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Copacabana

Copacabana (1947) starring Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran, Andy Russell, Gloria Jean
Copacabana (1947) starring Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran, Andy Russell, Gloria Jean In Copacabana, a zany agent (Groucho Marx) double-books a Brazilian bombshell (Carmen Miranda) as a French singer, in the same club on the same night. Every night! Romantic shenanigans and songs ensue …
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Down to Earth [Rita Hayworth]

Down to Earth (1947), starring Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks
Down to Earth (1947), starring Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks Upset about a new Broadway musical’s mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth …. And lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the show’s producer and he incorporates her changes into...
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Lili [Lesli Caron, Mel Ferrer]

Lili (1953), starring Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kurt Kasznar
Lili (1953), starring Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kurt Kasznar Synopsis of Lili In Lili, a 16-year-old French orphan joins a carnival after her father’s death. She find a home ith a curious puppet show. The embittered puppeteer shows content for her …. But...
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My Gal Sal [Rita Hayworth]

My Gal Sal (1942) starring Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature
My Gal Sal (1942) starring Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature A gorgeous movie musical, My Gal Sal is a musical biography of Gay Nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser. The ever-lovely Rita Hayworth is the eponymous Sal, a stage star who helps Dresser to become the toast of Tin Pan Alley.
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Cowboy From Brooklyn [Dick Powell]

Cowboy From Brooklyn (1938) starring Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien, Priscilla Lane, Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan
Cowboy From Brooklyn (1938) starring Dick Powell, Pat O’Brien, Priscilla Lane, Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan In Cowboy from Brooklyn, singing cowboys are satirized in this story about a city crooner on a dude ranch. Once he’s discovered by a talent agent, he has to pretend to be an...
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Invitation to the Dance [Gene Kelly]

Invitation to the Dance (1956) starring Gene Kelly
Invitation to the Dance (1956) starring Gene Kelly Synopsis of Invitation to the Dance Invitation to the Dance is an anthology of three stories in dance. Gene Kelly wrote, directed, choreographed, and stars. The first story deals with a mime-like Pagliacci comic drama. The second is about a...
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers,
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a wonderful Hollywood biography. It tells the story of the husband-and-wife ballroom dancing team Vernon and Irene Castle.
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My Fair Lady [Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn]

My Fair Lady (1964) starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jeremy Brett
My Fair Lady (1964) starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison Synopsis of My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is the tale of a Cockney flower girl becoming the belle of British society. She’s transformed by a strict phonetics expert … who starts to fall in love with her. And, despite his character...
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