If MCA Universal home video is smart, they'll work on putting out an Andrews Sisters DVD collection of the series of B movies they did their from 1940 to 1945. Prints of the films available through collectors need desperate restoration, however, but when you get into them and hear the sisters swinging, you can't get enough of them. This BBC documentary on their career is a rare glimpse into their rise to fame, their personal struggles and their continuing appeal, influencing artists in pretty much every era ever since.
It covers their early years of struggle on the road, their association with Bing Crosby, their devotion to family because of possessive parents (sadly strained in later years) and the strain of losing the one sister who had kept them together. It's funny in spots, showing color home movies, their successful teaming with Abbott and Costello through personal footage and trailers, and of course, there dozens of hit recordings heard over the narration and stock footage. In spite of the personal struggles and revelations, the focus is on the music and their success which makes this a very happy bio documentary to find.
It covers their early years of struggle on the road, their association with Bing Crosby, their devotion to family because of possessive parents (sadly strained in later years) and the strain of losing the one sister who had kept them together. It's funny in spots, showing color home movies, their successful teaming with Abbott and Costello through personal footage and trailers, and of course, there dozens of hit recordings heard over the narration and stock footage. In spite of the personal struggles and revelations, the focus is on the music and their success which makes this a very happy bio documentary to find.
