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 123.
musical film, propaganda film
In the Second World War, the undersized Arthur joins the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan, who is in the same unit as him. Here, his idealistic notions about King Arthur prompt his messmates to trick him into believing that a …
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musical film, romantic comedy
Two people get jobs anonymously at a jazz club without telling their upper-class families.
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drama film, family film, musical film
Musical, musical film
Concert film
musical film, romantic comedy
Film studio "Ultimate Pictures" plans on producing an animal picture in Africa. The studio gets the help of animal specialist Mrs. Johnson Martini.
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musical film, romantic comedy
Howard Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite his efforts to be sent into action. His nearest approach to sea duty was on a harbor-moored life raft for 21 days as part of an experiment with a new type…
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Mrs Baring, a businesswoman and patron of classical music, has arranged for celebrated Eastern Bloc musician Spolenski to play in a series of concerts in Britain. However, she is aware that she is on the brink of bankruptcy and the Spolens…
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musical film
Sophie Leonard is a nightclub singer at the Honky Tonk, performing her popular “hot mamma” songs. One evening, she grows angry at the offensive familiarity of Freddie Gilmore, the son of the head of a major chain-store organization, who is…
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Musical, biographical film, musical film
Biography of the Irish composer for American theater, Victor Herbert (1859–1924), the first major figure in popular music since Stephen Foster, in addition to his successful Broadway plays. He is said to have written "some of the finest Am…
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musical film
A Broadway performer befriends a showboat skipper and they stage a musical revue. Competition from a carnival owner soon becomes a threat to their dreams.
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musical film
musical film
musical film
Radio producer John Guedel is panicked and dumbfounded when his popular radio show Humbug is immediately taken off the air for making fun of the legal profession. Given a deadline to produce a replacement, Gudel contacts his writer girlfri…
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musical film
rockumentary
Geoff Edgers is a reporter for The Boston Globe. Facing a mid-life crisis, he decides to embark on a quest to reunite his favorite band, the Kinks. Founded in 1964 by oft-feuding brothers Ray and Dave Davies, the group split in 1996 due to…
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LGBTQ-related film, musical film
Jim Grant is a wise-cracking young man, who goes to college and finds that his roommate is Benny, a bashful and clownish Jewish lad, whose father is seeing that his son is well taken care of. The two become great pals and soon thereafter, …
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musical film
The young Countess Wilma is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. Wilma impulsively chooses gypsy vagabond Latzi, offering him a huge sum of money if he'll consent. Swallowing his pride, Latzi agrees to the marriage, but soon …
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musical film
Vicki Dean is the soon to be divorced wife of theatrical manager Steve Farraugh. While mounting a big musical spectacular in Brazil, Farraugh simultaneously campaigns to win back his wife. The couple encounters romantic interference from t…
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musical film, romance film
musical film
Mike, a Marine and recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, returns with his pal Slinky from fighting in the Pacific during World War II. Mike expects to marry his hometown sweetheart; his mother wants to tell him in person that she …
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Romantic Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy
Chevalier plays a Parisian playboy who finds himself obliged to care for an abandoned baby.
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musical film
Isabel Dowling, Fay Reynolds, and Connie Todd are three women who grew up together in an orphanage, and who meet again later in life. Each woman's life has taken a very different path: Isabel is married with a young daughter, Connie is an …
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musical film, romantic comedy film
Happily married dance team Chuck and Pamela Hubbard have dreamed for years about taking their act to Broadway. After much hard work and perseverance, they are finally afforded a chance to fulfill their dream, but Pamela is pregnant and her…
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