Alice Faye Collection 2 (Rose of Washington Square/Hollywood Cavalcade/The Great American Broadcast/Hello, Frisco, Hello/Four Jills in a Jeep) (Full Chk Gift) DVD
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543525974
Feature: Disc 1: The Great American Broadcast Disc 2: Four Jills in a Jeep Disc 3: Rose of Washington Square Disc 4: Hollywood Cavalcade Disc 5: Hello, Frisco, Hello Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR Age: 024543525974 UPC: 024543525974 Manufacturer No: 2252597
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: 2252597
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: October 07, 2008
Running Time: 462 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Features:- Disc 1: The Great American Broadcast Disc 2: Four Jills in a Jeep Disc 3: Rose of Washington Square Disc 4: Hollywood Cavalcade Disc 5: Hello, Frisco, Hello Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR Age: 024543525974 UPC: 024543525974 Manufacturer No: 2252597
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Product Description:
Disc 1:The Great American BroadcastDisc 2:Four Jills in a JeepDisc 3:Rose of Washington SquareDisc 4:Hollywood CavalcadeDisc 5:Hello Frisco HelloFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/COMEDY OF MANNERS Rating: NR UPC: 024543525974 Manufacturer No: 2252597
Amazon.com:
Here's round two of Alice Faye's career at Twentieth Century Fox, five films that effortlessly capture the all-American appeal of "the lady with the velvet throat," as she is introduced in Four Jills and a Jeep. Until she simply walked away from film in 1945, Faye's star burned brightly in the nonsensical backstage musicals Fox churned out, a daffy World That Never Was. Only one title, Four Jills, is set in its era (1944), and it's not an Alice Faye picture--she pops up for a cameo, singing "You'll Never Know." The movie's actually about USO performers Kay Francis, Martha Raye, Carole Landis, and Mitzi Mayfair, who really had toured in England and North Africa performing "for the boys." The rest of the films are firmly set in studio chief Darryl Zanuck's beloved past: Hollywood Cavalcade is a typical Fox nostalgia trip, set during the birth of silent cinema. Budding director Don Ameche builds his moviemaking career on the talent of his star (Faye), without noticing that she's in love with him. The film lets Buster Keaton stage a few slapstick sequences, and there are bits from silent-movie luminaries, including Ben Turpin, Mack Sennett, and Al Jolson. Jolson has a major role in Rose of Washington Square (1939), probably the most interesting film in the set. This one's a lightly-fictionalized version of the story of Fanny Brice's unhappy marriage to Nicky Arnstein (later the basis for Funny Girl), with Faye a very WASPish Brice and Tyrone Power the ne'er-do-well she just can't help lovin'. Faye tries Brice's signature song, "My Man," and Jolson does some of his signature stuff, including his blackface routine. In the event, Fanny Brice was not pleased; as a helpful DVD featurette explains, she sued and won.
E20 1941's The Great American Broadcast, directed by workhorse Archie Mayo, does for radio what Cavalcade did for silent pictures. This time John Payne and Jack Oakie are inventing the wireless network; Alice is a saloon singer whose crooning helps their plan succeed (but of course fails to impress Payne for far too long). Along with Faye's singing, some terrific numbers by the Ink Spots and the incredible Nicholas Brothers help this formula along. A big hit in 1943, Hello, Frisco, Hello brought Payne and Oakie back, with Alice once again waiting around for Barbary Coast entrepreneur Payne to notice that they're in love. This is where Faye's marvelous low, mellow voice introduced "You'll Never Know," which the movie wisely keeps reprising. Technicolor-ful to the point where you might need sunglasses, this is one of those loony, stupefyingly mush-headed musicals that make you wonder whether Hollywood had collectively gone mad, or possibly ingested hallucinogenic substances. The excellent prints for these films show off Fox's scrupulous studio style. No commentary tracks, but a selection of featurettes gives smart and relevant background for the movies. --Robert Horton
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
This second volume of ALICE FAYE films is a welcome addition to the first volume and together, with all of the varying roles she played, display the reason for her popularity.
ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE is one of Alice Faye's most memorable and entertaining films. She sings effectively many great standards plus a beautiful new ballad written for the picture. Fannie Brice sued the studio and stars because it was obvious to her that some of the songs and the romantic interest presented ... Read More
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I can't believe the complaints I am reading, these films were made at a time when people wanted to be distracted from the harsh realities of life, so of course they are not vehicles best suited to Bette Davis, and they succede very well, yes the 4 in a jeep is out of place, but not a bad film for the time, which is how you should be viewing them, not comparing them to todays fare, Hello, Frisco, Hello, is, contrary to what at least one person has said, an excellent film, well directed, colorful, fun, ... Read More
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I was very disappointed with this 2nd collection of Alice Faye's movies. Alice Faye is a wonderful actress and has made many good movies, but it is apparent that at least three of these movies were added to the collection only because no one would buy them alone.
On the plus side, I love the featurettes and the documentation that Fox added to these movies.
Rating:  -
Alice Faye is a great personality and deserves as much attention as possible. Her roles in the various Shirley Temple films illustrate her kind nature and warm personality. But there are others that should be brought forward. The 1938 spectacular "Wake UP and Live" with Jack Haley, Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie's Orchestra is a wonderful musical. It should be reissued.
Dave R
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I love her and all her movies, the collection is perfect! All her best movies are on this collection. It was good to see Hello Frisco Hello i have been long awaithing for this movie to come out.
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