The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) is an absolute classic in the Arabian Nights vein, where a blinded prince needs to save his kingdom from the evil Jaffar, with the aid of a street-smart thief. And some magic help along the way.
Follow the Boys 1944
Follow the Boys (1944) aka. Three Cheers for the Boys. Romance wrapped up in large-scale variety entertainment. Vaudeville artist becomes dancing partner and husband to film star in Hollywood. War comes, and he provides entertainment for the troops.
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Pick Yourself Up
Song lyrics to Pick Yourself Up, Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
Song lyrics to Pick Yourself Up, Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields – a cheerful song about getting back up & not giving up, performed in Swing Time by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
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Catwoman Goes to College
In Catwoman Goes To College, Catwoman (Julie Newmar) is released from prison, and enrolls at Gotham City University …
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The Haunted Palace
Charles Dexter Ward inherits The Haunted Palace from his ancestor in a small village. His ancestor was a warlock who died 100 years ago when the villagers burned him at the stake. But the warlock put a curse on them …
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My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen (1955) starring Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Bob Fosse
My Sister Eileen is a romantic musical comedy about two girls from Ohio trying to make it in Manhattan.
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The Boy with the Wistful Eyes
Song lyrics to The Boy With the Wistful Eyes (1941) Lyrics by Don Raye, Music by Gene de Paul, Sung by Martha Raye, Carol Bruce and The Six Hits, in the tunnel of love in Keep ‘Em Flying
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McHale And His Seven Cupids
McHale And His Seven Cupids – McHale’s Navy season 1 – originally aired 10/25/1962
In McHale And His Seven Cupids, McHale convinces Parker that he’s suffering from battle fatigue. So that he’ll go to the nearby hospital, where a pretty young nurse is working.
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Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost (1941) starring Bela Lugosi
Invisible Ghost – a very unusual, very enjoyable murder mystery. Someone is killing people in a small town. And the kindly town doctor finds himself at the center of the mystery …
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Beat the Devil
John Huston’s Beat the Devil stars Humphrey Bogart as Billy Dannreuther, the front man for a group of swindlers stranded in an Italian port town, scheming to take ownership of uranium-rich land in Africa. Also stranded is a naive British couple, Mr. and Mrs. Chelm (Edward Underdown and Jennifer Jones). Flirtations and a web of lies ensue among the group, testing romantic loyalty and allegiances among them.
