Crosby, Bing 1903-1977Overview
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Bing Crosby
White Christmas
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48 editions published between 1954 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,457 libraries worldwide Two song-and-dance men team up in show business after the war. Joining forces with a sister act, they trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. The real adventure starts when Crosby and Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who's now in financial trouble.
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn
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8 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,165 libraries worldwide A song and dance man leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. A former partner joins him and the two find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady.
The adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
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5 editions published between 1949 and 2003 in English and held by 1,161 libraries worldwide In the tradition of grand animated classics, Disney's 11th animated masterpiece introduces two literary classics to the screen. Here, The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow come together in one fabulous adventure - in its own theatrical form.
Going my way Holiday Inn
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3 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and held by 1,015 libraries worldwide Going my way (127 min.): When old and fading St. Dominic's Church gets a new priest (Crosby), things are bound to change. For starters, young Father O'Malley meets the crusty old Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald), who doesn't think much of him or his ideas. The two have their differences but O'Malley is able to inspire some neighborhood roughnecks to open their hearts and minds in a way the old priest simply could not do.
High society
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7 editions published between 1956 and 2008 in English and held by 1,011 libraries worldwide In this sophisticated musical comedy, a society wedding is being arranged in Newport, Rhode Island. The beautiful Tracy Samantha Lord is to marry George Kittredge. However, Tracy's ex-husband, the songwriter C.K. Dexter-Haven, has never stopped loving her and has hopes of winning her back. A New York scandal sheet reporter and photographer arrive to cover the wedding and complicate the tangled romances.
Road to Bali
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58 editions published between 1952 and 2006 in English and held by 926 libraries worldwide Hope and Crosby are vaudeville performers hired as deep sea divers by an unscrupulous South Sea island prince.
Call me lucky
by Bing Crosby
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22 editions published between 1953 and 2001 in English and French and held by 899 libraries worldwide
Road to Morocco
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12 editions published between 1942 and 2002 in English and held by 794 libraries worldwide The lone survivors of a ship wrecked in the Mediterranean, our heroes find themselves in the company of Princess Shalimar (Lamour), who has purchased Bob and plans to make him her husband. This is the third "Road" picture.
Irving Berlin's White Christmas
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7 editions published between 1954 and 2010 in English and held by 791 libraries worldwide The classic musical about two guys that become a popular song and dance team and play at a resort for charity.
The Bells of St. Mary's
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36 editions published between 1945 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 786 libraries worldwide Easy-going Father O'Malley and iron-willed Sister Benedict find themselves in a subtle battle of wits over how the children should be educated at St. Mary's parochial school. Meanwhile, the entire school may be razed to make way for a parking lot.
Going my way
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20 editions published between 1944 and 2006 in English and Multiple languages and held by 761 libraries worldwide Musical story of a young priest who saves a mortgage-ridden parish from financial collapse.
Brother, can you spare a dime? American song during the Great Depression
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4 editions published between 1977 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 639 libraries worldwide
The country girl
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4 editions published between 1954 and 2004 in English and held by 567 libraries worldwide Frank Elgin is an alcoholic actor and singer who gets a second change at stardom. His long suffering wife, Georgie, and their marriage is put to the test. Frank is desperate to make a come back and Bernie Dodd is the hotshot Broadway director in need of a "name" star for his new stage production. Georgie is both weary of her husband's weaknesses and Dodd's motives. When Georgie appears to be dragging Frank down, Bernie tries to force her to leave.
The Polar Express original motion picture soundtrack
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2 editions published in 2004 in German and English and held by 547 libraries worldwide
That's entertainment
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17 editions published between 1974 and 2000 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 541 libraries worldwide Musical sequences from nearly 100 MGM musicals, commemorating the 50th anniversary of MGM.
The music goes round and around the golden years of Tin Pan Alley, 1930-1939
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6 editions published between 1977 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 531 libraries worldwide
Road to Utopia
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9 editions published between 1988 and 2002 in English and held by 529 libraries worldwide Bing and Bob get caught up in a race to stake their claim to the veins of a Klondike gold mine after nabbing the deed from a couple of vicious killers. Since the boys themselves are skipping town after a shady deal, they decide to adopt the murderers' identities and take the opportunity to get to know the beautiful and ambitious Dorothy Lamour.
White Christmas
by Bing Crosby
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50 editions published between 1944 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 439 libraries worldwide
Merry Christmas
by Bing Crosby
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33 editions published between 1945 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 426 libraries worldwide
Bing Crosby's Christmas classics
by Bing Crosby
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18 editions published between 1977 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 398 libraries worldwide more
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Actors Animated films Big band music Biography Carols Carols, English Catholic Church Children's films Christmas Christmas films Christmas music Clergy Comedy films Comedy films Courtship Crosby, Bing,--1903-1977 Discography Divorced women Drama Entertainers Feature films Feature films Fiction films Films for the hearing impaired Holidays Jazz Jazz vocals Man-woman relationships Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture music Motion picture music--Excerpts Music Musical films Musical films Musicals Musicals--Excerpts Popular music Radio programs Remarriage Road films Road films Romantic comedy films Singers Taverns (Inns) Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Veterans Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Bingsy.
Bingsy, 1903-1977
Bingsy 1904-1977
Crosby, Bing, 1904-1977
Crosby, Harry L. 1904-1977
Crosby, Harry Lillis.
Crosby, Harry Lillis, 1903-1977
Crosby, Harry Lillis 1904-1977
Lillis, Harry.
Languages
English
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No Linguistic content (1,780) Undetermined (364) German (256) Multiple languages (32) Spanish (25) French (24) Miscellaneous languages (12) Italian (3) Dutch (3) Slave (1) Latin (1) Hawaiian (1) Covers
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