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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English
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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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Language
English
Description
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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Language
English
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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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English
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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,...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in with his intimate, laid-back voice and innate charm. Narrated by Stanley Tucci and directed by Robert Trachtenberg, this film explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a personality far more complex than the image the public had only thought they'd known.
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Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jeff Larabee is a champion rodeo rider heading back West after performing in New York. On the train ride home, he discovers a runaway heiress hiding out in his boxcar. It seems that the gorgeous Doris Halliday is fed up with big-city wolves and hankers for romance with a real-life cowboy.
11) Road to Rio
Series
Road to volume 5
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.
A pair of down-and-out Hollywood musicians find themselves on a slow boat to Rio de Janeiro where they meet a beautiful woman whose sinister guardian is trying to marry her off to a swindler.
12) Sing you sinners
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through swapping and gambling.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1942, [2017]
Language
English
Description
Screen legends Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire sing and dance in one of the most timeless holiday classics of all time. Featuring the Academy Award-winning song, "White Christmas", Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. Astaire plays his former partner and rival in love. Follow the two talented pals as they find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady.
14) Road to Bali
Series
Road to volume 6
Publisher
American Pop Classics
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Having to leave Melbourne in a hurry to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on for work as divers. This takes them to an idyllic island on the way to Bali where they vie with each other for the favors of Princess Lala. The hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less romantic interest of some shady locals.
15) Blue skies
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jed Potter and singer/nightclub owner Johnny Adams are both in love with songstress Mary O'Hara. She marries Johnny, but his passion for buying and selling nightclubs drives them apart. So Jed steps in, hoping to win Mary's heart, until fate steps in and changes the lives of all three.
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Hang on for a wild ride with the fun-loving Mr. J. Thaddeus Toad. When his passion for motorcars lands him in hot water, he must rely on his faithful friends to clear his name. Then, meet the infamous Ichabod Crane whose comic rivalry for the affections of the town beauty leads to a heart-pounding race with the legendary Headless Horseman.
18) White Christmas
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When two song-and-dance men join forces with a sister act and travel to Vermont in search of a white Christmas, they find that the inn is run by their old army general, who is now in financial trouble.
Series
Road to volume 1
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
Description
When junior shipping mogul Josh Mallon comes too close to getting hitched, he and his best buddy Ace Lannigan run to the furthest point they can find on a map--Singapore. The first of the famous "Road" pictures starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby as a team of irrepressible bachelors, the scenery includes Dorothy Lamour as the beautiful live-in housekeeper they bring home