Product Description

Genre: Musicals
Rating: NR
Release Date: 17-JUN-2008
Media Type: DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56699 in DVD
• Brand: MIRANDA,CARMEN
• Released on: 2008-06-17
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 82 minutes

Customer Reviews

Greenwich Village
This FOX Musical was the ONLY time CARMEN MIRANDA got TOP BILLING. A colorful romp in a 1920s N.Y. GREENWICH VILLAGE, of course it looks more like the 40s. Carmen is terrific in this film as a fortune teller and as a singer/dancer. She has three musical numbers in this film and all are true Miranda with outstanding costumes and sets. Her costume in the final number "GIVE ME A BAND AND A BANDANA" was considered by critics to be quite 'risque' for the times. It is an outstanding transfer with some very nice musical numbers...plot is just ordinary with DON AMECHE as a composer who's concerto gets stolen...VIVIAN BLAINE gives good support and is truly beautiful. Extras include studio stills and film trailer...
A MUST FOR MIRANDA FANS!...and those who love 40s Technicolor musicals. It is now available alone on DVD or part of the new FOX MARQUEE MUSICAL CARMEN MIRANDA 5-DVD COLLECTION.

Tons of Fun in Greenwich Village!
Greenwich Village is another Fox musical made during the 1940s. Honestly I didn't think that musical was great but it wasn't horrible. The film stars Don Ameche playing a classical composer named Kenneth Harvey that is trying to publish his concerto in New York. He lands a job in a nightclub in Greenwich Village and befriends two entertainers Princess Querida (Carmen Miranda) and Bonnie Watson (Vivian Blaine). During the same time their boss Danny O'Mara (William Bendix) decides to put on a musical show. While putting on the show Bonnie and Kenneth are falling in love and Danny has feelings for Bonnie as well. Danny jealous and in love with Bonnie decides to surreptitiously adapt Kenneth's tunes to his show without him knowing. The plot isn't much but what did you expect in a musical? The cast does a pretty good job carrying the film and I thought Bendix did a great job as a villian. He makes the character a likeable villian!

This movie is easy to enjoy and most of the numbers are done quite nicely. I think Carmen Miranda had the best numbers throughout the whole movie. My favorite number had to be "Give Me a Band and a Bandana" sung by Ms. Miranda. I would only recommend this movie to die hard musical fans, especially those of Fox musicals!

As for extras the DVD only has a Photo Gallery with behind-the-scenes, portraits, and ads.

Thanks Fox for putting out another musical on DVD!

there are so many numbers that it goes to my toes...
Greenwich Village is one of the best Fox musicals I've ever seen. There are numerous outstanding song and dance numbers peppered all throughout the film; and Carmen Miranda even gets top billing! The acting is very convincing and the plot moves along at a very good pace; I was never bored. The cinematography is excellent and the choreography for the musical numbers couldn't have been any better. The quality of the print is very good, too. One note of caution, however: on my copy of the DVD case artwork, they indicate that Perry Como performs in this picture. I couldn't find Perry anywhere; this appears to be a misprint. On the other hand, you will see a very brief cameo by Betty Comden as the hat check girl in Danny's speakeasy; she is uncredited but it's her!

When the action starts, we see that it's 1922 in Greenwich Village, the bohemian and artistic haven in New York City. A young man from Kansas, Kenneth Harvey (Don Ameche), gets off the tour bus when it hits the village and he wanders into a speakeasy owned by Danny O'Mara (William Bendix). Kenneth soon meets the absolutely outrageous and fun singer/dancer/ fortune teller Princess Querida (Carmen Miranda). He also lays eyes on Danny's girlfriend Bonnie Watson (Vivian Blaine) who sings routinely in Danny's club. Danny has feelings for Bonnie; and when Kenneth also begins to have feelings for Bonnie trouble slowly begins to start and snowball.

Kenneth came to the big city to track down "the great Kavosky" (Emil Rameau) in the hopes of getting his piano concerto noticed and performed; he wants fame and fortune as a classical composer of fine music. Trouble is, however, that Danny wants to "lift" some of Kenneth's music and put it into his own upcoming show after making a few jazzy and superficial rearrangements. Kenneth isn't even always aware that Danny is lifting his music; but Bonnie, who is beginning to return Kenneth's affection for her, is very opposed to Danny using Kenneth's music in his upcoming variety show.

There are a few relatively minor plot twists here and there that don't have any real substance to them; they principally serve as excuses for another great musical number. Look for the costume ball scene at New York's Webster Hall and you'll find yet another great song and dance sequence with countless extras--it's wonderful!

Of course, from here the plot can go just about anywhere. Kenneth finally does get to perform his piano concerto for Kavosky--but will Kavosky like it enough to back it and let Kenneth perform it in concert? How will the struggling artist Hofer (Felix Bressart) fit into all that? And what about Danny's show--will he get away with using Kenneth's music without his permission and even without Kenneth realizing it? What about Kenneth and Bonnie--will they get together at the end of the film or will Bonnie realize that she does truly love Danny after all? No plot spoilers here, folks--watch and find out!

Greenwich Village easily rivals some of the best MGM musicals out there; and in my opinion that's saying a lot. These song and dance numbers are quite memorable, to say the least! The DVD comes with some still photos taken behind the scenes and more; and that's another plus. I highly recommend this film for fans of the actors in this movie; and people who enjoy classic movie musicals will not be disappointed.