King of the Roaring Twenties. Moving from one scam to another Arnold Rothstein quickly becomes rich, and settles into the life of owning big-town gambling joints. Along the way he falls in loves and marries, makes a life-long enemy of a cop on the take, and gradually becomes hardened even to his closest friends.
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The Way of Love was originally written by Jack Diéval with French lyrics by Michel Rivgauche. It was performed on Belgium’s BRT radio station. In June 1965 the English rendering entitled “The Way of Love” was issued in the UK as a single by Kathy Kirby. It became a regional hit in the United States reaching #88 nationally.
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Johnny One Note is a 1937 show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms. Judy Garland sang it in the Rodgers & Hart musical biography, Words and Music (1948).
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In Cowboy from Brooklyn, singing cowboys are satirized in this story about a city crooner on a dude ranch. Once he’s discovered by a talent agent, he has to pretend to be an authentic cowboy … Despite his terror of all animals! Unless hypnosis can help?
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In Reveille with Beverly, a receptionist dreams of disc jockey stardom. She befriends a millionaire and his driver.
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The Near Future is a song written by Irving Berlin in 1919. It is better known for the small part of its lyric that took on a life of its own: How Dry I Am.
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“You Are Old, Father William” is a poem by Lewis Carroll that appears in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It is recited by Alice in Chapter 5, “Advice from a Caterpillar”. Alice informs the Caterpillar that she has previously tried to repeat “How Doth the Little Busy Bee” and has had it all come wrong as “How Doth the Little Crocodile“. The Caterpillar asks her to repeat “You Are Old, Father William”, and she recites:
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In short, Mayberry Memories: The Andy Griffith Show Photo Album is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a photo album of The Andy Griffith Show. Photos of the cast, various episodes, behind the scenes photos, etc.
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Flying High is Bert Lahr’s film debut – and a screwball comedy. He’s creating an early prototype of the helicopter … but needs money. Charlotte Greenwood has money, but needs a husband …
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