Fred Astaire's Movie Collection

Liked,used it to watch a brilliant performer!

very good.

This 6 disc set is of incomparable value for money, and for entertainment.Songs such as Easter Parade, and A Couple of Swells with Judy Garland appear fresh, and not just the standard classics they have become.I have never seen Broadway Melody 1940 before, and Fred's dancing is a revelation of ingenuiety, as is the original version of Begin the Beguine.In this film I do not think Eleanor Powell is his most ideal co star, but Fred and George Murphy and Cole Porter songs are supreme.Finians Rainbow sees Fred Astaire as a playfull ageing Irishman seeking a crock of Gold in the Southern States of America with Petula Clark as his daughter, and Tommy Steel as a Leprechaun trying to protect it. There is some hillarious comedy from the Black and White supporting cast on the Plantation. Strangely enough I do not recall seeing The Barkleys of Broadway, but here back with Ginger Rogers after ten years, the dancing is absolute perfection and elegance.A surprise scene shows Ginger as a dramatic Sahra Burnheart.Finally The Band Wagon features Fred as a star making a comeback with Oscar Levant and Cyd Cherise. The songs That's Entertainment, All by Myself, Dancing in The Dark, and A Shine on Your Shoes, were the original versions in this truly amazing all dancing all singing film.This is a set not to be missed, whether an ardent fan, or a new one.

Very good if you're a Fred Astaire fan!

I would also like to add a very important aspect of this dvd set and which is relevant to all those who are hard of hearing or deaf and that is that this set carries subtitle in english on all the films. I find many instances of this lack of information with Amazon and other retailers. They really need to get their act together as some 10% of the population suffer from hearing disorders and rely on such helpful technology to follow the storylines and so enjoy the film. Wake up Amazon to all the lost revenue you must be suffering for if this information is not provided than you are losing out on an additional possible 10% increase in your film sales on DVDs.

Really enjoyed this collection of films. Would recommend to any Fred Astaire fans.

I greatly looked forward to seeing Fred Astaire films I had never seen before but the first one I watched, the "Over the hill gang rides again" was a sequel of a made for TV western movie that was so dull out of the 5 of us that sat down to watch it I was the only one who made it to the end. Astaire is more of a cameo in the film and while there are great films in which he does not dance, here he does no dancing and the film is anything but great.The other two films are not very good films, but they at least allow the star to shine. While neither is a good film as a whole, Royal Wedding includes the famous dancing on the roof scene which makes it worth having, and Second Chorus has Artie Shaw playing himself as one of the secondary characters.The sound quality on all three films is extremely bad (sadly including the music).Fred Astaire was a great performer, so even given these mediocre to awful platforms he was able to stand out, but the only thing in the entire set worth owning is the dancing on the ceiling scene. If you want that you could just get Royal Wedding alone (hopefully with a restored soundtrack).

Been an older generation but not born in the thirties I love and am mesmerised at the ability of Fred Astaire what a wonderful technician in his chosen profession!

I have started to like watching these movies, and I am glad you had them.

Great DVD. Loved the movies!!

1. Easter Parade (Osterspaziergang) / USA 1948Mit: Judy Garland, Fred AstaireSprachen: Englisch, Deutsch; UT: Englisch, Deutsch und 12 weitere2. Broadway Melody of 1940 / USA 1940Mit: Fred Astaire, Eleanor PowellSprachen: Englisch; UT: Englisch3. Finians Rainbow / USA 1968Mit: Fred Astaire, Peula ClarkSprachen: Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch; UT: Englisch und weitere (keine Deutschen)4. The Barklays of Broadway / USA 1949Mit: Fred Astaire, Ginger RogersSprachen: Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch; UT: Englisch und weitere (keine Deutschen)5. The Band Wagon / USA 1953Mit: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Ava GardnerSprachen: Englisch, Deutsch, Spanisch; UT: Englisch, Deutsch und 12 weitere6. The Band Wagon - DVD mit Extras (u. a. "The Man who made the Movies - Vincente Minnelli" und eine Dokumentation zur Entstehung des Films mit Liza Minnelli)Es gibt weitere Extras in Form von Kurzfilmen, Cartoons, Making-ofs und vielen Trailern.Die Bild- und Tonqualität ist ansprechend, es gibt keine Ausrutscher nach unten.Die sechs DVDs befinden sich in zwei Hüllen, diese in einem Pappschuber.Fazit: Bei diesem Preis (Stand: August 2010) kann man nichts falsch machen!

No subtitles. Diffucult to hear them speak over the music.

Alles perfekt! Vielen Dank!