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1. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)

TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

8.5

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Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.

Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson

Votes: 4,242

2. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)

TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show

7.9

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The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.

Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne

Votes: 1,561

3. Born to Dance (1936)

Passed | 106 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

6.7

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On 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.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel

Votes: 1,935

4. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

6.7

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A 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.

Directors: Roy Del Ruth, W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Una Merkel

Votes: 1,997

5. This Is Your Life (1950–1987)

30 min | Biography, Family, Reality-TV

7.0

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Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. ... See full summary »

Stars: Ralph Edwards, Bob Warren, Eddie Cantor, Bob Hope

Votes: 314

6. The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music

8.1

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Various guest hosts present a musical variety show.

Stars: Bing Crosby, Dick Tufeld, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres

Votes: 321

7. Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

Passed | 102 min | Musical

7.3

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Johnny 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.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Frank Morgan

Votes: 2,789

8. Thousands Cheer (1943)

Passed | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

6.2

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Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her... See full summary »

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles

Votes: 1,195

9. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Passed | 110 min | Musical, Romance

6.7

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Steve 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... See full summary »

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Binnie Barnes

Votes: 1,357

10. Lady Be Good (1941)

Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

6.4

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A 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.

Directors: Norman Z. McLeod, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore

Votes: 1,175

11. Ship Ahoy (1942)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery

6.4

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Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that she is working for the US Government, but fails to see why she would be involved.

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien

Votes: 717

12. Duchess of Idaho (1950)

Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

6.3

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Ellen Hallet is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but too timid to do anything about it. Her roommate Chris devises a plan to help her: she follows Morrison on his trip to ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, John Lund, Paula Raymond

Votes: 640

13. Honolulu (1939)

Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

6.5

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Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Robert Young, George Burns, Gracie Allen

Votes: 760

14. Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948–1967)

60 min | Music

7.6

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Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast ... See full summary »

Stars: Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, The Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres

Votes: 120

15. I Dood It (1943)

Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

6.2

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A bumbling pants presser at an upscale hotel's valet service nurses an unrequited crush on a Broadway star. He gets more than he bargained for when she agrees to marry him, to spite her womanizing fiance, and encounters Nazi saboteurs.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley, Patricia Dane

Votes: 676

16. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )

Documentary

5.5

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The Award is the highest honor for a career in film and celebrates an individual whose career has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture.

Stars: Carole Bayer Sager, George Stevens Jr., Jack Nicholson, Gregory Peck

Votes: 50

17. Rosalie (1937)

Passed | 123 min | Drama, Musical

6.0

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West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.

Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Edna May Oliver

Votes: 590

18. Person to Person (1953–1961)

30 min | Documentary, News, Talk-Show

8.2

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Interviews with figures from public life.

Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Charles Collingwood, Jayne Meadows, Jerry Lewis

Votes: 223

19. George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)

Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

5.8

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Vacationing Broadway producer George White stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram and, seeing his name in lights on a local theater, is scandalized over the unauthorized use. ... See full summary »

Directors: George White, Harry Lachman, James Tinling | Stars: Alice Faye, James Dunn, Ned Sparks, Lyda Roberti

Votes: 189

20. Sensations of 1945 (1944)

Approved | 86 min | Music, Romance

6.1

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Father and son press agents fail to see things eye to eye, in the final screen appearance of comedian W.C. Fields.

Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Dennis O'Keefe, C. Aubrey Smith, Eugene Pallette

Votes: 185

21. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)

60 min | Music

8.0

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The long-running television version of the long-running NBC radio series devoted to classical music as well as Broadway composers.

Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, Donald Voorhees, The Buster Davis Singers

Votes: 49

22. The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955 TV Special)

Family

6.8

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The 27th Academy Awards, held on March 30th, 1955 to honor the best films of 1954. Hosted by Bob Hope at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood with Thelma Ritter hosting from the NBC Century Theatre in New York City.

Directors: Bill Bennington, Grey Lockwood | Stars: Bob Hope, Buddy Adler, Anna Maria Alberghetti, June Allyson

Votes: 260

23. All Star Revue (1950– )

60 min | Comedy

8.3

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This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville ... See full summary »

Stars: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Danny Thomas

Votes: 170

24. The Faith of Our Children (1953–1955)

Drama

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Stars: Eleanor Powell, Darlene Powell, Norman Borine, June Lockhart

25. Queen High (1930)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Musical

6.0

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The two partners of a ladies' garter business are constantly feuding with each other. When they ask their lawyer to dissolve their partnership, he proposes that instead the two of them play... See full summary »

Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Frank Morgan, Stanley Smith, Ginger Rogers

Votes: 140

26. Here's Hollywood (1960–1962)

30 min | Talk-Show

8.7

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Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.

Stars: Dean Miller, Helen O'Connell, Jack Linkletter, Joanne Jordan

Votes: 169

27. The 20th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1963 TV Special)

9.3

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Stars: Edie Adams, June Allyson, Red Buttons, Corinne Calvet

Votes: 43

28. Sheilah Graham in Hollywood (1951– )

15 min | Talk-Show

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15 minute TV talk show hosted by columnist Sheilah Graham; released January 20, 1951.

Stars: Sheilah Graham, John Wayne, Jack Palance, Ida Lupino

29. The Lion Roars Again (1975)

17 min | Documentary, Short

5.4

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This MGM documentary records a two day open house the studio held for the international media in 1975. They visit the set of Logan's Run (1976), meeting the producer and wardrobe designers. ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Haley Jr. | Stars: Michael Anderson, Army Archerd, Fred Astaire, Richard Benjamin

Votes: 114

30. Inside Beverly Hills (1956 TV Special)

90 min | News

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NBC special celebrating the 50th anniversary of Beverly Hills hosted by Art Linkletter with tours of star homes, live entertainment, and comedy sketches.

Director: Dick McDonough | Stars: Lita Baron, Rory Calhoun, Sue Casey, Charles J. Correll

31. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)

Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

1.7

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Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating stars including Irene Dare and Phyllis Ann Thomoson, as well as Hollywood luminaries ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, Don Ameche, Joan Crawford, Irene Dare

Votes: 153

32. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936)

10 min | Short

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Eleanor Powell arrives in Hollywood on a new diesel powered train; a swimming party aboard Grace Liner "Santa Paula" is shown; stars board new American Airlines Douglas sleeper; a Mayfair party at Beverly Wilshire Hotel is shown.

Director: Ralph Staub | Star: Eleanor Powell

33. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Holiday (1948)

Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

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Ralph Staub actually takes the Sreen Snapshots camera away from the Columbia lot...unless this is just family-vacation footage shot by Glenn Ford...all the way to the Double Arrow Ranch in ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, Glenn Ford, Eleanor Powell, Charles Ruggles

34. Have Faith in Our Children (1955)

3 min | Short

5.0

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This public service short is presented by the Variety Club of Northern California. 'Glenn Ford' introduces his wife, Eleanor Powell, who asks moviegoers to contribute to the Variety Club's efforts to help blind babies and their families.

Stars: Glenn Ford, Eleanor Powell

Votes: 35

35. The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Convention (1937)

Approved | 17 min | Documentary, Short

6.7

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This short chronicles, in a semihumorous way, events associated with MGM's 1937 convention for the studio's national sales and distribution staff. First the delegates arrive by train in San... See full summary »

Stars: Louis B. Mayer, Al Lichtman, William F. Rodgers, James E. Davis

Votes: 44

36. Screen Snapshots: Famous Hollywood Mothers (1947)

10 min | Documentary, Short

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In this entry in Columbia's Screen Snapshots series (production number 8859), Ralph Staub visits the homes of actresses Judy Canova, Ginny Simms, Rosalind Russell, Brenda Marshall and Eleanor Powell, as they show off their offsprings.

Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Judy Canova, Brenda Marshall, Eleanor Powell, Rosalind Russell

37. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (1981)

120 min | Documentary

7.3

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A Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to dancer Fred Astaire by the AFI featuring highlights from his films and reminiscences from his co-workers.

Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Fred Astaire, David Niven, Mikhail Baryshnikov, James Cagney

Votes: 229

38. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
Episode: Episode #6.6 (1963)

60 min | Music

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Director: Sid Smith | Stars: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, Eydie Gormé, Lorin Hollander

39. All Star Revue (1950– )
Episode: Episode #2.36 (1952)

Comedy

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Danny plays a frustrated husband whose movie-crazed wife imagines everyone she sees is a star. Eleanor Powell performs two dance production numbers. June Havoc portrays self-absorbed ... See full summary »

Stars: Danny Thomas, Jimmy Ames, Phil Arnold, Dave Barry