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Jumbo / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; book by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur ; music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart ; screen ply by Sidney Sheldon ; produced by Joe Pasternak and Martin Melcher ; directed by Charles Walters.

Summary:

The greatest show on earth comes to the screen in this sensational, razzle-dazzle circus epic the New York Herald Tribune called "a glorious tribute to sawdust!" Set at the turn of the century, the story centers on Pop Wonder (Jimmy Durante), his daughter Kitty (Doris Day), his long-suffering fiancee of fourteen years, Lulu (Martha Raye), and Sam Rawlins (Stephen Boyd), the spy who comes to steal Pop's circus and falls in love with Kitty. All four stars shine in thbe lavish and colorful musical numbers featuring the sublime songs of Rodgers and Hart. Doris Day delivers a bouncy version of "This Can't Be Love" while performing as a bareback rider, and also sings "Why Can't I" and "Little Girl Blue." Stephen Boyd croons a romantic version of "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World." And the comedy team of Durante and Raye provides some of the film's most hilarious moments and memorable lines. The breathtaking circus footage was actually directed by the legendary Busby Berkeley. Escape to the circus!

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790798948
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen edition.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Videodisc release of the 1962 motion picture.
Based on the musical play produced by Billy Rose at the New York Hippodrome.
Special features include the musical short, "Yours Sincerely", a Tom and Jerry cartoon, "Jerry and Jumbo", the original overture and the theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, William H. Daniels ; film editor, Richard W. Farrell ; music supervisor, George Stoll.
Participant or Performer Note:
Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby digital surround, 5.1, Region 1, dual-layer format, letterboxed.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned. English or French dialog with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Subject: Circus > Drama.
Musical films.
Feature films.
Topic Heading: Closed-captioned DVDs.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Somerset County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Somerset County Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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