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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 (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 (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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September 28, 2020 user
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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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September 20, 2020 user
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Reveille with Beverly (1943) starring Ann Miller In Reveille with Beverly, a receptionist dreams of disc jockey stardom. She befriends a millionaire and his driver.
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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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August 22, 2020 user
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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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August 9, 2020 user
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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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July 19, 2020 user
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Sweet Rosie O’Grady (1943) starring Betty Grable, Robert Young, Adolphe Menjou, Reginald Gardiner Synopsis of Sweet Rosie O’Grady In Sweet Rosie O’Grady, a snobby star feuds with a reporter who exposed her burlesque past.
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April 18, 2020 user
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The Pirate (1948) starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak The Pirate is a fun-filled and musical case of mistaken identity when lonely Judy Garland mistakes traveling clown Gene Kelly for a famed Caribbean pirate. But what happens when the real pirate rears his head?
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February 15, 2020 user
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