Bing Crosby [VHS]
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Actor: Bill Mumy, Dave Hoffman, Harry Smith, Jack Perkins, Peter GravesWriter: Agnes Nixon
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 60 minutes
Release Date: 1996-12-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Studio: A&E Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Bing Crosby [VHS]
Movie Review: Unusual footage makes this a winner
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a standard made-for-TV biography, but it has some excellent elements to it. There is an abundance of little-known film footage of Bing which really enhances the presentation. They include fan footage of Crosby at the horse races at Del Mar and Santa Anita and some behind the scenes footage of Hope and Crosby at charity events, on the Paramount lot and playing golf. There isn't a great deal of actual clips from Bing's movies pre-1950, which is a trifle disappointing. There is virtually no clips of him singing life, except a brief clip of him in London, entertaining the troops in 1944. The interviews are interesting, though not terribly revealing. Rosemary Clooney has the most depth and explains Bing's notorious reticence and distance from other people. She says he relaxed more in later years with his second family. Kathryn Crosby is also shown, though her remarks on Bing are short and she says little new. None of his children from his marriage to Dixie or Kathryn is interviewed. We are thankfully spared commentary from Gary Crosby and the "Bing beat his kids" angle is not focused. There's too much emphasis on Bing's later life, probably because they can pad the story with clips from various 60's TV shows. I'd have liked to see more material on his early career with the Rhythm Boys, Whiteman and the Philco radio show, but the program is a solid effort. If you're a Crosby fan, you'll find much to praise here.
Summary of Bing Crosby [VHS]
He was one of the most popular and successful entertainers in history yet perhaps the one we knew least. Bing Crosby sold almost half a billion records, won an Academy Award for Best Actor, and was a top radio and television star. His business empire included horse tracks, a major corporation and a baseball team. But since his death a darker side of Crosby has emerged: he was accused of being a cold man, an absentee husband, and an abusive father. Here, both his public and private sides are revealed as never before. Interviews with close associates, feature film footage, archival newsreels, sound recordings, and family photographs paint a complex portrait of this multi-faceted man.BIOGRAPHY presents an extraordinary examination of this entertainment giant: Bing Crosby, America's Crooner.General Video
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