In Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly play early-1900s vaudevillians who are also professional baseball players. But a new female owner adds complications, as does a gambler who wants to make sure their team loses!
In Shall We Dance, a ballet dancer and a showgirl fake their marriage for publicity purposes before falling in love for real in this delightful musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their seventh film together. Numerous mistaken-identity gags ensue.
In Hit the Deck, three sailors head out on the town seeking romance while on leave in San Francisco
Love Me or Leave Me is a fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.
My Wild Irish Rose (1947), starring Dennis Morgan, Arlene Dahl Product Description If you have a drop of Irish blood, if you’ve ever worn green on St. Patrick’s Day, if you’re a simply a fan…
Angela Lansbury stars in Mrs. Santa Claus, and proves it takes two to make Christmas run smoothly. At the North Pole, her contributions go unappreciated as Santa prepares for the biggest night of the year. She takes the sleigh to check out a new route. But when one of the reindeer is injured, she must make an emergency landing in New York City. Mrs Claus immediately begins to spin her holiday magic just like she did at the North Pole, while warming the hearts of New Yorkers. Back at the North Pole, Santa (Charles Durning) is lost without her. Even his trusty elf (Michael Jeter) can’t fill her shoes. With Christmas Eve just around the corner, they desperately want her back and they really need the sleigh! What will it take to get her home in time?
Flying down to Rio is an RKO musical, built around a romantic triangle. The main characters are played by Dolores del Rio, Gene Raymond and Raul Roulien. But it’s remembered for the third- and fourth-billed couple. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are paired for the first time, and steal the show. When the film ends, the last image we see isn’t the leads. It’s Fred and Ginger.
Perils of Pauline is the musical biography of Pearl White, popular star of silent movie serials.
In My Dream is Yours, an agent discovers a talented singer who’s also a single mom. He tries to make her a radio star, not expecting to fall in love with her.
It’s The Rat Pack meets Robin Hood in this sly Runyonesque musical revision of the Robin Hood legend, done up Chicago gangland style. Frank Sinatra stars as Robbo, caught up in a gang war with rival mobster Guy Gisborne (Peter Falk) after mob chieftain Big Jim (Edward G. Robinson, in an uncredited cameo) get the big rub-out. With allies Will (Sammy Davis, Jr,) and John (Dean Martin) at his side, Robbo gets suborned by Big Jim’s daughter Marian (Barbara Rush) to ice the man that iced her dad to the tune of 50 Gs.
