- Actors: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe
- Directors: David Butler
- Format: PAL, Colour, Full Screen
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: U
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000MP81B8
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 17,124 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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SYNOPSIS: Wealthy, stage-struck Nan Carter strikes a bet that she can say "no" to everything for 48 hours. If she wins, she get the $25,000 to back a Broadway vehicle for herself. She's determined, even if it means saying "no" when the fella she loves pops the quiestion. Nan doesn't know it yet, but her fortune has been wiped out in the crash of '29.
Doris Day is a sunny sensation in 'Tea For Two', a flapper-era musical rom loosely based on the two-time Broadway smash 'No, No, Nanette'. Gordon MacRae and Gene Nelson provide songs, dance and romance. Skilled farceurs Eve Arden, Billy DeWoolfe and S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall deliver lots of laughs. And the Gershwins, Vincent Youmans, Harry Warren, Otto Harback and other Tin Pan Alley greats supply wonderful melodies, including, 'Do, Do, Do', 'I Only Have Eyes For You', 'I Want To Be Happy' and lots more.
ABOUT THE DVD: This is a release by WARNER HOME VIDEO for the UK market (Region 2 PAL format - which will play on all standard DVD players in the UK and the rest of Europe - buyers outside of Europe will need a mullti-region player in order to view this - The film is presented in COLOUR and in FULL SCREEN format (4:3 aspect ratio) and runs for a total of 94 minutes - the AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language and MONO - SUBTITLES are in English language only (there are both standard and hard-of-hearing subs on the disc).
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Format:DVD
This version of Tea for Two is from the DVD box The Doris Day Anthology, and is , as such, not available seperately, except from selles who spilt up the box. The movie is only available in this edition, as it has not yet (October 2007) been released in the US on DVD in a proper restored version.
This edition seems to be a transfer of the original British VHS edition a couple of decades ago. It is not restored, but since the VHS version was not bad at all for a movie that is 57 years old, it is quite watchable. The sound is fine.
Tea for Two is not one of Miss Days best movies, but it has a whimsical charm, very good songs indeed, and a plot that is silly enough to make this quite enjoyable. The writing is often funny, and quite a few lines are highly enjoyable, especially when delivered by master character actors like the always funny and sarcastic Eve Arden and the very original S. Z. Sakall. Miss Day and Gordon MacRae sing well, and it is a pleasure to watch Gene Nelson dance. Definitely not a master piece, but quite enjoyable.
This edition seems to be a transfer of the original British VHS edition a couple of decades ago. It is not restored, but since the VHS version was not bad at all for a movie that is 57 years old, it is quite watchable. The sound is fine.
Tea for Two is not one of Miss Days best movies, but it has a whimsical charm, very good songs indeed, and a plot that is silly enough to make this quite enjoyable. The writing is often funny, and quite a few lines are highly enjoyable, especially when delivered by master character actors like the always funny and sarcastic Eve Arden and the very original S. Z. Sakall. Miss Day and Gordon MacRae sing well, and it is a pleasure to watch Gene Nelson dance. Definitely not a master piece, but quite enjoyable.
Format:DVD
Well I just buy because of the famous song and I thought the movie will me as romantic as that song. But is not, well it has moments, pretty moments, but also the movie is funny and has entertaining dances, very beautiful. So is not so based all in love, but is entertaining and it's delightfull to hear Doris Day sing, but I expected more. I recommend for people who likes old movies and Doris Day. But I seen movies more romantic. However, I liked it!
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This story is about one Nanette Carter (Doris Day) who is a stage struck heiress living with her uncle Maxwell Bloomhaus (S.Z. Sakall). She inherits a large fortune from her late father for which her uncle is responsible for safe keeping. Being a risk-taking Wall Street broker, he invests all her money, against the advice of his lawyer William Early (Bill Goodwin) in stocks just before the collapse of stock market in 1929. In the mean time Nanette is being pursued by her annoying friend Larry Blair (Brian De Wolfe) for financial assistance in supporting his collapsing Broadway production "No No Nanette". Nanette, who is unaware of her financial loss, is pressured to back the show written by Jimmy Smith (Gordon McRae) and Tommy Trainor (Gene Nelson). To help convince her, Larry brings Jimmy and Tommy to her house, where he pretends that Jimmy needs the money from the show to pay for his sister's operation. Tommy and Jimmy play her some songs from the show, and despite the misgivings of her secretary, Pauline Hastings (Eve Arden), Nanette agrees to back the show. Jimmy then suggests that Nanette play the lead, replacing Larry's girl friend, Beatrice Darcy (Patrice Wymore) which outrages her. That night, Nanette asks Max to sell some of her securities. Not wanting to tell her the truth, he agrees to give her the money on condition that she must say "no" to everything for forty-eight hours. During this time Nanette's negative responses to some of Larry's questions discourgaes other backers of the show. Also her negative response to Jimmy, with whom she has developed some romantic interest, also discourages him to pursue love interest. Max encourages Jimmy to propose to Nanette, but even though she loves Jimmy, Nanette does not say "yes." At the end Nanette learns about her loss in stock market, but Pauline convinces William Early to back the production, which later becomes a success. At the end, Pauline and William, and Nanette and Jimmy get hitched. Beatrice Darcy gets back with the choreographer of the show, Tommy Trainor with whom she had romantic inertest prior to getting involved with Larry Blair.
The Broadway musical was remade three times, but the 1950 version, titled "Tea for Two" directed by David Butler is the best of the three. It has the hits by Youmans ("Tea for Two" and "I Want to be Happy"), and also tunes by the Gershwin, Harry Warren and Al Dubin. The production was set in a beautiful 1929-style mansion. The movie is a good comedy and the funny moments are the crazy balancing act between Nanette and Beatrice that Larry is forced to go through. The typically cynical comments of Pauline and tardy approach of Nanette to win her man is the finer part of the story.
1. The Doris Day Anthology Collection [DVD]
2. Doris Day Collection [DVD]
The Broadway musical was remade three times, but the 1950 version, titled "Tea for Two" directed by David Butler is the best of the three. It has the hits by Youmans ("Tea for Two" and "I Want to be Happy"), and also tunes by the Gershwin, Harry Warren and Al Dubin. The production was set in a beautiful 1929-style mansion. The movie is a good comedy and the funny moments are the crazy balancing act between Nanette and Beatrice that Larry is forced to go through. The typically cynical comments of Pauline and tardy approach of Nanette to win her man is the finer part of the story.
1. The Doris Day Anthology Collection [DVD]
2. Doris Day Collection [DVD]
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tea for few
this is a very weak cuppa indeed tho'the music is good and so is eve arden. The (inane) story is loosely based on no no nanette. Read more
Published 20 months ago by R. Poole
One of Her Weaker Offerings
I am a fairly keen fan of Doris Day, when she is good. This isn't one of her better films but it is much better than many of the early 1950s offerings. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Dick Pearson
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