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Easter Parade

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Easter Parade (1948), starring Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller

Synopsis of Easter Parade

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) is crushed when his dancing partner and girlfriend (Ann Miller) refuses to start a new contract with him.  To prove that he doesn’t need Nadine, Don acquires a new, innocent protegee named Hannah Brown (Judy Garland).  He vows to make her a star in time for next year’s Easter Parade.

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Adventures In Babysitting

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Adventures In Babysitting starring Elisabeth Shue, Penelope Ann Miller, directed by Chris Columbus (Director)

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Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue, The Karate Kid, Call to Glory) agrees to babysit after her “dream” date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV … and boredom. But when her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures! Babysitter and kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become!Read More »Adventures In Babysitting

Mystery Street

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Mystery Street (1950) starring Ricardo Montalban, Bruce Bennett, Sally Forrest, Elsa Lanchester

Synopsis of Mystery Street

In Mystery Street, a Harvard professor helps a small town policeman when the skeletal remains of a pregnant prostitute turn up on a Massachusetts beach.

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As Long As He Needs Me

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As Long As He Needs Me lyrics

Lyrics to As Long as He Needs Me, sung by Nancy in the musical Oliver!  It’s sung by Nancy, to herself, justifying staying with her vicious, abusive boyfriend, Bill.  It’s quite heartbreaking, as Nancy is one of the nicest people in the musical.  And in a real sense, this foreshadows her death.

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Oom-Pah-Pah lyrics

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Oom-Pah-Pah lyrics

Oom-Pah-Pah is a lively and somewhat risqué show tune with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart and appearing in the musical Oliver! when it is sung by Nancy and the crowd at the “Three Cripples” tavern. Nancy is creating a little commotion by starting this song so that she can steal and save Oliver from Bill Sikes, the fearsome robber.  The word “oom-pah-pah” is seemingly used euphemistically to refer to both intoxication and fornication; however, as the song points out, the word’s meaning is only as dirty as the listener interprets it. 

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Consider Yourself lyrics

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Consider Yourself lyrics – song lyrics from Oliver!

Consider Yourself is a song from the musical Oliver!.  It is performed in the market and led by the Artful Dodger. Dodger sings it when he first meets Oliver, after offering to get the destitute and lonely boy food and lodging. Read More »Consider Yourself lyrics

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