The Alice Faye Collection

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The Alice Faye Collection
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Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Alice Faye Collection is a DVD box set with four movies of the famous 1930s and 1940s film star Alice Faye.

Contents

It is part of the 20th Century Fox Marquee Musicals, that refers to a collection of films released on DVD by Twentieth Century-Fox.

Background

In December 2007, Fox Home Entertainment have announced the release of "The Alice Faye Collection" for February 20, 2007 as part of their 20th Century Fox Marquee Musicals series of releases. [1]

Films

Film TitleMain castDirectorOriginal Release Year
On the Avenue Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll Irving Berlin 1937
Lillian Russell Don Ameche, Henry Fonda Irving Cummings 1940
That Night in Rio Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda Irving Cummings 1941
The Gang's All Here Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, Benny Goodman Busby Berkeley 1943

Reception

The New York Times says, "20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has been turning out some first-rate discs lately, but something has gone horribly wrong with “The Alice Faye Collection,”. [2] San Diego Reader wrote that "The Alice Faye Collection has four of the great Fox musical star's best films: On the Avenue, Lillian Russell, That Night in Rio, and The Gang's All Here. My favorites are the last two because they are brightened by the Brazilian bombshell Carmen Miranda. Miss Faye exuded the charm and innocence our boys were fighting for in World War II." [3]

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References

  1. Foster, Dave (December 17, 2006). "The Alice Faye Collection in February". The Digital Fix. Archived from the original on Nov 22, 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. Kehr, Dave (Feb 20, 2007). "New DVDs: The Cuban Masterworks Collection" . The New York Times . Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. "Funny Face, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Alice Faye Collection". San Diego Reader. Nov 1, 2007. Archived from the original on Jul 16, 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2017.