FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Virgil Films & Entertainment Presents
The Third Season
Of America's Most Beloved Classic TV Family
"The Donna Reed Show"
4-Disc DVD Set Features Never-Before Seen Bonus Features
Available Just in Time For Holidays!
New York, NY (November 5, 2009) - Just in time for the Holidays, Virgil Films & Entertainment is proud to present a piece of American television history to home viewing audiences with the DVD release of "
The Donna Reed Show: Season Three."
Available for the first time on DVD, the set also includes several heart-warming bonus features including a 2008 Q&A session with Paul Petersen and Donna Reed's daughter, Mary Owen, in New York City, where Paul performed his memorable song "My Dad" before a live audience. The DVD will be available to fans beginning December 1, 2009 for a suggested retail price of $39.95.
The 4-disc DVD set includes all 38 episodes, and features special guests including: Emmy nominated singer Tony Martin, Harvey Korman ("
The Carol Burnett Show"), Jack Albertson ("
Chico and the Man", "
Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory"), and Jay North as "
Dennis The Menace".
Along with the Q&A session filmed in NYC's Barnes & Nobles store, other bonus features includes: a special letter to Donna Reed from WWII soldier; "
It's a Wonderful Life" special tribute; a rare and never-before-seen Christmas greeting from the cast after "Someone is Watching" episode. The priceless memorabilia included in the third season will have fans clamoring for this DVD set as the perfect Holiday gift!
The show first premiered on ABC in September of 1958, and has remained a classic family favorite for decades with its delightful cast, featuring Academy Award-winning actress, Donna Reed as "Donna Stone," Carl Betz as "Dr. Alex Stone", Shelley Fabares as "Mary Stone" and Paul Petersen as "Jeff Stone."
For eight years and 274 episodes,
The Donna Reed Show was America's favorite family sitcom. Donna was nominated for an Emmy 4 times and in 1963 won a Golden Globe as Best Female TV Star. She also won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1953 for her performance in "
From Here To Eternity."
The Donna Reed Show entertained new generations of viewers for 10 years in syndicated re-runs on Nick@Nite. In a growing resurgence of nostalgia and a salute to Mother's Day, Nickelodeon aired a week long "Seven Day Donna-Thon" of episodes during its "Nick-at-Nite" programming in 1990.
Also available on DVD by Virgil Films & Entertainment is "
The Donna Reed Show: Season 1" and "
The Donna Reed Show: Season 2."
Virgil Films & Entertainment
Virgil Films & Entertainment, formerly Arts Alliance America, was founded in 2003 as Hart Sharp Video by Joe Amodei to develop, acquire, market and distribute DVD product in the theatrical feature film, documentaries, special interest and sports categories. The company has built partnerships with Sundance Channel Home Entertainment, ESPN, MLB Productions, Bombo Sports and Entertainment, TV Guide and NESN and other high profile entertainment brands since their inception. Upcoming releases from Virgil Films & Entertainment include
I Am Because We Are, the documentary produced by Madonna;
A Good Life: The Joe Grushecky Story; the third season of the legendary
The Donna Reed Show and the cult-classic children's series
The Mysterious Cities of Gold. For more information, please visit: www.VirgilFilmsEnt.com
THE DONNA REED SHOW: SEASON THREE
Virgil Films & Entertainment
4-disc DVD set
Street Date: December 1, 2009
SRP: $ 39.95
Bonus Features:
- Donna's real life daughter Mary Owen and TV-son Paul Petersen presentation Q&A taped at Barnes & Noble in New York City
- Original Letter to Donna Reed from a soldier in World War II
- IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Tribute
- Rare Filmed Holiday Greetings from the Cast
