A Chorus of Movie Musicals Reprised on DVD

Fresh Air | By Lloyd Schwartz

Published October 16, 2007 at 11:00 AM EDT

Fresh Air's classical music critic reviews several vintage Hollywood musicals that have recently been released on DVD.

Titles include The Pirate, Words and Music, Royal Wedding and The Gang's All Here.

Lloyd Schwartz

Lloyd Schwartz is the classical music critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

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