ; editor, Ralph E. Winters. Singin' in the rain / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Loew's Incorporated ; story and screen play by Adolph Green and Betty Comden ; produced by Arthur Freed ; directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; music by Nacio Herb Brown ; lyrics by Arthur Freed ; musical direction, Lennie Hayton ; musical numbers staged and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen ; director of photography, Harold Rosson ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell ; film editor, Adrienne Fazan. Yankee Doodle Dandy / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. presents ; screen play by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph ; original story by Robert Buckner ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; music, George M. Cohan ; director of photography, James Wong Howe ; editing, George Amy. The Wizard of Oz / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; Loew's Incorporated ; a Victor Fleming production ; produced by Mervyn LeRoy ; adaptation by Noel Langley ; screenplay by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf ; directed by Victor Fleming ; photography, Harold Rosson ; editor, Blanche Sewell ; musical adaptation by Herbert Stothart ; lyrics by E.Y. Harburg ; music by Harold Arlen ; costumes by Adrian ; art director, Cedric Gibbons.
Participant or Performer Note:	Viva Las Vegas: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Nicky Blair. Seven brides for seven brothers; Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall, Jacques d'Amboise. Singin' in the rain: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Douglas Fowley, Rita Moreno. Yankee Doodle Dandy: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Jeanne Cagney, Frances Langford, George Tobias, Irene Manning. The Wizard of Oz: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick, Pat Walshe, the Munchkins.
Summary, etc.:	Viva Las Vegas; A young man comes to Las Vegas to win enough money to buy a racing car, but is temporarily distracted from his goal by a lovely swimming instructor.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: G. The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the rain, Seven brides for seven brothers. MPAA rating: Not rated. Yankee Doodle Dandy, Viva Las Vegas.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, Dolby digital; English 5.1 surround: The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the rain, Seven brides for seven brothers, Viva Las Vegas; English mono: The Wizard of Oz, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Viva Las Vegas; French mono: The Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the rain, Seven brides for seven brothers.
Language Note:	The Wizard of Oz: English or French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. Yankee Doodle Dandy: English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. Singin' in the rain: English or French dialogue, English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Seven brides for seven brothers: English or French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles. Viva Las Vegas: English dialogue, French subtitles. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Yankee Doodle Dandy: Winner, Best Actor in Leading Roll (James Cagney), Best Song, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld), Best Sound, Recording (Nathan Levinson) ; Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporing Role (Walter Huston), Best Director (Michael Curtiz), Best Film Editing (George Amy), Best Picture, Best Writing - Original Story, 1943 Academy Awards (U.S.A.) Yankee Doodle Dandy: Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress