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For Me and My Gal (1942), starring Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, George Murphy For Me and My Gal is a good many things — an ode to vaudeville, with some excellent song and dance routines, a “boy meets girl” movie, the film debut of Gene Kelly, a patriotic...
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June 12, 2018 admin
Musical, Patriotic, Romance
Easter Parade, starring Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller Synopsis of Easter Parade On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) is crushed when his dancing partner and girlfriend (Ann Miller) refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove that he doesn’t need Nadine, Don...
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April 17, 2018 admin
Musical
Oliver! (1968) starring Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Jack Wild Synopsis of Oliver! Musical version of Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” adapted from the stage hit, 1968 Best Picture Oscar.
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March 31, 2018 admin
Musical
Ziegfeld Follies (1945) starring William Powell, Red Skelton, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Lena Horne, Kathryn Grayson and many more Ziegfeld Follies is an attempt at recreating the spectacle of Flo Ziegfeld’s famous Broadway shows – and so the film is a series of unrelated musical and...
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February 4, 2018 admin
Musical
Neptune’s Daughter (1949) starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalban, Red Skelton, Betty Garrett, Keenan Wynn Neptune’s Daughter is a laugh out loud funny romantic musical comedy, which I enjoyed immensely. Although the movie stars the beautiful (and aquatic) Esther Williams and the dashing Ricardo Montalban (one of my...
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February 3, 2018 admin
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Till the Clouds Roll By starring Robert Walker, Van Heflin, Paul Langton, Dorothy Patrick Synopsis of Till the Clouds Roll By A fictionalized biography of composer Jerome Kern, that begins with a short version of his famous Show Boat musical, with much of his life told in flashback, including his partnership with Oscar...
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January 1, 2018 admin
Musical
On Moonlight Bay, starring Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp Synopsis of On Moonlight Bay On Moonlight Bay is about a family that moves to a small Indiana town. Their tomboy daughter begins a romance with the neighbor across the street, who bears radically unconventional views on...
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December 17, 2017 admin
Musical
(Back Home Again in) Indiana lyrics – Music by James F. Hanley, lyrics by Ballard MacDonald (1917) – performed by Danny Kaye in The Five Pennies
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October 29, 2017 admin
Musical
The Battle Hymn of the Republic lyrics (1862). Music by William Steffe, lyrics by Julia Ward Howe
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October 29, 2017 admin
Musical
Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home lyrics – Written by Hughie Cannon in 1902 Won’t You Come Home Bill Baily Won’t You Come Home I’m Home The Whole Night Long I’ll Do The Cookin’ Honey I’ll Pay The Rent I Know That I’ve Done You Wrong Remember That Rainy...
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October 29, 2017 admin
Musical