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The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and ... See full summary »
Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, this made-for-TV movie-previously a Broadway smash and a 1962 film-depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother.
Jane Froman (Susan Hayward), an aspiring songstress, lands a job in radio with help from pianist Don Ross (David Wayne), whom she later marries. Jane's popularity soars, and she leaves on a... See full summary »
The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Stars:
Esther Williams,
Victor Mature,
Walter Pidgeon
The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s. The film's attempted biography matches many public ... See full summary »
The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money.
Director:
Arthur H. Nadel
Stars:
Elvis Presley,
Shelley Fabares,
Will Hutchins
Mama Rose lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder, less obviously talented, daughter Louise. However, having her headlining as a stripper at Minsky's Burlesque is not what she initially has in mind. Written by
Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
Although Rosalind Russell's character is always referred to as "Mama Rose" in reviews and discussions of this film, the character is never addressed that way by anyone in the movie; the closest anyone comes is "Madame Rose". See more »
Goofs
When Rose, Baby June, Louise, and their grandfather enter the grandfather's house in Seattle, the number on the front of the house reads "3801." In the very next shot, when Herbie is filling out a telegram to Rose (who is still staying at the grandfather's house), the address on the telegram is "733." See more »
Quotes
Baby June:
Hello, everybody. My name is June. What's yours?
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Crazy Credits
Opening credits are superimposed on a closed stage curtain, below which is an orchestra and conductor, performing the film's overture. See more »
"The Stars and Stripes Forever"
(1896) (uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa
Included in the "Let Me Entertain You" and "Baby June and Her Newsboys" numbers See more »
For years I have read that Rosalind Russell was miscast as Mama Rose in this film production of "Gypsy." I disagree. I thought she brought great humanity to this hard-boiled character. Russell proves that no person's persona is black or white, but a mixture of both. In short, her performance is excellent and very touching.
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For years I have read that Rosalind Russell was miscast as Mama Rose in this film production of "Gypsy." I disagree. I thought she brought great humanity to this hard-boiled character. Russell proves that no person's persona is black or white, but a mixture of both. In short, her performance is excellent and very touching.