Bing Crosby
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Bing is the MC & main performer in this special Christmas show with guest stars including Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. A highlight is the appearance of the cast of Hogan's Heroes. Besides funny bits, Sgt. Schultz & Col. Klink sing Silent Night in the original German. Also, a clown does an act where he's broken into three midgets, and a comedy dog act where the dog won't co-operate & more.
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Harold (Bob Hope) & George (Bing Crosby) are performers in Australia. They sign up for a diving expedition led by the local island prince. They meet the prince's sister, Lalah, (Dorothy Lamour) who rules a beautiful island. When their dive uncovers a jewel-filled chest, the prince tries to steal both the treasure & Lalah's throne. Harold & George come to the rescue. Uncut Technicolor Restoration
3) Riding High
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Broadway Bill? "He's the mostest horse we ever did have!" says his handler. He's a lot of movie, too. So much that in 1950, Frank Capra teamed with stars Bing Crosby and Coleen Gray for Riding High, a lively remake of Capra's 1934 gem, Broadway Bill. Der Bingle's fondness for the racetrack is evident throughout this story of a man who abandons the mansion for the stable. And the songs attest to the film's unbridled spirit. There's no need for an...
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Here comes Bing Crosby as a reporter with a song in his heart...and room left over for two war orphans. They're Bing's to keep, if he can find a bride in just five days! The legendary der Bingle croons the Oscar-winning "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" in this effervescent musical, directed by another Hollywood legend, Frank Capra (It's A Wonderful Life). Jane Wyman and guest stars Dorothy Lamour, Louis Armstrong, Phil Harris and Cass Daley...
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Grace Kelly received an Oscar® for her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and Bing Crosby gave one of the most outstanding performances of his varied career as an alcoholic, guilt-ridden and has-been actor. When he is given an opportunity to star in a new musical show, his wife (Grace Kelly) and the show's director (William Holden) attempt to bolster his ego and help him make a comeback. This superb and timeless drama, based on Clifford Odets' play,...
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Here Is My Heart: When a wealthy radio crooner falls for an icy Russian princess, he goes undercover as a hotel waiter in order to gain access to her suite and her heart.
Mississippi: Set in the Old South, a disgraced gentleman takes a singing job on a riverboat where the captain tries to teach him the meaning of honor.
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Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in with his intimate, laid-back voice and innate charm. Narrated by Stanley Tucci and directed by Robert Trachtenberg, this film explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a personality far more complex than the image the public had only thought they'd known.
13) Road to Bali
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Hope and Crosby play a pair of vaudeville performers in competition for Lamour. She must be some gal, because they pursue her all the way to the South Seas island of Bali. There they must contend with all sorts of jungle perils.
15) Going Hollywood
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Hopelessly lovestruck, Sylvia (Davies) works her way onto the Hollywood set and into the life of Bill (Crosby). She lands the lead role in the film and the man of her dreams.
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Sing You Sinners: Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray and Donald O'Connor star as a trio of talented brothers who travel to Los Angeles seeking fortune only to get mixed up at the racetrack.
Welcome stranger: In this charming musical comedy, a crotchety old physician finds himself sharing his medical practice with an impetuous younger doctor.
17) Waikiki wedding
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Bing Crosby plays press agent, Tony Marvin, whose job at a pineapple company is to turn Hawaii into pure paradise. Tony is escorting a beauty contest winner (Shirley Ross) and her friend (Marth Raye) on a tour of the islands. Tony must go to outrageous lengths to convince the women to stay, or risk a public relations disaster.
19) Say one for me
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Father Conroy has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. He guides a talented young parishoner as she pursues a career in entertainment, and tries to save her from the clutches of a wolfish nightclub owner.