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Classic Musicals - 50 Movie Pack
2005 54 film Set from Mill Creek Entertainment
Acquired Nov 2018 for $7.5 from eBay
Musical, Comedy
Classic Musicals - 50 Movie Pack
2005 54 film Set from Mill Creek Entertainment
Acquired Nov 2018 for $7.5 from eBay
Musical, Comedy
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- DirectorLeRoy PrinzStarsFrances LangfordJohnny DownsMarjorie WoodworthAll-girl school Mar Brynn tries to get more pupils and publicity by making fun of the Quincton college. For revenge, the boys there sent Bob Sheppard to Mar Brynn, dressed as a girl, to give them a slight scandal.
- DirectorMack V. WrightJoseph KaneStarsGene AutrySmiley BurnetteKay HughesAt the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double.
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsMaurice ChevalierLes Ballets de ParisZizi JeanmaireLive scenes of Paris and a continuity Narrator link together four dramatic re-enactments of original ballet creations by Roland Petit and his ensemble, Ballets de Paris: Carmen (1949), La croqueuse de diamants (1950), Deuil en 24 heures (1953), and Cyrano de Bergerac (1959).(AKA 1-2-3-4 ou Les collants noirs)
- DirectorHans BurgerStarsLena HorneAlbert AmmonsPete JohnsonAfter hours at a nightclub, the hired help have a jam session, which proves to be just what a couple of belated customers wanted to hear.Soundies Cavalcade
- DirectorHarold D. SchusterStarsTom BrenemanBonita GranvilleBeulah BondiBased on a current (1946) radio series with a live audience. It is the story of some of the people who attend the show. Nat King Cole sings.
- DirectorLeigh JasonStarsEthel WatersSouthernaires QuartetHamtree HarringtonA family play on the nerves of a hard working housewife, but they soon get busy when a rich relative is due to arrive.Soundies Festival
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsJane FrazeeWilliam MarshallGail PatrickA songwriter finds out that his beautiful girlfriend is going to be an artist's model.
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsFrances LangfordEdward NorrisIris AdrianJoan Terry, a girl from the country wants to become a Broadway Star, but this proves to be not so easy.
- DirectorMelville W. BrownStarsFreeman F. GosdenCharles J. CorrellSue CarolTypical Amos 'n Andy storyline has the boys trying to make a go of their "open-air" taxi business while they get caught up in a society hassle, involving driving musicians to a fancy party. All the regular characters are here (or mentioned), including the famous Mystic Knights of the Sea. The only film appearance of radio's long-running characters.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsJane PowellRalph BellamyConstance MooreYoung Sherry Williams dreams of having a singing career, and she idolizes her older sister Josephine, who has gone to New York to perform on the stage. When Sherry is distraught just before performing at her school, a visiting Broadway producer encourages her by telling her positive things about her sister. Soon afterwards, Sherry decides to make a surprise trip to New York to visit Josephine - but what she finds there is not at all what she expected.
- DirectorLuther ReedStarsBebe DanielsEverett MarshallBert WheelerIn antebellum New Orleans, two men vie for the affections of a beautiful young girl during Mardi Gras.
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsVivian BlaineDennis O'KeefePerry ComoBurlesque star (Blaine) makes it in the big time.
- DirectorWilliam L. NolteRalph CooperStarsRalph CooperLena HorneLaurence CrinerA theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsTommy DorseyJimmy DorseyJanet BlairThe Dorsey Brothers bandleaders' lives traced from childhood music insisting father to fame rise eventual split furthering careers propelling with their music.
- DirectorLeRoy PrinzStarsAnn AyarsJorge NegreteArmidaCholita, after a long absence in Mexico City, is returning home to take up her duties as head of the rancho and, as everyone expects, to marry her childhood sweetheart José. Expectations are somewhat dashed as she shows up with Fernando to whom she is engaged. This makes José and Cholita's uncle more than a little bit put out as Fernando is not only not a Mexican, he is also a city slicker afraid of the country.
- DirectorMillard WebbStarsMary EatonEddie CantorHelen MorganThe rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".
- DirectorJames CruzeErich von StroheimStarsErich von StroheimDonald DouglasBetty CompsonAn insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.
- DirectorJosh BinneyStarsCab CallowayIda JamesJeni Le GonCab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers.
- DirectorAndrew L. StoneFriz FrelengStarsAdolphe MenjouMartha ScottPola NegriWhen the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.
- DirectorWilliam Forest CrouchStarsEarl BosticStepin FetchitFlores MarmonLazy man struggles to get out of bed to answer the door, with musical accompaniment.(AKA Answer to Open the Door Richard)
Soundies Cavalcade - DirectorJean YarbroughStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBuddy BaerAbbott and Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans.
- DirectorJosh BinneyStarsDusty FletcherGeorge WiltshireButterfly McQueenAn all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen.
- DirectorLeonard FieldsStarsGuy RobertsonEdgar KennedyIrene WareA theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny--and bankrupt--kingdom of Belgardia. The showman falls in love with the daughter of the dotty king, who has promised her to another. Complications ensue.
- DirectorJean YarbroughStarsFrankie DarroMarcia Mae JonesJackie MoranRawley University is about to receive a star athlete who could give it the first championship rowing team it's ever had. Unfortunately, he gets drafted into the army before he's able to join the team. Two of the team's members get the bright idea of passing off a burly truck driver as the "athlete". Complications ensue.
- DirectorJoseph H. LewisEdgar G. UlmerStarsBenny FieldsGladys GeorgeAlan DinehartThe story of a singer in a minstrel show, from his career highs to the tragedies in his personal life.
- DirectorEddie GreenStarsJessica GraysonMildred BoydEddie GreenFather dances to Jazz in the kitchen with the maid, his family won't tolerate his behaviour anymore. And now he has to deal with Uncle Adam's strange antics.Soundies Festival
- DirectorDon HartmanStarsLana TurnerEzio PinzaMarjorie MainA beautiful romance between a singer and a persistent prince
- DirectorArthur DreifussStarsLes HiteJune RichmondAfter a bang on the head, a musician dreams of a musical court looking in to a murder.Soundies Cavalcade
- DirectorGeorge P. QuigleyStarsBob HowardMilton WilliamsNellie HillThe beautiful Nellie Hill has many admirers but when one of them gets killed all the others are suspected. All this in among some great singing and dancing, some great bands and songs. This is a showcase for Black Entertainment of the time.
- DirectorWilliam Forest CrouchStarsDusty FletcherFred WinnA musically themed film cutting back and forth between Stepin Fetchit at home in bed and a jazz band providing the film's swing music.Soundies Festival
- DirectorBenjamin StoloffStarsJimmy DuranteLupe VelezStuart ErwinKnobby discovers young hunk Palooka and trains him to fight the reigning champ, also drunken sot, Al McSwatt.
- DirectorJoseph SeidenStarsFrank H. WilsonMamie SmithNorman AstwoodBetween swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically vanishes when he witnesses a mob killing and is forced to leave town. Lem becomes a wanderer, then an alcoholic. Finally a chance to play Othello draws him back to Harlem. Is it too late for Ned? Or too soon to suit Rough Jackson's mobsters? Melodramatic events lead to an unusual conclusion.
- DirectorSam WhiteStarsJack HaleyHelen WalkerRudy ValleeTwo rival radio producers try to get the same sponsor, so they try to top each other with new ideas.
- DirectorBretaigne WindustStarsVan JohnsonClaude RainsLori NelsonOverwhelmed by rats, a medieval town hires a magical piper who can rid the town of the pest in exchange for gold but the crooked mayor has no intention of honoring the deal.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsHarry JamesPatty AndrewsMaxene AndrewsA Universal Army enlistment promotion, produced as a musical showcase for Harry James, the Andrews Sisters, Joe E. Lewis, and Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan. The film's thin plot has James drafted and joining him is the band's lead vocalist Lon Prentice (Dick Foran), who doesn't believe that Army training and regulations are necessary for anyone of his skill and fame. Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges gets a solo turn as First Sergeant Snavely and is effectively teamed with Mary Wickes as his shrewish fiancée, trying desperately to keep her away from the attentions of nightclub comic and USO performer Lancelot Pringle McBiff (Joe E. Lewis).
- DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsDouglas FairbanksBebe DanielsEdward Everett HortonWall Street wizard Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails laced with a "love potion," work their magic. He then loses his fortune in the market crash and feels that he has also lost his girl.
- DirectorWilliam Forest CrouchStarsLouis JordanJune RichmondMilton WoodsOld-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son, swing bandleader Louis Jarvis, and Honey Carter, daughter of his long-lost love. But crooked lawyer Talbot has a nefarious scheme to get his hands on the Jarvis money...and it doesn't include any happiness for Louis and Honey. Plenty of swing from Louis Jordan's Tympany Five.
- DirectorJoseph KohnStarsLionel HamptonFaye AdamsBill BaileyExtravaganza with lots of music legends from the 50s.
- DirectorJohn H. AuerStarsPatricia EllisWarren HullWilliam NewellStruggling songwriter Judy Walker talks her way into the apartment of a famous composer, and finds that he's on vacation. Homeless and without any money, she decides to stay at his place, making use of all his belongings.
- DirectorHal RoachStarsAdolphe MenjouCarole LandisJohn HubbardRich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. T
- DirectorBud PollardDel LordLeslie PearceStarsBing CrosbyLuis AlberniAnn ChristyFilm director Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
- DirectorJoseph KohnStarsCholly AtkinsLouie BellsonDelta Rhythm BoysPacked with music by the greats of the time.
- DirectorWill PriceStarsAlan Freed and his Rock 'n Roll BandFran ManfredTuesday WeldDori is trying to get together enough money to buy a strapless gown; Daddy has cut off Dori's allowance, but gee, she's gotta go to the prom.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsFred AstaireJane PowellPeter LawfordA brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.
- DirectorH.C. PotterStarsFred AstairePaulette GoddardArtie ShawWhen perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.
- DirectorRobert N. BradburyStarsTex RitterKarl HackettWhite FlashKalmus is after the freight contract held by Summers. When his gang kill Summers, Tex and Duke step in to help Madge keep the freight line going. When they foil the gang's further attempts, Kalmus gets the Judge to jail the two.
- DirectorRalph StaubStarsRoger PryorGrace BradleyWilliam NewellA pair of hit songwriters fall in love with an ex-film star and her friend, but a blackmailer arrives to disrupt the romances. Based on William Field's short story "Temperamental Lady."
- DirectorFrank BorzageStarsCheryl WalkerWilliam TerryJudith AndersonA young soldier arrives in NYC and, before heading overseas to WWII, visits Stage Door Canteen, where famous actresses and entertainers volunteer to entertain soldiers.
- DirectorHerbert WilcoxStarsAnna NeagleRay BolgerJohn CarrollThe beautiful Anna Neagle stars as a circus performer who falls in love with a rich car dealer's son, against her family's wishes. Features some spirited dance numbers with Ray Bolger.
- DirectorSam NewfieldStarsMartha TiltonIris AdrianCharles CollinsRags-to-riches-to-rags story features Benny Goodman vocalist Martha Tilton as an unemployed big band singer who takes a job as an operator at a jukebox company. After falling in love with a bandleader, she gets a chance to get back in the limelight by singing for his group.
- DirectorRichard WhorfVincente MinnelliGeorge SidneyStarsRobert WalkerVan HeflinLucille BremerSongwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern is unable to find immediate success in the U.S. He sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale.
- DirectorWilliam NighStarsRosemary LaneJohnny DownsRalph MorganIn this musical, two young people inherit their father's nightclub. The joint teeters on the brink of bankruptcy until they bring in exciting jazz music and entertaining acts ranging from comedy to cartoonists.
- DirectorHoward BrethertonStarsFrankie DarroMarjorie ReynoldsMantan MorelandA none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.
- DirectorRay Dennis StecklerStarsArch Hall Jr.Nancy CzarArch Hall Sr.A young Arch Hall, Jr. is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company played by Arch Hall, Sr. (aka William Watters).