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New boxed set of A&C TV series Kathryn Grayson, Rio Rita co-star, dies Lou's 1928 silent film now on DVD Universal releases 28 A&C film DVD boxed set |
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New DVD boxed set of TV series E1 Entertainment will release "The Abbott and Costello Show: The Complete Series Collector's Edition" on April 6.The DVD boxed set includes all 52 episodes, digitally restored and re-mastered, plus lots of bonus material: a 44 page booklet; interviews with Lou's daughters; Costello's home movies; the rare compilation "Hey Abbott!," hosted by Milton Berle; "10,000 Kids and a Cop," (1947) made to promote the Lou Costello Jr. Youth Center; and more. All of the shows are subtitled as well. The set is priced at $59.98, but you can order it here  for $28.99.
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Kathryn Grayson, Rio Rita co-star, diesKathryn Grayson, whose beauty and lilting soprano voice brightened popular MGM musicals like Anchors Aweigh, Show Boat and Kiss Me Kate, died in her sleep on Feb. 19 at her Los Angeles home. She was 88..Grayson was not quite 20 when she appeared in Rio Rita (1942) with Bud and Lou. After her movie career ended, she finally realized her ambition to sing opera. She starred in stage productions of The Merry Widow, Rosalinda, Naughty Marietta, and Camelot. She is survived by her daughter and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. |
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Lou's 1928 silent film now on DVD When he made his first trip to Hollywood in 1927, Lou Costello worked as an extra or stunt man in several films including MGM's silent epic, "Trail of '98." In March 2009, the film became available on DVD as part of Warner Bros.' Manufacture-on-Demand DVD service. Order it for $19.95 at www.wbshop.com.Directed by Clarence Brown and adapted from a book by Robert W. Service, "Trail of '98" depicts
the hardships of American pioneers to reach the Yukon to mine for gold. The film, one of the last big-budget silents, was produced by wunderkind Irving Thalberg.
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 New boxed set includes "It Ain't Hay" --at last. |
New DVD boxed set has all 28 Universal films--including It Ain't HayA new premium boxed set of all 28 Abbott and Costello films produced at Universal was released on October 28, 2008. Included, for the first time on home video or DVD, is the 1943 film "It Ain't Hay," which had been out of circulation due to copyright issues.Unlike the "Best of Abbott and Costello" collection, which packed four movies on a double-sided DVD, the new Complete Universal Pictures Collection has two films per DVD.The collection includes audio commentary on six films, including "Buck Privates," "The Time of Their Lives" and "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein." Also included are the compilation "The World of Abbott and Costello" (1964), the special "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld" (1994), and the documentary "Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters" (2000). Other extras include a special booklet, "Abbott and Costello: The Universal Story," and 20 theatrical trailers. The set retails for $119.98. Order at Amazon for $83.99. |
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