Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780790750149 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC ISBN: 0790750147 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 19, 2000 Running Time: 89 minutes Sales Rank: 24911 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: March 09, 1933
A sickly Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) puts his all into what may be his last show, only to face a disaster when leading lady Dorothy Brock (Bebe Daniels) sprains her ankle. Thank heavens for ingenue Peggy Sawyer (Ruby Keeler), who steps in at the last minute. The vivacious soundtrack includes 'Shuffle off to Buffalo,' and the still-catchy title tune. Best of all are those extravagant, kaleidoscopic dance numbers by Busby Berkeley, then in his prime. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Digital Life Reviews
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Timeless classic
This film feels modern. It's a wonderful mix of realism and story-escapism. Many characters all with snappy dialogue. Lots and lots of "cheesecake" shots, many quite daring. Rather than using a light feel-good approach, the underpinnings of desperation for many of the characters makes it seem real, and allows the romance/chorus-girl to a star arc find a place to nestle in your heart. Great great music. The Busby Berkely numbers still amuse and awe. This 1933 film makes many recent era films seem juvenile and dated. Puh-leeze!
Rating: - Show within a show! Reality too!!
There is a scene in the film, just a short scene where two men come to the stage and are portrayed as the composer and lyricist of the show. Well, indeed they ARE!! It is Harry Warren and AL Dubin. Since my husband Charles is Harry's great nephew we get such a "kick" out of that scene! Harry was not only a WONDERFUL composer but a fine gentleman and family man.
Rating: - excellent
not much to say except that i ordered the product i wanted and it came without any problems and in an expeditious manner. thank you very much.
Rating: - The musical that saved Warner Brothers from bankruptcy!
A sick director, financially and emotionally done-in by the stock market crash of 1929 needs to make enough money to finance his retirement. Pretty Lady, a new show to open on Broadway needs a director to make it a hit, and the great drama begins to unfold!
The stakes are high, the competition for parts is fierce and the talent on the stage is amazing. If you think that the tension of American Idol is wild, you need to see this movie! Careers, lives, relationships and fortunes are all riding on the success of Pretty Lady. When the leading lady breaks her leg before the opening, newcomer Ruby Keeler is cast as the lead, right out of the chorus line.
The dialogue is snappy and sometimes surprisingly suggestive for the era. But, the best part is the twenty minutes of musical production numbers. Busby Berkley's choreography is a wonder to behold.
Digital
Life Shop
Lloyd Bacon items subject to availability. Some restrictions
may apply. DVD
42nd Street (Snap Case) presented by digi2005.com Digi2005.com is
an Amazon.com
Associate
Digital Life Music News:
MP3&WAV Converter
PC World - ... Freeware, shareware, and trialware files for your PC ... Use a Web-based interface to download music for free.
more News
- Timeless classic
