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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Shameless self-promotion: New review at ClassicFlix!

Check out my review of the new Danny Kaye Show collection at ClassicFlix: Danny Kaye Legends Collection. The 2-DVD set is not technically impressive at all, but it's a fun sampling of 1960s variety. Notwithstanding that headline, "Legends" is a bit dubious, but I think Shirley Jones runs away with the whole thing.

Danny Kaye: Legends Lives Up to the Title
Yesterday | by Rick Brooks

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As with its earlier release, The Best of the Danny Kaye Show, Danny Kaye: Legends is another release from MVD, presenting 6 full episodes, in both black and white and color, from throughout the series' 1963-1967 run on two discs. The blend of music, comedy, and old-fashioned broad audience appeal offered in this collection is as "vintage showbiz" as vintage showbiz gets, and as such it should please not only fans of Kaye and the featured guest stars, but also fans of the classic variety format and of entertainment history in general.
Posted by Rick Brooks at Wednesday, November 18, 2015
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