The Doris Day Collection, Vol. 2 [DVD]

 

Doris Day Books at Amazon:

  

Left: Doris Day by Eric Braun
Revised and updated biography exploring Doris Day's professional and personal life. An established biog and very good read.

Centre: Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light: Includes many references to Doris Day and interesting material about the making of
"The Man Who Knew Too Much". ("All the time they were in Marrakech and London, Doris Day felt like a "lost soul." She related to Hitchcock personally, but yearned for him to engage with her professionally.") Highly recommended - I read it twice!

Right: Doris Day: The Illustrated Biography by Michael Freedland:

"Doris Day: Sentimental Journey" by Garry McGee
Biography, filmography, discography, Radio, TV & documentaries

 

More From Movies Unlimited:

The Doris Day Collection (Vol1) [DVD]
Eight-disc set includes "Young Man with a Horn," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Calamity Jane," "Love Me or Leave Me," "The Pajama Game," "Please Don't Eat the Daisies," "Billy Rose's Jumbo," and "The Glass Bottom Boat."

 

Rock Hudson And Doris Day Romance Collection [DVD]
Three-disc set includes "Pillow Talk," "Lover Come Back," and "Send Me No Flowers," plus an exclusive bonus CD featuring Doris singing eight of her most popular movie songs.

 

Tea For Two [VHS] (1950)
Musical comedy based on "No, No, Nanette" stars Doris Day as a would-be stage singer who, in order to win money for a Broadway play, must say "no" to every question asked her for 24 hours. Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden and Billy De Wolfe also star; features songs like "I Know That You Know," "I Want to Be Happy," "I Only Have Eyes for You" and "Oh Me, Oh My." 98 min.

 

Young Man With A Horn [DVD] (1950)
Classic melodrama stars Kirk Douglas as a driven trumpet player who devotes his life to music, to the exclusion of almost everything else. Doris Day and Lauren Bacall are the women in his life; Harry James performed Douglas' tunes. 112 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, and French.

 

Lullaby Of Broadway [DVD] (1951)
Stage singer Doris Day arrives in New York from London to visit her one-time star mother (Gladys George), unaware that her career has hit the skids thanks to alcoholism. A wealthy man and his valet attempt to keep the truth from her in this charming musical laced with comedy and pathos. Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, Billy De Wolfe also star; songs include "Just One of Those Things," "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart," and the title tune. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailers.

 

Calamity Jane [DVD] (1953)
Doris Day shines as the Old West's sassy female sharpshooter in a rip-roarin' musical comedy about her travels to Chicago to bring back a famed opera singer to save her town's dance hall, but winds up returning with her maid. Also stars Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey and Dick Wesson. Songs include the Oscar-winning "Secret Love," and more. 101 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English, French; Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish; newsreel footage; theatrical trailer.

 

Young At Heart [DVD] (1954)
Great musical/drama, based on the 1938 film "Four Daughters," with Frank Sinatra as a musician who comes to a small town to work with composer Gig Young and winds up stealing fiancée Doris Day from him. Top-notch score includes "Someone to Watch Over Me" and the title tune. With Dorothy Malone, Ethel Barrymore. 117 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; scene access.

 

Love Me Or Leave Me [DVD] (1955)
Doris Day and James Cagney star in this song-filled biopic of '20s singer Ruth Etting, focusing on her relationship with gangster Martin "the Gimp" Snyder. The glossy MGM musical treatment is mixed with a gritty story and a great soundtrack. With Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith. 122 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.0, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer; bonus shorts "A Modern Cinderella" (1932), "Roseland" (1930), "A Salute to the Theatres."

 

The Pajama Game [DVD] (1957)
Labor relations take on a whole new meaning in George Abbott's filming of the hit Broadway musical, with garment worker activist Doris Day and factory foreman John Raitt playing the enemies-turned-lovers. "Steam Heat," "Hernando's Hideaway" and "I'm Not at All in Love" are among the memorable Adler/Ross tunes enhanced by Bob Fosse's choreography. 102 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; deleted song; theatrical trailer.

 

Teacher's Pet [DVD] (1958)
Newspaper editor Clark Gable poses as a student and learns about writing and love from college journalism professor Doris Day in this spry romantic comedy that also features fine support from Gig Young, Mamie Van Doren and Nick Adams. 119 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.

 

Pillow Talk [DVD] (1959)
Charming romantic comedy stars Doris Day as a prim and proper interior designer who shares a phone party line with womanizing musician Rock Hudson. After a chance face-to-face meeting, Hudson becomes quite enamored with Day, disguising his voice and posing as a wealthy Texas businessman in order to win her affections. Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter co-star. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.

 

It Happened To Jane [DVD] (1959)
When a shipment of lobsters arrives spoiled thanks to some careless railroad workers, feisty New England businesswoman Doris Day, aided by best friend Jack Lemmon, fights to save her firm from sinking by taking rail tycoon Ernie Kovacs to court. Day also sings three songs in this winning comedy. AKA: "Twinkle and Shine." 97 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and French.

 

Please Don't Eat The Daisies [DVD] (1960)
Pleasant comedy stars David Niven and Doris Day as the drama critic and his wife who pack up their brood and move from New York City to a dilapidated old house in the country, only to find old and new problems awaiting them. Janis Paige, Patsy Kelly, Richard Haydn co-star. 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.

 

Lover Come Back [DVD] (1961)
Rock Hudson and Doris Day star in this sparkling romantic romp as rival Madison Avenue executives whose feud leads Hudson to create a campaign for a non-existent product, and Day to try to win the "account" away from him. With Tony Randall, Edie Adams, Jack Kruschen. 107 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: Spanish, French.

 

That Touch Of Mink [DVD] (1962)
Doris Day and Cary Grant star in this romantic comedy that's an all-time favorite. She's an unemployed young lady; he's a rich, suave bachelor who sees her as another conquest. Gig Young, John Astin, Audrey Meadows. 99 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English mono; biographies; theatrical trailer.

 

Billy Rose's Jumbo [DVD] (1962)
Splashy and sensational filmed version of Rose's 1930s circus extravaganza benefits from a great Rodgers and Hart score, Busby Berkeley's magnificent musical sequences (his final film work), and spirited performances from Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye. 127 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; overture music; theatrical trailer; bonus shorts "Yours Sincerely" (1933), "Jerry and Jumbo" (1953).

 

Move Over, Darling [VHS] (1963)
Originally planned as the Marilyn Monroe vehicle "Something's Got to Give," this remake of 1938's "My Favorite Wife" was revamped for Doris Day. Returning home after being stranded on a remote island for five years, Day is shocked to discover that husband James Garner has remarried. Things get stickier when Garner learns that Doris wasn't on the island alone. With Polly Bergen, Chuck Connors, Don Knotts, Thelma Ritter. 103 min.

 

The Thrill Of It All [VHS] (1963)
The quiet domestic life of Doris Day and James Garner is turned upside-down when she becomes a TV spokesperson for a detergent company in this frothy comedy that pokes fun at Madison Avenue, Suburbia and TV, courtesy of scripter Carl Reiner. With Edward Andrews, Arlene Francis, ZaSu Pitts. 108 min.

 

The Thrill Of It All [DVD] (1963)
The quiet domestic life of Doris Day and James Garner is turned upside-down when she becomes a TV spokesperson for a detergent company in this frothy comedy that pokes fun at Madison Avenue, Suburbia and TV, courtesy of scripter Carl Reiner. With Edward Andrews, Arlene Francis, ZaSu Pitts. 108 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.

 

Send Me No Flowers [DVD] (1964)
One of the finest Doris Day-Rock Hudson pairings casts Rock as a hypochondriac so sure of impending death that he's trying to fix Doris up with a new love interest. Tony Randall, Paul Lynde, Clint Walker co-star. 100 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: Spanish; theatrical trailer.

 

The Glass Bottom Boat [DVD] (1966)
Comedy mixes with romance in this wacky spy spoof as public relations specialist Doris Day finds that her job in a space lab leads her into a world of zany espionage proceedings and a relationship with boss Rod Taylor. John McGiver, Paul Lynde, Dom DeLuise, and Arthur Godfrey also star. 110 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; featurettes; theatrical trailer; bonus short "The Dot and the Line" (1965).

 

With Six You Get Egg Roll [DVD] (1968)
Tender and funny family comedy follows widow Doris Day and widower Brian Keith as they meet and fall in love. But when the pair decides to get married, their four children from previous relationships respond less than favorably to the new romance. Will the couple be able to win over their hostile offspring? With Pat Carroll, Barbara Hershey, George Carlin, and Alice Ghostley. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround; Subtitles: English.

 

The Doris Day Show

The sweetheart of America's movie screens in the '50s and '60s made the leap to TV with this 1968-73 CBS sitcom. Day starred as Doris Martin, a widow who moved with her two young sons to the Northern California ranch run by her father (Denver Pyle). Subsequent seasons would see Doris get a job as secretary, then writer for the San Francisco-based Today's World magazine, and eventually move into the city (and have her sons vanish from the show without explanation).

The Doris Day Show: Season 1 [DVD] (1968)
All 28 episodes from the series debut season - including "Dinner for Mom," "The Black Eye," "Buck's Girl," "Love Thy Neighbor," and "The Five Dollar Bill" - are featured in a four-disc set. 13 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; bonus 1954 "What's My Line?" episode; interviews; photo gallery; more.

 

The Doris Day Show: Season 2 [DVD] (1969)
All 26 episodes from the second season - including "The Clock," and "The Con Man," are featured in a four-disc set. McLean Stevenson and Rose Marie join the cast. 12 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; bloopers; bonus footage; interviews; screen test; TV spots; theatrical trailer; more.

 

The Doris Day Show: Season 3 [DVD] (1970)
All 26 episodes from the third season - including "Doris Finds an Apartment," "The Feminist," "Tony Bennett Is Eating Here," "Billy's First Date," and "Young Love" - are featured in a four-disc set. 13 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; outtakes; interviews; TV promos; more.

 

The Doris Day Special [DVD] (1971)
In her first ever television special, originally broadcast on CBS in 1971 as "The Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff Special," the one and only Doris Day is joined by pals Perry Como and Rock Hudson for a charming song- and dance-filled extravaganza. Tunes include "It's Magic," "Sentimental Journey," "Secret Love," and a medley with Como that features "Everybody Loves a Lover" and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." 120 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; deleted scenes; outtakes.

 

That's Entertainment, Part II [DVD] (1976)
Let your TV be the stage for this musical-comedy treat. More magical MGM moments with "more stars than there are in heaven," including hosts Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, the Marx Brothers, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bing Crosby, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Clark Gable, Leslie Caron, Doris Day, and many more. 126 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.

 

Doris Day: It's Magic [DVD] (1998)
Armed with a graceful demeanor and undeniable talent, Doris Day earned her place as America's sweetheart throughout the 1950s. This delightful documentary from "Biography" analyzes Day's celebrated career - and turbulent personal life - through film clips, rare home movies and interviews with her son Terry Melcher and such friends and colleagues as Edie Adams, Kaye Ballard, James Garner, John Raitt, and others. Narrated by Peter Graves. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

Biography: Doris Day: It's Magic [VHS]
Feature-length installment of A&E's "Biography" explores the career triumphs and personal anguish endured by Hollywood legend Doris Day. Featuring interviews with Les Brown and James Garner, as well as clips from Day's impressive filmography, this program provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of the superstar who taught the world that "whatever will be, will be." 100 min.