Silver Screen Romances (The Solid Gold Cadillac / We Were Strangers / Angels Over Broadway / Music in My Heart / The Marrying Kind / It Should Happen to You / Adam Had Four Sons / Down to Earth)

Set includes several movies I've seen before and several I have not. Bought a set for myself and another for a friend. Price point (at time of purchase) was reasonable and liked that they included a mix of films. Several feature Judy Holliday...she's always funny! Recommended for those that enjoy classic films in B/W.

great value for old movies

Call it nostalgia, but the older I get the more I look to the past for great films. What you get on this Mill Creek Entertainment collection are eight solid films produced by Columbia Pictures from 1940 to 1956. This is a two-disc collection with four films on each disc. Because these are one-sided discs, there are zero extras included--not even closed captioning. But for the price, these films are a real bargain. The overall picture quality runs from good to very good. The sound quality is excellent. Here's what you get:"Solid Gold Cadillac" (1956, 99 min., black & white/color) Worth noting: The film is narrated by George Burns; also, the final scene (about 30 seconds) was shot in technicolor to show off the "solid gold Cadillac." The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) gave it a 7.6 rating out of 10."We Were Strangers" (1949, 105 min, black & white) Directed by John Huston right after "Key Largo" and before "The Asphalt Jungle." IMDB rating: 6.7"Angels over Broadway" (1940, 79 min, black & white) IMDB rating: 6.6"Music in My Heart" (1940, 70 min, black & white) This is a musical; "It's a Blue World" is sung by Tony Martin and was nominated for an Oscar; music by Andre Kastelanetz. IMDB rating: 6.3"The Marrying Kind" (1952, 92 min., black & white) IMDB rating: 7.0"It Should Happen to You" (1954, 87 min., black & white) This was Jack Lemmon's first major film role. IMDB rating: 7.3"Adam Had Four Sons" (1941, 80 min., black & white) Fay Wray (of "King Kong" fame) is included in this film. IMDB rating: 6.5"Down to Earth" (1947, 101 min., color) This musical comedy is a sequel to 1941's "Here Comes Mr. Jordan," plus it is the only film shot in technicolor. Note: All vocals are dubbed; none of the on-screen performers actually sing. IMDB rating: 6.3Overall, these are enjoyable films at an unbeatable price. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Put on your sweats and pop the corn. This is so much BINGE fun.

I bought this mainly for the 3 Judy Holliday films, and they are all wonderful indeed. What a great talent she was, and what wonderful films she appeared in! My favorites are "The Solid Gold Cadillac" in which she plays a small stockholder, Laura Partridge, who takes on a big corporation's board of directors, and "It Should Happen To You" where she plays Gladys Glover, who decides she would like to make a famous name for herself by renting a prominent billboard in NYC, leading to a still very relevant and funny film about the nature of fame in a celebrity-obsessed culture. Plus she plays opposite Jack Lemmon, making his auspicious film debut, and Peter Lawford as a sexy ladies' man. The third film, more of a comedy-drama "The Marrying Kind" examines a marriage mostly in flashbacks when Judy and husband Aldo Ray come before a judge to end their union. These films were written by such famous and accomplished writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin (playwright of her most famous film "Born Yesterday") and George S. Kaufman and Abe Burrows and directed by George Cukor and Richard Quine, and are very high quality films. They certainly hold up to repeated viewing, and the first two especially are wonderfully funny escapist entertainment. The charming, beautiful and hilariously funny Judy Holliday made too few films in her short life, but these are among her best.The 5 other films are very interesting as well. I particularly liked "Adam Had 4 Sons" with Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter and Susan Hayward, "We Were Strangers" with John Garfield and Jennifer Jones, and Rita Hayworth was lovely in the others. This collection is a very good value indeed!

My elderly mother watched The Solid Gold Cadillac on TCM and fell in love with Judy Holiday's character. I decided to buy the movie for her to watch whenever she wanted, since there are so few movies she truly enjoys. This set was essentially the same price as buying the one movie. Video and sound transfer is good quality. She's enjoyed the other movies in the set as well. Overall, great deal.

My wife is always liked old movies so this adds to our collection

I would have given this 2 stars, but apparently 3 stars is the only level of negative review that ever gets shown here. Only 2 of these movies are even worth watching, "Solid Gold Cadillac" and "Adam Had Four Sons". But I'll review them all anyway.Solid Gold Cadillac: Very fun movie. Probably worth the cost of this set by itself, but still no reason to waste one's time through the rest of the set.We Were Strangers: Somewhat difficult to follow unless one is completely absorbed in the movie and nothing else. Might have historic value, but little entertainment value.Angels Over Broadway: This movie is mildly entertaining, but only if one enjoys the gambling genre, not the romantic.Music In My Heart: Lame plot, lame music. Not worth a second viewing.The Marrying Kind: Fairly engaging, but still not worth a second viewing. Certainly not a silver screen romance.It Should Happen to You: Ok fine, begrudgingly entertaining and funny, if one likes Judy Holliday. But her voice annoys me.Adam Had Four Sons: Excellent movie, if one likes the extreme emotion of Ingrid Bergman. I was actually quite captivated. But still not a silver screen romance.Down to Earth: Extremely weird movie, not worth watching.There, have I helped anyone decide not to waste money on this set?

I brought these DVDs because i like old movies and if I were to buy them one at time it would cost a lot. I brought them for £3.65 which is a bargain good picture and sound quality

excellent

well pleased

Quality good even though the movies were 'old'. Packaging as always good and delivery as stated on original confirmation e-mail.Thank you

This set of 8 films from Columbia Studios is a bargain. The films are all good quality and cover the period 40's -50's. To have them all together in one set is a bonus. If you are a fan of films from that era then this is for you.