Frank Sinatra Collection (BD) [Blu-ray]

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Frank Sinatra Collection (BD) THE VOICE. THE EYES. THE ONE AND ONLY FRANK SINATRA. ANCHORS AWEIGH : Frank Sinatra stars along with Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly in this wartime tale of two sailors on leave in Hollywood. Gene Kelly’s history-making choreography and beloved musical numbers make this a milestone of movie fantasy. Sinatra’s “I Fall in Love Too Easily”, the exuberant Kelly/Sinatra “We Hate to Leave” and other musical highlights helped Anchors Aweigh weigh in with a 1945 Academy Award® for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture, plus four more Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture and Actor (Kelly). ON THE TOWN : New York, New York, it’s a wonderful town – especially when sailors Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin have a 24-hour shore leave to see the sights…and when those sights include Ann Miller, Betty Garrett and Vera-Ellen. Based on the Broadway hit and set to an Academy Award®-winning* score, On the Town changed the landscape of movie musicals by blending brilliant location and studio production numbers to up-and-at-’em perfection. The Bronx is up and the Battery’s down, but no one can be down after going On the Town. GUYS AND DOLLS : Hollywood legends Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine (from the original Broadway cast) are dazzling in this Frank Loesser (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) masterpiece. Featuring hits like “Luck Be a Lady” and “A Woman in Love”, this smash film version of one of Broadway’s most popular musicals is guaranteed rip-roaring “four-star entertainment” (New York Daily News). OCEAN’S 11 : New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas. When the lights go out on the Vegas strip, it’s the perfect time to steal a kiss or a $25 chip. But for Danny Ocean (Frank Sinatra) and 10 partners in crime, it’s the ideal moment to steal millions. Also starring Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, and packed with location-lensed glamour, suspense, comedy and a stunning twist ending, Ocean’s 11 is a sure bet. ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS : Robin and the 7 Hoods gives the Robin Hood legend a Depression-era, mobtown Chicago spin. North Side boss Robbo (Frank Sinatra) sets himself up as a latter-day Robin Hood with philanthropic fronts enabling him to scam the rich, take his cut and then give to the poor. Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Crosby, Peter Falk and Barbara Rush join in the giddy, gangsterish fun. And the jazzy Sammy Cahn/James Van Heusen score (including Sinatra’s classic “My Kind of Town”) is the perfect match for this all-star cast. Review: ANOTHER GREAT SINATRA TREAT - Included in this box set are Guys and Dolls, Robin and the Seven Hoods and Oceans 11. I purposely left out my two favorite films, Anchors Aweigh and On the Town. They are the two of the older MGM musicals and extremely entertaining. In Anchors Aweigh, you see Gene Kelly and Frank dance together. You also see Gene dance with the cartoon character from Tom and Jerry. On the Town, which recently had its Broadway revival has much fun and great dancing by Vera-ellen and the great Ann Miller. These two alone are worth the box set. But it is very worthwhile having the other three films also. Review: Five Film Gems - Five films of comedy, dance, music, and entertainment are presented in the film provided in this collection. "On the Town" with Frank, Gene Kelly, and Jules Munshin are three sailors taking in all that New York City has to offer them on overnight liberty. Each sailor gets to meet a particular lovely woman portrayed by Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, and Vera-Ellen. "Anchors Aweigh" with Frank, Gene Kelly, and Kathryn Grayson. The sailors are allowed four days shore leave and both have plans in mind for meeting a person of the fairer sex. Both sailors desires for the kind of woman that totally captivates them change by the end of their shore leave. "Guys and Dolls" is a well done presentation of the Broadway Show captured on film by Samuel Goldwyn's pure love of the show. Frank, Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Vivian Blaine are the primary actors portraying the characters who provide a true recreation of the show on film. "Ocean's 11" with a host of well-loved entertainers and actors who create a plan operated with military precision to steal the banks from every casino at the same time. Everything works perfectly until one of the members has a heart attack when crossing a street. What an ending! "Robin and the 7 Hoods" this film has a few nifty things associated with it. Hear Peter Falk sing, Listen to the commentary provided by Frank Sinatra Jr. and his relating of some of his father's dislike for some of the things that occurred during the filming - primarily, the assassination of JFK in 1963. Enjoy some of Barbara Rush's film portrayal and Bing Crosby's singing and acting.