Evans, Dale

Orchestra Wives

"It's Hep! It's Hot! It's Hilarious!" reads the tagline for Orchestra Wives, a frothy slice of celluloid made in 1942 and featuring the great Glenn Miller Band. And that tagline is, well, sort of true. As is often the case with films of this genre (musical comedy with the occasional touch of drama), the story is largely superfluous: a naïve, smalltown girl (Ann Rutherford) falls for a fast-talking, smooth-playing trumpeter (George Montgomery); he proposes after spending, oh, about fifteen minutes with her (and before he even knows her name); she joins the band on tour, where the female members of the troupe, wives and singers alike, while away the downtime gossiping and rumor-mongering; trouble ensues, but all ends happily (and predictably). The main attraction here is seeing Miller (going by the nom du cinema Gene Morrison), then at the height of his popularity, and some of his fine musicians in action. Though not an innovator on the level of Benny Goodman and some of his other peers, Miller had a band that could swing like mad, and performances of tunes like "At Last," "Kalamazoo," and the rockin' "Bugle Call Rag" are a definite gas. The musicians are virtually all uncredited, but they include singer Marion Hutton, saxophonist-singer Tex Beneke, singer Ray Eberle, and the great drummer Moe Purtill (also look for Jackie Gleason, the Great One himself, in a substantial role as the band's bass player), as well as the Nicholas Brothers, an amazing dance team. The black & white transfer is nice, the music has been remastered in stereo, and the fact that Miller disappeared during a plane flight over the English Channel in late 1944 makes Orchestra Wives (which includes a commentary track by Rutherford and Fayard Nicholas, along with a photo gallery) something of a collector's item. --Sam Graham

A new bride faces the strain of life on the road in this musical romance that features the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Miller is featured as band leader Gene Morrison, who embarks on a whirlwind national tour with his orchestra. While on the tour, trumpeter Bill Abbott (George Montgomery) impulsively marries one of his many ardent fans, a naïve young women named Connie (Ann Rutherford). At first Connie is more than willing to put up with such problems as not spending time with her new husband and the malicious gossip of other wives. But when she comes to believe that Bill is still involved with an old flame, the ensuing quarrel threatens to end both the new marriage and the entire band.

The Hee Haw Collection - A Salute to Hee Haw

Singin & Spinnin tall Tales:Of course the whole Hee Haw gang is here too inthese 8 episodes on 4 DVDs Roy Buck GrandpaJones Minnie Pearl Junior Samples ArchieCampbell Gordie Tapp Lulu Roman and more.Time Life s special 5-DVD set also includes aBONUS disc of recently filmed interviews of castmembers including Roy Clark Roni StonemanGeorge Goober Lindsay Lulu Roman the HagerTwins writer George Yanok and Charlie McCoy theshow s musical director from 1978 on. During theseinterviews they reflect on the camaraderie of thecast fondly recalling their crazy days in Kornfield.Plus there are loving memories of departed friendsGrandpa Jones Minnie Pearl and Buck Owens.They even share little secrets about Hee Haw suchas this hum-dinger: Junior Samples wasn t acting.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC UPC: 610583333596

The Ultimate Roy Rogers Collection - King of the Cowboys

Saddle up for this action-packed assortment of shoot- em-ups and songs of the sagebrush starring Roy Rogers the King of the Cowboys!! Here are 25 full-length western features on 5 DVDs!Catch Roy and the whole gang George Gabby Hayes Dale Evans Smiley Burnette and Trigger ( The Smartest Horse in the Movies ). Along the way such favorites as John Carradine Gale Storm and Clayton Moore make appearances. Some titles appear on DVD for the first time!*WALL STREET COWBOY (1939)THE ARIZONA KID (1939)DAYS OF JESSE JAMES (1939)THE RANGER AND THE LADY (1940)WEST OF THE BADLANDS (1940)YOUNG BILL HICKOK (1940)YOUNG BUFFALO BILL (1940)BAD MAN OF DEADWOOD (1941)ROBIN HOOD OF THE PECOS (1941)SHERIFF OF TOMBSTONE (1941)*RED RIVER VALLEY (1941)*HEART OF THE GOLDEN WEST (1942)KING OF THE COWBOYS (1943)*SILVER SPURS (1943)THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS (1944)*HOME IN OKLAHOMA (1946)MY PAL TRIGGER (1946)ROLL ON TEXAS MOON (1946)*APACHE ROSE (1947)THE BELLS OF SAN ANGELO (1947)SPRINGTIME IN THE SIERRAS (1947)THE GAY RANCHERO (1948)GRAND CANYON TRAIL (1948)THE FAR FRONTIER (1948)UNDER CALIFORNIA SKIES (1948)*First Time on DVDFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. UPC: 025493513097 Manufacturer No: PIPDV5130

Television: The First 50 Years

Trace the history of television and its impact on American traditions, thinking, and culture. This exciting program contains film clips, newsreels, stills, and exclusive interviews with television greats such as:

Film Clips *The Steve Allen Show *Milton Berle *Red Skelton *I Love Lucy *Your Show of Shows *Art Linkletter *Gunsmoke *Colgate Comedy Hour *Jack Benny *Mickey Mouse Club *Jackie Gleason *Howdy Doody *The Ed Sullivan *The Cisco Kid *One Step Beyond *Untouchables *WKRP in Cincinnati *Saturday Night Live *Burns and Allen *Donna Reed *Leave It to Beaver *Voyage to Bottom of the Sea *You Asked For It *Dobie Gillis *Dallas *Bob Hope *Dragnet *Shindig *Batman *Star Trek *Hee Haw *BayWatch *Laugh-In And Many More!

Interviews *Tony Randall *Tom Hanks *Walter Cronkite *Art Linkletter *Rod Steiger *Carol Burnett *Victoria Principle *David Duchovny *Robert Stack *Jay Leno *Jerry Stiller *Tom Selleck *Monty Hall *Hugh O'Brien *Dick Van Patten *Alan Young *Dale Evans *Lea Thompson *Tom Arnold *Charlton Heston *Johnathon Harris *David Hasselhoff *Peter Graves *Jerry Springer *George Burns *Robert Fuller *Harry Morgan *Shecky Greene *James Arness *Maury Povich *Anne Francis *Henry Winkler *Ron Howard *Robert Vaughn *Norman Fell *Carroll O'Connor *Larry Hagman *Joyce DeWitt *Doc Severinsen *Linda Gray *Edd Byrnes *Larry Storch *Ernest Borgnine *Adrienne Barbeau *Ed Asner *Joan Collins *Carl Reiner *Jamie Farr *Ted Knight *Angie Dickinson *Isabel Sanford *Bernie Kopel *Lou Ferrigno *Gale Storm *Dennis Weaver *Steve Allen And Many More!

Don't Fence Me In

Bells of Coronado

Along the Navajo Trail

Classic Western Collection

Twilight in the Sierras

Ed Sullivan - Tribute to the Red White & Blue

For anyone who loves the patriotic songs, here's an excellent collection of performances collected over the years from the Ed Sullivan Show. Featuring Performances of: 1. Yankee Doodle Dandy, You're A Grand Old Flag - Joel Gray 2. America The Beautiful - West Point Glee Club 3. A Lincoln Address - Read by Henry Fonda 4. God Bless America Again - Loretta Lynn (spoken version) 5. This Is The Army - West Point Glee Club 6. The Ballad Of The Green Berets - Sgt. Barry Sadler 7. Lincoln Birthday - Carl Sandburg 8. Off We Go (Air Force), Shores Of Tripoli (Marines), Anchors Aweigh (Navy), The Army Goes Rolling Along (Army) and America - The U.S. Army Fife And Drum 9. America, The Beautiful - Robert Merrill 10. Patriotic Medley - Roy Rogers & Dale Evans 11. The Gettysburg Address - Dame Judith Anderson 12. U.S. Army Drill Team 13. The Star-Spangled Banner - Oberkerchin Choir 14. Lincoln Address - Charlton Heston 15. God Bless America - Irving Berlin This Disc is Compatible with ALL dvd players and is region free DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE: U.S. Airforce Drill Team 8/10/58 West Point Glee Club 5/19/68 Carl Sandburg - Birth of Lincoln 2/11/62