Search - Showtime USA Collector's Pack (Everbody's Dancin', Varieties on Parade, Yes Sir Mr. Bones, Square Dance Jubilee, Hollywood Varieties, Holiday Rhythm, Kentucky Jubilee, The Kid From Gower Gulch) on DVD
Attention, fans of vaudeville, minstrel shows and vintage musicals: Perk up your ears and put on your dancin' shoes as lost chapters from the big book of Live Entertainment history are re-opened in this one-of-a-kind class... more »ic compilation of feature films from the late 1940s to the and early '50s. Many of the most memorable vaudeville headliners preceding and including that era strut their stuff in these extravaganzas--the singers, dancers and acrobatic acts that got that generation's toes tappin' and funny bones ticklin'. Some performers are seen here in their ONLY on-camera appearances. For the true buffs, there is also rare home-movie footage of live vaudeville acts and a trio of expert historian commentators offering a high-energy crash course in the medium's history. Find yourself a front-row seat as the curtain once again rises on the fun-time of a lifetime! Chuy Reyes and His Rumba Band, Claude Casey, Cotton and Chick Watts, Cowboy Copas, Eddie Dean, George Arnold and the Rhythm on Ice Revue, Jerry Colonna, Les Carrot Top Anderson, Monette Moore, Nappy Lamare Dixieland Band, Pete Daily and His Chicagoans, Scatman Crothers, Shaw and Lee, Slim Andrews, The Sons of the Pioneers, Spade Cooley and His Band, Tex Ritter and the Cass County Boys, Broome Brothers, Chuy Reyes Mambo Band, Hoosier Hot Shots, Ike Carpenter Orchestra...and DOZENS MORE! Bonus Features: Scene Selection, Trailers, Behind the Scenes, Advertising Gallery, Commentaries by film historians Richard Roberts, Brent Walker and Randy Skretvedt on Varieties on Parade; Kentucky Jubilee Yes Sir, Mr. Bones!; & Hollywood Varieties, The Kid From Gower Gulch commentary by production assistant Arthur A. Jacobs, Short Subjects: Foto Facts: Part 1 (1947) & Vaudeville Home Movies (1948), Hold em Cowboy (1940s), Foto Facts: Part 2 (1947) & Sports We Seldom See (1953), Technicolor Featurette: The Shortest Way Home (1946), Deleted Scenes: Square Dance Jubilee. Product Specs: 4-DVD9s; 515 minutes; B&W/Color; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA-NR; Year 1951, 1946, 1949, 1950; SRP - $39.99.« less
"It took me a while to actually "buy" this because it wasn't clear what these movies are. When I finally did and watched them I was a little disappointed that most of the music was lip-synched and there was hardly any steel guitar playing which I was looking forward to. All in all these are
primarily fun and silly Vaudeville revival acts strung together with a thin "back-stage" plot. My favorite was the Spade Cooley one with Richard Lane."