Product Details

• Actors: Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore, John Carroll
• Directors: Busby Berkeley, Norman Z. McLeod
• Writers: Jack McGowan, John McClain, Kay Van Riper
• Producers: Arthur Freed
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: February 24, 1995
• Run Time: 112 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302077834
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #148,394 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Everyone in this movie is terrific, and the story, about the humorously tempestuous relationship of a songwriting couple played by Ann Sothern and Robert Young, is one of the better ones among musicals of the period. The songs and dances are great, too, with two of the high points being Sothern's "The Last Time I Saw Paris" and Eleanor Powell's dancing finale. But most amazing of all is Powell's duet with her dog. This number should be rated along with Fred Astaire's dance on the ceiling in "Royal Wedding" and Donald O'Connor's "Make 'Em Laugh" as one of the best of all time. If you're looking for social commentary, turn on NPR. If you want something deep, find a stable and pick up a shovel. This movie was meant to be fun and entertaining, and it succeeds perfectly.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lot of Fun and Great Musical Numbers, October 12, 2004

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Scaramouche (Redlands, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lady Be Good [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Everyone in this movie is terrific, and the story, about the humorously tempestuous relationship of a songwriting couple played by Ann Sothern and Robert Young, is one of the better ones among musicals of the period. The songs and dances are great, too, with two of the high points being Sothern's "The Last Time I Saw Paris" and Eleanor Powell's dancing finale. But most amazing of all is Powell's duet with her dog. This number should be rated along with Fred Astaire's dance on the ceiling in "Royal Wedding" and Donald O'Connor's "Make 'Em Laugh" as one of the best of all time. If you're looking for social commentary, turn on NPR. If you want something deep, find a stable and pick up a shovel. This movie was meant to be fun and entertaining, and it succeeds perfectly.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ELEANOR POWELL DANCING...WOW !!!, July 31, 2007

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Robert M. Bonnett "bobbinthehouse" (towson, md.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lady Be Good [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Well it would be Wow if we could enjoy it the way it was meant to be seen. MGM please re-master this on DVD and let those of us without VHS enjoy it !!! VHS is dead !!!!!DVD NOW !!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars In a word, tedious., November 6, 2008

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P. Lappin (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lady Be Good [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm a big Ann Sothern fan, but she is awfully bland in "Lady Be Good." She's stuck with a sub-par screenplay and very little to work with. For real laughs, watch her in any of her Maisie movies (sadly not available on DVD). Why Arthur Freed produced this dreck is anybody's guess. Robert Young -- who co-starred with Sothern in "Maisie" -- looks uncomfortable throughout. Not all MGM musicals are classics, alas.