Wrong Side of the Road (1980)
documentary film, musical film
Music movies
Explore music, performers and the worlds around them.
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Love and Hisses (1937)
comedy film, musical film
College Rhythm (1934)
American football film, musical film, romantic comedy
Cocky college football star Francis Finnegan has his eye on the attractive Gloria van Dayham, as does his rival, Larry Stacey. Francis takes a job in a department store owned by Stacey's father, where salesgirl June Cort is attracted to him. Finnegan proposes that Stacey's store sponsor a football team, which causes rival shop owner Whimple to do the same.
Bees in Paradise (1944)
musical film
The Queen of Paradise Island, an uncharted isle somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean (northwest of Freetown, Sierra Leone), is not happy. The town crier of the all-female hive-like colony (around two thousand strong) has just reported that there have only been two births within the last eighteen months and both of them were boys. As the Queen points out to Jani, her Minister of Propaganda: the only thing worse than boys is men.
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
comedy film, musical film
Dr. Bill Remsen (Bing Crosby) helps cover for his ailing policeman friend (Andy Devine) and takes the policeman's latest assignment as the bodyguard for a quirky but wealthy matron Mrs. Lorelei Dodge-Blodgett (Bea Lillie).
Melody Trail (1935)
Western film, musical film
A radio and music star, Gene Autry (Gene Autry), and his friend, comedian Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette), attend a rodeo where Gene falls in love with one of the spectators, Millicent Thomas (Ann Rutherford). Millicent, who is being harassed by her father's former ranch hand, Matt Kirby (Al Bridge), is delighted when Gene sings for the crowd, then later beats Matt in a bucking bronco competition. That night, while Gene dreams about Millicent, his $1,000 in rodeo winnings are stolen by a gypsy named Frantz (Willy Castello), the husband of a fortune-teller named Perdita (Marie Quillan).
Crooner (1932)
drama film, musical film
Teddy Taylor is the leader of Ted Taylor's Collegians. One night, his usual singer can't sing. He decides to try out singing.
One Exciting Night (1944)
musical film
Vera Baker is an aspiring singer desperate for an opportunity to impress producer Michael Thorne. Her chance arrives at a benefit concert that is also the scene of the attempted murder of Thorne by gangsters trying to steal a priceless Rembrandt. Vera somehow eventually thwarts the villains, and along the way manages to wow the audience with her singing.
Pistol Packin' Mama (1943)
comedy film, musical film
Westerner Sally Benson is cheated out of her bankroll by Nick Winner, a gambler passing through town. In New York, Nick opens up a combination night club/gambling joint and, while he is away, Sally, using the name of Vicki Norris, gets a job singing at the club. He attempts to fire her when he returns but she coolly pulls a gun and forces him to cut cards for the club he opened using her money.
You Will Remember (1941)
musical film
The film is a biography of popular English composer Tom Barrett known by his stage name Leslie Stuart, who rose to fame through performances of his songs by the actress and singer Ellaline Terriss. The story is told in flashback with an elderly Barrett listening to a band playing his tunes played by a band on a pier. The woman next to him confidently tells him that the composer is dead.
Sing Me a Love Song (1937)
musical film
Top Man (1943)
musical film
Jasper in a Jam (1946)
musical film
The story takes place in a pawnshop where a young African-American boy named Jasper visits in the city. Every night at midnight, all the musical instruments in the pawnshop come to life and play. The music of Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra are featured playing the songs "Pompton Turnpike" and "Redskin Rhumba" and Lee (as a singing harp) sings "Old Man Mose is Dead".
Memphis (2013)
musical film
A singer drifts through Memphis city on a journey of self-discovery.
Northwest Outpost (1947)
musical film
The film is set at the Russian imperial post at Fort Ross in California in the early Nineteenth Century. A visiting American army officer becomes romantically involved with an aristocratic woman whose criminal husband is being held as a prisoner at the Fort.
The Devil on Horseback (1936)
musical film
Rainbow on the River (1936)
musical film
An orphan raised by a former slave in the South is forced to live with unfamiliar relatives in the North.
I Didn't Do It (1945)
crime film, musical film
A man named George Trotter staying at a theatrical boarding house is framed for a murder. Stage-struck George Trotter from Manchester arrives at a London theatrical boarding-house. When resident Hilary Vance murders the man in the room next to Trotters, he frames Trotter.
This Way Please (1937)
musical film
Jane Morrow applies for the job of a theater usherette, and encounters her matinée idol. After he takes a liking to her, he arranges for her to audition in front of an audience. Jane is a hit, making her idol less favorable.
Flying with Music (1942)
Musical, musical film
Entertainer Harry Bernard is in the Caribbean being pursued by a policeman accompanied by a guide and interpreter who does not wish to end his payment, so allows Harry to get away. Fate gives Harry a chance to escape when a guide nervous about flying lets Harry take his place on a Boeing 314 Clipper travelling through the islands. The passengers comprise five beautiful women and their chaperone, Miss Mullens.
Feudin', Fussin', and a Fightin (1948)
musical film
Wilbur McMurtry is a traveling salesman who is captured and held hostage by the local authorities in a small town. They wish to compel him to run in the annual foot-race against a rival town. The stakes are if they lose they'll be incorporated into a rival town that they don't like very much.
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966)
musical film
Jimmy is a young boy who is tired of the drudgery of his daily routine. One morning, Jimmy shouts out, "I wish time would stop!" At that very moment, the "master clock" that makes time run opens to power itself with the light of the sun, rendering it vulnerable to even a simple wish; it hears Jimmy's wish, and everyone (except Jimmy) is frozen in their tracks. Observing this catastrophe is a magical astronomer, who sends his daughter Aurora to talk Jimmy into helping her undo the damage, before the time freeze becomes permanent.
Kansas City Kitty (1944)
musical film, romantic comedy
Hooray for Love (1935)
musical film
A wealthy young man falls hard for a beautiful showgirl, and her wily father quickly realizes the naïve boy would make the perfect investor for his daughter’s new show.