Three features (just over an hour each), showcase the well-honed comic patter of George Burns and Gracie Allen during the busiest time in their movie career, the mid-1930s. Gracie's dingbat malapropisms were so perfectly straightforward ("I really shouldn't drink coffee in the morning; it keeps me awake all day"), and Burns's straight-man timing so unerring, the pair was often funnier than their material. They road-trip west in Leo McCarey's amusing Six of a Kind, which is actually at its best when W.C. Fields is polishing one of his pool-playing routines. Love in Bloom casts George and Gracie as carnival folk, in support of a sappy plot of young lovers in New York. They top-line in Here Comes Cookie, which has some nice screwball-among-the-rich energy. The Burns and... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Elliott Nugent DVD Release Date: Released the 04 February 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Bought the collection as a gift and they loved it.
They couldn't belive you can still find this on DVD. More Info about this DVD Actor(s): George Burns - G Allen DVD Release Date: Released the 24 February 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I had never seen either of these television shows, but I was a fan of George Burns' and have been fortunate enough to hear old radio broadcasts of Burns and Allen at work as a team, so I was excited to get the chance to see recordings of their show. Unfortunately, even the outlandish repartee between George Burns and Gracie Allen could not save this DVD.
There are three episodes of the Burns and Allen Show and three episodes of Blondie on the DVD. From the menu, you can select the episode of your choice, or choose to watch the episodes of one or the other show in order. There are no extra features.
Neither show was much more than an overblown commercial for evaporated milk. Seriously. Each episode might consist of 5 minutes of total talk time that did not make mention of the grand... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Frederick De Cordova - Ralph Levy DVD Release Date: Released the 20 August 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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I remember the Jack Benny show from when I was a child. I am very happy I got this one. It just brings back memories and laughs. Looking forward to more in this quality. More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 01 January 2003 Usually ships in 6 to 8 days
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