Easter Parade (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Charles Walters
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Actor: Ann Miller, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Jules Munshin, Peter LawfordDirector: Charles Walters
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Harry Stradling Sr.
Producer: Arthur Freed
Producer: Roger Edens
Writer: Albert Hackett
Writer: Frances Goodrich
Writer: Guy Bolton
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Easter Parade (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Review: Among The Finest Hollywood Musicals
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the Hollywood finest and most popular films,and wonderful to have on DVD.There was early gossip in the 1940's that the situations of a standard/formulaic central idea and the glowing stardust magic of Judy Garland at her greatest would result in a film in which Fred Astaire and Judy Garland would captivate while the audience would simply wait for them to come onscreen again. This never happened because the ENTIRE film is a JOY from start to finish. The story proceeds with marvelous comedy and holds you from start to finish. The supporting cast, including Ann Miller and Peter Lawford each at their finest, is so marvelous that they captivate the audience as totally as to Fred and Judy as we all would like to remember them. An example of Hollywood at its MOST GLORIOUS!
Summary of Easter Parade (Two-Disc Special Edition)
On the day before easter in 1911 don hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) nadine hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove nadines not important to him don acquires innocent new protegee hannah brown vowing to make her a star in time for next years easter parade. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/15/2005 Starring: Judy Garland Peter Lawford Run time: 103 minutesDon Hewes (Fred Astaire) is devastated when his longtime dancing partner, Nadine Hale (Ann Miller), breaks up the team to set out on her own. Determined to prove that he can succeed without her, Astaire vows that he can pick any random chorus girl and make her a star. Fortunately for him, the chorus girl he picks happens to be one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century, Judy Garland (playing Hannah Brown). Easter Parade turned out to be the first and only collaboration between the two screen legends. Garland made the 1948 film despite ongoing health problems then had to pull out of a planned follow-up, The Barkleys of Broadway (Ginger Rogers replaced her); Astaire had retired following Blue Skies in 1946 but was brought in for this film as an emergency replacement after Gene Kelly broke his ankle playing touch football. Fortunately, Easter Parade always feels like an Astaire film rather than a Kelly film, from its Pygmalion-esque plot (which helps explain the principals' 23-year age disparity) to its score of Irving Berlin standards (some new, some recycled from earlier films). The film capitalizes on the strengths of both stars, Astaire in dance solos, including "Drum Crazy" and "Steppin' Out with My Baby" (MGM's take on Astaire's earlier, persona-defining "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails"), and Garland in vocal solos, including the torchy "Better Luck Next Time." The stars especially shine, however, when they perform together in their vaudeville numbers, most notably the persona-defying hobo routine "We're a Couple of Swells." Watch this classic every Easter. --David Horiuchi
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