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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0024543399230
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Running Time: 296 minutes
Sales Rank: 69800
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: March 02, 1934
Editorial Review:
Description:
Disc 1: AMBASSADOR BILL 1931 (B&W) Disc 2: DAVID HARUM 1934 (B&W) Disc 3: MR SKITCH -1933 (B&W) Disc 4: TOO BUSY TO WORK 1932 (B&W)
Amazon.com:
Movie fans unfamiliar with the great wit of Will Rogers are in for a treat. The second volume of the Will Rogers Collection features some of Rogers' lesser-known talkie titles, but all showcase the humor and plainspokenness that America in the '20s and '30s ate up by the heaping spoonful. Included in this set are Ambassador Bill (1931), a Marx Brothers-esque romp through the world of international relations; David Harum (1934), in which Rogers plays horse race enthusiast betting on revenge against those who've pull fast ones on him; Mr. Skitch (1933), with the bubbly Zazu Pitts as Rogers' wife, a screwball comedy of the highest order; and Too Busy to Work (1932), in which Rogers re-creates his fan-fave role as Jubilo, a '30s-era hobo who tramps from town to town, avoiding work while trying to track down news of his missing family. The films are as valuable for their snapshots of the early years of the Depression as they are as showcases for the humor of Rogers. The boxed set includes several small, not-to-be-missed featurettes, including 'Jane Withers Remembers,' all of which are a tribute to a golden bygone era. 'People are kind of funny,' says Rogers as Jubilo. 'They'll believe any kind of a lie if it sounds like the truth, but they won't believe the truth if it sounds like a lie.' --A.T. Hurley
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Where is Volume One?
And what are the titles?
I do not see it here on Amazon.
Rating:  - ANOTHER GREAT SET!!!!!
This is another great Will Rogers set that is much welcome. Absolutely great films and DVD quality. Extras are good and I always wish there were more. I would request Fox to release at least 2 more sets of their Rogers films(in fact, I demand it).
Rating: - "In the year of Jubilo."
Will Rogers was a prominent figure in radio and in the movies. He often talked politics, a relevant topic in the Depression years, but always managed to spin the discussions with a bit of humor. His "hometown folk" personality won him plenty of favor with the public, and despite his plain appearance and less-than-polished grammer, he was a top star. Unfortunately, he met an early end in a plane crash in 1935.
The first movie in this set is a short and fun one. Ambassador Bill shows off ... Read More
Rating: - A Year of Jubilo
In less than a year's time we've gotten TWO Will Rogers movie collections, so it seems a bit petty to complain, but--couldn't the titles have been selected a bit more judiciously for Vol. 2? If the plan is to release all the Rogers talkies, fine; but if we're only to get a few of these boxed sets, let's get serious: "Mr. Skitch?" It has a fine cast, some funny moments, a rattle-trap excuse of a plot, and production values so cheap you can hear the pennies jingling--both of 'em.
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