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Carole Lombard - The Glamour Collection (Hands Across the Table/ Love Before Breakfast/ Man of the World/ The Princess Comes Across/ True Confession/ We're Not Dressing)
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List Price: $26.98
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Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Starring: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy, Astrid Allwyn, Ruth Donnelly
Directed By: Edward Goodman, Mitchell Leisen, Norman Taurog, Richard Wallace, Walter Lang
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025192845420
Format: Box set
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-04-04
Running Time: 460
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1935-10-18
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 04/04/2006
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Summary: Classic Carole & friends.
Comment: I purchased this set primarily for one reason, to get the Bing Crosby movie 'We're Not Dressing'. However, I do like Carole Lombard, she was the screens first clever, 'dizzy' blonde, beautiful and talented, and all the films are enjoyable, apart from Bing, other great co-stars are the likes of the young Fred MacMurray, and the immortal John Barrymore [yes, Drew's Grandaddy], so there's some Hollywood history here that should be in any genuine 'movie buffs' archive, from a wonderful era that will never be, and, could never be replaced! Well worth it!
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Summary: Carole Lombard
Comment: This is when Hollywood was really Hollywood! Carole Lombard was funny, beautiful and a wonderful actress. Enjoyed all the movies on this DVD. Great buy!
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Summary: Carole Lombard - The Glamour Collection
Comment: Carole Lombard is one of the most talented & beautiful actresses that ever played on the silver screen. This is a must collection for anyone that has fallen in love with her movies. Enjoy
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Summary: "Well, I'm not THAT unconventional."
Comment: The Carole Lombard collection is a great way to see some of the films of the great screwball comedienne without spending too much money. This two disk set might be lacking in extra features, but you can't complain for the price.
It begins with Man of the World, the earliest movie in the set. It features Lombard with her real-life husband William Powell. Lombard plays Mary Kendall, a wealthy girl on holiday in Paris. Her uncle is being blackmailed by the very man that is dating Mary, but she doesn't know it and falls deeply in love with him. Lombard doesn't have much to do in this movie other than be beautiful; it is more of a showcase for Powell. However, the film is lacking overall and isn't great for viewing multiple times.
We're Not Dressing is slightly better, but it isn't wonderful either. An updated version of the silent Male and Female, Doris Worthington (Lombard) is wealthy and snobbish to her yacht's deckhand (Bing Crosby). When they are shipwrecked on an island together, she is forced to treat him with respect. The major downfall of the movie is the presence of Ethel Merman whose foghorn voice is dreadfully annoying. George Burns and Gracie Allen have a cameo too and they are alternately funny and annoying. We do get to hear several Crosby songs though including "Once in a Blue Moon" and "She Reminds Me of You."
Turn the disk over and you'll have my favorite movie on this set. Hands Across the Table is a delightful romantic comedy featuring one of the best pairs in the history of cinema: Lombard and Fred MacMurray. Why aren't they given the credit they deserve? The two absolutely sizzle on the screen. Each are hilarious and romantic at the same time, making a film with an average story become outstanding. This is a fun little film about a gold digging manicurist named Regi (Lombard) who meets a rich man, a cripple who adores her company. Because of his inability to walk, she disregards him as a love interest, but she does spill her problems to him. One of them begins when she meets Theodore Drew III (MacMurray), a formally rich man who lost his fortune in the stock market crash. Now he and Regi are in the same boat, hoping to marry for money. But they have another thing in common; they're falling in love with each other.
Disk two begins with Love Before Breakfast, an okay film, but much less exciting than those with bigger stars. Lombard plays Kay Colby, a woman who thinks she is in love with one man (Caesar Romero) but who is being wooed by another (Preston Foster). She does her best to spurn his advances but she can't help but be influenced by him a little bit. This is the shortest film on the set.
The Princess Comes Across is a who-dunit on a boat headed toward America. A journalist, an average dame disguised as a Swedish princess, and a group of detectives sail together not knowing their paths will cross, but when blackmail and murder occur, they're all linked together. This film is advertised as a comedy, but it is more of a romantic drama than anything else. There are times of wit, but the mystery of the murder and figuring out which characters are innocent and which are guilty is more dominant. There is also a decent love story between the reporter (MacMurray) and the princess (Lombard).
True Confession is a truly wacky movie with an even loonier Lombard as Helen Bartlett, a woman with a penchant for lying and a husband (MacMurray) who detests it. When she goes behind his back to get a job and finds herself wrapped up in a murder case, she confesses to the crime even though she did not commit it in hopes of saving her skin. Her husband, a lawyer, defends her in court, completely ignorant of the true. The only people who are in on the gag are Helen's best friend (Una Merkel) and a creepy criminologist (John Barrymore).
Customer Rating:
Summary: CAROLE LOMBARD GLAMOUR COLLECTION
Comment: This is a very good collection of Lombard movies that have been difficult to obtain. The video quality is good for this vintage material.
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