What's Cookin'? (1942)
musical film
Mrs. Murphy's Theatrical Boarding House is a place where young performers reside. A group of those young people try to escape after finding out they are unable to pay the rent.
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The Rumperbutts (2015)
musical comedy, musical film
Financially struggling, a married indie band duo regretfully takes a job on a children's show, The Rumperbutts. Despite the money and success, they are miserable. However, on one magical evening, a mysterious man appears and gives them a second chance at happiness.
My Irish Molly (1938)
musical film
In a rural village in Ireland, Molly Martin, an adorable young moppet has been ordered to live with her Aunt Hannah. Molly prefers to live with her other Aunt, the kind widow Mrs O'Shea, the sister of Hannah. Mrs O'Shea's daughter Eileen is in love with Sonny Gallagher who seeks his fortune in New York City as a taxi driver.
Sunny Side of the Street (1951)
musical film, romantic comedy film
Betty Holloway, a receptionist at a major television station, hopes to secure a break for her singer boyfriend Ted Mason and enlists the aid of singer Frankie Laine. Mason's career is boosted when a team of television writers discover that he is the childhood sweetheart of Gloria Pelly, the daughter of an important sponsor.
Boarding House Blues (1948)
musical film
Mom (Moms Mabley) runs a boarding house for struggling entertainers, similar to the situation decades earlier when Mabley had lived in a boarding house for black entertainers in Buffalo, New York. When the boarding house is threatened with closure and all the tenants evicted due to non-payments, everyone gets together to put on a show to raise the money needed to save Mom and their home. The plot functions as a showcase for performance and comedy sketches and in the end enough money is raised to fend off the landlord.
Born to Sing (1942)
musical film
Frank Eastman is a down-on-his-luck show tune composer. He wrote some music while in prison which was subsequently stolen by well-to-do show promoter Arthur Cartwright. When Eastman's teenage daughter Patsy befriends some boys her age who plead with Cartwright to get Eastman the credit he is due.
The Golden Disc (1958)
musical film
Joan Farmer, with the help of her friend Harry Blair, persuades her aunt to turn her worn-out cafe into a trendy espresso bar for teenagers. The opening of the bar allowed the discovery of a singing star, Terry Dene. Later on, the coffee bar was transformed into a recording company.
The Wiggly Big Show (1999)
children's music
This Is the Life (1944)
comedy drama, musical film
On her 18th birthday, orphan Angela Rutherford is given an inheritance of $6000. Her wisecracking friend Jimmy Plum arranges for a professional band to perform a number for her party, "You're a Lollapalooza", sung and danced by Jimmy and the band's Sally McGuire. Afterward, Sally tells Jimmy she likes him, but he is in love with Angela, who in turn is infatuated with Army surgeon Major Hilary Jarret.
Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
musical film
Vera Haschek (Vera Ralston), training for the Czechoslovak national figure skating championship, is given a pair of hand-made skates by her Grandfather (Lloyd Corrigan). She wins the contest, impressing the Countess (Barbara Jo Allen), an ice show impresario. She tries to sign Vera to a long-term contract, but Vera resists.
Ice-Capades (1940)
comedy film, musical film, romance film
Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a look at Bob's film and decides to make the skater a star.
Be Yourself! (1930)
musical film
In this vehicle film, Fannie Brice plays a star singer and comedienne in a nightclub frequented by Harry Armstrong, a drunk, ham-and-egg boxer looking to break into the big city fight scene. The boxing champion, played by Collins, also attends regular shows. They both are attracted to Fannie, who spurns the champ and falls for Armstrong.
Under Your Spell (1936)
musical film, romantic comedy
New York City opera star Anthony Allen lives a privileged but controlled life, recording hit songs and drawing large crowds to performances while existing in constant strain with his agent Petroff, who imposes on him a stressful performance schedule and a near-constant chain of vacuous promotional stunts. Chicago socialite Cynthia Drexel sees Allen perform in a production of Gounod's Faust and makes a bet with her longtime suitor, the Count Raul du Rienne: either she can make the notoriously unavailable Allen sing at a private party, or else she will marry him. After the show, Drexel makes a deal with Petroff, offering him $15,000…
Eadie Was a Lady (1945)
musical film, romantic comedy film
Eadie Allen is a student at Glen Moor College and the niece of a wealthy Boston socialite (Aunt Priscilla) in Back Bay. She has secretly taken a new job as a dancer in a seedy burlesque house where her talents are eventually recognized and she is given larger roles on the stage show by the manager, Tommy Foley. At the same time, Eadie is preparing a dance number for the college's annual Greek festival.
Isko: Adventures in Animasia (1995)
fantasy, live-action/animated film, musical comedy
Isko, a meek coconut vendor is being transported into Animasia, a fantasy world in order to save Princess Annaly from the ogre, ghoul and evil monsters who threatens the mystical kingdom and bring back the order and peace in the land.
Too Much Harmony (1933)
musical film
A backstage musical about a Broadway star, Eddie Bronson, who is stranded with his plane in Ohio where he discovers a small-time variety act, Dixon and Day and their assistant Ruth who is also Ben Day's fiancée. When he returns to New York following a try-out of a new show, Bronson arranges for the irascible producer, Max Merlin, to put them in the show and the story develops around the mutual interest which grows between Eddie and Ruth. At a party Bronson sings 'The Day You Came Along' and his own fiancée, Lucille, is jealous of his attentions to Ruth.
Team Picture (2007)
Drama, Musical, Tragic Comedy Film, independent film
Erik (Kentucker Audley) quits his job at his step dad's (Greg Gaston) sporting goods store, mutually breaks up with his girlfriend Jessica (Shawna Wheeler) and meets a new girl Sarah (Amanda Harris). At a crossroads he decides to travel with Sarah to Chicago. His roommate (Timothy Morton) stays in Memphis to lounge at a baby pool in the front yard and perform at coffee shops.
Hello, Everybody! (1933)
musical film
The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters; assorted relatives live with the sisters, but everyone at home, and in the whole town, depends on Kate to hold everything together. The power company wants to build a dam which will require flooding many of the farms; Kate is holding out; if Kate sells, everyone else will sell; if Kate refuses, the rest of the town will refuse as well.
Melody for Two (1937)
musical film
Dance Hall (1929)
musical film
thumb|thumbtime=16|Dance Hall (1929) Shipping clerk Tommy Flynn engages Gracie Nolan, a young taxi dancer, and the two gain some success in dance halls, winning several dance contests. As they do, he becomes infatuated with her, but she only has eyes for Ted Smith, a pilot who wants her as a trophy of his own. Flynn is unsuccessful in his attempts to woo the young Gracie, until the pilot crashes during his attempt at a transcontinental flight.
Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947)
musical film
thumb|Lobby card Louis Jarvis Jr. is summoned from his band's radio show to visit his terminally ill father before his father dies. Honey Carter, the daughter of the only woman whom Jarvis Sr.
Hats Off (1936)
musical film, romantic comedy
A pair of Texas towns are trying to outdo one another in planning a huge fair. While one community has Jimmy Maxwell arranging the entertainment, the other brings in Jo Allen, who uses a ruse to learn about Jimmy's plans, pretending to be a school teacher named Judy while her friend Mr. Churchill passes himself off as "Joe" Allen.
Kelly and Me (1957)
comedy film, musical film
Len Carmody, a failure in theatrical venues, finds success in talking films when he finds a trained dog.
Live at Montreux 1986 (2006)
musical film