Name: Greatest classic films collection, RKO Radio Pictures Inc. ; a Pandro S. Berman production
ISBN: 9781419881480

Greatest classic films collection, RKO Radio Pictures Inc. ; a Pandro S. Berman production

Type

Label

Greatest classic films collection, RKO Radio Pictures Inc. ; a Pandro S. Berman production

Note

The gay divorcee: Originally released as a motion picture in 1934Shall we dance: Originally released as a motion picture in 1937Swing time: Originally released as a motion picture in 1936Top hat: Originally released as a motion picture in 1935The gay divorcee includes: two shorts: Show Kids and Star Night at the Coconut Grove; cartoon: Shake Your Powder Puff; audio-only bonus: Hollywood on the air radio promo; theatrical trailerShall we dance 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 HallSwing time 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 trailerTop hat 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

Color

black and white

Configuration of playback channels

monaural

resource.creditsNote

The gay divorcee: directed by Mark SandrichSwing time: music by Jerome Kern ; lyrics by Dorothy Fields ; screenplay by Howard Lindsay and Allan Scott ; directed by George StevensTop hat: lyrics and music by Irving Berlin ; screenplay by Dwight Taylor and Allan Scott ; directed by Mark SandrichShall we dance: screenplay by Allan Scott and Ernest Pagano ; directed by Mark Sandrich

Dimensions

other

Isbn

9781419881480

Medium for sound

videodisc

Participant note

The gay divorcee: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett HortonShall we dance: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Jerome Cowan, Ketti Gallian, Harriet HoctorSwing time: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness, Georges MataxaTop hat: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Helen Broderick, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore

Physical Description

4 videodiscs (418 min.), sound, black and white, 4 3/4 in.

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific Material Designation

videodisc

System control number

808368271(OCoLC)808368271

System details

DVD; standard version; Dolby Digital mono

Upc

883929068784