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Most of the songs were mediocre outside of old Man River?!!! They contain among them the most imperishable songs in the Broadway theater. Kern mediocre? I'm gobsmacked.

Just went down to pre-order pricing so I should be watching it tomorrow night. Very much looking forward to it. Having seen Marge a couple of times and receiving a warm response to a fan letter from Gower(saw the original cast of HD as a tot) I find watching them bittersweet.

I wasn't able to pre-order and the price went up $4! All the other recent releases are still at 17.99. How annoying.

Many in the Music Hall audience had already seen this. Michael Feingold in his essay on this film is scathing about the Freed remake.

Having played a number of major MGM musicals throughout the 40s from Babes on Broadway to On the Town by '51 the Music Hall became practically MGM's NY musical showcase house with the exception of Gigi which opened as a roadshow in the Royale a Broadway house or what the Hall management...

And I believe it was followed by An American in Paris.

Thank you. Had no idea it existed. I grabbed it. Looks like a real treasure chest. Now one day I'll pick up a used laser disc player on ebay and hope it works...

A friend sent out a group email with the clip of Sinatra singing Old Man River as a joke. I most be the only one who thinks he's great here as absurd as some people might find the whole thing. I guess I just have a sweet tooth for MGM at its most baroque. That a in the word along at the end I...

Did that include his entire beautiful With a Song in My Heart which is so brutally truncated at the end of the film? Does that still exist? I was told that was done intentionally by Louis B because Como managed to insult him by dropping the f bomb at a public function. Whatever the reason It is...

Is Peterson's rendition of Old Man River included on the LPs you've had and is he credited? I assume Sinatra was never included as he was under contract to Columbia at the time. Maybe on a cd?

Getting back to Till the Clouds Roll By. Caleb Peterson who does a wonderful Old Man River gets a Hirschfeld on the album cover art but not in the movie art. I'd ascribe it to racism however Ray McDonald doesn't get one at all and he sings the title tune in a big production number. I can't find...

I'm disappointed that they included the scenes from Till the Clouds Roll. Despite its PD status I was still hoping for a bluray as it is one of MGM's Technicolor musical spectacles for the ages. This makes it appear unlikely. The final segment taking place in MGM heaven where it ends with three...