Alice Faye Collectiom

Wonderful news, just read on the Alice Faye Oficial site (www.AliceFaye.com ):

"ALICE FAYE DVD BOX SET COMING FROM FOX VIDEO.

Fox Video plans to release four more of Alice's films on DVD. They are "On the Avenue", "Lillian Russell", "That Night In Rio", and "The Gang's All Here"."

Wowwwwww this is NEWS. Though Gang's All Here and On the Avenue were expected , since already released on UK and Brazil, I never though Lillian Russell would make it on dvd. And what a pleasure to finally watch Carmen Miranda do her Chica Chica Boom Chic on dvd!!!

Yes, Fox finally got the idea that Alice deserves a box set of her own.

Strange tha Hello Frisco Hello was not included. Maybe it's scheduled for a possible Vol. 2. Let's wait!

Could'nt be happier.

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Alice Faye, if her website is correct, finally gets her due. From 1935 to 1945, she was the musical star at 20th Century Fox. Although we have single titles like Alexander's Ragtime Band, In Old Chicago, Fallen Angel and Weekend in Havana, it's nice for her to get a recognition of her talent. Maybe Hello Frisco Hello will be in another Musical Marquee set or hopefully a Volume 2 of Alice Faye. Congratulations to Fox if AF collection comes out.

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I'll be picking this up for sure! I have my Tivo set to record Alice Faye movies & there are never any playing.

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The Alice Faye Collection will be available in 02/20/07 . List Price is $49.99.

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Yowza!!! Can't wait!!

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Yes, but will the titles be available separately?

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Yes they will

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Kudos to Fox. There were rumors they were curtailing their boxsets because the Betty Grable collection bombed, but apparently there diving deeper.

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betty grable bombed cause they didn't promote it. they need to use WB's promotion tactics. most of their sets are always in the top 100 on amazon.

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Sounds good.

BTW: Can a mod please fix the typo in the title of this thread? Bothers me every time I scan the forum page. Yes, I have issues.

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I'm delighted to see these being released. I hope it does well for Fox.

3 out of the 4 films are wise choices. LILLIAN RUSSELL was a well-intentioned, but is a dull, plodding film I guess every company has their reasons for what they choose to release, but Ms. Faye made so many very entertaining films, I think they could have made a better choice. Fortunately, the unique, inestimable qualities of THE GANG'S ALL HERE, the fun of THAT NIGHT IN RIO, and the great score, script & fun of ON THE AVENUE will make this a success.

Since Fox took such a bath on many of their classics this year, not just the disastrous GRABLE set, but the GABLE set tanked as well, as did many single releases, I was fearful they'd abandon their library releases completely. Nice that they're not giving up. Kudos.

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Roger, I quite agree with you - Lillliam russell is a very dull film indeed.
Too bad the prices on these box sets are too high.
The Gable box only had only title I wanted - Soldier of Fortune. Finally a Fox Susan Hayward film I've been begging for, and it's only available as part of a box set that's way too expensive.

Also had a problem with Warners John Ford set. I am not a John Ford fan and only wanted Cheyennne Autumn, but it was ruled out of court because it wa only available in the box.

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Roger, has your contact at Fox indicated whether their pricing structure is under review? Or do they feel these titles aren't going to sell anyway so the price them high to get some revenue in the door?

Steve

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If Alice was so concerned about her looks in 1945 to the point where she quit the business, why'd she return to do just State Fair in 1962? And after that, she only acted once in a blue moon. Did she take those post-1945 jobs when she was just bored?

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I am really looking forward to this collection. I am disappointed o hear that Lillian Russell is considered a dull film, it is the only one I have not seen. In any case if any deleted musical numbers exist from any of the films, I hope they include them as well.

In regard to Alice Faye's departure from the screen after 1945, I read it was because Daryl Zanuck greatly disappointed her by editing her part in Fallen Angel, which she hoped to be her "Laura", just to build up Linda Darnell's role and career.

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I asked because I just read a book called Hollywood Anecdotes that stated "Alice Faye, a vital performer, was nervous and insecure enough about her work that she quit appearing in films, insisting it took too much out of her." Maybe that was the official story, and what Richard says is closer to the truth. Anyway, it's a great shame. Her voice and looks were long gone by State Fair, but still it's a shame she didn't work through the great age of Technicolor musicals.

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DVD Times has box art & full details of the set here

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I guess On The Avenue is planned for the next box set?

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I guess Fox is committed to being overpriced. 3 films for $50 is just not going to sell. I got the Fox Gable set for $20 at Tower's going out of business sale when DVDs were $60% off. I don't think it was worth more.

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Sooner or later, you will find this boxset at a pricepoint that's more reasonable. As a consumer, I wouldn't buy it, unless I'm such a Alice Faye fan that price isn't a major factor to me.




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On the Avenue is in the box, I think it's just not sold separately. But if you look at the lateral of the box cover art, you will see On the Avenue written along with the other titles.
I think US$ 50,00 is an advance compared with the US$ 60,00 that the other boxes were sold. And you have to agree that the supplementes are very good. Not to mention the restoration job from Fox that is always great.
I'll buy the box, it the day it streets. Even the ones that are not huge Faye fans should support. Otherwise, we may never see Tin Pan Alley, Rose of Washington Square or Hello, Frisco, Hello on dvd. Well, that's my humble opinion about the subject.

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DVD Times has now realised the error and you'll see their listing has now been amended to read: 'Lillian Russell, That Night In Rio and The Gang’s All Here will be available individually ($19.98 SRP each) or as part of a 4-disc collection ($49.98 SRP) which boasts an exclusive fourth film On The Avenue.'

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Exactly. I wouldn't pay the high price for the Fox Gable Collection when it came out. Too many other priorities. But I just got it last week from DVDPlanet.com along with The Big Valley Season 1 in their Fox Buy-1-Get-1-Free sale and $10 off $30 for using Google Checkout. Total for both boxes: $22.47 delivered.

If you wait a few months and look for sales like this you should be able to get it for prices more in line with the Warner box sets. It seems that Fox product usually ends up being discounted a bit more eventually.

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yeah i'm an alice faye fan, but i can wait till it goes on sale. joan crawford v2 or esther williams is a different story though.

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Surprised Hello, Frisco, Hello isn't in the set. That movie contains probably her signature song, You'll Never know.

Really glad On The Avenue is there...has a great Berlin soundtrack.

This is a very welcome and anticipated collection!

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And finally through this route the Ritz Bros. get their DVD debut too (not counting GOLDWYN FOLLIES)!

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I've learned my lesson with the Fox box sets. If I wait, they always turn up at Costco (just got the Best Picture box set, including the elusive SUNRISE for $20). Last week the Charlie Chan, Gable, and Betty Grable sets were all there as well.

Probably wont be able to wait for this one, because I will need to have THE GANGS ALL HERE immediately on street date. The big screen TV has been waiting patiently for this title for some time...

I wonder if some of the Fox movies dont sell as well because they arent as well known today?

Charlie Chan, Mr Moto, Alice Faye, Sonja Henie, Detective Michael Shayne, Will Rogers....it doesnt seem like these have had the cable exposure of the MGM and Warner films...they didnt benefit from the "Thats Entertainment" boost in the 70s...and though some were on VHS, Fox Video was very (VERY) slow in getting on the classic movie bandwagon, and when they finally did the exposure wasn't great (I worked at Borders through the 80s and 90s, and we had a huge classic VHS selection...but hardly any of the above were ever represented).

Also, I notice the Fox movies havent been subjects of study in film books like the MGM, RKO and Warners ones have, particularly the musicals. I guess it really has been a case of low exposure over the years.

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i'm getting a 40" samsung LCD hdtv and carmen miranda is gonna look STUNNING onscreen.

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Gosh, if you think that Fox's A-list films haven't circulated much in the recent years, take a gander at their 30s/40s "b" films. They've really been absent for eons. I've wondered for years why they've never even made it to filler status on the Fox Movie Channel. They've never even aired a single Jones Family film. I vaguely remember encountering one or two B items (like one of the Jane Withers titles), but that was quite a while back. Although just a few days ago, I was thrilled to see "Born Reckless" (1937) listed on their schedule (nifty cast... Rochelle Hudson, Brian Donlevy, Barton MacLane, Pauline Moore, and others). But my thrill was short-lived when I realized I no longer received the Fox Movie Channel on my dish, and I missed out on it.

Anyway, nice to see Alice Faye get a set. I'm still looking around in my local stores for Will Rogers, vol. 2. I bought quite a few Fox sets this past year, and I'm quite happy with them.

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Maybe I missed it, but have they announced who is providing the commentary (I think only one disc will have one)? Jeanine Basinger or Sylvia Stoddard would be my guess.