- Actors: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith, Tom Tully
- Directors: Charles Vidor
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 26 April 2005
- Run Time: 122 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0007QS2ZM
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 67,153 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The story of Ruth Etting is well known and Doris Day who incidentally bares not the slightest resemblance to her plays the part magnificently in this 1955 spectacular.
The wonderful musical numbers are arranged and conducted by the late great Percy Faith who Doris Day specifically requested the studio to hire for the job, even though the studio bosses already had another musical director in mind.Percy Faith was hired and for his trouble was nominated for an Oscar at the 1955 awards.The music is both sweet and swingin' and Doris delivers some of the most powerful performances ever seen in any of her movies.The emotion conveyed by her singing is at times quite moving and as always Doris turns in a brilliant reading of every number.
It is such a pity that she did not continue recording in her later years because her voice is one of the real gems of popular music.
There are many who can sing but few who can really pull at the heartstrings the way Doris does.One feels her frustrations and her sadness as well as her joys and happiness.This must be the finest movie Doris Day ever made and she made many good ones.
This is a terrific DVD and Jimmy Cagney is great - not everyone is aware what a wonderful song and dance man he was due to the gangster image created by the numerous movies he did in a villainous role.
With some really fantastic songs with knockout performances and some rollicking good sweet and swingin' music by Percy Faith this is a must have DVD.
Happy viewing and happy listening folks!
The wonderful musical numbers are arranged and conducted by the late great Percy Faith who Doris Day specifically requested the studio to hire for the job, even though the studio bosses already had another musical director in mind.Percy Faith was hired and for his trouble was nominated for an Oscar at the 1955 awards.The music is both sweet and swingin' and Doris delivers some of the most powerful performances ever seen in any of her movies.The emotion conveyed by her singing is at times quite moving and as always Doris turns in a brilliant reading of every number.
It is such a pity that she did not continue recording in her later years because her voice is one of the real gems of popular music.
There are many who can sing but few who can really pull at the heartstrings the way Doris does.One feels her frustrations and her sadness as well as her joys and happiness.This must be the finest movie Doris Day ever made and she made many good ones.
This is a terrific DVD and Jimmy Cagney is great - not everyone is aware what a wonderful song and dance man he was due to the gangster image created by the numerous movies he did in a villainous role.
With some really fantastic songs with knockout performances and some rollicking good sweet and swingin' music by Percy Faith this is a must have DVD.
Happy viewing and happy listening folks!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have always been a Doris Day fan & have seen quite a few of her films when shown on TV.
I bought this as it's one of a few films I like to watch on a regular basis. The story of Ruth Etting's (played by Doris Day) rise to fame under the guidance of a 'Svengali' played by James Cagney (the 'Gimp')is well acted by the 2 leads & the music is true Hollywood, with memorable production numbers. Doris Day's portrayal of the troubled singer torn between her ambition & loyalty to the man who gave her the chance to be a star is full of emotion & very believable. Altogether, it's a great musical & a poignant story, a wonderful combination.
I bought this as it's one of a few films I like to watch on a regular basis. The story of Ruth Etting's (played by Doris Day) rise to fame under the guidance of a 'Svengali' played by James Cagney (the 'Gimp')is well acted by the 2 leads & the music is true Hollywood, with memorable production numbers. Doris Day's portrayal of the troubled singer torn between her ambition & loyalty to the man who gave her the chance to be a star is full of emotion & very believable. Altogether, it's a great musical & a poignant story, a wonderful combination.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Forget the cheese - 'for what it's worth - I love you'! Just enjoy the costumes [feathers, sequins, etc], listen to the music and see the drama unfold. Doris Day in this film is at her musical peak, the phrasing, the delivery are just matchless - there isn't a single 'bum' note in the entire film. Just as an aside, Ruth Etting the character played by Doris Day had a far inferior singing voice - Doris's interpretation of Etting's song book is a slice of the 'divine'. If you only watch this film for the songs, you will not be disappointed - couple the music with Cagney at his most charismatic and you have a winner. Listen, watch and enjoy. The price of the DVD was worth every last cent.
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