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VHS : The Goldwyn FolliesIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, The Ritz Brothers, Vera Zorina, Kenny Baker directed by: George Marshall, H.C. Potter  List Price: $14.95 Price: $0.48 You Save: $14.47 (97%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792844754 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC ISBN: 0792844750 Label: Mgm Entertainment Manufacturer: Mgm Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Mgm Entertainment Release Date: April 04, 2000 Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: Mgm Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: February 04, 1938 Sales Rank: 15077 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Two great Gershwin songs in an amusing razzberry aimed at Hollywood by Sam Goldwyn and Ben HechtProbably the only reason for remembering The Goldwyn Follies is that it's the movie George Gershwin was working on when he died at 38 of a brain tumor. In truth, the movie is a mish-mash, although a good-natured one, involving comedy bits, musical numbers and what Goldwyn considered "class." The best thing about the film are two George and Ira Gershwin songs that are as fresh and wise today as when they were written, "Our Love Is Here to Stay" and "Love Walked In." The story line is as thin as a ... Read More Rating: - Just a Silly MusicalThe Goldwyn Follies is Samuel Goldwyn's answer to the popular Ziegfeld Follies films based on the work of Florenz Ziegfeld of the 1920s. This film is packed with musical and vaudeville-type numbers. The mood is very light and silly, but it is also quite fun at times. There are three stars. Adolph Menjou plays a film director who stumbles upon an average country girl (Andrea Leeds) with many opinions about why films fail. He hires her to help him with his next picture and she agrees. ... Read More Rating: - A turkey, but very well cookedI was expecting to see a bad movie, but I have to confess I was pleasantly surprised. Even though the comedy moments are a bit dated, the main storyline moves flawlessly and the actors are likable. DVD quality is superb, the picture and sound clarity are perfect and the colours are amazing. The musical numbers and especially the ballet sequences are enjoyable and strikingly avant garde for 1938. All in all, a very pleasant hour and 50 minutes indeed. Rating:  - The "Follies" Fails"The Goldwyn Follies" has a nice look to it, good actors, and a memorable Gershwin score, yet somethow it's disappointing. Normally that's all I need for a musical to succeed, but "Goldwyn Follies" left me wanting less, not more. The plot of the film could have been compressed to about 90 minutes, instead the film holds off the payoff so it can elongate the sketches and provided for longer dance sequences. But, I think the film could have had the same amout of songs, same amout of ... Read More Rating: - RITZ BROS. PERFORMANCE TEARS THE HOUSE DOWNThis film is a treasure. It is an artfully done Hollywood does Hollywood film, circa 1938; with it's tongue in it's cheek, and a great sense of humour, panache and whimsy. It is so very flavorful of the period, that wafts of nostalgic sighs are brought on by the efforts...particularly hearing and seeing George & Ira Gershwin's poignant "Love Walked In", as sung by Kenny Baker, who really had a fantastic voice. The film score was almost entirely a Gershwin job, with the exception ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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