Product: The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection (Babes in Arms / Babes on Broadway / Girl Crazy / Strike Up the Band) (2007)
Rating: 5.0
Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection
The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection (Babes in Arms / Babes on Broadway / Girl Crazy / Strike Up the Band)I just received this wonderful set & the packaging is very good. I do notice a lot more use of card now rather than plastic in the packaging these days. The stretch wrap on mine was pulled too tight. I have these discs also on Laserdiscs and the difference in quality is hugely noticeable. The extras are normal & a friend who viewed the Mickey Rooney interview with Robert Osborne thoroughly enjoyed this welcome item.I have listened to the John Fricke commentary track on Babes in Arms(1939) and John makes an error saying that Rodgers & Hart's Isn't It Romantic is from Crosby/Fields(1935)Mississippi. This is from Love Me Tonight(Jeannette MacDonald 1932) but Paramount did often use these numbers as background on other films. He mentions the final scene with the FDR excised footage replaced in this print but doesn't mention that previously on Laserdisc this had been reinserted with Spanish subtitles from the found 16mm print. The subtitles do not appear on the this new DVD.The one hoped for addition to this set was missing, the 1932 RKO Girl Crazy. Hopefully, this will appear with something else in the future.Babes on Broadway has an unbilled appearance of Margaret O'Brien where she is called by one of her real names. Guy Kibbee's versatility as an actor is seen in Babes in Arms & Girl Crazy.Overall these films have more than one performer whose life ended tragically and watching these films and seeing the fine performances of these people will always be very sad.