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post #31 of 43
6/27/07 at 8:55am

Re: HTF REVIEW: Lucille Ball Film Collection

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Originally Posted by Charles Ellis
I do know that Audrey Totter wasn't too thrilled with having her singing dubbed in The Saxon Charm, and it's interesting to note that Lizabeth Scott released an album in the 50s.

Yes, quite a few actresses who were always (or nearly always) dubbed in films wound up singing in Broadway musicals or recording albums later on in their careers. Go figure!

Miss Totter always admitted she could not sing, so her singing was dubbed in numerous films although none of them were musicals. That was Martha Mears again, providing her vocals in THE SAXON CHARM.
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post #32 of 43
6/27/07 at 9:39am

Re: HTF REVIEW: Lucille Ball Film Collection

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Originally Posted by CinéKarine
Yes, quite a few actresses who were always (or nearly always) dubbed in films wound up singing in Broadway musicals or recording albums later on in their careers. Go figure!

Miss Totter always admitted she could not sing, so her singing was dubbed in numerous films although none of them were musicals. That was Martha Mears again, providing her vocals in THE SAXON CHARM.

And of course the irony ...Angela Lansbury was dubbed in the film "The Harvey Girls"
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post #33 of 43
6/27/07 at 10:27am
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Originally Posted by JohnMor
Actually, Ken, that is incorrect. The Doris Day Collection Vol 2, The Errol Flynn Signature Colection Vol 2 and The James Cagney Signature Collection were all in slim cases in the box sets, but all titles of each were available separately in amaray-size cases. I fully expected the LB Collection to follow that same pattern. I was surprised as well.
Please read my post more carefully. I was talking about only the most recent Warner titles. Yes. This is a change in policy. That's why I said I miss the slimcases and made the comment about slimcases being "so two months ago".

Regards,
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post #34 of 43
6/27/07 at 10:46am

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Who dubbed Ida Lupino in The Man I Love??
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post #35 of 43
6/27/07 at 10:56am

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Originally Posted by Greg_M
And of course the irony ...Angela Lansbury was dubbed in the film "The Harvey Girls"

Angela usually did her own singing at MGM but in the case of "The Harvey Girls" she wasn't dubbed because she couldn't sing, but rather at 19 her voice wasn't sultry enough for the character she was playing. Even today, her singing voice is very bright and cheerful, but never sultry or sexy.
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post #36 of 43
6/27/07 at 11:13am

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Reminds me of what happened with Ann Blyth playing Helen Morgan- a brilliant soprano dubbed by the alto Gogi Grant! The opposite happened with Carmen Jones- Dorothy Dandridge had a successful nightclub career, but since this was an operatic musical, Marilyn Horne's mezzo-soprano was used.
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post #37 of 43
6/27/07 at 4:52pm

Re: HTF REVIEW: Lucille Ball Film Collection

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Originally Posted by Ken_McAlinden
Please read my post more carefully. I was talking about only the most recent Warner titles. Yes. This is a change in policy. That's why I said I miss the slimcases and made the comment about slimcases being "so two months ago".

Regards,

I did it read it carefully. It's just that I didn't realize releases that have been out for only 2-3 months are no longer considered recent. I thought you were making a joke about "two months ago," not passing on a fact of policy change. Perhaps the smilie threw me off.
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post #38 of 43
6/27/07 at 7:55pm

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I hope WB doesn't rever back to standard Amaray cases for boxed sets. Slimlines were saving me soo much more room.
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post #39 of 43
6/28/07 at 3:16am

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Lauren Bacall was dubbed by a young Andy Williams in (I believe) The Big Sleep.
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post #40 of 43
6/28/07 at 3:36am
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Originally Posted by JohnMor
I did it read it carefully. It's just that I didn't realize releases that have been out for only 2-3 months are no longer considered recent. I thought you were making a joke about "two months ago," not passing on a fact of policy change. Perhaps the smilie threw me off.
Not to belabor the point, but I did not say "All of the recent Warner sets...". I said "All of the most recent Warner sets..." and specifically listed the eight most recent consecutively released WB catalog film box sets, seven of which were for titles available separately and in standard cases and one of which consisted of titles available only in the box set and packaged in a digipack, by way of illustration.

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post #41 of 43
6/28/07 at 4:32am

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Slimlines all around for me.
ALL STUDIOS SHOULD COMPLY !!!!!!!!!!
SPACE SAVERS!!!!!!!!!!
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post #42 of 43
6/28/07 at 5:47am

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Originally Posted by Rob_Ray
Angela usually did her own singing at MGM but in the case of "The Harvey Girls" she wasn't dubbed because she couldn't sing, but rather at 19 her voice wasn't sultry enough for the character she was playing. Even today, her singing voice is very bright and cheerful, but never sultry or sexy.

She was also dubbed in THE HOODLUM SAINT (46) as a nightclub singer.

The wonderful Peg La Centra dubs Ida Lupino in both THE MAN I LOVE (46) and ESCAPE ME NEVER (47) - a perfect match if there ever was one. I wish Miss La Centra would have spared us again in ROAD HOUSE (48) though.....
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post #43 of 43
6/28/07 at 5:51am

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Originally Posted by Drew Salzan
Lauren Bacall was dubbed by a young Andy Williams in (I believe) The Big Sleep.

That's an erroneous piece of info that has been circulating for years and years - pure myth. Andy Williams was indeed considered, but they let Miss Bacall sing her own song in the end. And the film was TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT. Miss Bacall does her own, very unprofessional singing in both films actually.
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