Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home
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
My Blue Heaven [song lyrics]
My Blue Heaven (1927) lyrics – performed by Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong in The Five Pennies. Music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by George Whiting When… Read More »My Blue Heaven [song lyrics]
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn – Bing Crosby buys & renovates an old Inn, that’s only open on holidays. He & former partner Fred Astaire fight over Marjorie Reynolds
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) starring C.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall, Edward Everett Horton, Eddie Cantor, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie
Synopsis of Thank Your Lucky Stars
In Thank Your Lucky Stars, theater producers (Horton and Sakall) are staging a wartime charity program. However, the production is taken over by their egotistical star (Eddie Cantor). Meanwhile, an aspiring singer (Dennis Morgan) and his songwriter girlfriend (Joan Leslie) conspire to get into the charity program by replacing Cantor with their look-alike friend, tour bus driver Joe Simpson (Eddie Cantor).
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George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, starring Kevin Kline, Macaulay Culkin, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Bart Robinson Cook, Darci Kistler
Synopsis of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
Angels and sugarplums. Candy canes and ice. A magic prince, a dreamy young girl, a mysterious old man and a Christmas tree that grows sky high. Enter the world of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, featuring the New York City Ballet, and let this all-new movie version of a timeless Yuletide fantasy, narrated ny Academy Award(R) winner Kevin Kline, draw you under its spell. Starring Macaulay Culkin, Darci Kistler, and Bart Robinson Cook. Year: 1993 Director: Emile Ardolino Starring: Bart Robinson Cook, Macaulay Caulkin, Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel
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The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute, written and directed by Ingmar Bergman
Synopsis of The Magic Flute
A prince rescues a princess from a sorcerer in this version of Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute. Directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Product description of The Magic Flute
Ingmar Bergman’s Magic Flute is a magical adaptation of Mozart’s last opera. The tale of two star-crossed lovers–and an impish man whose greatest desire is to find a wife–unfolds through Mozart’s glorious score. With all the urgency of a live performance, it is the most successful popularization of an opera to date.
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The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon – when an aging Hollywood dancer comes to Broadway, a couple of his playwright pals put together a musical. They’re sure it will be a hit and cast him in the lead role. Things get stressful between members of the cast. When the play has a disastrous opening night, the troupe members decide they must pull together to make the show a success.
High Society
MGM’s remake of The Philadelphia Story as High Society, a star-studded, Technicolor musical with Cole Porter tunes – an underrated gem
High Society (1956) starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm
I have to admit, I’m torn between High Society and The Philadelphia Story. Both are very enjoyable, well-done musicals that I enjoy and recommend. Both are powerful, but in different ways. I think High Society has great songs and music — Thank you to both Cole Porter and Louis Armstrong. But I find the acting in the original movie more compelling. Both are good, both are well-acted. I enjoy them both and hope that you do as well.
Editorial review of High Society courtesy of Amazon.com
MGM’s bold idea to remake George Cukor’s Oscar-winning upper-class romantic farce, The Philadelphia Story, into a star-studded, Technicolor musical with Cole Porter tunes somehow works splendidly and remains an underrated gem. Even the plot and character names–and some bits of dialogue–all remain the same as the original. Crooning Bing Crosby replaces Cary Grant as the wealthy ex-husband trying to win back his soon-to-be-remarried ex-wife, spoiled ice queen Tracy Lord (Grace Kelly, stunning and aloof in her last film role, originated in the earlier comedy by Katherine Hepburn). Unlike Grant, however, Crosby has jazz great Louis Armstrong, playing himself, in his corner for quixotic persuasion. Frank Sinatra (cocky in James Stewart’s former role) and Celeste Holm add support as the nosy reporters covering, and subsequently complicating, the upcoming wedding.