Dolly Sisters [VHS] | ![Dolly Sisters [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RVPZ2EV0L._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Irving Cummings
Actors: Betty Grable, John Payne, June Haver, S.Z. Sakall, Reginald Gardiner
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: Video
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 6,694
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 114 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6303912656
UPC: 086162130632
EAN: 9786303912653
ASIN: 6303912656
Theatrical Release Date: 1945
Release Date: January 2, 1996
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 Twentieth Century blondes will turns your head! September 17, 1999
Tom McGee (Glasgow, Scotland)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
The dangerous casting of established Betty Grable with newcomer June Haver set columnists hearts beating wildly when Fox produced this nostalgic musical. No need to worry. Betty and June performed delightfully in this highly fictionalised biopic of the fame Dolly's. It is almost a rerun of 'Tin Pan Alley' in Technicolor! Fantastic production numbers - especially the 'Darktown Strutters Ball' - elevated this musical into the top class of the genre. Grable and Haver, practically lookalikes, played their parts to perfection. Grable showed some nice dramatic touches in her romantic scenes with the darkly handsome John Payne in this cavalcade of music which encompassed World War One. Trivia note: Noel Coward, on viewing the film, said: "It's all done by mirrors. No girl on this earth could look like Betty Grable!" but June Haver more than held her own alongside her well-seasoned 'sister.' A riot of color, fun and some great music, makes this a must for all Hollywood Musical fans.
The Dolly Sisters - a Technicolor Feast for the Eyes! March 14, 2006
John Malanga (Pacifica, CA United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Dolly Sisters (1945) may be a big, sappy, Technicolor musical, loosely based on the life and loves of the International stars, Rosie and Jennie Dolly, but it is one of my favorite Betty Grable movies. It is filled with eye-popping musical numbers and has a great score including, "I Can't Begin To Tell You", "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", "Carolina In The Morning" and "Darktown Strutter's Ball". John Payne, June Haver and S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall co-star in this highly entertaining musical from 20th Century Fox.
Everything is great February 8, 2003
qqviewer231 (Anywhere, USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The opening scene with turn of the century New York, the 2 little girls playing the Dolly sisters as youngsters breaking into an "impromptu" dance in the Hungarian cafe, dancing to Gypsy music, the cut to the adult June Haver and Betty Grable doing the same thing in more filled out peasant dresses and showing a lot of "million dollar legs"...Not too many actesses would want to be in an immediate comparison for cuteness with pretty little blond girls, but these two carry it off flawlessly.The other songs, the scenes in Paris, the story of the romance with John Payne, how they showed the conflict (albiet a bit corny, but believable) of how both of them wanted to assert their individuality and still be together... This is one of the best musicals I've ever seen. Family values and an adult story tastefully done. In the "forgotten" old musicals category, I'd also recommend The Perils of Pauline with Betty Hutton, Cover Girl with Gene Kelly and Rita Hayworth.
Teriffic Grable musical May 4, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Top-notch musical. Both Grable and Haver sing and dance beautifully in this one! June Haver, who looks like an exact replica of Betty, only shorter is absolutely a joy to watch. Betty Grable is gorgeous in it. I hope FOX keeps making more Betty Grable movies available on video, especially Sweet Rosie O'Grady.
Great Musicals April 8, 2003
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
One of the top musicals of the 1940s so what's taking so long to get it released on DVD format! More of Grable's films should be made available to enjoy, films like Mother Wore Tights, The Diamond Horse Shoe, Coney Island, I Wake Up Screaming (DVD).
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