Let Freedom Ring - Images of the American Spirit

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Summary: SINGING COWBOY
Review: Ben Hecht wrote a humorous script. He created a singing cowboy for Nelson Eddy to play. Instead of a pair of six shooters, Nelson would sing a song to win the day. Concluding with GOD BLESS AMERICA to chase the villain Edward Arnold out of town.

Rating:
Summary: SINGING COWBOY
Review: Ben Hecht wrote a humorous script. He created a singing cowboy for Nelson Eddy to play. Instead of a pair of six shooters, Nelson would sing a song to win the day. Concluding with GOD BLESS AMERICA to chase the villain Edward Arnold out of town.

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Summary: Nelson Eddy Will Surprise You In This Film!
Review: It's great to see Nelson Eddy, cast in his first "solo" role, looking so comfortable and sure: no singing co-star, no tight uniforms, no white wigs, not even a Mountie hat! The handsome, booming baritone sings plenty of songs, all woven beautifully into the story. Eddy returns home from an Eastern college to save his frontier town from the clutches of greedy railroad barons. He masquerades as a toady to Edward Arnold's villainous landgrabber but sets up a hidden printing press to incite the underdogs to rebel against their oppressors. The big burly Irish actor, Victor McLaglen, is hilarious as a ham-fisted foreman of a crew of immigrant laborers who cries real tears when Eddy, at McLaglen's prodding, sings old Irish songs. Lionel Barrymore is Eddy's leathery rancher father, and pretty Virginia Bruce is perfect as the love interest and doesn't even have to sing. Combining handsome, virile Nelson Eddy's gorgeous, strong voice with its message of religious and ethnic tolerance, this film is all you want in a good Western film. And it's so great to see Nelson let go, loosen up, and even duke it out in a great fight sequence. Directed by Jack Conway and scripted by Ben Hecht, Let Freedom Ring is a powerful, entertaining film.

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Summary: Soul-stirring songs, and quintessential footage
Review: Let Freedom Ring is a CBS News chronological, 150 minute, documentary that highlights outstanding acts of patriotism in American history ranging from World War I through the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Vignettes, soul-stirring songs, and quintessential footage, including President George W. Bush's September 20 speech in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks, mark this powerful DVD presentation. Highly recommended for both school and community library collections, Let Freedom Ring is also available in a video cassette format...

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Summary: Badly edited
Review: This patriotic DVD is badly edited. Their are numerous times when the audio isn't in sync with the lips of people talking. Transition from scene to scene is rough and abrupt.
I am returning this DVD for replacement because it is defective, and the last 1/3 of the DVD is unviewable. Perhaps the replacement DVD won't have these faults.

Rating:
Summary: Badly edited
Review: This patriotic DVD is badly edited. Their are numerous times when the audio isn't in sync with the lips of people talking. Transition from scene to scene is rough and abrupt.
I am returning this DVD for replacement because it is defective, and the last 1/3 of the DVD is unviewable. Perhaps the replacement DVD won't have these faults.

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Summary: A good overview of American historical events
Review: This was a really good overview of historic events in America. There is so much news footage of events that many of us were not alive to see or if we were - to remember it. I remember my dad waking us up to see the walk on the moon - but I didn't remember the footage of it because I was so young. It was neat to see it. I also remember the Challenger explosion and they included a very short speech by President Reagan that night. I can appreciate these things more now that I understand the gravity of these situations. They had really good coverage of the September 11 attacks, including part of the prayer service on the 14th. It is well worth seeing several times and keeping to show to children, grandchildren, and on to other generations. I would recommend it highly - the only thing is, they got the date of Kennedy's funeral wrong. They have 1962 - otherwise I would have given it 5 stars.

Rating:
Summary: A good overview of American historical events
Review: This was a really good overview of historic events in America. There is so much news footage of events that many of us were not alive to see or if we were - to remember it. I remember my dad waking us up to see the walk on the moon - but I didn't remember the footage of it because I was so young. It was neat to see it. I also remember the Challenger explosion and they included a very short speech by President Reagan that night. I can appreciate these things more now that I understand the gravity of these situations. They had really good coverage of the September 11 attacks, including part of the prayer service on the 14th. It is well worth seeing several times and keeping to show to children, grandchildren, and on to other generations. I would recommend it highly - the only thing is, they got the date of Kennedy's funeral wrong. They have 1962 - otherwise I would have given it 5 stars.