The best Musicals Ever made
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...honestly.. who need Step Up 3D and High School Musical? And yes, I've seen all of 'em.
...honestly.. who need Step Up 3D and High School Musical? And yes, I've seen all of 'em.
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- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsDick PowellAdolphe MenjouGloria StuartRomantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.The dance scenes/choreography of the "Lullaby of Broadway" is just amazing and in my mind the best filmed danced number (100 tap dancer in one Scene where dance simultanly)
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsEleanor PowellJames StewartVirginia BruceOn leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established Broadway star, who is also enamored by him.one name: Eleanor Powell.
Rap tap on the Woods, Swingin the Jinx away... amazing dance scenes. And she's until today the QUEEN OF TAP - DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdward Everett HortonAn American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.Fred Astaire - the greatest Tap Dancer who ever lived. "The Piccolino" and "cheek to cheek" are CLASSIC numbers!!!!
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersVictor MooreRoguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.Bojangles of Harlem is an amazing dance number when Fred Astaire is dancing with / against his shadow.
- DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersRandolph ScottA Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.The number with tap-dancing sailors is fantastic.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsFred AstaireEleanor PowellGeorge MurphyJohnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.Begin the Beguine: Eleanor Powell versus Fred Astaire! Two greatest Tap Dancer of World together!!!
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.Stunning, amazing choreographed. - HISTORY!!! -
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar LevantThree friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.Another great tap dancer: Gene Kelly, on the similar level with Fred Astaire. His dancing is a bit different than Astaire's. And its Leslie Caron's debut (discovered by Kelly)
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsFred AstaireJane PowellPeter LawfordA brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.The Dancing in the living room is CLASSIC. Amazing made!!!!
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsFred AstaireCyd CharisseJanis PaigeA Russian government official is sent to Paris to bring back her comrades; she soon gets a taste of Paris life and falls in love with an American movie producer.From the "Stereophonic Sound" to "The Ritz Roll and Rock" number - just fantastic.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahonA wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.The "Shadow Waltz" amazing filmed - with technic they had in 1933. The scenes / stage was almost destroyd by an eartquake during the filming.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsKathryn GraysonRed SkeltonHoward KeelThree Broadway producers struggling to get backing for their show, hope one's sudden inheritance of a half interest in a Parisian fashion house is the answer. They travel to Paris only to learn the salon is in debt and requires their help.Gower & Marge Champion - true dance champions. The final dance scenes / fashion-show sequence in glorious technicolor is fantastic. Also the dance /instrumental number of "Smoke get in your Eyes".
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsNelson EddyEleanor PowellFrank MorganWest Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.Again Eleanor Powell: the final dances scenes on the drums was the biggest set ever build with the most dancer/extras in the scene a movie ever had.
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodBusby BerkeleyStarsEleanor PowellAnn SothernRobert YoungA composer and his songwriter wife clash as they succeed in working together, writing hit Broadway shows, but fail in their marriage to the point of getting divorced twice.Eleanor Powells Dancing with the Dog (herself trained the dog!) and Broadway Rhythm are amazing numbers. in "That's Entertainment" we can see a behind the scenes how "Fascinating Rhythm" was filmed.
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsAllan JonesJudy GarlandFanny BriceJudy Bellaire (Judy Garland) is the center of trouble at her exclusive, very conservative private school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a jazzy style in her music class. Mayhem ensues as she returns home to her actress mother, playwright father and dysfunctional Russian maid (Fanny Brice) and tries out as a blackface singer in a musical.Judy Garland - a outstanding talented singer and actress and dancer. 3 numbers are great: Swing Mr. Mendelssohn, Snooks (Why? - Because!) (Judy Garland with Fanny Brice), "Down on Melody Farm",
- DirectorJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard BeymerTwo youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.Doesn't need a comment.
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsMickey RooneyJudy GarlandCharles WinningerA group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.Betty Jaynes versus Judy Garland - Opera versus Swing:
I Like Opera/I Like Swing, Figaro.... Medley...
I'm just speechless - amazing composed.
Also there was another amazing talented singer: Douglas McPhail who had a uncredited role as singer (can be heard) in "Broadway Melody of 1940). - DirectorHenry KingStarsGordon MacRaeShirley JonesCameron MitchellFifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.Not only the Academy Winner song "You'll Never Walk Alone" sung by Shirley Jones is amazing, also those dance scenes filmed partially on location in Todd-AO.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.Like "Carousel" contains Oklahoma! Ballett Dance Scenes. Also filmed in TODD-AO and in Cinemascope.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJudy GarlandFred AstairePeter LawfordA nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.Judy Garland and Fred Astaire together. What do you want more? Ann Miller sing and tap dance number... that still rocks after 65 years.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsFrank SinatraKathryn GraysonGene KellyA pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse... stunning
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid TomlinsonIn turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.Another true classic musical with Real-Life combined with Animation: thats ART! or in other words: supercalifragelisticepsicaligoteous.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.Another Julie Andrews Vehicle. It's history of great musicals filmed on location. Unforgetable songs: Do-Re-Me, My Favorie Things, The Loneley Goatheard and Edelweiss. Julie Andrews voice is just amazing.
- DirectorPhyllida LloydStarsMeryl StreepPierce BrosnanAmanda SeyfriedThe story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA.The songs are classic. This musical is wonderful filmed. Ok, dance scenes are by far not good (they're almost cheapy choreographed) but Meryl Streep is fantastic. Also her two friends. - its just a good feeling musical.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyVan JohnsonCyd CharisseTwo Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past.completely filmed in the studios - gives a own charme and fantasy touch - very well choreographed and danced: Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsKathryn GraysonHoward KeelAnn MillerAn ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.filmed once in 3D but very good danced by a (later) famous choreographer: Bob Fosse. Also both singer Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel (yes, Clayton Farlow from "Dallas" can sing!!!) are fantastic. And also Ann Miller, a great tap dancer who I call just behind Eleanor Powell.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliCharles WaltersStarsLeslie CaronMaurice ChevalierLouis JourdanWeary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.filmed partially on location in and around Paris. Has wonderful songs. Maurice Chevalier still rocks!
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDan DaileyCyd CharisseThree soldiers meet ten years after their last meeting in New York, and find out that they have little in common now.has great dances scenes.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersOscar LevantA married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthW.S. Van DykeStarsJack BennyEleanor PowellRobert TaylorA Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist.I've got a feelin' you're foolin', a wonderful song. And that tap number with Eleanor Powell and Buddy Ebsen... great!
- DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdward Everett HortonA ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.The "Slap That Bass"-Number is amazing. - don't need more comments -
- DirectorEdward BuzzellStarsEleanor PowellRobert YoungGeorge BurnsWanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.Fantastic Eleanor Powell Vehicle with great dancer numbers, beginning with "Honolulu" sung by Gracie Allen and tap danced by Eleanor Powell, her Bill Robinson-Medley/Homage, and ""Hola E Pae"/"Hawaiian Medley". Betty Jaynes (who sung Opera vs. Swing in "Babes in Arms" can be seen (uncredited) and heard as singer/chorus)
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsDean MartinJerry LewisLizabeth ScottFleeing a murder charge, a busboy and a nightclub singer wind up on a spooky Caribbean island inherited by a young woman.Not really a "musical" in that sense. But contains around 4 songs incl. Jerry Lewis amazing Carmen Miranda Parody "Mamãe Eu Quero"which I think its great.
- DirectorCharles ReisnerStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo MarxA detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.A Marx Brothers vehicle. Not a Musical in that sense but contains great musical number on the piano and "Harfe"
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsJane PowellHoward KeelJeff RichardsWhen a backwoodsman in 1850s Oregon brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.beautiful songs and amazing danced barn-dance
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRuss TamblynJune ThorburnPeter SellersA boy (Russ Tamblyn), no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves (Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers) determined to make a fortune from him.Russ Tamblyn - great acrobatic dancer.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsRobert TaylorEleanor PowellGeorge MurphySteve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with two ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.Judy Garland
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsJudy GarlandJames MasonJack CarsonA film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.Judy Garland
- DirectorGeorge SidneyBusby BerkeleyStarsBetty HuttonHoward KeelLouis CalhernThe story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.compare Betty huttons Scenes with the deleted Judy Garland scenes (are on the DVD as special features) - both are great
- DirectorWalter LangStarsEthel MermanMarilyn MonroeDonald O'ConnorMolly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.History!!!!
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandMargaret O'BrienMary AstorYoung love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.great songs.
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsMickey RooneyJudy GarlandPaul WhitemanA high-school boy wants to become a professional musician, and his gal pal wants to become his best girl. They work together staging big-band shows with fellow classmates in the hopes of hitting it big.
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsMickey RooneyJudy GarlandFay BainterJudy Garland and Mickey Rooney star in a musical directed by Busby Berkeley as two talented teenagers dreaming of success as Babes on Broadway.
- DirectorLemuel AyersRoy Del RuthRobert LewisStarsWilliam PowellJudy GarlandLucille BallThe late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.Pure Entertainment
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJudy GarlandGene KellyEddie BrackenA small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsWarner BaxterBebe DanielsGeorge BrentWhen the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJames CagneyJoan BlondellRuby KeelerChester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsKathryn GraysonMario LanzaDavid NivenA snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing. Her agent lures him away to New Orleans to teach him how to sing opera, but comes to regret this rash decision when the singers fall in love.amazing voice. Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson. In a supporting role: Rita Moreno (West Side Story).
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsKathryn GraysonJosé IturbiEthel BarrymoreIn Philadelphia, the soprano Prudence Budell returns from Europe after a period of five years training in the best Europeans music schools. Her millionaire grandmother Abigail Trent Budell sponsors an opera company under the command of the famous maestro Jose Iturbi to give a chance to Prudence to lead an opera. They hire the also famous tenor Guido Russino Betelli, but Prudence does not feel comfortable with him on the stage. When Prudence accidentally sees the American-Italian truck driver Johnny Donnetti singing opera, she convinces Jose Iturbi to give a chance to Johnny. They fall in love for each other, but when Prudence visits his work to tell that he will be hired, she meets Mary and she believes Johnny is in love of his colleague.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsAnn BlythEdmund PurdomJohn EricsonA prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.ok.. I don't like really Edmund Purdom in this role. His singing voice was dubbed by Mario Lanza - and this is just amazing.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsFred AstaireVera-EllenMarjorie MainPlayboy Charlie Hill meets beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He genuinely falls in love, so, dedicated to winning her over, Charlie cleans up his act and even gets a job as a driver to impress her.
- DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersRalph BellamyA psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGeorge BurnsGracie AllenA betting castle staff, and a series of misunderstandings and set-ups, leads to an American entertainer and an English damsel falling in love.
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsIrene DunneFred AstaireGinger RogersAn American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.
- DirectorH.C. PotterStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdna May OliverThe story of the dancing team who taught the world to two-step.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsFred AstaireLucille BremerFrank MorganJohnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs. Riggs decides to materialize as the girl's "angel", gains her unquestioning confidence, and helps himself to the deluded girl's millions. Just as he and his partner are about to flee Patria with their booty, Riggs realizes he has fallen in love with the girl and returns the money with a note that is part confession and part love letter. But the larcenous duo's escape from Patria turns out to be more difficult than they anticipated.bizarre dance number... interesting, but was back in 1945 a flop.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsFred AstaireVera-EllenRed SkeltonThe story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsFred AstairePetula ClarkTommy SteeleAn Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.except one scene a wonderful fantasy musical with a great voice: Petula Clark and wonderful songs.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsLeslie CaronMichael WildingKeenan WynnTomboyish outcast "Cinder" Ella and the duke's charming son Charles fall in love in this comedic rendition of the classic fairy tale.Not really a musical in that sense, but contains a wonderful Ballett (dream)-Scene danced by Leslie Caron.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJane RussellMarilyn MonroeCharles CoburnShowgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.Marilyn Monroe sings: "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend". "West Side Story" actor George Chakiris can be seen as dancer/chorus during the "Diamonds..." dance scenes. Fantastic scenery. Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe are stunning!!!!
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.Wonderful, even Miss Hepburn singing voice was dubbed by Marnie Nixon.
the Actors, Songs, Camera, Art Direction and not to forget the costumes... everything is perfect. - DirectorWalter LangStarsYul BrynnerDeborah KerrRita MorenoA widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.Wonderful Musical. Ok. Deborah King dind't sing. She was dubbed by Marnie Nixon who also gave her voice to "My Fair Lady". Nixon can be seen as Nun on the beginning of "The Sound of Music".
- DirectorJoshua LoganStarsRossano BrazziMitzi GaynorJohn KerrOn a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.Amazing and beautiful movie with fantastic songs. OK, the "Color/filter"-effects are to much... but the filmmaker could'nt remove the colors/effect after the filming.
- DirectorWalter LangStarsJeanne CrainDana AndrewsDick HaymesEach member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.
- DirectorJosé FerrerStarsPat BooneBobby DarinPamela TiffinA brother and sister find romance and good clean fun at the state fair in Dallas.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsMadonnaJonathan PryceAntonio BanderasThe hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.Usually, I don't like Madonna, but in this "Musical" which is completely sung, she did a great job.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsDoris DayGene NelsonS.Z. SakallA showgirl returns to her New York home to visit her alcoholic mother, where she catches the eye of a Broadway producer.
- DirectorCharles VidorStarsDoris DayJames CagneyCameron MitchellA fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.Not really a musical in the classic style, but Doris Day singing Voice is great.
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsJane PowellTony MartinDebbie ReynoldsThree sailors come ashore and take the city by storm, but can they win the hearts of three women by song?"Sing...Hallelujah..."
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStanley DonenStarsHoward KeelAnn BlythDolores GrayA roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.Not the best Musical but entertaining but good songs. Did you know? the legendary "Dynasty", "Melrose Place", "Charmed"-Producer Aaron Spelling was an actor in the 50' and he can be seen as "Begar" in "Kismet". It's a remake of a Marlene Dietrich movie (in the 40's).
- DirectorNorman TaurogBusby BerkeleyStarsMickey RooneyJudy GarlandGil StrattonA philandering young playboy is sent to college somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments.Judy Garland and Busby Barkley's choreographed Dance-Numbers. Not his best work but still entertaining.
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsJudy GarlandVan JohnsonS.Z. SakallIn turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
- DirectorJacques DemyStarsCatherine DeneuveNino CastelnuovoAnne VernonA young woman separated from her lover by war faces a life-altering decision.
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyRobert Z. LeonardStarsJames StewartJudy GarlandHedy LamarrIn the 1920s, three women become performers in the renowned Broadway show the Ziegfeld Follies, where they find fame, love, and tragedy.Judy Garland is always great.
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyLuise RainerThe ups and downs of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., famed producer of extravagant stage revues, are portrayed.Is not really a "Musical" but contains 2 interesting "big" musical numbers which are interesting filmed
- DirectorVincente MinnelliBusby BerkeleyStarsEthel WatersEddie 'Rochester' AndersonLena HorneA compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.great musical numbers and very talented actors/singer
- DirectorAndrew L. StoneStarsLena HorneBill RobinsonCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraThe relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.like "Cabine in the Sky", great talents and great numbers. The Nicholas Brothers are just fantastic.
- DirectorRichard WhorfVincente MinnelliGeorge SidneyStarsRobert WalkerVan HeflinLucille BremerBiography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsMickey RooneyTom DrakeJune AllysonMusical biography chronicling the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsBarbra StreisandOmar SharifKay MedfordThe life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention."Chicago" is one of the better Musical in the NEW-AGE/21Century. Mrs. Douglas and Renee Zellweger are talented and also the dance scenes interesting. Just a little bit to fast edited in my mind.. but well...
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJune AllysonPeter LawfordPatricia MarshallGolden Globe winner June Allyson and Peter Lawford star in this enjoyable musical about a football hero who falls in love with his French tutor.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsRed SkeltonLucille BallGene KellyA nightclub's coatroom attendant who's in love with the club's singer accidentally sips a drugged drink that makes him dream he's French King Louis XV, courting the infamous Madame Du Barry.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsKathryn GraysonAva GardnerHoward KeelThe daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour.Marge & Gower's Champion early movie appearance.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyDon BluthStarsSean MarshallHelen ReddyJim DaleAn orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.another wonderful Disney Live-action/Animation Musical. For the german release, all songs (except one or two) was deleted and still not available on DVD.
- DirectorEdward BuzzellStarsLucille BallWilliam GaxtonVirginia WeidlerLucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.
- DirectorKurt FrühStarsWalter RodererRudolf PlatteWaltraut HaasWendelin Pfannstil is promoted from receptionist at City Hall to his dream job of marriage registrar. When a pretty young bride is dumped by her groom, he falls in love with her and sabotages the couple's second attempt to marry.This the only one Musical made in Switzerland. It doesn't have any true dance numbers... but the songs are lovely (maybe not perfect), specially the "The Teddybear"-Song.
- DirectorWerner JacobsStarsCaterina ValenteHans HoltRuth Stephanamazing talented singer, dancer, actress, entertainer... has a great voice. Speak italian, french, german, english... and lives in Lugano, Switzerland.
- DirectorPaul MartinStarsCaterina ValentePaul HubschmidGrethe Weiser... with Caterina Valente.
- DirectorKarl AntonStarsCaterina ValentePeter AlexanderSilvio FrancescoThree young penniless musicians travel to San Remo to work as hotel clerks and to get a chance to show their talent on the San Remo festival.
- DirectorPaul MartinStarsCaterina ValentePeter AlexanderRudolf Plattethe two greatest Talents in the german speaking part together in one movie: Peter Alexander and Catherina Valente.