Easter parade (Motion picture) Meet me in St. Louis (Motion picture : 1944) Singin' in the rain (Motion picture) Band wagon (Motion picture)
Notes:
Title from container. Easter parade: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller. Meet me in St. Louis: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Marjorie Main. Singin' in the rain: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse. The band wagon: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, James Mitchell. Easter parade based on an original story by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Meet me in St. Louis is based on the book by Sally Benson. Singin' in the rain and The band wagon are based on stories by Adolph Green and Betty Comden. Special features: disc [1], side A. commentary by Fred Astaire's daughter Ava Astaire McKenzie and Judy Garland biographer John Fricke; Judy Garland movie trailer gallery. Disc [1], side B. Introduction by Liza Minnelli; commentary by John Fricke with Margaret O'Brien, composer Hugh Martin, screenwriter Irving Brecher and Barbara Freed-Saltzman; Vincente Minelli movie trailer gallery; music-only audio track. Disc [2], side A. Commentary by Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Cyd Charisse, Kathleen Freeman, co-director Stanley Donen, screenwriters Betty Comden, Adolph Green, filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and film historian Rudy Behlmer; theatrical trailer. Disc [2], side B. Commentary by Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein; Fred Astaire movie trailer gallery.
Contents:
disc [1], side A. Easter parade ; side B. Meet me in St. Louis -- disc [2], side A. Singin' in the rain ; side B. The band wagon.
Summary:
In Easter parade, Don Hewes and Nadine Hale are a dancing team, but on the day before Easter she refuses to sign a new contract with him. In Meet me in St. Louis, Tte well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York. In Singin' in the rain, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the darlings of the silent silver screen. In The band wagon, Tony Hunter is a famous singer/dancer/movie star who is feeling washed up. But his old friends Lily and Les Martin have an idea for a funny little Broadway show and Tony agrees to do it.
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