Product Details

• Actors: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart
• Directors: Alfred Zeisler, George Stevens, Howard Hawks
• Writers: Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer, Charles MacArthur, E. Phillips Oppenheim, John L. Balderston
• Format: Black & White, DVD, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Vintage Home Ent.
• DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Run Time: 265 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000A02V2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #88,942 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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  #26 in	Movies & TV > Classics > Classic Directors > Stevens, George
  #52 in	Movies & TV > Classics > Classic Directors > Hawks, Howard
  #86 in	Movies & TV > Classics > Classic Stars > Grant, Cary

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Customer Reviews

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101 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the full versions, June 19, 2004

By A Customer

I bought this DVD because it seemed like a good deal, however it does not have the full versions of the movie. It has @90 min versions.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 3/4 Penny?, March 1, 2008

By	Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

A question of running times has been raised for the three movies in VINTAGE HOME ENTERTAINMENT's CLASSICS OF CARY GRANT. The assertion that all three are only 90 minutes each is somewhat impossible, as one of these pictures has always clocked in at 80 minutes ("The Amazing Adventure"). A second ("His Girl Friday") is only 92 minutes in length to begin with. It's doubtful that much if any of this comedy has been excised. That leaves the superb melodrama "Penny Serenade." This one clearly must have been tampered with, as the manufacturer's reported running time is 265 minutes for the box (80+92=172, a balance of 93) and this movie's supposed to be two hours long.

SYNOPSES:

THE AMAZING ADVENTURE-- On a dare from his doctor, a son of wealth tries to live a working class existence for a full year without touching his inheritance. Money (or the lack of it) was a common cinematic theme during the depths of the Great Depression.

HIS GIRL FRIDAY-- Based on the Hecht/MacArthur stageplay "The Front Page." Newpaper editor tries to stop his ace reporter ex-wife's remarriage by tempting her with a news story about a sensational murder trial. Superb cast includes Cliff Edwards (the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's PINOCCHIO). Directed by Howard Hawks.

PENNY SERENADE-- A story of married life told in flashback: the memories various songs on records evoke. A young couple unable to have children adopt a daughter who later dies. This tragedy plus financial woes ruins the marriage, that is, until a fortuitous event. Edgar Buchanan in support is outstanding. Screenplay by Marx Bros. favorite, Morrie Ryskind.


GINGER ROGERS COLLECTION is another interesting 3-pack of vintage motion pictures.

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Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.

(6.2) The Amazing Adventure ("The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss") (1936) - Cary Grant/Mary Brian/Peter Gawthorne

(8.1) His Girl Friday (1940) - Cary Grant/Rosalind Russell/Ralph Bellamy/Gene Lockhart/Frank Jenks/Regis Toomey/Billy Gilbert

(7.1) Penny Serenade (1941) - Cary Grant/Irene Dunne/Beulah Bondi/Edgar Buchanan/Ann Doran