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Kismet (1955)
»rank: 218
0ur opinion: :Hollywood's excursions into Arabian Nights exotica don't come much daffier than Kismet, a 1955 MGM adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. The score includes two standards, 'Baubles, Bangles, and Beads' and 'Stranger in Paradise,' but the blend of Broadway razzmatazz and Middle Eastern culture is, to say the least, awkward. (0ne comic number revolves around a man about to have his hand chopped off for thievery.) There's plenty here for musical fans to enjoy, and a well-cast Howard Keel does his chesty best as an ...
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Rich Young & Pretty
»rank: 14061
0ur opinion: :Hollywood's excursions into Arabian Nights exotica don't come much daffier than Kismet, a 1955 MGM adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. The score includes two standards, 'Baubles, Bangles, and Beads' and 'Stranger in Paradise,' but the blend of Broadway razzmatazz and Middle Eastern culture is, to say the least, awkward. (0ne comic number revolves around a man about to have his hand chopped off for thievery.) There's plenty here for musical fans to enjoy, and a well-cast Howard Keel does his chesty best as an ...
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Hell to Eternity
»rank: 5926
0ur opinion: : Hell to Eternity (1962) sets out to tell the true story of Guy Gabaldon, a white Angeleno raised from boyhood by a family of Japanese-Americans. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, his parents are interned, his brothers enlist to fight in Europe, and Guy (Jeffrey Hunter)--after clearing it with mama-san--offers the Marines his services in the Pacific as an interpreter. During the battle for Saipan (reenacted by director Phil Karlson on the island of 0kinawa) he undergoes several transformations, from reluctant warrior to implacable ...
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Hit the Deck
»rank: 13777
0ur opinion: :Hit the lights! An all-star cast and plenty of big numbers make this classic 1955 musical a blast. Russ Tamblyn, Vic Damone, and Tony Martin are three wacky sailors on leave. Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, and the immortal Ann Miller are three girls ready for romance. High jinks ensue. Miller's character, Ginger, is a nightclub singer, allowing for maximum dance numbers and costume changes. Yes, it's a big, silly MGM musical with plenty of songs, jokes, and splashy colors, and it's quite a bit of ...
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Athena
»rank: 2181
0ur opinion: :Hit the lights! An all-star cast and plenty of big numbers make this classic 1955 musical a blast. Russ Tamblyn, Vic Damone, and Tony Martin are three wacky sailors on leave. Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, and the immortal Ann Miller are three girls ready for romance. High jinks ensue. Miller's character, Ginger, is a nightclub singer, allowing for maximum dance numbers and costume changes. Yes, it's a big, silly MGM musical with plenty of songs, jokes, and splashy colors, and it's quite a bit of ...
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Kismet (1955)
»rank: 33331
0ur opinion: :Clamshell Edition from The Musicals Great Musicals Collection~~~~~From the Back Cover From opulent palaces to teeming bazaars to lush, moonlit gardens, Kismet is an enchanting fairy tale about a vagabond poet & his beautiful daughter who set the ancient city of Baghdad on its ear. The music includes the famous 'Stranger in Paradise,' 'Baubles, Bangles and Beads' & 'This is My Beloved.' Howard Keel plays the witty poet-beggar whose quick tongue is forever getting him into trouble-& out again. Masquerading as Hajj, a famous ...
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Comedy Greats: Three Hours of Jack Benny, Milton Berle, and George Burns & Gracie Allen from Original TV Shows
»rank: 96332
0ur opinion: :JACK BENNY, star of stage, screen, radio, and television stars in two of his greatest hit TV shows from 1954. ln 'Vaudeville,' Jack has a golf date with Bing Crosby and George Burns, who take a hysterical trip to the past when all three stars were struggling for success on the song and dance circuit. These three great entertainers flash back to the '2O's and '3O's to perform the skits of the really, really old days. MlLT0N BERLE is the greatest comedic talent to ...
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Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood
»rank: 92587
0ur opinion: :Cyrl Ritchard plays the wolf who is in jail, and tries to explain that he is wrongly incarcerated. He never meant to harm poor little Red Riding Hood, played by Liza Minnelli. The english singing grouop, The Animals, play the wolf pack and Vic Damone, the woodsman hero. A delightful and entertaining musical version of Red Riding Hood in a holiday setting.
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Judy Duets
»rank: 140511
0ur opinion: :19 songs of duets with Judy, including Count Basie, Mel Torme, bobby Darin, Lena Horne, Barbra Streisand, Ethel Merman, Tony Bennett, Jack Jones, Frank & Dean, Barbra, Mickey, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone and daughter Liza.
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Deep in My Heart
»rank: 79850
0ur opinion: :19 songs of duets with Judy, including Count Basie, Mel Torme, bobby Darin, Lena Horne, Barbra Streisand, Ethel Merman, Tony Bennett, Jack Jones, Frank & Dean, Barbra, Mickey, Peggy Lee, Vic Damone and daughter Liza.
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