Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

Greatest classic films collection., v. 2, Fullscreen

Flying down to Rio -- Roberta -- Follow the fleet -- The story of Vernon and Irene CastleFlying down to Rio special features: Vintage comedy short, "Beer and pretzels", with Ted Healy and his Stooges; classic cartoon: "I like mountain music"; Theatrical trailerFlying down to Rio: From a play by Anne Caldwell; based on an original story by Lou Brock. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1933Flying down to Rio: This film, containing the first of many Fred Astaire - Ginger Rogers partnerships, concerns a band in Rio. Songs include "The Carioca, " "Orchids in the Moonlight, " and the title song. Pilot and band leader Gene Raymond woos Dolores Del Rio, and then learns that she is engaged to a friend of his, after he flys her home to Rio. Fred & Ginger provide the musical moments. Notable for a brilliantly photographed finale with chorus girls on the wings of flying airplanes, the movie was the musical that broke with the rather contrived Busby Berkeley production and moved toward a closer integration of musical and narrative elements. Astaire's dance numbers come not as interruptions but as extensions of the plotRoberta special features: Musical short, "Starlit days at the Lido"; cartoon, "The calico dragon" ; audio-only bonus, "Hollywood on the air" ; radio promo; Theatrical trailerRoberta: From the play Roberta by Otto Harbach and the novel Gowns by Roberta by Alice Duer Miller; adaptation of the 1933 Broadway hit. Originally released as a motion picture in 1935Follow the fleet includes: featurette, Follow the fleet ; The origins of these dancing feet ; Musical short, Melody master ; Jimmie Lunceford and his dance orchestra ; Cartoon, Let it be me ; theatrical trailerFollow the fleet: includes: muscial short, Happily buried ; cartoon, Puss gets the bootFollow the fleet (?): Based on the play Shore leave by Hubert Osborne as produced by David BelascoFollow the fleet: Special features: "Follow the fleet: the origins of those dancing feet" featurette; "Melody master: Jimmie Lunceford and his dance orchestra" musical short; "Let it be me" classic cartoon; Theatrical trailerThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle: Special features: Vintage musical short "Happily buried"; Classic cartoon "Puss gets the boot."

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Flying down to Rio: Music, Vincent Youmans ; lyrics, Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn ; photographed by J. Roy Hunt ; edited by Jack KitchinRoberta: Photographer, Edward Cronjager ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editor, William Hamilton ; music, Jerome Kern ; book and lyrics, Otto Harbach ; additional lyrics, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh ; musical director, Max Steiner ; music recorded by P.J. Faulkner, Jr. ; gowns, Bernard Newman ; dances arranged by Fred AstaireFollow the fleet: Lyrics and music by Irving Berlin ; photographed by David Abel ; photographic effects by Vernon Walker ; ensembles staged by Hermes Pan ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; musical director, Max Steiner ; gowns by Bernard Newman ; set dressing by Darrell Silvera ; recorded by Hugh McDowell, Jr. ; music recorded by P.J. Faulkner, Jr. ; edited by Henry M. BermanThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle: Photographer, Robert De Grasse ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editor, William Hamilton ; musical director, Victor Baravalle ; costume designer, Irene Castle

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9780780670044

videodisc

Flying down to Rio: Delores Del Rio, Gene Raymond, Raul Roulien, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Franklin Pangborn, Eric BloreRoberta: Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Helen Westley, Claire Dodd, Victor VarconiFollow the fleet: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, Astrid Allwyn, Betty Grable, Harry Beresford, Russell Hicks, Brooks Benedict, Ray Mayer, Lucille BallThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Etienne Girardot, Janet Beecher

4 videodiscs (398 min.), sound, black and white, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

(Sirsi) 1701231(OCoLC)770722549

DVD, region 1, standard version; Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer

883929167753

DVD