Biography - Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment [VHS]
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Actor: BiographyEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 50 minutes
Release Date: 1998-11-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Studio: A&E Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Biography - Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment [VHS]
Movie Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent biopic of the greatest entertainer this world has ever seen... or is likely to. It looks not only at his considerable talents but also looks inside the man too and reveals some of his hidden demons. It even suggest what it was that drove him to be the best. If you're a fan, or even if you're not, this is a must see.Movie Review: a true ground breaker
Summary: 5 Stars
Sammy Davis Jr. opened the door for countless other African-american Entertainers. this video highlights his impact and his will to being one of the greatest entertainers ever.he is a true ground-breaker.Movie Review: Truely an Un-touchable in the entertainment industry
Summary: 5 Stars
Very well documented and informative. A great tribute to a one of a kind entertainer
Summary of Biography - Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment [VHS]
Saga of one of show biz's most talented and popular performers. Traces his long career from tap-dancing days in vaudeville--he was a smash at the tender age of 3--to his many triumphs in nightclubs, movies, and on Broadway. Covers the story of the auto accident which cost him an eye, and his sensational marriage to May Britt.They didn't call him "Mr. Entertainment" for nothing. Everyone of Gen-X age--or younger--should pop this baby in the VCR to see what made a star a star before postproduction technology could bail out the "talent." Filled with clips that date to the 1930s, the producers were smart enough to let them speak for themselves. There's Davis tap dancing away as a little boy, showcased in footage from a 1964 television special, and appearing on TV talk shows in another era, with his cigarette smoke swirling about him. There's no shortage of intriguing details--he helped break the color barrier in Las Vegas, had "Frank Sinatra envy" despite considering the fellow Rat Packer a close friend, postponed his wedding to his second wife until after JFK's inaugural (because she was white), and once tried to commit suicide by driving off a cliff. Punctuating the human drama is a lot of sensational footage, including his last public performance, when, although weakened by chemotherapy, he still went toe-to-toe with Gregory Hines, another tap-dance great, and won. --Valerie J. Nelson
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