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I felt that way about all the '30s sopranos, especially Dunne singing SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES until I realized that the recording techniques of the day (or the materials that survive) just can't handle that range. Jeanette MacDonald was another one who made me wince when she began to sing --...

This is exactly what her personal assistant told me at a mutual friend's holiday gathering a few weeks ago. When asked which film was her personal favorite, she would staunchly reply, "None!" She grew increasingly frustrated at the handling of her career at MGM as the years went on because...

I do like that operatic singing style when the material warrants it (Jane Powell and Deanna Durbin are my favorites) and Kathryn Grayson gets a pass with me because she projects an image that seems to indicate that she's nice enough in real life. But her jack-hammer vibrato makes her my least...

For the price, it's well worth an upgrade. The color is more accurate, intense and colorful on the bluray, the print is a bit cleaner and the sound is stronger. The DVD was very nice in 2002 (mine is in an old snapper case) but the bluray is perfect. For my money, it's got the best picture of...