Van Johnson
1) Go for Broke
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Language
English
Description
During World War II, Lt. Michael Grayson (Van Johnson) is a newly commissioned Army officer who is put in charge of Japanese-American soldiers, who form the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Grayson is bigoted and uneasy about the assignment, but when the unit goes into combat in Italy, he admires their courage and determination. The 442nd eventually becomes the most decorated unit in the U.S. Army.
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Language
English
Description
Van Johnson stars as the legendary piper, playing enchanted music that can only be heard by children and rats! This filmed version of the famous Robert Browning poem, which was originally presented as an NBC TV Thanksgiving special, stars Claude Rains, Jim Backus, and Kay Starr, features cinematography by three-time Oscar nominee William E. Snyder (The Loves of Carmen), and was directed by Bretaigne Windust (June Bride, Perfect Strangers).
Publisher
Vina Distributor
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 223 min.) sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Till the clouds roll by, is a musical biography of famous songwriter, Jerome Kern.
In Royal wedding, a brother and sister Broadway dance team bring their act to London at the time of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding.
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Language
English
Description
Loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited", The Last Time I Saw Paris tells the story of American Charles Wills (Van Johnson) who returns to Paris and reminisces about his life there after its liberation following WWII. It was then he met Marion (Donna Reid) and also Helen (Elizabeth Taylor), whom he married. Following a tragedy, Charles left Paris but now back, does not know what the future may hold. Director Richard Brooks went on...
