"Actor: Bing Crosby"

• To Catch a Thief / The Country Girl Double Pack | DVD | (22/04/2013) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  To Catch a ThiefThis minor 1955 work by Alfred Hitchcock, one of the lighter entries of his creative peak in the 1950s, is still imbued with the master's stock themes of shared guilt and romantic ambivalence. It is also hardly lacking in Hitchcockian cinematic inventiveness, such as a famous, often-imitated sequence in which some smooching between stars Cary Grant and Grace Kelly is intercut with a fireworks show that just happens to be going on outside in a Riviera setting. Grant plays a reformed cat burglar who is suspected of reviving his trade, though he knows someone else is using his old methods. A very enjoyable experience, but don't get this confused with Hitchcock's other Cary Grant film of that decade, a true masterpiece: North by Northwest. --Tom Keogh The Country GirlIn retrospect, George Seaton's adaptation of The Country Girl seems like the movie that was made to prove that both Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly could act. The tale of an alcoholic actor and singer (Crosby) and his long-suffering wife (Kelly) whose marriage is put to the test when he gets a second chance at stardom, Clifford Odets' drama is chock full of twists and turns designed to give actors a gruelling workout, with its hidden secrets, tortured love story, and frank depiction of the horrors of alcohol abuse. Crosby and Kelly sank their teeth into the meaty roles with gusto (it helped that a rock-solid William Holden was there for each to spark off of), and both were showered with accolades that remained high points of their careers. Crosby was lauded with kudos for turning his charming persona inside-out, but it was Kelly who stole the show, possibly because at the time she was one of the hardest working women in show business. In 1954, the actress appeared in four films, including the Alfred Hitchcock classics Dial M for Murder and Rear Window, and finally ascended to leading-lady status after her stellar supporting turns in High Noon and Mogambo. In typical Hollywood fashion, though, it was only when Kelly shrouded her breathtaking beauty in plain clothes and a dowdy hairdo that she was taken seriously and awarded a Best Actress Oscar--one of the most highly contested ever, as she beat out comeback star Judy Garland's ferocious performance in A Star Is Born. --Mark Englehart

• Silver Screen Classic Collection | DVD | (30/10/2006) from £16.85   |  Saving you £3.14 (18.64%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This Silver screen classics collection brings together some of the greats of the silver screen era. Includes: 1. Road To Bali (1952) 2. My Favourite Brunette (1947) 3. The Outlaw (1943) 4. Made For Each Other (1939) 5. Meet John Doe (1941) 6. Blood On The Sun (1945) 7. His Girl Friday (1940) 8. Penny Serenade (1941) 9. Suddenly (1954) 10. Happy Go Lovely (1951)

• Mary Martin & Ethel Merman - the Ford 50th Anniversary Show | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £18.97   |  Saving you £-0.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Mary Martin And Ethel Merman - The Ford 50th Anniversary Sho

• Road To Bali / The Bob Hope Story | DVD | (22/05/2000) from £6.98   |  Saving you £8.01 (114.76%)   |  RRP £14.99

  ROAD TO BALI is the sixth 'Road' picture featuring the immortal screen combo of Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour and Bing Crosby and the only one in the series made in Technicolor. Hope and Crosby play music hall artists in Australia after the usual series of hilarious mishaps they find themselves on the run and end up in Port Darwin where they are hired as deep-sea divers searching for treasure. Here they meet the lovely Princess McTavish (Lamour). Hope has an encounter with a sea monst

• Grace Kelly Collection | DVD | (09/03/2009) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Grace Kelly Collection

• Bob Hope 100th Anniversary | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  May 29th 2003 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bob Hope; he made audiences laugh in every decade of the 20th century having become a star in vaudeville radio television and in Hollywood movies. This 5 volume collection pays tribute to Bob Hope the boy from Eltham one of the best loved entertainers who ever lived! Comprises: Bob Hope At The Movies Bob Hope On TV The Comedy Hour My Favourite Brunette The Road To Bali.

• Bob Hope's Funniest Moments | DVD | (22/09/2003) from £4.79   |  Saving you £10.20 (68.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  That wit that charm that nose...it could only be Bob Hope one of America's most famous exports. He has been making audiences laugh on radio television and in the movies for more than 60 years. The secret of his success is a combination of clever writing rapid fire delivery and a willingness to get laughs - even at his own expense! This programme contains the hilarious and often unpredictable stage skits that made Bob famous including his best moments entertaining US troops

• Bing Crosby's White Christmas All Star Show | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-0.49 (-3.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Features over 50 stars of stage screen and TV from the golden age of entertainment Includes Bing Crosby singing White Christmas and performances from Lena Horne Dinah Shore Jane Power Betty Hutton Frankie Laine Martha Rae Benny Goodman Quartet and Louis Armstrong

• Family Films | DVD | (07/10/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This box set contains four titles: Charade: Regina's husband is murdered and his money goes missing. A number of searchers come forward to find the money and end up dead. A classic whodunnit. The Millionairess: A spoilt wealthy heiress is able to buy anything she wants. She falls in love with an Indian doctor who foils all her attempts to buy him. At War With The Army: Set in World War II this side-splitting comedy launched Hollywood's most successful partnership. The Road To Bali: Two song-and-dance men get work as divers which takes them to an idyllic tropical island. There they discover priceless jewels and a beautiful princess.

• Road To Hollywood | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £8.69   |  Saving you £-4.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Hollywood Comedy Collection - Vol. 1 | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £30.93   |  Saving you £-9.68 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Road To Rio (Dir. Norman Z. McLeod 1947): To avoid being charged with arson after burning down a circus Hot Lips Barton (Bob Hope) and Scat Sweeney (Bing Crosby) stow away on an ocean bound ship. Aboard the vessel the duo fall for Lucia Maria de Andrade (Dorothy Lamour) who is under the spell of her evil aunt (Gale Sondergaard) who has arranged a marriage for the young beauty. This film was in good hands since many of Hope's best collaborators worked on the picture. Direct

• Road To Bali | DVD | (28/01/2002) from £21.02   |  Saving you £-4.03 (-23.70%)   |  RRP £16.99

• Bing Crosby - The Still Of The Night | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  The Still Of The Night: Documentary on the life and times of Bing Crosby. Road To Bali: Bob Hope Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour team up in their sixth ""Road"" picture Road To Bali which was the only film in the series to be shot in colour. Hope and Crosby star as two out-of-work vaudeville performers who are on the lam. The two are hired by a South Seas prince as deep-sea divers in order to recover a buried treasure. They meet beautiful Princess Lala (Lamour) and vie

• Road To Bali | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £5.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Bing Crosby - Where The Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of The Day | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £7.55   |  Saving you £-0.56 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Crosby was one of the biggest music and movie stars of the mid-20th century. He became a radio star in the early 1930's a silky-smooth crooner who could sing both pop and jazz. As such he is often credited with inspiring Frank Sinatra and other modern pop singers and he was also a celebrated film star winning an Oscar in 1944. This hour long programme includes Crosby's theme song 'The Blue of the Night' 'Pennies From Heaven' 'January In June' and 'White Christmas'; which remains a

• Edsel Show, The - Starring Bing Crosby With Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney And Louis Armstrong | DVD | (23/05/2005) from £13.48   |  Saving you £-3.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Ford Motors put on a massive star-studded network television spectacular to give their new Edsel maximum exposure. Bing Crosby was hired to host a live jazz music extravaganza on CBS Television shortly after the Edsel's introduction. Crosby convinced pals Frank Sinatra Rosemary Clooney and Louis Armstrong to join him with a 'surprise' visit by Bob Hope. These well known and loved entertainers were at the peak of their careers at the time and their presence virtually assured a m

• Happy Holidays With Bing & Frank | DVD | (06/12/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-4.54 (-34.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Frank Sinatra: Happy Holidays With Bing & Frank

• FRANK SINATRA - The Premier Collection Vol 3 | DVD | (13/04/2009) from £4.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Hound Dog Entertainment proudly presents three fantastic hour long television shows starring Frank Sinatra and the cream of 1950's musical entertainment. Episode 1: In 1957 the Ford car company authorized a live star-studded network television spectacular to give their new Edsel maximum publicity. Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby were hired with pals Rosemary Clooney Louis Armstrong and a surprise visit by Bob Hope. Episode 2: In this Timex Special - High Hopes - Old Blue Eyes pairs up with fellow Rat Packer Dean Martin and crooner Bing Crosby. Episode 3: Cole Porter's classic musical/comedy Anything Goes starring Frank Sinatra and Ethel Merman ably supported by Bert Lahr and Sheree North. Sinatra is on top of his form singing Porter's music live.

• The All Star Christmas Show | DVD | (18/12/2006) from £9.98   |  Saving you £-1.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  This 1958 seasonal spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed overseas. Over 50 top names from stage screen and TV appear in this truly all star concert film. Featuring memorable performances from Bob Hope George Burns Bing Crosby Louis Amstrong and many more.

• Road to Bali (Colourised) / Road To Hollywood (Black & White) | DVD | (01/11/2000) from £9.97   |  Saving you £-5.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Road To Bali is the sixth 'Road' picture featuring the immortal screen combo of Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour and Bing Crosby and the only one in the series made in Technicolor. Hope and Crosby play music hall artists in Australia after the usual series of hilarious mishaps they find themselves on the run and end up in Port Darwin where they are hired as deep-sea divers searching for treasure. Here they meet the lovely Princess McTavish (Lamour). Hope has an encounter with a sea monster but manages to secure the treasure and all three escape to Bali. The chuckle factor is highly flavoured with cameo appearances by Jane Russell Humphrey Bogart Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.