Greatest classic films collection. [Disc 2] / American musicals.
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Special features: Side A: Commentary by Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Cyd Charisse, Kathleen Freeman, co-director Stanley Donen, screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green, filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and film historian Rudy Behlmer; theatrical trailer. Side B: Commentary by Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein; Fred Astaire movie trailer gallery.

Singin' in the rain: Music, Nacio Herb Brown ; lyrics, Arthur Freed.

The band wagon: Songs, Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz.

Singin' in the rain cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse.

The band wagon cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, James Mitchell.

Singin' in the rain: Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the darlings of the silent silver screen. Offscreen, Don is aided by his happy-go-lucky friend and piano accompanist, Cosmo Brown. Don tries to dodge Lina's romantic overtures. In the transition period from silent movies to talking pictures, Don happens to meet Kathy Selden while escaping from his fans and falls in love for her. The movie becomes a talking musical and Lina has a horrible voice. Cosmo and Don decides to dub her, using Kathy's voice instead. When the jealous Lina finds out, she doesn't want to share the credits with Kathy and tries to force the studio to use Kathy in the shadow to dub her in other productions. When Lina decides to talk sing to the audience, the truth arises.

The band wagon: Tony Hunter is a famous singer/dancer/movie star who is feeling washed up. But his old friends Lily and Les Martin have an idea for a funny little Broadway show and Tony agrees to do it. Things begin to get out of hand when bigshot 'artistic' director/producer/star Jeffrey Cordova joins the production. He proclaims it's a modernistic Faust and insists on hiring a prima ballerina, Gabrielle Gerard, to star opposite Tony. It's hate at first sight. Her jealous choreographer isn't helping matters. The show looks doomed, but romance, an epiphany, and a triumphant opening are waiting in the wings.

MPAA rating: G (Singin' in the rain) and Not rated (The band wagon).

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.

This DVD disc is copy protected.

English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby mono.) or dubbed French (Dolby mono.) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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