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Directed by Vincent ShermanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Ida Lupino,
Dennis Morgan,
Gladys George,
Faye Emerson,
Joan Leslie,
Paul CavanaghRating70%
Helen Chernen (Ida Lupino) is an ambitious woman, determined to once and for all become rich. She pushes her younger sister Katie (Joan Leslie) into a marriage with singer/dancer Albert Runkel (Jack Carson). Katie has no interest in the man, but is desperate to leave the poor conditions she and her sister live in, a dirty steel town. Runkel's partner Paul Collins (Dennis Morgan) sees what Helen's real intentions are and tries to stop her from breaking Runkel's heart., 2h4
Directed by David ButlerOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Eddie Cantor,
Joan Leslie,
Dennis Morgan,
Edward Everett Horton,
S.Z. Sakall,
Hattie McDanielRating67%
Theater producers (Horton and Sakall) staging a wartime charity program, only to have the production taken over by their egotistical star (Eddie Cantor). Meanwhile, an aspiring singer (Dennis Morgan) and his songwriter girlfriend (Joan Leslie) conspire to get into the charity program by replacing Cantor with their look-alike friend, tour bus driver Joe Simpson (Eddie Cantor)., 1h22
Directed by Edward BuzzellOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
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Musical filmsActors Rory Calhoun,
Piper Laurie,
Jack Carson,
Mamie Van Doren,
Reginald Gardiner,
Barbara BrittonRating58%
Une jeune fille entre dans la haute société quand un vieil homme riche tombe amoureux d'elle., 1h37
Directed by Raoul WalshOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Films based on playsActors James Cagney,
Olivia de Havilland,
Rita Hayworth,
Alan Hale,
Jack Carson,
George TobiasRating71%
In 1890s New York City, Biff Grimes (James Cagney) falls in love with society girl and strawberry blonde Virginia Brush (Rita Hayworth). However, Biff's more enterprising "pal" Hugo Barnstead (Jack Carson) wins Virginia's affections. Biff ends up marrying Virginia's less glamorous best friend, Amy Lind (Olivia de Havilland), who Biff eventually realizes was the right one for him all the time., 1h39
Directed by Michael Curtiz,
Busby BerkeleyOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Jack Carson,
Janis Paige,
Don DeFore,
Doris Day,
Oscar Levant,
S.Z. SakallRating69%
Elvira Kent (Janis Paige) and her husband Michael (Don DeFore) suspect each other of cheating. For their wedding anniversary, Elvira books an ocean cruise to Rio de Janeiro but her husband claims that unexpected business will prevent him from going. Seeing an opportunity, Elvira pretends to take the trip alone, but in fact sends singer Georgia Garrett (Doris Day), a woman she'd met at the travel agency, in her place and under her name. By secretly staying behind, Elvira hopes to find out if Michael is indeed sneaking around behind her back. Michael, however, is suspicious over Elvira's supposed willingness to go on the trip alone, and so hires private detective Peter Virgil (Jack Carson) to see if she is sneaking around behind his back., 1h41
Directed by Michael Curtiz,
Friz FrelengOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Children's filmsActors Jack Carson,
Doris Day,
Lee Bowman,
Adolphe Menjou,
Eve Arden,
S.Z. SakallRating65%
The film opens in Los Angeles, where Doug Blake (Carson) is dumped as a manager by Gary Mitchell (Bowman). He goes to New York City to find a new singer to replace Gary on the Hour of Enchantment radio show. While in New York, he discovers Martha Gibson (Day) turning records in a jukebox factory. He takes her to Los Angeles and tries to introduce her to Felix Hofer (Sakall). His efforts lead to a series of communication failures. , 1h35
Directed by Charles WaltersOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Films about music and musicians,
Sports films,
Musical filmsActors Rita Hayworth,
Esther Williams,
Glenn Ford,
Fernando Lamas,
Jack Carson,
George MacreadyRating61%
Katie Higgins (Williams) is the wholesome daughter of a dairy farmer. The entire family (Pa, Ma, Suzie, Katie, and Junior) start the day with a brisk song and morning swim. One day, Katie meets travelling salesman Windy Weebe (Carson) who is instantly smitten. Weebe sells an elixir that purports to turn the user into a peppy, fit-as-a-fiddle specimen, and upon noticing the entire family's strength in the water, suggests that they all attempt to swim the English Channel. The family and Weebe head off to England whereupon they learn that the distance to be conquered is 20 miles "as the seagull flies" but with the currents, can be up to 42 miles. Katie is the only one in the family strong enough to attempt this feat, so she begins training with Weebe as her coach., 1h23
Directed by Mark Sandrich,
Leslie GoodwinsOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Fred Astaire,
Ginger Rogers,
Ralph Bellamy,
Jack Carson,
Hattie McDaniel,
Vinton HayworthRating69%
Psychiatrist Dr. Tony Flagg (Fred Astaire) does his friend Stephen Arden (Ralph Bellamy) a favor by taking on his fiancee, Amanda Cooper (Ginger Rogers), as a patient. Amanda, a singer on the radio, can't seem to make a decision about Stephen's many proposals of marriage, so Tony probes her subconscious, but in the process Amanda falls in love with him. He brings her interest back to Stephen with hypnosis, but then realizes that he also loves her and tries to hypnotize her again, leading to conflict with Stephen. Five minutes away from the wedding, he breaks into her dressing room with his assistant Connors (Jack Carson) and gets the chance to talk to her subconscious again when Stephen accidentally hits her instead of Tony. In the end, the two marry, much to the surprise of the guests., 1h29
Directed by Mitchell LeisenOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical theatre,
Musical,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Victor McLaglen,
Carl Brisson,
Gertrude Michael,
Jack Oakie,
Kitty Carlisle,
Dorothy StickneyRating64%
Jack Ellery (Oakie) is staging a lavish musical revue, starring Eric Lander (Brisson), Ann Ware (Carlisle), and Rita Ross (Michael), supported by a cast of a hundred background singers/dancers (almost all women, and many scantily clad) and two full orchestras. On opening night, just before the show, somebody tries to kill Ware several times. Ellery calls in police lieutenant Murdock (McLaglen) of the homicide squad to investigate. During the show a private detective and then Rita are murdered. Ellery hides this from the rest of the performers, claiming the victims are just sick, and talks Murdock into investigating while the revue continues on, otherwise Ellery will go broke., 1h41
Directed by Roy Del Ruth,
W. S. Van DykeOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Jack Benny,
Eleanor Powell,
Robert Taylor,
Una Merkel,
Frances Langford,
Buddy EbsenRating67%
Irene Foster (Eleanor Powell) tries to convince her high school sweetheart, Broadway producer Robert Gordon (Robert Taylor), to give her a chance to star in his new musical, but he's too busy with the rich widow (June Knight) backing his show. Irene tries to show Gordon that she has the talent to succeed, but he won't hire her. Things become complicated when she begins impersonating a French dancer, who was actually the invention of a gossip columnist (Jack Benny).