WISHLIST dancing
by bderoes | created - 26 Nov 2017 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicMovies I want to own/see, and the dancers who motivate that.
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1. The Singing Marine (1937)
Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
Bob Brent (Dick Powell) recruit from Arkansas is a marine who is shy, reserved and modest. Despite these handicaps, he is a big help to his corps buddies. On moonlit nights and sun-kissed ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Dick Powell, Doris Weston, Lee Dixon, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 300
2. Coronado (1935)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to, and is frequented by, members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego tracks, in a tent-city with ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Johnny Downs, Betty Burgess, Jack Haley, Andy Devine
Votes: 47
3. Don't Gamble with Love (1936)
Passed | 65 min | Drama
A reformed gambler returns to his old ways despite the fact that it means losing his wife.
Director: Dudley Murphy | Stars: Ann Sothern, Bruce Cabot, Irving Pichel, Ian Keith
Votes: 28
The Nicholas Brothers, but credited separately
4. One Mile from Heaven (1937)
Passed | 67 min | Drama
A newspaper woman believes she has a Scoop when she finds a 'Quadroon-Mulatto' woman who is thought by all to be the mother of a 'White' child.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Claire Trevor, Sally Blane, Douglas Fowley, Fredi Washington
Votes: 192
Bill Robinson, but not in his soundtracks
5. Taxi (1931)
Passed | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Independent cabbie Matt Nolan is primed to let his fists and handgun deliver payback after a big taxi firm uses intimidation and violence to squeeze out small-timers.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: James Cagney, Loretta Young, George E. Stone, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 1,553
6. Captains of the Clouds (1942)
Approved | 114 min | Action, Drama, War
Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale
Votes: 1,768
7. The Kid from Texas (1939)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo, finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, John Hubbard, Jessie Ralph
Votes: 152
8. They Met in Argentina (1941)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Texas oil millionaire, after failing to secure oil lands in Argentina, seeks out a famous race horse in Buenos Aires and orders his representative to buy the nag at any price. Ellison has... See full summary »
Directors: Leslie Goodwins, Jack Hively | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, James Ellison, Alberto Vila, Buddy Ebsen
Votes: 187
9. The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
This musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their costumes and pretend to be aristocrats. Included in the film are ice skating numbers and songs.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan, Dorothy Hart, Michael Kirby
Votes: 119
10. Dancing Feet (1936)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Ben Lyon, Joan Marsh, Edward J. Nugent, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 95
11. On Your Toes (1939)
Approved | 94 min | Music, Comedy
A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh
Votes: 225
Donald O'Connor
12. Get Hep to Love (1942)
Approved | 71 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Jane Frazee, Robert Paige
Votes: 75
Jivin' Jaclcs and Jills, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
13. Give Out, Sisters (1942)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Music
Peggy (Peggy Ryan)), a messenger, delivers a telegram to The Flamingo Club where the Andrews Sisters (The Andrews Sisters) and Bob Edwards' Orchestra are appearing. Peggy learns that the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Laverne Andrews, Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Grace McDonald
Votes: 64
Dan Dailey, Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Grace McDonald, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
14. It Comes Up Love (1943)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Victoria Peabody (Gloria Jean) and her younger sister, Constance (Mary Lou Harrington), go to New York City to live with with their father, Tom Peabody (Ian Hunter). The two girls become ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Gloria Jean, Ian Hunter, Donald O'Connor, Frieda Inescort
Votes: 47
Gloria Jean, Jivin' Jack and Jills, Donald O'Connor
15. What's Cookin' (1942)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
A group of entertainers visit a radio singer's home to try to get her to book them on her show.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: The Andrews Sisters, Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Laverne Andrews
Votes: 93
Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Susan 'Tag-a-long' Levine
16. When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)
74 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
War hero Johnny Kovacs works with his superiors to hide from a star crossed lover while on leave and falls in love while living at a boarding house.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor
Votes: 70
Four Step Brothers, Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
17. Mister Big (1943)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy
At the Davis School of the Theatre, run by Jeremy Taswell, where teenagers study drama and the serious arts, instructors Johnny Hanley and Alice Taswell are in love. The students, including... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan, Robert Paige
Votes: 111
Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
18. Top Man (1943)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Musical in which a family puts on a show to boost the morale of the local factory workers.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix
Votes: 71
Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
19. Bowery to Broadway (1944)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In the Gay 90s, Michael O'Rourke (Jack Oakie) and Dennis Dugan (Donald Cook) are owners of rival night spots in the Bowery. They both move uptown and continue to compete in establishments, ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Maria Montez, Jack Oakie, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey
Votes: 84
Jack Oakie, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
20. Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Ann Blyth, Helen Vinson
Votes: 75
Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
21. The Merry Monahans (1944)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The Merry Monahans are a vaudeville family act bouncing from circuit to circuit reconnecting with past friends and loves, creating new friends and romances, and dealing with personal vices.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Jack Oakie, Ann Blyth
Votes: 111
Jack Oakie, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
22. Patrick the Great (1944)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Talented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. But after winning the role he finds out it was originally intended for... See full summary »
Director: Frank Ryan | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Frances Dee, Donald Cook
Votes: 59
Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
23. Are You with It? (1948)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy
Milton Haskins, a math genius known for his infallibility with numbers, quits his job with an insurance company after he discovers he made a mistake, and hooks up with a traveling carnival.... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Olga San Juan, Martha Stewart, Lew Parker
Votes: 130
Louis DaPron, Donald O'Connor, George O'Hanlon
24. Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Music, Sport
At a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Charles Coburn, Gloria DeHaven, Joshua Shelley
Votes: 94
Donald O'Connor
25. Is Everybody Happy? (1929)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
This is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Ted Lewis, Alice Day, Ann Pennington, Lawrence Grant
Ann Pennington
26. Thunderbolt (1929)
Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl. ... See full summary »
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Eugenie Besserer
Votes: 883
Nina Mae McKinney; avail from ioffer vendor
27. George White's Scandals (1934)
Passed | 1 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Opening with a credit line that reads "Entire production conceived, created and directed by George White," a film evolves where the only plot line is a thin backstage romance between Jimmy ... See full summary »
Directors: Thornton Freeland, Harry Lachman, George White | Stars: Rudy Vallee, Jimmy Durante, Alice Faye, Adrienne Ames
Votes: 107
Dixie Dunbar
28. Redheads on Parade (1935)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A film star finds herself in trouble with her co-star when she has to flirt with the backer to prevent him withdrawing his support. But all ends well.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: John Boles, Dixie Lee, Jack Haley, Raymond Walburn
Votes: 44
Dixie Lee
29. The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Musical
The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bob Burns
Votes: 389
Louis DaPron and Eleanore Whitney
30. The Music Goes 'Round (1936)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
On a leave of absence from Broadway, Harry Wallace (Harry Richman), the star of a musical comedy, encounters a troupe of untalented showboat players and takes them to New York City. Without... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Harry Richman, Rochelle Hudson, Walter Connolly, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 21
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Johnny Taylor, Ananias Berry
31. Three Cheers for Love (1936)
Approved | 61 min | Musical, Romance
Charles Dormant, head of the Miracle Pictures Corporation, whose motto is "If it's a good picture, it's a miracle," is convinced by his wife Consuelo to send his daughter, Sharon, who is ... See full summary »
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Eleanore Whitney, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, Elizabeth Patterson
Votes: 28
Louis DaPron, Eleanore Whitney
32. Calling All Stars (1937)
75 min | Comedy, Music
There is no plot it is basically a review featuring the bands, stars and acts listed.
Director: Herbert Smith | Stars: Bert Ambrose, Carroll Gibbons, Evelyn Dall, Max Bacon
Votes: 13
Buck and Bubbles, Nicholas Brothers
33. The Life of the Party (1937)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Dr. Molnac and his musical troupe; Beggs, the manager; Mitzi Martos, a singer; Mitzi's agent Pauline; society scion Barry Saunders and his "keeper" Oliver Goodwin, are en route to Santa ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Joe Penner, Gene Raymond, Harry Einstein, Harriet Nelson
Votes: 202
Ann Miller
34. When Love Is Young (1937)
Approved | 76 min | Comedy
An aspiring opera singer from rural America goes to New York to make it big. Through a series of disappointments and serendipity her aspirations take a rather successful turn at singing popular hits on Broadway.
Director: Hal Mohr | Stars: Virginia Bruce, Kent Taylor, Walter Brennan, Greta Meyer
Votes: 17
Nick Long, Jr.
35. You're a Sweetheart (1937)
Approved | 96 min | Music, Romance
Hal Adams tries to win the heart of Broadway star Betty Bradley.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Alice Faye, George Murphy, Ken Murray, Charles Winninger
Votes: 145
Alice Faye, George Murphy
36. Radio City Revels (1938)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A songwriter uses the songs one of his pupils writes while sleeping for his own contract.
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Bob Burns, Jack Oakie, Kenny Baker, Ann Miller
Votes: 128 | Gross: $0.51M
Ann Miller
37. Tarnished Angel (1938)
Passed | 67 min | Drama
The ex-fiancée of a young rich man becomes the companion of a jewel thief, forming a vaudeville act with face "cure", but after she discovers, that she can really cure people, she decides to quit.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Sally Eilers, Lee Bowman, Ann Miller, Alma Kruger
Votes: 167
Ann Miller
38. Up the River (1938)
75 min | Comedy, Romance
Card sharps Chipper Morgan and Darby Randall pick the wrong victim, Detective Willis, on a transatlantic crossing, and are arrested upon docking in New York and returned up the river to ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville
Votes: 31
Bill Robinson
39. Walking Down Broadway (1938)
Approved | 75 min | Drama
Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway production, but the lives of all five take many different turns, often for the worse.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Claire Trevor, Phyllis Brooks, Leah Ray, Dixie Dunbar
Votes: 77
Dixie Dunbar
40. My Son Is Guilty (1939)
Approved | 63 min | Drama
Honest cop Tim Kerry struggles to keep his son Ritzy from becoming involved in a crime ring.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Bruce Cabot, Julie Bishop, Harry Carey, Glenn Ford
Votes: 157
Nicholas Brothers
41. Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A small radio station is saved of getting bankrupt by a backer, who invests money for a TV equipment, if the owner allows, that his dancing daughter Annabelle can dance and sing on the ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Kenny Baker, Frances Langford, Hugh Herbert, Mary Boland
Votes: 96
Ann Miller
42. Melody Ranch (1940)
Passed | 84 min | Western
His Arizona hometown of Torpedo invites Gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the Frontier Days Celebration.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Gene Autry, Jimmy Durante, Ann Miller, Barton MacLane
Votes: 256
Ann Miller
43. Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Four struggling musicians lose their vocalist at the insistence of her gangster boyfriend. They find a replacement in an innocent young woman being courted by a cabbie pretending to be a king.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley, June Havoc, Desi Arnaz
Votes: 225
Ray Bolger
44. Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A college Principal objects to a nightclub opening near his campus.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Gordon Oliver
Votes: 192
Ruby Keeler
45. Washington Melodrama (1941)
Passed | 80 min | Drama
A newsman links his fiancee's millionaire father to a chorus girl's murder.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford, Kent Taylor, Dan Dailey
Votes: 326
Dan Dailey, Virginia Grey
46. Born to Sing (1942)
Approved | 82 min | Action, Crime, Musical
Show promoter Cartwright has stolen the songs that Frank wrote while he was in the big house. The boys go to Cartwright to get Frank credit for his work, and Cartwright has them arrested ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Leo Gorcey, Douglas McPhail
Votes: 222
Ray McDonald
47. Broadway (1942)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Music
George Raft, playing himself, recalls his days on Broadway, where he acquired a reputation as a great dancer--and also one as a brawler, a ladies man and an associate of some of the city's most notorious gangsters.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair, Broderick Crawford
Votes: 132
Chorus
Bill Robinson
49. Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Business partners plan to gift a third of share to their children, if they marry, the offspring refusing to the marriage loses the portion. The children have other ideas.
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Jane Frazee, Betty Kean, Eddie Foy Jr.
Votes: 21
Three Chocolateers, Eddie Foy, Jr., Betty Kean, Erno Verbes
50. Priorities on Parade (1942)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Troupers (Ann Miller, Johnnie Johnston, Jerry Colonna) put on a swing show in a World War II aircraft plant.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Ann Miller, Johnny Johnston, Jerry Colonna, Betty Jane Rhodes
Votes: 38
Ann Miller
51. Sing Your Worries Away (1942)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
This package for comedy and the musical numbers has Luke Brown being drugged by the gangster operators of the swank Boathouse Inn; most notably Roxie a sexy pickpocket. Brown has ... See full summary »
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Bert Lahr, June Havoc, Buddy Ebsen, Patsy Kelly
Votes: 170
Buddy Ebsen
52. True to the Army (1942)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Music
While doing her tightrope act in a local circus, Daisy Hawkins (Judy Canova), sees the owner shot by gangsters. The killers are after her to eliminate the only eyewitness and the police ... See full summary »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Judy Canova, Allan Jones, Ann Miller, Jerry Colonna
Votes: 44
Ann Miller
53. Always a Bridesmaid (1943)
Approved | 61 min | Comedy, Music
A detective working undercover joins a Lonely Hearts Club in order to to expose a swindler using it for nefarious reasons.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: The Andrews Sisters, Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Laverne Andrews
Votes: 48
Patty Andrews, Dean Collins, Jivin' Jack and Jills
54. Crazy House (1943)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy
Olsen and Johnson, stage comedians turned film stars, produce a star-studded musical comedy with an eccentric "millionaire" who hasn't got a dime.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Cass Daley, Patric Knowles
Votes: 253
Uncredited tap dancer
55. Rhythm of the Islands (1943)
Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
On the only Pacific island untouched by and unaware of World-War-Two, American beachcombers Tommy (Allan Jones) and Eddie Dolan (Andy Devine) sell off Paradise Island to American ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine, Ernest Truex
Votes: 41
Four Step Brothers
56. Hey, Rookie (1944)
Approved | 77 min | Music, Romance, War
Musical comedy star Jimmy Leighter wants to get away from show biz and his leading lady Winnie Clark, so he joins the Army. There he gets the order to put on a show. Winnie Clark appears in... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Ann Miller, Joe Besser, Larry Parks, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 40
Judy Clark, Condos Brothers, Roland Dupree, Joyce Horne, Ann Miller
57. Jam Session (1944)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Terry Baxter is a never-say-die Hollywood newcomer from Waterfall Kansas, determined to make it big. And does she have talent. Filled, of course, with lots of musical numbers that showcase her many talents.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Ann Miller, Jess Barker, Charles D. Brown, Eddie Kane
Votes: 166
Ann Miller
58. Reckless Age (1944)
Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Linda Wadsworth (Gloria Jean) rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth (Henry Stephenson), and runs away from home. Unknown to Mr. Wadsworth, she gets a job at one of his many five-and-ten-cents stores as a clerk.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Gloria Jean, Henry Stephenson, Kathleen Howard, Franklin Pangborn
Votes: 24
Harold Nicholas
59. Sing a Jingle (1944)
Approved | 62 min | Musical
After his "farewell" performance, radio singing star Ray King learns that he has been rejected by the Army because of an old football injury. Against the wishes of Vera Grant, his fiance, ... See full synopsis »
Director: Edward C. Lilley | Stars: Allan Jones, June Vincent, Samuel S. Hinds, Gus Schilling
Votes: 16
Dean Collins, Betty Kean
60. Song of the Open Road (1944)
Passed | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Child film star Jane Powell, fed up with her every move being stage managed by her stage mother, runs away and joins the U.S. Crop Corps, a small army of young folks staying at youth ... See full summary »
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Bonita Granville, W.C. Fields
Votes: 164
Condos Brothers
61. Take It or Leave It (1944)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Young sailors Eddie Collins and Herb Gordon eagerly begin their shore leave in New York City, where they are greeted at the dock by Eddie's wife Kate. Kate, who is pregnant for the first ... See full synopsis »
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Phil Baker, Edward Ryan, Madge Meredith, Stanley Prager
Votes: 16
Nicholas Brothers
62. Eadie Was a Lady (1945)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Edithea Alden, a college girl from a wealthy family, is working at night as dancer in a nightclub. When the leading lady Rose is loosing the customers attractiong, Editha gets her job, but ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Ann Miller, Joe Besser, William Wright, Jeff Donnell
Votes: 42
Ann Miller
63. Honeymoon Ahead (1945)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy
The Blackmore Prison choir, led by inmate Orpheus, is about to gain radio sponsorship, when Orpheus is pardoned and the deal falls through. Determined to appear on the radio, the prisoner ... See full synopsis »
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Allan Jones, Grace McDonald, Raymond Walburn, Vivian Austin
Votes: 27
Grace McDonald
64. Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
92 min | Musical
The Norwick family has had a successful run on the vaudeville circuit, but now some of the family want out. Mom is ready to retire on the family's farm, and daughter June wants to quit now ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Dan Dailey, Charles Winninger, Nancy Guild, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 139
Dan Dailey
65. Where's Charley? (1952)
97 min | Comedy, Musical
From the popular Broadway show, a musical adaptation Brandon Thomas's 1890's farce about an Oxford undergraduate posing as a classmate's aunt from Brazil--"where the nuts come from." ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: Ray Bolger, Allyn Ann McLerie, Robert Shackleton, Horace Cooper
Votes: 167
Ray Bolger
66. So This Is Paris (1954)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sailors on leave (Joe, Al and Davy) head for Paris with one thing on their minds. Joe pursues chanteuse Colette D'Avril who proves to be more than she appears; Davy is pursued by sexy... See full summary »
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Nelson, Corinne Calvet
Votes: 313
Tony Curtis, Paul Gilbert, Gene Nelson
67. Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical
World War II veteran Clarence "Jigger" Millard forms a band with several other former GIs. The band fails to take off and he is forced to join a minstrel show headed by Colonel Wallace. He soon falls for Wallace's niece Chris Hall.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Janet Leigh, Buddy Hackett, Lori Nelson
Votes: 170
Donald O'Connor
68. King for a Day (1934)
TV-G | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A talented tap dancer who can't get an audition uses his prowess at playing craps to gain ownership of a musical show, making himself the star.
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bill Robinson, Ernest Whitman, Dusty Fletcher, Babe Matthews
Votes: 197
Bill Robinson
69. What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Romance
Freddy Martin and his band go on a trailer vacation, taking along Rochester as a handy man. They run out of gas in a ghost town and have to spend the night in the deserted Palace Hotel. The... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Ann Miller, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, John Hubbard, Freddy Martin
Votes: 42
Ann Miller
70. Broadway Hostess (1935)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A woman becomes a successful singer, but can't do as well in love.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Wini Shaw, Genevieve Tobin, Lyle Talbot, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 422
Oscar nom'd for dance direction
71. The Girl Rush (1955)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Musical
Kim, a museum worker from Providence, Rhode Island, inherits half ownership of a Las Vegas hotel when her father dies.
Director: Robert Pirosh | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Fernando Lamas, Eddie Albert, Gloria DeHaven
Votes: 175
72. Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Approved | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Musical
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Martha Raye, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 3,486
73. Viennese Nights (1930)
92 min | Musical, Romance
In 1890, Gus Sascher joins the Austrian Army and romances the impoverished girl Elsa Hofner. Elsa instead marries the wealthier officer Franz von Renner, in an attempt at social climbing. ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Vivienne Segal, Alexander Gray, Jean Hersholt, Walter Pidgeon
Votes: 100
74. Good News (I) (1930)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Musical
Tom Marlowe is the star of his college football team and has a promising romance with a female college student, Connie Lane. However, he does not excel in his college studies. A series of ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Mary Lawlor, Stanley Smith, Bessie Love, Cliff Edwards
Votes: 369
75. Dancers (1987)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Musical
A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Alessandra Ferri, Leslie Browne, Tommy Rall
Votes: 352 | Gross: $1.19M
76. The Second Greatest Sex (1955)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Musical, Western
In 1880, Osawkie, Kansas is feuding with rival town Mandaroon over which will be county seat, keeping the town's men away from home most of the time. The last straw is when Matt Davis feels... See full summary »
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Jeanne Crain, George Nader, Kitty Kallen, Bert Lahr
Votes: 146
77.
The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
Episode:
Episode #3.3
(1965)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Fred Astaire enters to "Top Hat" surrounded by Go-Go dancers, and then he talks about the new dances, the Suns Family balancing act performs, Paul Lynde and Carmen Phillips appear in Herb ... See full summary »
Director: Grey Lockwood | Stars: Fred Astaire, Margot Fonteyn, Paul Lynde, Jackie Mason
78.
The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
Episode:
Episode #3.17
(1966)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Stars: Fred Astaire, The Black Theater of Prague, Barrie Chase, Petula Clark
79. Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance (1980 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Music
Director: David Heeley | Stars: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Barrie Chase, Charles 'Honi' Coles
Votes: 26
80. The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy
Jessica Poole, is marrying Roger Henderson. When her father arrives, he disrupts the household of his ex-wife and befriends their cook.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Fred Astaire, Lilli Palmer, Debbie Reynolds, Tab Hunter
Votes: 884
81.
The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
Episode:
Episode #3.3
(1965)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Fred Astaire enters to "Top Hat" surrounded by Go-Go dancers, and then he talks about the new dances, the Suns Family balancing act performs, Paul Lynde and Carmen Phillips appear in Herb ... See full summary »
Director: Grey Lockwood | Stars: Fred Astaire, Margot Fonteyn, Paul Lynde, Jackie Mason
82.
The Hollywood Palace (1964–1970)
Episode:
Episode #3.17
(1966)
TV-G | Comedy, Family, Music
Stars: Fred Astaire, The Black Theater of Prague, Barrie Chase, Petula Clark
83.
Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2009–2018)
Episode:
Stanley Donen
Biography
Director: Martin Saint Charles | Star: Stanley Donen
84. Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance (1980 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Music
Director: David Heeley | Stars: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Barrie Chase, Charles 'Honi' Coles
Votes: 26
85.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Hosts: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; Guests: Jane Morgan, Bob Fosse & Mary Ann Niles, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra; Eddie Cantor
(1951)
Comedy, Romance
Sketches include a hospital bit with Dean as the doctor and Jerry as his intern, and fancy dinner party with Dean and Jerry making a mess of things. Includes special guests Jane Morgan, Bob Fosse and Mary Ann Niles.
Director: Fred Hamilton | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Jane Morgan, Bob Fosse
Votes: 17
86.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Bill Robinson: Mr. Bojangles
(1998)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Votes: 91
87. The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance (1992)
Documentary
Directors: Chris Bould, Michael Martin | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, John W. Bubbles, Buck and Bubbles, Cab Calloway
Votes: 19
88. Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1940)
91 min | Documentary
A collection of home movies made by the family of Fayard and Harold Nicholas from mid-1930s to the early 1950s.
Directors: Ulysses D. Nicholas, Viola Harden Nicholas | Stars: Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas, Dorothy Nicholas Morrow, Dorothy Dandridge
Votes: 12
89. Million Dollar Legs (1939)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy
At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his ... See full summary »
Directors: Nick Grinde, Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Betty Grable, John Hartley, Donald O'Connor, Jackie Coogan
Votes: 152
90. Extraordinary Minds: Jacques d'Amboise (2011 Video)
52 min | Biography
Director: Rob Massey | Star: Jacques d'Amboise
91.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Salute to George Abbott
(1955)
Comedy, Romance
Director: Joseph L. Tinney Jr. | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, George Abbott, Edie Adams
92. Outside of Paradise (1938)
Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Daniel Francis O'Toole, singing maestro in a New York restaurant, finds himself the unexpected heir to an estate in Ireland. He doesn't have money enough for the passage to Ireland, but the... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Phil Regan, Penny Singleton, Bert Gordon, Leonid Kinskey
Votes: 31
93. Swanee Showboat (1940)
Short, Comedy, Musical
Stars: Nina Mae McKinney, Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham, Mable Lee, Scott
94. Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974 TV Movie)
64 min | Documentary, Musical
Fred Astaire hosts this compilation film of highlights from some of 20th Century Fox's best musicals. Among the performers included are Barbra Streisand, Carmen Miranda, Maurice Chevalier, Frank Sinatra and the Ritz Brothers.
Director: Marc Breaux | Stars: Fred Astaire, Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, Julie Andrews
Votes: 21
95. Second Fiddle (1939)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A studio publicist discovers a Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Sonja Henie, Tyrone Power, Rudy Vallee, Edna May Oliver
Votes: 542
96. Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy
Broadway director Lloyd Lloyd (Don Ameche) and composer Dick Rayburn (Oscar Levant) search for talent down South and discover singer Cindy Lou Bethany (Mary Martin) who surprises them with her voice and striptease.
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Don Ameche, Mary Martin, Oscar Levant, Virginia Dale
Votes: 70
97. Ship Ahoy (1942)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
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: 716
98. Happy Go Lucky (1943)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken
Votes: 213
99. Sensations of 1945 (1944)
Approved | 86 min | Music, Romance
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: 184
100. Bring on the Girls (1945)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Musical
A millionaire joins the Navy hoping to find a girl who'll marry him for himself, not for his money. A beautiful gold-digger who works at a resort hotel sets out to get him.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Eddie Bracken, Marjorie Reynolds
Votes: 161
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