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DVD : Bing Crosby: Screen Legend Collection (Double or Nothing / East Side of Heaven / Here Come the Waves / If I Had My Way / Waikiki Wedding)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross, George Barbier directed by: David Butler, Frank Tuttle, Mark Sandrich, Theodore Reed  List Price: $26.98 Amazon.com's Price: $24.49 You Save: $2.49 ( 9%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN. EAN: 0025193092229 Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 3 Publisher: Universal Studios Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 14, 2006 Running Time: 462 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 1937 Sales Rank: 25564 MPN: 61030922 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Five of Crosby's Most Timeless Musicals! Each Film Showcases His Extraordinary Singing Striking Good Looks and Captivating Screen Presence!System Requirements:Running Time: 89 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC Rating: NR UPC: 025193092229 Manufacturer No: 61030922 Amazon.com: You may think you're a Bing Crosby fan, but if all you know is Holiday Inn, The Bells of St. Mary's, or the On the Road movies, brother, you only know half the story. Crosby had a rich, long film career, and this collection features some of the best of Der Bingle's lesser-known films: Waikiki Wedding, Double or Nothing , East Side of Heaven, If I Had My Way, and Here Come the Waves. All showcase Crosby's easygoing persona and, of course, plenty of crooning. Waikiki Wedding, for instance, costars Martha Raye, Anthony Quinn, and Shirley Ross, and features the Oscar-winning song "Sweet Leilani" and "Blue Hawaii." The premise of Double or Nothing could be a modern-day reality competition, with four people, including Raye again, feverishly trying to double their inheritance within a 30-day window. East Side of Heaven costars the always appealing Joan Blondell and showcases Crosby at his bemused best as a cabbie with an abandoned baby on his hands, trying desperately (and with a few showtunes) to find the infant's parents. In If I Had My Way, Crosby's a blue-collar worker who helps an orphan girl (Gloria Jean) find her long-lost uncle, and delivers a show-stopping version of the title song. And Here Come the Waves has Crosby as a popular songster enlisting and creating havoc in the Navy, falling for twins (played by Betty Hutton) and singing classics like "That Old Black Magic" and "Ac-cent-u-ate the Positive" (the latter, unfortunately, in blackface). The collection is a great cross-section of Crosby's career and shouldn't be missed by fans of him or of American film in the '40s. --A.T. Hurley Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Memories....This is an amazing collection of movies that were never huge "block busters" but amazing stories that show Bing Crosby in the "Good Old Days"! A wonderful addition to any DVD collectors library. Rating:  - Crosby Screen Legend CollectionThese are enjoyable movies. Betty Hutton plays identical twins in "Here Come The Waves". Impressive special effects for the (pre-digital) times. Child star Gloria Jean plays opposite Crosby in "If I Had My Way". They duet several catchy songs. She has a great voice, not overshadowed by Crosby as you might expect. Rating: - bing crosby collectionThis is a great collection of Bing Crosby films.the prints are so clear,very good value.I am looking forward to seeing more of the bing crosby films on DVD.I would love to see Dixie become available and Sing You Sinners also.Sing You Sinners first indroduced Donald Oconnor to the movies. Ken Barrett.Mooroolbark Victoria Australia Rating:  - A Mixed BagBing Crosby has starred in some of my favorite, and least favorite, movies. Appearing in over 100 motion pictures, he was one of the most popular performers of his time. This collection showcases five of his lesser known efforts. While none of them are as excellent as his classics "White Christmas" and "Going My Way", most of them can be enjoyed for what they are - lively low budget musicals. The best in the set are both included on the second disc. Also featuring child star Gloria Jean, "If I Had ... Read More Rating: - poor bingBing Crosby is undoubtedly one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century and I am definitely a fan. I had seen most of his better known films from Going My Way to High Society, even Rhythm on the River and Birth of the Blues, but was not prepared for this box! These are not great films, not really interesting films, and not films I want to watch again. You would have to be a true-blue lover of the crooner before feeling justified in buying this set. Sorry Bing. Browse for similar items by category:
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