Fred Astaire
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Santa Claus is comin' to town!: The Burgermeister has outlawed toys from the children of Sombertown. Now, Kris Kringle will get his start as the world's most famous gift giver - Santa Claus - by struggling to bring toys and happiness to children.
The little drummer boy: An orphan drummer boy who hated humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men on route to Bethlehem.
Mister Magoo's Christmas carol: The nearsighted Mr. Magoo...
Language
English
Description
Where does Santa's suit come from? Why does he slide down the chimney? Why does he live at the North Pole? The answers to all these questions and the origins of our favorite holiday traditions are revealed in this classic about Kris Kringle, the world's most famous gift-giver.
5) Funny Face
Series
Language
English
Description
Paris, the City of Light, shines even brighter when Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire team up, bringing their luminous starpower to this exquisite **Oscar**-nominated musical featuring songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Featuring iconic performances from two legends of the silver screen, this joyous, stylish film is sure to leave you singing and dancing. Nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the **Academy Awards**. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
All hands on deck! In the fifth of 10 Astaire/Rogers pairings, Fred trades his top hat for a sailor's cap, Randolph Scott gets the girl, Ginger gets a tap solo, and viewers get the unending delight of seven sparkling Irving Berlin numbers. Ginger is a dancer whose former partner Fred has joined the Navy. He looks her up when he gets leave, bringing along his buddy, who catches the eye of Ginger's plain-jane sister.
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire sing and dance their way into your heart in the sensational musical comedy Holiday Inn. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards, this special edition features 13 holiday songs by famed composer Irving Berlin, including White Christmas - one of the biggest-selling recordings in music history! Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. Astaire plays his former partner and rival...
12) Top hat
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rogers and Astaire are caught up in a mistaken identity plot, in which Rogers assumes that Astaire is already married, and is alternatively charmed and repelled by his advances.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Birth of the Blues: (89 min., b&w) As a child, Jeff Lambert hangs out in New Orleans' Basin Street, playing hot swing on his clarinet instead of the classics his father prefers. He's inspired by an African-American group there and, some years later, at the turn of the century, sets out to form a jazz band of his own. Patterned after the story of trombonist Jack Teagarden of the Original Dixieland Jazz Group.
Blue Skies (93 min., col.): Dancing star...
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
William Gridley, an American diplomat in London, gets mixed up with his beautiful landlady, Carlye Hardwick. Gridley discovers that she is suspected of murdering her husband and fears he may be next although he has fallen in love with her. Carlye's estranged husband suddenly shows up looking for a fortune in jewels hidden in the Hardwick house. Then during an argument, Caryle accidently makes her husband as dead as everyone thinks. But a witness,...
15) On the beach
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A group of survivors attempt to live normal lives in post-apocalyptic Australia, waiting for the inevitable arrival of killer radiation.
16) On the beach
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD)(134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Radioactive fallout from a nuclear war has wiped out the entire northern hemisphere, with the exception of Australia. With fallout expected momentarily, the Australians review their lives, establish new relationships and prepare for their tragic demise.
17) Daddy long legs
Series
Pub. Date
2005, ©1955
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Language
English
Description
Millionaire playboy Jervis Pendleton III becomes enamored with a young woman living in a French orphanage, and decides to anonymously sponsor her college education in America. When they finally meet face-to-face two years later, romance blossoms but is complicated by Jervis's hesitance towards their age differences.
19) Royal wedding
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A musical set during Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Philip Mountbatten. A brother-sister dance team go to London and get caught up in romance.
20) Holiday Inn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 101 min.) : black & white, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Screen legends Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire sing and dance in one of the most timeless holiday classics of all time. Featuring the Academy Award-winning song, "White Christmas", Crosby plays a song and dance man who leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. Astaire plays his former partner and rival in love. Follow the two talented pals as they find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady.