Archive for the ‘Musical’ Category

State Fair

Monday, October 20th, 2008
 
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s State Fair
Call Number: VHS00132
by Walter Lang; Jeanne Crain; Dana Andrews; Dick Haymes; Oscar Hammerstein; Richard Rodgers; Phil Stong; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; CBS Fox Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : CBS/Fox Video, ©1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1945 (100 mins.); from a novel by Philip Stong ; Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Nominated for two 1946 Academy Awards;
Summary: Musical about the adventures of the Frake family at the Iowa State Fair. Each member of the family is out for a different prize: a blue ribbon for Father’s pet pig, first prize for Mom’s pie, and true love for their son and daughter.
OCLC #: 24658396
Added: October 20, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

Till the Clouds Roll By

Friday, October 17th, 2008
Till the Clouds Roll By
Call Number: VHS00116
by Robert Walker; June Allyson; Judy Garland; Kathryn Grayson; Van Heflin; Lena Horne; Dinah Shore; Frank Sinatra; Arthur Freed; Richard Whorf; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [New York] : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1946 (136 mins.);
Summary: A musical biography of songwriter Jerome Kern.
OCLC #: 54674676
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

Million Dollar Mermaid

Friday, October 17th, 2008
Million Dollar Mermaid
Call Number: VHS00107
by Mervyn LeRoy; Arthur Hornblow; Everett Freeman; Busby Berkeley; Esther Williams; Victor Mature; Walter Pidgeon; David Brian; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; Turner Entertainment Co.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: [S.l.] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1989.
Notes: Originally released in 1952 (111 mins.); Edition includes the original theatrical release trailer for Neptune’s Daughter;  Nominated for one 1953 Academy Award
Summary: Esther Williams portrays Annette Kellerman, the Australian swimmer, who created a scandal in 1902 by introducing the one-piece bathing suit to America.
OCLC #: 20851003
Added: October 17, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

Molly and Me

Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Molly and Me
Call Number: VHS00103
by Monty Woolley; Gracie Fields; Reginald Gardiner; Roddy McDowall; Video Treasures (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Jericho, N.Y. : Video Treasures : Distributed by Video Cassette Sales, ©1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1945 (76 mins.); Edition contains a program card;
Summary: An unemployed actress takes a job as a housekeeper for a member of Parliament and tries to run his household and his life.
OCLC #: 12443249
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

Classic Singing Cowboys

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Classic Singing Cowboys
Call Number: VHS00074
by Roy Rogers; Gene Autry; Diamond Entertainment Corporation.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Anaheim, Calif. : Diamond Entertainment Corp., 1992.
Notes: Originally released between 1936-1947;
Chapters: Oh! Susannah! (1936) (59 min.) (b&w) — On the old spanish trail (1947) (75 min.) (b&w) — The old barn dance (1938) (60 min.) (b&w) — My pal Trigger (1946) (79 min.) (b&w).
OCLC #: 46863629
Added: October 14, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

Rhythm on the Range

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
 
Rhythm on the Range
Call Number: VHS00069
by Bing Crosby; Frances Farmer; Bob Burns; Martha Raye; Adolph Zukor; John C Moffitt; Sidney Salkow; Walter DeLeon; Francis Martin; Norman Taurog; Benjamin F Glazer; Boris Morros; Leo Robin; Sam Coslow; Friedrich Hollaender; Richard A Whiting; Ralph Rainger; Paramount Pictures.; MCA Universal Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : MCA Universal Home Video, [1995]
Notes: Originally released in 1936 (88 mins.); Edition includes original theatrical trailer;
Summary: After performing in a rodeo at Madison Square Garden, cowboy Jeff Larrabee is heading back west with his prize bull, Cuddles, when his tranquility is shattered. There’s a runaway in his boxcar: pretty New York heiress Doris Halliday. Doris is fed up with the big city and hankering for romance and the great outdoors. But Jeff’s a hard-to-win kind of guy.
OCLC #: 33216761
Added: October 13, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

Royal Wedding

Friday, October 10th, 2008
 
Royal Wedding
Call Number: VHS00036 Copy 1
VHS00036 Copy 2
by Fred Astaire; Jane Powell; Alan Jay Lerner; Arthur Freed; Stanley Donen; Burton Lane; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: New York, NY : Goodtimes Home Video, ©1991.
Notes: Originally released in 1951 (93 mins.); Nominated for one Academy Award; Includes famous Fred Astaire scene of dancing on the walls and ceiling.
Summary: 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.
OCLC #: 25722569
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

Romance on the High Seas

Thursday, October 9th, 2008
 
Romance on the High Seas
Call Number: VHS00012
by Michael Curtiz; Julius J Epstein; Philip G Epstein; I A L Diamond; Alex Gottlieb; Jack Carson; Janis Paige; Don Defore; Doris Day; Oscar Levant; S Z Sakall; Fortunio Bonanova; Leo F Forbstein; Ray Heindorf; Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn; Busby Berkeley; Sixto Pondal Ríos; Carlos A Olivari; Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Turner Entertainment Co.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, [1991]
Notes: Originally released in 1948 (99 mins); Doris Day’s first film role; Includes Academy Award nominated song;
Summary: Musical about a singer, Georgia Garrett, who takes the place of a socialite on a cruise and finds herself embroiled in the plots and counterplots of a suspicious husband and wife.
OCLC #: 24269771
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

Musicals 20 Movie Pack

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
 
Musicals 20 Movie Pack
Call Number: DVD00011
by Fred Astaire; Lena Horne; Perry Como; Jane Powell; Frances Langford; Mill Creek Entertainment (Firm).; 
Format: DVD
Language: English  
Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Mill Creek Entertainment, ©2005.
Notes: 20 movies on 5 digitally remastered DVDs; Color and Black and White;
Chapters: Disc 1. Second chorus — Glorifying the American Girl — Delightfully dangerous — All-American co-ed —
Disc 2. Sing, cowboy, sing — Trocadero — Doll face — Calendar girl —
Disc 3. People are funny — Rhythm in the clouds — Dixiana — Swing Hostess —
Disc 4. Breakfast in Hollywood — Let’s go collegiate — The fabulous Dorseys — Sitting on the moon —
Disc 5. Till the clouds roll by — Fiesta — Career girl — Minstrel man.
Missing: The Dancing Pirate – Listed on container, but not included
Additional: Sing, Cowboy, Sing – Omited from container, but included
OCLC #: 182760657
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection