Review(s): DVD My Little Margie - Collection No. 2
The 3rd rock of 1952
Usually you look back at old programs like the Lone Ranger and think how hokey they were. Then you realize that you, being a kid at the time could enjoy them as they were.
Then there is "Topper" the TV show. It was one big smoking commercial.
Well I sort of counted on this happening with "My Little Margie" (Gale Storm.) Boy was I surprised. The plots are complex for the small period of time they have to execute in. Hokey or not they had me laughing. And Price per pound, you get so many episodes. I am working my way through them all and find some how they are comforting like an old friend. It is fun t spot the different actors in movies and say I saw that person on "My Little Margie."
After viewing, I will put them on the shelf and they look good as a collection.
Fantastic 1950's series!
"I Love Lucy" is probably THE greatest of the 1950's TV sitcoms, but "My Little Margie" runs a very close second. Gale Storm as Margie Albright and her father Vern played by Charles Farrell and Mr. Honeywell played by the Clarence Kolb are all superb. These are seasoned actors who take their roles seriously. In other words, they are there to make you laugh and they do an excellent job of doing it. This collection of 12 episodes is well worth the price. The print and sound quality is wonderful for the most part. I just hope this company comes out with future collections. I've seen these over and over again, and I want more of "My Little Margie!"
OK, the 50s was the best decade for TV but not due to this
Ever notice how Gale Storm inhales sharply before saying anything? I picked up on this when the series was being shown first run. (I am a real antique.) Lucy in Peanuts once asked Linus if he was ever aware of his tongue. After two wordless panels he says "AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHH" or something to that effect and runs off. It is sort of like that with Gale's one way hyper-ventilation. Once aware of it, you can never listen to her talk again without being driven to distraction.
Having established that, where the hell is Topper (the series) in which we learn that Alexander Waverly was a banker before becomming head of U.N.C.L.E.? Also, is anybody else cognizant of the fact that Stephen Sondheim wrote some of Topper's scripts? And where is The Man from U.N.C.L.E.??? Being a DVD lover leads to endless frustration surrounding little nuggets of milk chocolate.
All these episodes were funny, but the ones that were the funniest were not included in these. I hope there will be more in the future. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Joan Davis DVD Release Date: Released the 24 February 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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ANN SOTHERN WAS ONE OF 'THE GREATS'...A TYPE of GIFT THAT HOLLYWODD HAS FORGOTTON HOW TO GRACE THE WORLD WITH. ANN (BORN HARRIET LAKE) WAS A REAL TALENT:COMIC GENIOUS,GLAM-QUEEN... WHEN 'GLAM' WAS ABOVE and FAR BEYOND THE STARVED - WAIF STATE IT HAS PLUMMETTED TO. ANN WAS A CLASS-ACT. SHE STARRED IN THE DELIGHTFUL 'MAISIE' FILM SERIES and LATER BROUGHT MAISIE TO RADIO. SHE WAS A MAJOR STAR FOR FOUR DECADES. SHE WAS JERRY VAN DYKE'S MOTHER-TURNED-1928-PORTER's VOICE IN 1960's SITCOM 'MY MOTHER THE CAR'....FUNNY,GLAMOUROUS,SMART,GORGEOUS & FUEL EFFIECIENT...WHAT MORE COULD A GUY ASK FOR? More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Ann Sothern DVD Release Date: Released the 31 May 2005 Usually ships in 6 to 8 days
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Alpha releases 4 more classic episodes from Ann Sothern's delightful sitcom PRIVATE SECRETARY. PRIVATE SECRETARY featured Ann Sothern as Susie Camille MacNamara, the secretary to New York talent mogul Peter Sands (Don Porter). However, Susie often gets confused as to the limitations of her job and gets frequently entangled in the lives of Peter and his clients. Snappy dialogue and great comic support is provided by Ann Tyrrell as Susie's workmate Vi Praskins. When the series later went into syndication, the title of the show was inexplicably changed to SUSIE.
With the following episodes (presented under the SUSIE title):
"Cat in a Hot Tin File" - Vi and Susie attempt to keep a stray cat in the office, despite Peter's important new client being allergic.
More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Ann Sothern DVD Release Date: Released the 31 May 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I just finished watching this DVD set and was pretty impressed. There was only one problem, one of the shows on the first disc had the words not matching the mouths for the last 10 minutes of the program. Otherwise, it was a great set, might have to order Set 1 even though I have most of those programs on VHS. Joan was a great comedian, on par with Lucy with her slapstick antics! More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Joan Davis DVD Release Date: Released the 12 July 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Having viewed the first volume of Topper, the television series, I looked forward to viewing volume two. This was a television series of which I am quite fond. It followed on the heels of the success of the Topper films that were made for the silver screen. The television series was also a hit and ran for several years during the nineteen fifties. I am not surprised at its success, given the quality of some of the writing. A number of the episodes were written by Stephen Sondheim, who later went on to greater fame and fortune. Mr. Sondheim's involvement in the television series was something of which I was previously unaware until I viewed the first volume of Topper, the television series.
While the television series is based upon the characters in Thorne Smith's best... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Leo G. Carroll DVD Release Date: Released the 22 February 2005 Usually ships in 6 to 8 days
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