Our Dancing Daughters (Blu-ray, 2023) NEW Joan Crawford John Mack Brown classic

Description: PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE BIDDING AND ASKING ANY QUESTIONS ITEM DESCRIPTION This BLURAY is BRAND NEW!! FACTORY SEALED!! NEVER OPENED!! It includes all the original cases, covers, inserts and, of course, the disc(s) itself. From the manufacturer Our Dancing Daughters Joan Crawford had been under contract at M-G-M for several years giving fine performances in many films without “breaking through”. When she heard about a film in the works called “The Dancing Girl”, Crawford fought for the role and won. It was her performance as “jazz baby” Diana Medford in this film that changed it all, and shot her to stardom. Ultimately titled OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS, Crawford’s energy practically bursts off the screen, as she portrays Diana as a lady who knows how to Charleston! However, the real truth is that it’s all a guise. Deep inside, Diana is virtuous and idealistic. Her baby-faced friend Ann (Anita Page) is actually amoral and selfish. She will stop at nothing to trap noble and dependable Ben Blaine (John Mack Brown) into marriage, breaking Diana’s heart. Ben eventually wises up to Ann’s true nature, as well as his own feelings for Diana. This story of “flaming youth” is a telling reflection of the time in which it was made. Accordingly, this 1928 film has been meticulously restored for this Blu-ray release, with both its image and audio (its original synchronized score of music and sound effects) meticulously restored. JOAN CRAWFORD Truly a screen legend in every sense of the word, the Oscar winning actress was born Lucille LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas on March 23, 1904. Her childhood was not an easy one, given that her parents had split even before she was born. With several stepfathers in her life, and not much attention at home, she yearned to break free, aiming for a career in show business. She eventually got to New York, where she found work as a dancer and was soon noticed by an M-G-M producer who offered her a screen test. By 1925 she was under contract, and she rose from bit parts to more notable roles, but fame and stardom evaded her. That all changed when her leading role in OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS catapulted her to stardom upon its release in 1928. Thereafter, Crawford became one of the studio’s biggest stars, and she had no problem in the transition from silents to ‘talkies’. Crawford’s name on a film meant success at the box-office, and this was clearly evident when she starred along with Greta Garbo, John & Lionel Barrymore and Wallace Beery in the studio’s all-star production of GRAND HOTEL (1932). The resurgence of film musicals (thanks to Warner Bros.’ 42nd STREET) cast Crawford in the titular role of DANCING LADY (1933) which was one of her eight films starring opposite Clark Gable. The film also marked the screen debut of Fred Astaire, who had his first musical pas-de-deux with Crawford in the film. Her other notable roles of the period were in SADIE McKEE, I LIVE MY LIFE, CHAINED and THE BRIDE WORE RED. In 1939, she shared the screen with Norma Shearer and Rosalind Russell playing ‘bad girl’ Crystal Allen in George Cukor’s magnificent film version of Claire Booth’s stage success THE WOMEN. Cukor also directed Crawford’s superb performance in 1941’s A WOMAN’S FACE, but the film was barely profitable. Following the exits of Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer from M-G-M, Crawford saw that she was being passed over with the best scripts going to younger actresses. Devastated, she left the studio after 18 years under contract. The dark period didn’t last long when Jack L. Warner eagerly signed her to his studio. It was at Warner Bros. that Crawford had her resurgence, and when cast in Michael Curtiz’ 1945 production of MILDRED PIERCE, her performance earned her the coveted Best Actress Oscar. More hit pictures at Warner Bros. followed including HUMORESQUE and POSSESSED (1947). The 1950s saw Crawford leave WB to freelance, and she had another box-office hit in 1952’s SUDDEN FEAR. In 1956, Crawford bid farewell to the screen when she married Pepsi-Cola executive Alfred Steele. Steele’s death in April of 1959 saw Crawford take an active role at Pepsi-Cola while taking occasional acting roles. Another big break came when she and her alleged ‘arch-rival’ Bette Davis starred in WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (1962). The film was a huge box-office hit and resuscitated Crawford’s screen career. Several films with a ‘grand guinol’ sensibility followed in BABY JANE’s wake including STRAIT JACKET (1964), BERSERK (1967) and her last big screen appearance in the British Hammer Film production of TROG (1970). Television appearances had been common for her throughout the 1960s and early ‘70s, most notably an episode of Rod Serling’s anthology series called NIGHT GALLERY (1969) in which Crawford was directed by 22 year-old Steven Spielberg. Crawford continued to make occasional public appearances until 1974, and passed away from cancer on May 10, 1977, at the age of 73. JOHN MACK BROWN (a/k/a JOHNNY MACK BROWN) Collegiate football “star” John Mack Brown followed his graduation from the University of Alabama with a trip westward. Brown wanted to follow in the footsteps of others like him, with the aim of screen stardom. He made his first appearance in an M-G-M baseball comedy starring William Haines in 1927. Under contract to Metro and billed as “John Mack Brown”, he had high hopes for screen stardom. Cast as leading man opposite Joan Crawford in OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS, it looked like he was going to stay on top at the studio. Several more films followed, and when sound came in, he starred opposite Crawford in MONTANA MOON (1930), which assuaged any fears that his voice wouldn’t be suitable for “talkies”. The studio then cast him in the titular role of BILLY THE KID (1930), directed by King Vidor, followed by THE GREAT MEADOW (1931). Both films were the only ones the studio shot with their experimental 70mm process and only one of two films shot by MGM in their 70mm process “REALIFE”. Brown starred in THE SECRET 6 (1931) with Wallace Beery and Clark Gable, but it was Gable who Metro was banking on to be the studio’s most popular rising star. Brown soon left MGM, and eventually found a different kind of fame than expected. For the next twenty years, he would entertain audiences as “JOHNNY MACK BROWN” in B-western features (and serials) made for small studios on low budgets. To generations of audiences, he was the quintessential cowboy hero, and his last decade of active filmmaking was at Monogram Pictures where he made over 50 films. By the mid-1950s, the film roles dried up, but Brown’s films were a constant source of entertainment on the new medium of television. His greatest success was his dedication to his wife Connie (whom he wed in 1926) and their four children. Brown died in 1974 at the age of 70. ANITA PAGE Teen-aged beauty Anita Pomares hailed from Queens N.Y. when she traveled west with the hopes of earning big-screen stardom. She was not yet 18 when, with her name changed to “Anita Page” she signed a contract with M-G-M, first appearing in TELLING THE WORLD (1928) with William Haines. Her next film really brought her to the attention of many, playing the role of Joan Crawford’s back-stabbing best friend in OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS. The film was a smash and led to more roles for Page at the studio, including appearing with Lon Chaney in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1928) and Ramon Novarro in THE FLYING FLEET (1929). It was her next film that was a huge step for her, as well as for the studio itself when she starred with Bessie Love and Charles King in M-G-M’s first all-talking musical THE BROADWAY MELODY (1929). Love and Page played “The Mahoney Sisters”, and the studio’s experiment with the new sound technology ended up earning the film the Best Picture Oscar for the 1928-29 season. Page’s career was now cemented, despite sound revealing her heavy “New York” accent. Over the next several years she starred opposite the studio’s most popular performers including John Gilbert, Buster Keaton, William Haines, and Marie Dressler. As the 1930s progressed, Page’s career diminished and her contract with M-G-M ended. After a few films at poverty row studios, she left the movie business for good. However, her personal story had a happier ending. Following a brief marriage to composer Nacio Herb Brown, Page fell in love a married a man not in show business named Herschel House in 1937. The couple had two children, and their marriage lasted nearly 55 years until Mr. House’s death in 1991. Page achieved a new notoriety in her elder years as one of the few survivors of Hollywood’s golden era and having the pedigree of being in the first Oscar winning “talkie”. She was frequently seen at public events and even returned to the screen in low budget films before she passed away at age 98, on September 6, 2008. OUR TERMS AND GUARANTEES We will contact the auction winner(s) via email within 24 hours of auction close with any specific instructions that may be necessary to complete the transaction. 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