The Judy Garland Signature Collection (A Star is Born / The Wizard of Oz / The Harvey Girls / Love Finds Andy Hardy / In the Good Old Summertime / Ziegfeld Girl / For Me and My Gal)

Description

Judy! Judy! Judy! Judy Garland: The Signature Collection includes 7 of Judy's unforgettable performances including A Star is Born and The Wizard of Oz! The Collection also includes 4 new-to-DVD titles starring the legendary Judy Garland: Love Finds Andy Hardy, In the Good Old Summertime, Ziegfeld Girl, and For Me and My Gal. A great Mother's Day gift!

Customer Reviews:

Judy fans will be delighted.......2006-11-03

Some of Judy's finest works in great form. "A Star is Born" and "Wizard of Oz" would justify the price by themselves. The rest is great gravy.

This is a good view of her talent.......2004-06-29

Judy was a magnificent talent with personal problems that makes it amazing that she could produce such beutiful prductions. These movies are a very good cross section of her talent. The Andy Hardy series was a wonderful joining of two great talents that represent a part of her career that many have been the happiest. There are many others that could have been chosen, but whatever was put in would require taking something out. I think "The Wizard" was the one waste, since there are much better copies out, and another Judy and Mickey would have been more fun.
But at least these are great, and others can be bought.

"films of the little girl with a big voice ~ Judy Garland".......2004-06-03

Growing up in the midwest, all the entertainment came from the movies ~ "Judy Garland:The Signature Collection", featuring the golden age of musicals starring our favorite female lead at MGM Studio, Miss Judy Garland. Her voice and talent takes you into the world of make believe...are you ready...well here goes!

Let's start with "FOR ME AND MY GAL"(1942), featuring George Murphy and Gene Kelly (with commentary by Garland biographer John Fricke/vintage shorts/radio programs/audio outtakes/theatrical trailer) ~ "THE HARVEY GIRLS"(1945), featuring Ray Bolger, John Hodiak, Angela Lansbury and Preston Foster (commentary by director George Sidney/3 deleted musical numbers/music cue sessions/theatrical trailer) and "On The Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe" remixed in stereo ~ "IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME"(1949), featuring Van Johnson, S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall, Spring Byington, Buster Keaton and Nellie Burke (introduction by Garland biographer John Fricke/Vintage Fitzpatrick Traveltalks Shorts/theatrical trailers of this film, "The Shop Around The Corner and "You've Got Mail) ~ "LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY"(1938), featuring Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker and Fay Holden (introduction by Garland biographer John Fricke with Ann Rutherford/Leo is on the air radio promo/Andy Hardy trailer gallery) ~ "A STAR IS BORN"(1954), featuring James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford and Tom Noonan (special features: documentary network telecast of Hollywood premiere and newsrell coverage of Post-Premiere Party/3 alternate filings of "The Man That Got Away"/deleted song "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street"/soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1/theatrical trailers of the 1937, 1954 and 1976 film versions) ~ "THE WIZARD OF OZ"(1939), featuring Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Berlahr, Jack Haley and Margaret Hamilton (behind-the-scenes documentary/"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" & "The Making of a Movie Classic" hosted by Angela Lansbury/vintage movie & cartoon clips/theatrical trailers/outtake musical numbers/cast interviews and much, much more) ~ "ZIEGFELD GIRLS"(1941), featuring James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper and Edward Everett Horton (introduction by Garland biographer John Fricke/vintage musical short/Our Gang short "Melodies Old and New"/2 outtakes the musical number "Too Beautiful To Last and a deleted "We Must Have Music Finale"/theatrical trailers of this film, "The Great Ziegfeld" and "Ziegfeld Follies") ~ all new digital transfer.

The clarity of picture and the re-mastered sound of each film is overwhelming ~ Garland is at her captivating best ~ each cue is an eye full with behind the scenes that every collector will cherish...gotta love it!

Product description

You know them by just a single name. Hepburn, Tracy, Judy, "Duke", Cary... to name but a few. They are among the greatest stars in the history of Hollywood's golden era, and Warner Home Video has gathered these talents' exceptional works in a series of "SIGNATURE COLLECTIONS" that have become the talk of the video industry. You get beautifully-packaged collections of 10 Hollywood superstars' best films, along with the best of Hollywood's most beloved on-screen (and off-screen partnerships (BOGART AND BACALL, TRACY & HEPBURN). One collection salutes the work of a star who wasn't even an actor....ALFRED HITCHCOCK was the first director to become a box-office drawing card by name, regardless who was in his films. However Warner Home Video's Hitchcock Collection gathers 9 films from the master of suspense, including a special edition of NORTH BY NORTWEST, and a 2 disc Special Edition of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN featuring 2 different cuts of the film. All in all, this is a movie fan's dream!

The Mega Signature Collection contains the Signature Collections of Alfred Hitchcock, Bogie & Bacall, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Garbo, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, John Wayne, Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy, and Ronald Reagan.

Customer Reviews:

There is a better way to combine these individual sets........2007-03-02

If you buy all thirteen signature collections individually on this site it only costs twenty dollars more than what this Mega Signature Collection costs, plus there is some overlap within this set and with some other Warner boxed sets that could cause you heartache later. My personal advice is to get the following signature collections individually: Alfred Hitchcock, Bogie & Bacall, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Errol Flynn, Garbo, James Stewart, Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy, and Ronald Reagan.

I deleted Henry Fonda's Signature collection because "The Wrong Man" is also on the Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection, and "Advise and Consent" is also on the "Controversial Classics Collection", which is another excellent boxed set you might want to pick up. I deleted John Wayne's set because the "John Wayne - John Ford Film Collection" is much better. It has Stagecoach and The Searchers on it, plus six more classic films. The total cost of the 11 individual signature collections plus the John Wayne - John Ford Film collection is 510 dollars. Thus for ten dollars more than this pre-packaged set you have a much better collection.

My rating of four stars was arrived at as follows: 5 stars for the sets themselves and three stars for the value of buying the 13 sets together as shown. This averages to four stars.

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