Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore stories told through song and musical performances.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 113.
documentary film, musical film
The film was directed by David Grisman’s daughter Gillian, with cinematography by Justin Kreutzmann, son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann. The film details when Grisman and Garcia first met in 1964 at a club in Pennsylvania to see …
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musical film
The story is set in the immediate aftermath of the Panic of 1929. Joan, an unemployed costume designer and her boyfriend Voltaire, a disinherited scion of a wealthy family, embark together on a Caribbean cruise. Voltaire discovers that his…
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comedy film
The opera season has opened in New York City, and building contractor Leonard Borland, who comes from a working-class background, is coping with the musical ambitions of his wife Doris, who is from a socially prominent family. Despite his …
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musical film
Musical, biographical film, musical film
The movie is a musical account of the life of Ernest R. Ball, a gifted composer of many popular Irish songs, including the titular one.
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Komödie, Musical, buddy film, comedy film, musical film
Cecelia (Rosina Lawrence) enters a talent show in Waterloo, Kansas with the promise that the winner will be given a part in a movie. Cecilia wins but never receives her prize because the organizer (Russell Hicks) has run off with the cash.…
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musical film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction comedy
A young aviator, Carlos Martin, is dumped by his girlfriend, and heads on a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean. He has engine trouble and makes an emergency landing on an uninhabited island out in the Pacific. Shortly afterward, a pandem…
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musical film
Fifi d'Auray, star of the musical revue The Sins of 1930, is in reality Betty Murphy, a once-unknown chorus girl from a humble background. In her earlier days, Betty had fallen in love with Jimmy Willet, a charming but irresponsible man wh…
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music program
musical film
thumb|thumbtime=20|The Cuckoos (1930) Prof. Cunningham and his partner Sparrow are a pair of charlatan fortune tellers, broke and stranded at a Mexican resort just south of the border. An heiress, Ruth Chester, is running away from her aun…
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comedy drama, musical film
musical film
An aspiring Australian singer moves to London in the hope of a big breakthrough. He chases after a popular model, not noticing the beautiful daughter of a pub owner who loves him. He also gets involved with a gang of thieves.
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Drama, Musical, crime film, drama film, musical film
Broadway star Al Howard has a habit of walking out on hit shows. His sister Molly promises his agent he will never do it again, but he is banned from Broadway. Molly tracks Al down in Mexico, where he is on a binge and tells him she is don…
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musical film
One summer day, Bing Crosby, his wife Kathryn and their two youngest children Mary Frances and Nathaniel are camping out on a fishing trip. Bing and the children have returned to camp from the lake with their day's catch. Upon showing thei…
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Documentation, documentary film
Documentation, Musical, documentary film, rockumentary
musical film, romantic comedy
In New York City in the 1870s, as the city prepares for the upcoming election, corrupt political boss William Tweed and his Tammany Hall political machine are working hard to re-elect their candidates, including Mayor Oakley, in order to c…
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drama film, film noir, musical film
A male ballet superstar is suspected of murdering his first wife (his former ballet partner) and now possibly threatening his new wife and ballet partner. Andre Sanine has not performed since his wife's death on stage. He has been haunted …
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Komödie, Musical
The film opens with Alex (O'Nan), performing at a club with another artist. The performance goes badly, and Alex is kicked out of the partnership on account of his depressing lyrics. The next day, Alex arrives late at work much to the scru…
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Musical, Romance Film, musical film, romance film
Musical, musical film
Documentation, Musical, documentary film
Everyday Sunshine is a rock documentary that recounts Fishbone's near breakthrough. It chronicles the birth of the band, its highs and lows, and its influence on other bands. The film centers on the partnership between founding members Nor…
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musical film
A bandleader, Duke Sargent, and his manager Jimmy Hall are flying from New York to Paris when they must make a forced landing in Norway. A misunderstanding results in local girl Trudy Ericksen being romantically committed to Duke, but he h…
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Musical, musical film
Set in the 1920s, Chuck Arnold is a charismatic bandleader who meets Peggy Mayhew, a spirited flapper and script girl, during one of the band's performances. The two quickly fall in love and marry the following day. Despite her affection f…
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