Alice Faye movies on television are some early memories for many people. Those great musicals that were the staple of The Early Show or The Late Show, and were watched with parents and grandparents who then regaled you with memories during the commercials are probably in the hearts of people as part of childhood.
It is great to be able to enjoy these again, in DVD format in these 20th Century Fox Marquee Musicals sets. These are movie features with extras that make viewing each film a “movie event.”
The Alice Faye Collection Volume 2 contains:
Rose of Washington Square –
On her way up she falls in love with the wrong guy, and her life becomes a complex blend of a rising career and a plummeting relationship. This starred Alice Fay along with Tyrone Power as the bad news but seductive husband. In notes included in the set, it is written that many fans adored Alice Faye and Tyrone Power’s pictures together, so much so that they believed they were a couple in real life.
Rose of Washington Square was made in 1939, it is in black and white and has a running time of 86 minutes. It is full framed, and has subtitles in English, Spanish and French.
Special Features included on the disc are and Isolated Score Track, Funny Girl, Funny Man Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Restoration comparison, the Original Theatrical Trailer, and Advertising and Stills galleries.
Hollywood Cavalcade –
In notes included with the set, it is suggested that this film may have been a thinly disguised biopic of Mack Sennett and Mabel Norman.
Hollywood Cavalcade is presented in full frame format, in color with black and white sequences, and was made in 1939. The film has a running time of 97 minutes and is subtitled in English, Spanish and French.
Special Features include Hollywood Cavalcade: The Silent Dream featurette, Buster Keaton “ Head over Heels in Hollywood featurette, Hello Roscoe: The Fate of Fatty Arbuckle featurette, Outtakes, Fox Movietonews: The Hollywood Cavalcade premiere, Restoration Comparison, and Advertising and Stills galleries.
The Great American Broadcast –
Filming at the beginning of World War II, made The Great American Broadcast even more challenging than one would expect. Rain didn’t add to the production, and one of the wettest weeks coincided with a soundstage filming of a deluge.
The Great American Broadcast is presented in black and white, full frame with a running time of 91 minutes. Special Features include, Radio Waves: The Real History of The Great American Broadcast featurette, Restoration Comparison, original Theatrical Trailer, and Advertising and Stills galleries.
Hello Frisco Hello-
Hello Frisco Hello is presented in full frame, color and has a running time of 99 minutes. Special features include and Isolated Score Track, Hello Again,” The Remaking of Alice Faye featurette, Restoration Comparison, Original Theatrical Trailer, and Advertising and Stills galleries.
Four Jills in a Jeep is the story of the first female performers to join the U.S.O., Kay Francis, MIzi Mayfair, Carole Landis and Martha Raye play themselves in the film of Carole Landis’s novel (by the same name.) Guest Stars include Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, with Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra.
Presented in black and white, full frame, with a running time of 89 minutes, Four Jills in a Jeep is a memorable picture. Special Features include Isolated Score Track, Deleted Scenes, The Real Four Jills featurette, Restoration Comparison, and Advertising and Stills galleries.
The Alice Faye Collection volume 2 is a wonderful addition to any fan’s collection, as well as those of entertainment history buffs, and collectors of musicals. A nice booklet is included with information about the stars and the films. Very nicely done.
The Alice Faye Collection 2 is now available at Amazon . As of yet, there is not a release date for the UK. Visit the DVD database for more information.
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