DVD
Greatest classic films collection. Astaire and Rogers [videorecording] / RKO Radio Pictures Inc. ; a Pandro S. Berman production.
The gay divorcee: Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent--www.imdb.com.
Shall we dance: A budding romance between a ballet master and a tapdancer becomes complicated when rumours surface that they're already married--www.imdb.com.
Swing time: A performer and gambler travels to New York City to raise the $25,000 he needs to marry his fiancée, only to become entangled with a beautiful aspiring dancer--www.imdb.com.
Top hat: Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace--www.imdb.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419881485
- ISBN: 9781419881480
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (418 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | The gay divorcee (disc 1 side A) includes: two shorts: Show Kids and Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove; cartoon: Shake Your Powder Puff; audio-only bonus: Hollywood on the air radio promo; theatrical trailer. The gay divorcee: Originally released as a motion picture in 1934. Shall we dance (disc 1 side B) includes: commentary by songwriter Hugh Martin and pianist Kevin Cole; featurette: The Music of Shall We Dance; musical short: Sheik to Sheik; cartoon Toy Town Hall. Shall we dance: Originally released as a motion picture in 1937. Swing time (disc 2 side A) includes: commentary by John Mueller, author of Astaire Dancing; featurette: The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step; musical short Hotel a la Swing; cartoon: Bingo Crosbyana; theatrical trailer. Swing time: Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. Top hat (disc 2 side B) includes: commentary by Fred Astaire's daughter Ava Astaire McKenzie and film historian Larry Billman; featurette: On Top: Inside the Success of Top Hat; comedy short: Watch the Birdie with Bob Hope; cartoon page: Miss Glory; theatrical trailer. Top hat: Originally released as a motion picture in 1935. Titles from container. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The gay divorcee (105 min.) -- Shall we dance (109 min.) -- Swing time (104 min.) -- Top hat (100 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | The gay divorcee: directed by Mark Sandrich. Shall we dance: screenplay by Allan Scott and Ernest Pagano ; directed by Mark Sandrich. Swing time: music by Jerome Kern ; lyrics by Dorothy Fields ; screenplay by Howard Lindsay and Allan Scott ; directed by George Stevens. Top hat: lyrics and music by Irving Berlin ; screenplay by Dwight Taylor and Allan Scott ; directed by Mark Sandrich. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | The gay divorcee: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton. Shall we dance: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Jerome Cowan, Ketti Gallian, Harriet Hoctor. Swing time: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness, Georges Mataxa. Top hat: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of their original theatrical exhibitions; dual-layer format; Dolby digital; closed-captioned; region 1. |
| Language Note: | Audio: English mono.; subtitles: English, French, Spanish. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Community College Library | DRAMA GREA 2010 (Text) | 33892002446277 | DVD | Available | - | ||
| Union Carnegie Public Library | DVD GREATEST (Text) | 37883000376240 | Video | Available | - |
