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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786305512103 Format: Color, Letterboxed, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, NTSC ISBN: 6305512108 Label: Starz / Anchor Bay Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay Release Date: July 20, 1999 Running Time: 141 minutes Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Theatrical Release Date: June 23, 1967 Sales Rank: 56389 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Reportedly the last feature to be personally shepherded by Walt Disney himself, The Happiest Millionaire is a stubbornly old-fashioned musical intended to build on the success of Mary Poppins, relying on songs and score from Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, the studio's resident songwriting team responsible for the hits of Poppins. Despite that pedigree, and a cast headlined by Fred MacMurray, Greer Garson, Tommy Steele, Geraldine Page, and, in their screen debuts, Lesley Anne Warren and John Davidson, the would-be successor wound up a white elephant. Released in 1967, a watershed year for youth culture and social upheaval, The Happiest Millionaire romanticizes Philadelphia's upper crust circa 1916. Its title character, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle (MacMurray), is a militant industrialist urging America's mobilization against Germany, and noteworthy for an eccentric lifestyle that includes his own bible study classes, martial arts training, and (in a lone nod toward any remotely modern social values) a readiness to empower his lovely, headstrong daughter, Cordelia (Warren). Under Norman Tokar's busy but routine direction, the project does muster moments of charm, and packs its story line with enough twists to partly explain its excessive 144-minute length. But the unintended irony of paeans to capitalism and conservative politics in an era of Sgt. Pepper isn't masked by the Shermans' music, which is eminently forgettable, despite the game mugging of Tommy Steele as an immigrant Irish butler. Equally game is MacMurray, but as a singer, he's no Rex Harrison. Viewers hungry for a family musical with bright production values may be more forgiving. For the film's most ardent fans, Anchor Bay has also released an even longer, widescreen "Road Show" edition of the first-run theatrical version, clocking in at 164 minutes and duplicated on two VHS cassettes. --Sam Sutherland Average Rating:
 Rating:  - One of the best Disney movies ever!I don't know how anyone could help but love this movie! Fred MacMurray plays the character of Anthony Drexel Biddle (based on a real person by the same name) who is not only a loving father and husband, but an un-pretentious millionaire and patriot who doesn't care what others think of quirky ways. He teaches Bible-Boxing classes (learning to box while reciting scripture to song), has pet alligators, is a major influence to the military in time of war, and has a family and staff as quirky as he ... Read More Rating: - One of Disney's GreatestOh this movie has it all.... boxing, dancing, alligators ,and cute romance! This disney movie is one of the best comedy musicals ever! You have got to see it! Rating: - Great GiftI bought this a as a gift for my sister in law and she absolutely loved it! Rating: - The Happiest MillionaireThis movie is a true treasure! Our family has truly enjoyed it. It is full of music, Family love and Values! Rating: - Classic family memoriesI still love this movie. It was a movie we watched all the time when I was growing up and I love that the DVD has scenes that I had never seen before. This is truly a classic that will get you singing along by the end of the movie. Browse for similar items by category:
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