# Where can I get/rent/buy "Merry Andrew"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-rent-buy-merry-andrew/442635 "2008-03-25T03:17:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-rent-buy-merry-andrew/442635/1 "2008-03-25T03:17:20Z")
I’m trying to obtain a copy of one of Danny Kaye’s movies, “Merry Andrew.” It came out in 1958; I saw it in my little hometown sometime about then or maybe later (I have no idea how long after release a town of 2,000 population had to wait for a movie back when theaters showed only one movie at a time.) Anyway, I saw the movie only once, when I was very young, I was absolutely captivated by it. You’d think, in this age of Netflix, Blockbuster and hundreds of satellite movie channels, I’d have seen it again. But no, it remains a hazy memory made only slightly clearer by Wikipedia and IMDB. The movie isn’t available through Netflix or Blockbuster, and I’ve already tried eBay and [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). If anybody has any ideas where I can buy/rent/borrow this movie, I’d appreciate it. I’ve tried to explain to Razorette just how touchingly funny this movie is in spite of its obvious formula, but I can’t find it anywyhere. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![youredd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/85f322/32.png) [@youredd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/youredd)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-rent-buy-merry-andrew/442635/2 "2008-03-25T07:48:59Z")
i think it’s hard to find it now ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-rent-buy-merry-andrew/442635/3 "2008-03-25T15:34:56Z")
Try your public library. If they don’t have it, they should be able to find a library that does own it, and get it on interlibrary loan for you. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-rent-buy-merry-andrew/442635/4 "2008-03-25T19:20:06Z")
I love this movie. Danny Kaye was at his peak, and Pier Angeli was so sweet and charming! _Merry Andrew_ has been shown on Turner Classic Movies, so you might check TCM’s schedule from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-rent-buy-merry-andrew/442635/5 "2008-03-25T20:19:26Z")
[QUOTE=peedin] Try your public library. If they don’t have it, they should be able to find a library that does own it, and get it on interlibrary loan for you. [/QUOTE] That may not be possible. As far as I can see, it has not been published on videocassette, videodisc or DVD. I can only find one record for it in WorldCat, which is for a copy on film held at an academic library that specialises in film studies. I suspect they won’t let their unique copy out on inter-library loan. Until it comes out on DVD, I suspect that the only way to get your hands on a copy is through a film distributor. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-rent-buy-merry-andrew/442635/6 "2008-03-25T21:59:01Z")
I do kinda remember seeing a bunch of Danny Kaye movies coming out in the 90’s in VHS: Court Jester, Merry Andrew, etc. Whether they came out in DVD? 😕