Product Details

• Actors: Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W.C. Fields, George Burns, Gracie Allen
• Directors: Elliott Nugent, Leo McCarey, Norman Z. McLeod
• Writers: Don Hartman, Douglas MacLean, Frank R. Adams, Harry Ruskin, J.P. McEvoy
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Paramount Pictures
• DVD Release Date: May 6, 2003
• Run Time: 204 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007GZR4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,142 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Here Comes Cookie / Love in Bloom / Six of a Kind" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Includes here comes cookie love in bloom and six of a kind. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/06/2003 Rating: Nr

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Burns & Allen only guests in "their" movies but Gracie sings, January 9, 2004

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Scott MacGillivray (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Comes Cookie / Love in Bloom / Six of a Kind (DVD)

Vaudeville and radio stars George Burns and Gracie Allen seldom starred in their movies; they were usually comedy relief or part of an all-star format. This DVD features the only two "Burns & Allen" features, and at times you'll think they're merely guest stars, because they aren't always the center of attention.

HERE COMES COOKIE (which does NOT feature the hit tune of that name) has tycoon George Barbier discouraging fortune hunters, by temporarily entrusting his money to scatterbrained Gracie, much to secretary George's consternation. Gracie promptly turns the mansion into a theatrical flophouse! You might be scratching your head at some of this -- it wanders from scene to scene haphazardly and sometimes abruptly -- but there are some good gags and Gracie sings a Latin number, "The Vamp of the Pampas." A fun little quickie, accent on "little."

LOVE IN BLOOM (which does not feature the title song but DOES feature "Here Comes Cookie" sung by Gracie -- typical Gracie Allen logic!) is the story of hard-boiled Dixie Lee (Mrs. Bing Crosby) and softhearted Joe Morrison trying to get along in the big city. Joe Morrison (in a role perhaps intended for Bing) has a pleasant manner and a very easy way with dialogue; he should have gone farther in pictures. Burns & Allen are the nominal stars but they appear only occasionally as a couple of carnival employees.

SIX OF A KIND is a 63-minute exercise in frustration directed by Leo McCarey. Burns & Allen play traveling companions from hell, who make a cross-country automobile trip miserable for Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland. W. C. Fields and Alison Skipworth are seen in the second half as a shifty sheriff and a hotel proprietor. Director McCarey concentrates on all the cruel and terrible complications, making Gracie unsympathetic instead of charming. Fields does his celebrated "pool table" routine, but it's Charlie Ruggles who steals the film with his understated reactions and remarks.

Universal deserves applause for releasing these seldom-seen comedies from the vault. The three features are all on one single-sided disc, with no apparent loss in quality. Movie buffs will enjoy the set; those who only care about George and Gracie will have to sit through (or fast-forward through) a lot of other stuff, but the Burns & Allen routines are worth waiting for. Excellent picture and sound quality throughout.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Burns and Allen films: 2 gems and 1 dud, July 27, 2007

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Stephen H. Wood "Film scholar and vintage mov... (South San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Comes Cookie / Love in Bloom / Six of a Kind (DVD)

GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN: THREE MOVIES is a wildly uneven collection of Depression era comedies. The Paramount studio print masters look and sound gorgeous, and the packaging is attractive. All three movies come on one side of one disk, which presented no technical problem for me. It is easy to go from one movie to another.

HERE COMES COOKIE (1935--****) is a good introduction to the comedy of George Burns and Gracie Allen because they play themselves and have the lead roles. George is straight man to Gracie's screwball pun mistakes. In Depression era Manhattan, millionaire George Barbier stupidly entrusts his entire fortune to Gracie (!), so she naturally (for her) invites all of the unemployed drama actors in the city to her mansion. There must be a hundred of them, eating and playing musical instruments constantly. George can't take a bath because there is a live seal on ice in the tub! At the climax, Gracie has carpenters tear the place apart to transform the house into a theater. This is a wonderful and nutty comedy, only 65 minutes.

SIX OF A KIND (1935--*****) is a zany delight with six major stars given almost equal time over a tight and fast 62 minutes. Charlie Ruggles and wife Mary Boland want to drive from New York to Hollywood. George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Gracie's pet German shepherd answer their ad for companions to share gas money. Unknown to Ruggles, he is falsely accused of being an embezzler, and the movie gets no further than a dusty Nevada town. There, the town's major hotel is run by W.C. Fields (who even gets to play pool in one scene) and Alison Skipworth, who are always welcome. SIX OF A KIND was directed by Leo McCarey, who had Laurel and Hardy silents behind him and GOING MY WAY a decade ahead of him. This one is a comedy gem.

LOVE IN BLOOM (1935--**)--is, alas, a dud with Burns and Allen badly miscast as a husband and wife traveling circus act who take a back seat to a mediocre young lovers subplot. Dixie Lee (Mrs. Bing Crosby) plays George's sister, who falls in love with struggling songwriter Joe Morrison. Too often Burns and Allen take a backseat to Dixie and Joe. One good song: "My Heart is an Open Book." There are far better Burns and Allen movies, including the other two movies on this disk.

The only real bonuses are two theatrical trailers. I wish Universal would add some new filmmaking and vintage comedy/drama shorts, even if they have to charge a bit more than $12.95. The front cover includes three color lobby cards. Rent this disk and only watch the first two movies.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest film ever made, February 10, 2008

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E.J. Pitt "EJP" (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Here Comes Cookie / Love in Bloom / Six of a Kind (DVD)

'Six of a kind' is possibly the funniest film ever made. I hadn't seen it for 30 years, but I found I remembered the entire thing. Fabulous cast of comics: W.C. Fields, Charlie Ruggles, Alison Skipworth, Mary Boland, and George and Gracie ('for short') and the biggest dog in the movies. Brief early appearance by Walter Brennan.

Packaged with two more Burns & Allen gems, but worth it on its own.

Do not miss.