Product Details

• Actors: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008
• Run Time: 404 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001CW7ZZS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,078 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collection, Vol. 2 (All Mine to Give / Holiday Affair / It Happened on 5th Avenue / Blossoms in the Dust)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Genre: Christmas
Rating: NR
Release Date: 11-NOV-2008
Media Type: DVD

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The second of two holiday collections from WHV, July 26, 2008

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This review is from: Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collection, Vol. 2 (All Mine to Give / Holiday Affair / It Happened on 5th Avenue / Blossoms in the Dust) (DVD)

Of the four films in this collection, only "Blossoms in the Dust" will not be available as a single DVD. The following is the press release.

All Mine To Give (1957)
A touching drama, All Mine To Give tells the sad story of six pioneer children who struggle to stay together on Christmas Day following the deaths of their parents. It stars Patty McCormack and Glynnis Johns along with Ellen Corby. This is perhaps one of the saddest movies I've ever seen, and I can remember the first time I saw it 40 years ago when I was 10.

Holiday Affair (1949)
This classic Christmas romantic comedy stars Janet Leigh as a poor young widow torn between a boring successful businessman and a romantic ne'er-do-well. Robert Mitchum and Wendell Corey co-star. I'm sure you can figure out which actor plays which man. This movie is very mature and realistic. Nobody is all bad or all good in this film.

It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
This screwball comedy is about a hobo and friends who move into a mansion while the owners are out of town for their Christmas holiday. The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and stars Don DeFore and Ann Harding.

Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon star in this true story of Edna Gladney, a woman who devoted her life to finding homes for unwanted infants. Felix Bressart co-stars. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. This film is good, but doesn't tell anywhere close to the true story of Edna Gladney. She didn't need all of the family melodrama portrayed in the film to motivate her, and she was a real force in the care of children in Fort Worth,Tx. throughout her life.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great movies, minimal presentation, September 30, 2009

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This review is from: Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collection, Vol. 2 (All Mine to Give / Holiday Affair / It Happened on 5th Avenue / Blossoms in the Dust) (DVD)

Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collection, Vol. 2 (All Mine to Give / Holiday Affair / It Happened on 5th Avenue / Blossoms in the Dust)

I wish people would review the actual product and not the movies! It's bothersome to wade through the many wanna-be movie reviewers to get to any information about the product, which is what we're here to purchase! One can get competent movie reviews elsewhere.

Each DVD comes in a keepcase, and the covers contain classic or original poster artwork. However, if you are a fan of Vol 1, don't expect the same here! The DVD presentations of these movies is extremely minimal. There are NO extra materials, no direct scene access, just play the movie or setup languages (subtitles). While the movies themselves have chapter stops, you can't even get to a specific chapter from the menus.

Vol 1 had fantastic presentations, with extra materials, period shorts and cartoons, and trailers. If you're expecting the same for Vol 2, you'll be disappointed. However, if you're a fan of classic movies and specifically these movies, you will find a few hours of enjoyment here.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Classic Movies Set Against Holiday Season..., February 10, 2010

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BRIAN A. O'DELL "njsquarebear" (Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warner Brothers Classic Holiday Collection, Vol. 2 (All Mine to Give / Holiday Affair / It Happened on 5th Avenue / Blossoms in the Dust) (DVD)

The degree to which these movies are "Christmas-y" are very mixed, beforewarned. The drama 'Holiday Affair' with Rober Mitchum and Janet Leigh being the most (though one feels sorry for the Wendell Corey character who loses his long-time love). "It Happened On 5th Avenue' is a light classic comedy set against the post-WWII era and ends with a Christmas scene which shows that 'family' should not just be limited to one's biological family... include any and all folks who might be alone that day! "All Mine to Give" has to be the saddest and most bittersweet holiday movie ever made - It's a wonderful film, believe me, esp. if you are in a particularly 'blue Christmas' mood and feel the need to shed a few tears! It is definitely NOT the movie to show with small kids present, who I think would be quite upset after viewing it, since it is about children who are made orphans right before Christmas. My least favorite movie was "Blossoms in the Dust"... it's not a bad movie, though not particularly great either, and strikes me as bit of filler material for this collection.