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1. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

G | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A 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.

Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen

Votes: 260,799 | Gross: $8.82M

2. April in Paris (1952)

Unrated | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theater, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin, Eve Miller

Votes: 1,514

3. The Tender Trap (1955)

Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Successful theater agent Charlie Reader lives a playboy's life in New York City. When his childhood friend shows up with a desire to leave his wife, the two are awestruck by each other's lifestyle.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm

Votes: 2,864

4. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Molly 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.

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Donald O'Connor, Dan Dailey

Votes: 6,703

5. The Actress (1953)

Passed | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

This is an account of the real life experience of actress/playwright Ruth Gordon.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins

Votes: 1,506

6. She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya

59 min | Documentary | Completed

The story of actress and acting teacher Maria Ouspenskaya, who brought modern acting techniques to the U.S., focusing on her years in Hollywood (1936-1949).

Director: Jordan Mohr | Star: Jordan Mohr

7. Broadway Rhythm (1944)

Passed | 115 min | Music, Romance

A reluctantly-retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son, who thinks his father's entertainment is passe'--audiences need something more sophisticated. Meanwhile, the producer's father and sister secretly produce their own show.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: George Murphy, Ginny Simms, Charles Winninger, Gloria DeHaven

Votes: 341

8. Hollywood Mouth 2 (2014)

84 min | Drama

A film buff discovers strange goings-on at a movie museum and elsewhere in Hollywood.

Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Sam Bologna, Alexander Des Combes, Ronald Duthweiler, Matthew Glaser

Votes: 698

9. The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928)

11 min | Comedy, Short

Dr. Benchley lectures the women's club on the unusual but important title-topic.

Director: Thomas Chalmers | Star: Robert Benchley

Votes: 338

10. Show Business (1932)

20 min | Comedy, Short

The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.

Director: Jules White | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Monte Collins

Votes: 151

11. Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode: The Devil Doll (2020)

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Two men escape from prison, one a mad scientist. He invents a device which is able to shrink humans to the size of dolls. The other man decides he can use the miniature people to exact vengeance on those who framed him.

Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf

Votes: 11