Bing Crosby
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English
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Bing is the MC & main performer in this special Christmas show with guest stars including Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. A highlight is the appearance of the cast of Hogan's Heroes. Besides funny bits, Sgt. Schultz & Col. Klink sing Silent Night in the original German. Also, a clown does an act where he's broken into three midgets, and a comedy dog act where the dog won't co-operate & more.
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Harold (Bob Hope) & George (Bing Crosby) are performers in Australia. They sign up for a diving expedition led by the local island prince. They meet the prince's sister, Lalah, (Dorothy Lamour) who rules a beautiful island. When their dive uncovers a jewel-filled chest, the prince tries to steal both the treasure & Lalah's throne. Harold & George come to the rescue. Uncut Technicolor Restoration
3) Riding High
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English
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Broadway Bill? "He's the mostest horse we ever did have!" says his handler. He's a lot of movie, too. So much that in 1950, Frank Capra teamed with stars Bing Crosby and Coleen Gray for Riding High, a lively remake of Capra's 1934 gem, Broadway Bill. Der Bingle's fondness for the racetrack is evident throughout this story of a man who abandons the mansion for the stable. And the songs attest to the film's unbridled spirit. There's no need for an...
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Here comes Bing Crosby as a reporter with a song in his heart...and room left over for two war orphans. They're Bing's to keep, if he can find a bride in just five days! The legendary der Bingle croons the Oscar-winning "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" in this effervescent musical, directed by another Hollywood legend, Frank Capra (It's A Wonderful Life). Jane Wyman and guest stars Dorothy Lamour, Louis Armstrong, Phil Harris and Cass Daley...
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Grace Kelly received an Oscar® for her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and Bing Crosby gave one of the most outstanding performances of his varied career as an alcoholic, guilt-ridden and has-been actor. When he is given an opportunity to star in a new musical show, his wife (Grace Kelly) and the show's director (William Holden) attempt to bolster his ego and help him make a comeback. This superb and timeless drama, based on Clifford Odets' play,...
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English
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The eight-song, 10" LP Some Fine Old Chestnuts, released in 1953, was one of Bing Crosby's first albums to be recorded as such, consisting entirely of previously unreleased material. That said, it is also true that the recordings were not made specifically to create an album for Decca Records. Rather, Crosby had prerecorded the songs for use on his weekly radio program and then offered them to Decca for release on disc. The selections included pop...
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999?]
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English
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In the tradition of grand animated classics, Disney's 11th animated masterpiece introduces two literary classics to the screen. Here, The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow come together in one fabulous adventure - in its own theatrical form.
15) White Christmas
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Paramount
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
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Two song-and-dance men (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) team up in show business after the war. Joining forces with a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen), they trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. The real adventure starts when Crosby and Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who's now in financial trouble.