Carole Lombard - The Glamour Collection (Hands Across the Table/ Love Before Breakfast/ Man of the World/ The Princess Comes Across/ True Confession/ We're Not Dressing) DVD
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal Studios
EAN: 0025192845420
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 35
Label: Universal Studios
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoSwedishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
MPN: D28454D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 04, 2006
Running Time: 460 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: October 18, 1935
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Product Description:
A queen of the silver screen Hollywood star Carole Lombard carved a place for herself in film history with her roles in the six films gathered here: MAN OF THE WORLD WE'RE NOT DRESSING HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST THE PRINCESS COMES ACROSS and TRUE CONFESSION. See individual descriptions for details.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 025192845420 Manufacturer No: 28454
Amazon.com:
In the 1930s, nobody combined glamour, romantic comedy, and drama better than Carole Lombard. Having entered show-biz at the age of 12, the former Jane Alice Peters (b. Oct. 6, 1908, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) distinguished herself from equally stellar contemporaries like Katharine Hepburn, Claudette Colbert, and Jean Arthur by establishing her versatility as a fashion icon whose beauty was matched by playful intelligence and a bright, independent persona (on screen and off) that predated feminism by 40 years and made her an appealing foil for admiring male costars. As this delightful half-dozen of her lesser-known features makes abundantly clear, her meteoric success was entirely well-deserved, and The Glamour Collection shows her as a star on the rise, gaining confidence and adoring fans with each new picture. As one of Paramount's most valued contract players, she starred in five of the six films included here (Love Before Breakfast was a loan-out to Universal), beginning with 1931's Man of the World, a Parisian romance written by Herman J. Mankiewicz (10 years before Citizen Kane) and headlined by future Thin Man star William Powell as an expatriate con artist who falls for Lombard's spoiled heiress--a romantic pairing made all the more believable by the stars' real-life marriage later that year.
A loose adaptation of The Admirable Crichton, We're Not Dressing (1934) is Depression-era entertainment at its most diverting, employing a full stable of Paramount players (including George Burns and Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, and a young "Raymond" Milland) in a shipwreck romance between socialite Lombard and singing sailor Bing Crosby, who croons songs aplenty (including "Stormy Weather") and shares equal screen-time with an affectionate bear! Directed by Norman Taurog (best known for his later work with Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley), it's every bit as fun as the Marx Brothers hits from the same period. Arguably the best film in this set, Hands Across the Table is noteworthy for the typically stylish direction of Mitchell Leisen, who brings his reliable sophistication to the tale of a New York manicurist (Lombard) who must choose between potential suitors Fred McMurray (as a would-be heir to a fortune) and disabled ex-pilot Ralph Bellamy. (This being 1934, Norman Krasna's otherwise excellent script restricts Bellamy to the romantic sidelines with outdated feel-good sentiment.) Love Before Breakfast (1936) is a similarly enjoyable but typically chauvinistic dose of '30s high-society love-play, in which Lombard bounces between boyfriend Cesar Romero and a Wall Street tycoon (Preston Foster) who knows what's best for her and bosses her around accordingly. In the mystery/comedy The Princess Comes Across (1936), McMurray returns as a lovestruck bandleader, falling for Lombard's radiant Swedish princess (played as a playful nod to Greta Garbo) on a cruiser bound for Hollywood.
After completing the classic Nothing Sacred, Lombard (who married Clark Gable in 1939) teamed with McMurray yet again in True Confession (1937), a black screwball thriller/comedy elevated by the presence of comedy stalwarts John Barrymore, Edgar Kennedy and Una Merkel. It rounds out The Glamour Collection in fine form (Lucille Ball is said to have modeled her TV persona after Lombard's character), and leads the way to such later classics as Made for Each Other (1939) and To Be or Not to Be (1942). Tragically, Lombard's outstanding career was cut short when she perished (along with her mother and 20 other passengers) in a 1942 plane crash. Fortunately for DVD collectors, these six films (all remarkably well-preserved with clear image and sound) serve as a fitting tribute to Lombard's unique talent, allowing movie lovers of all ages to rediscover one of the most alluring queens of the silver screen. --Jeff Shannon
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I had checked this collection out of my public library several times so, when it was on sale at Amazon, I thought I better get it when the getting was good. This set includes 5 Carole Lombard films - all are wonderful. But I have something to say about the packaging design - The one film it doesn't include is "No Man of Her Own", the only film she made with future husband, Clark Gable. The packaging and chapter selections do include photos of Lombard with Gable - obviously whoever designed the packaging ... Read More
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I have no idea what all the hoopla is about. Only one of these films, "True Confession", qualifies as a solid delight. Lombard plays a pathological liar married to an up and coming Assistant District Attorney who finds herself embroiled in the most hilariously compromising situations when she gets mixed up in a murder. John Barrymore touches the heights of absurdity for excentric comic relief, and Lombard's husband, played by Fred MacMurray, has just the right touch of wounded integrity for his role.
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I WAS SO THRILLED TO WATCH SUCH A GREAT STAR IN ACTION.....THIS SMALL BOX SET WOULD CERTAINLY BE ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN.
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The discs and films are excellent. Now, if Universal would just release another set.
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i live in India Lucknow got it within 20 days.good product.though if it would have some special features or a documentary on Carole Lombard it would have been better.We're Not Dressing is quite good co-starring Bing Crosby.
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